❏ Check the Line Type setting. Setting to PBX may solve the problem. If your phone system requires an external
access code to get an outside line, register the access code to the printer, and enter # (hash) at the beginning of a
fax number when sending.
❏ If a communication error occurs, change the Fax Speed setting to Slow(9,600bps) on the control panel.
❏ Check that the telephone wall jack works by connecting a phone to it and testing it. If you cannot make or
receive calls, contact your telecommunication company.
❏ To connect to a DSL phone line, you need to use a DSL modem equipped with a built-in DSL
lter,
or install a
separate DSL
lter
to the line. Contact your DSL provider.
❏ If you are connecting to a DSL phone line, connect the printer directly to a telephone wall jack to see if the
printer can send a fax. If it works, the problem may be caused by the DSL lter. Contact your DSL provider.
❏ Enable the ECM setting on the control panel. Color faxes cannot be sent or received when ECM is o.
❏ To send or receive faxes using the computer, make sure that the printer is connected using a USB cable or a
network, and that the PC-FAX Driver have been installed on the computer. e PC-FAX Driver is installed
together with FAX Utility.
❏ In Windows, make sure the printer (fax) is displayed in Devices and Printers, Printer, or Printers and Other
Hardware.
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printer (fax) is displayed as "EPSON XXXXX (FAX)". If the printer (fax) is not displayed,
uninstall and then re-install the FAX Utility. See the following to access Devices and Printers, Printer, or
Printers and Other Hardware.
❏ Windows 10/Windows Server 2016
Click on the start button, and then select Windows System > Control Panel > Vi e w dev ic e s an d pr in te r s in
Hardware and Sound.
❏ Windows 8.1/Windows 8
Select Desktop > Settings > Control Panel > View devices and printers in Hardware and Sound or
Hardware.
❏ Win dows 7
Click the start button, and select Control Panel > View devices and printers in Hardware and Sound or
Hardware.
❏ Win dows Vis ta
Click the start button, and select Control Panel > Printers in
Hardware and Sound.
❏ Win dows XP
Click the start button, and select Settings > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Printers and
Faxes.
❏ In Mac OS, check the following.
❏ Select System Preferences from the
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
then make sure the printer (fax) is displayed.
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printer (fax) is displayed as "FAX XXXX (USB)" or "FAX
XXXX (IP)". If the printer (fax) is not displayed, click [+] and then register the printer (fax).
❏ Select System Preferences from the
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
then double-click the printer (fax). If the printer is paused, click Resume (or Resume Printer).
Related Information
& “Connecting the Printer to a Phone Line” on page 109
& “Making Settings for a PBX Phone System” on page 114
& “Check Fax Connection” on page 131
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