Receiving Faxes on a Computer
Faxes can be received by a printer and saved in PDF or TIFF format on a computer connected to the printer. Use
the FAX Utility (application) to make settings.
For details on how to operate FAX Utility, see Basic Operations in the FAX Utility help (displayed on the main
window). If the password entry screen is displayed on the computer screen while you are making settings, enter the
password. If you do not know the password, contact your administrator.
Note:
❏ Check if the FAX Utility and the printer's PC-FAX driver have been installed and the FAX Utility settings have been
made before using this feature.
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Fax Operations and Sending Faxes (FAX Utility)” on page 373
“Application for Sending Faxes (PC-FAX Driver)” on page 373
❏ If the FAX Utility is not installed, install the FAX Utility using the EPSON Soware Updater (application for updating
soware).
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Important:
❏ To receive faxes on a computer, the Receive Mode on the printer's control panel must be set to Auto. Contact
your administrator for information on the printer settings status. To make settings on the printer's control panel,
select Settings > General Settings > Fax Settings > Basic Settings > Receive Mode.
❏ e computer set to receive faxes should always be on. Received documents are saved in the printer's memory
temporarily before the documents are saved on the computer. If you turn o the computer, the printer's memory
might become full as it cannot send the documents to the computer.
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number of documents that have been temporarily saved to the printer’s memory are displayed on the
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the home screen.
❏ To read the received faxes, you need to install a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader in the computer.
Related Information
& “Receiving Incoming Faxes” on page 143
Checking for New Faxes (Windows)
By setting up a computer to save faxes received by the printer, you can check the processing status of received faxes,
and whether or not there are any new faxes using the fax icon on the Windows task bar. By setting up the computer
to display a notication when new faxes are received, a notication screen pops up near the Windows system tray,
and you can check the new faxes.
Note:
❏ Received fax data saved to the computer is removed from the printer's memory.
❏ You need Adobe Reader to view the received faxes saved as PDF les.
Using the Fax Icon on the Task Bar (Windows)
You can check for new faxes and the operation status by using the fax icon displayed on the Windows taskbar.
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