Troubleshooting 
Xerox
®
 AltaLink
®
 C80XX Series Multifunction Printer  315 
User Guide 
Problems Receiving Faxes 
Symptoms  Probable Causes  Solutions 
The fax received by the recipient 
is blank. 
There is a problem with the telephone 
connection or with the fax machine of 
the sender. 
Verify that the printer can make 
clean copies. If it can, have the 
sender fax the document again. 
The sender loaded the pages 
incorrectly. 
Contact the sender. 
The printer answers the call but 
does not print the fax. 
To increase available memory, 
delete stored jobs and wait for the 
existing jobs to complete. 
The received fax size is reduced 
in size. 
The paper supply in the printer does 
not match the document size sent. 
Confirm the original size of the 
documents, then load the 
appropriate paper size in the 
printer. 
Faxes are not received 
automatically. 
The printer is set to receive faxes 
manually. 
Set the printer to receive faxes 
automatically. 
The memory is full. 
If the printer is out of paper, faxes 
and print jobs can deplete the 
printer of memory. Load paper and 
print the jobs stored in the memory. 
The telephone line is connected 
incorrectly. 
Verify the telephone line 
connection. If the telephone line is 
disconnected, connect it. 
There is a problem with the fax 
machine of the sender. 
Make a copy to verify that the 
printer can make clean copies and 
prints. If the copy prints correctly, 
have the recipient verify that their 
fax machine is operating correctly. 
If the problem persists, for online support information, go to www.xerox.com/office/ALC80XXsupport.