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7.2 Sending a Fax From a Computer
(Direct Fax)
When you install the Printer Control Language (PCL) driver or fax driver, you can send a document created on a
program by fax directly from your computer, in the same way as you print the document. This feature is called
"Direct Fax."
• Only black and white faxes can be sent using Direct Fax.
• The names of the dialog boxes and the buttons may be different from those given in the following procedure depending
on the program you are using.
• For details about how to install the driver, see "Installing Software for Windows
®
(P.33)" or "Installing Software for Mac
(P.35)."
1.
Open the file that you want to fax.
2.
From the [File] menu, select [Print].
3.
Perform either of the following:
• For Windows
®
:
a Select the machine, and then click [Preferences].
b Select [Fax] from the [Job Type].
c Click the [Fax] tab.
• When the [Fax] tab is not displayed, open [Devices and Printers] on your computer, right-click the icon for the machine to
select [Printer properties], and then select [Installed] for [Fax Kit] in [Items] in the [Installable Options] dialog box of the
[Configuration] tab. For details, see the print driver help.
Send fax
Receiving machine
(fax machine/multifunction machine)
Send data
PCL driver/fax driver Sending machine
(this machine)