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Muratec MFX-2500
Operating Instructions
General Reference
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Welcome …
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Trademarks Statement Muratec, the Muratec logo and all Muratec fax product names contained herein are The MFX-2500 carries the CE mark. trademarks of Murata machinery, Ltd. and Muratec UK, Ltd. This indicates that the machine complies to EN55022 1998 (Class B), EN55024 1998, ENERGY STAR is a registered mark of the United States Environmental Protection EN61000-3-2 1995 +A1 +A2, and EN61000-3-3 1995 in accordance with EEC directive Agency. 89/336/EEC. In addition the machine has been safety teste
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Safety information Laser Safety For the United States This is a digital machine which operates by means of a laser. There is no possibility CDRH regulation of danger from the laser, provided the machine is operated according to the instruc- tions in this manual. This machine is certified as a Class 1 Laser product under the Radiation Since radiation emitted by the laser is completely confined within protective hous- Performance Standard according to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1990. ing,
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Before using your Muratec machine Clean Where to set up your machine Dust buildup can damage your machine. Follow these guidelines when setting up your machine: Periodically clean your machine as described in the operating instructions. Do not use a dust cover, which can cause damaging overheating. Away from direct sunlight To avoid overheating, set up your machine away from direct sunlight or a heater. Near a phone jack Your machine uses a standard (modular) telephone jack, also known as an LJU
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Power requirements General Precautions Plug in the power cord Never disassemble your machine! Plug the power cord carefully and completely into a Disassembling your machine can cause serious wall outlet. Do not leave any portion of the electrical injury to you and damage to your machine. If service cord’s metal plugs exposed. Doing so could cause a is required, call your authorised Muratec dealer. fire and poses a risk of electrical shock. Do not share an extension cord Keep away from liquids co
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Do not put furniture or equipment on Storing and handling toner bottle the power cord To avoid damage to your machine and to assure the best performance possible, Do not put anything on or over the electrical power follow these guidelines when storing and handling toner bottles: cord, and do not route the power cord under rugs or carpets. Doing so can damage the power cord or fax, and can cause fire or electrical shock. Store the toner bottle Store toner bottle at a constant temperature within a
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Introduction Thank you for choosing Muratec MFX-2500. Pick an installation spot The Muratec MFX-2500 is a multi-function machine, combining facsimile and copier Where should you install your fax machine? The location should be: features. • Clean — Dust buildup can damage your machine. (However, do not use a cover!) The operating instructions for this machine is divided into three books. Please read • In the open — Allow at least 30 cm of clearance around your machine. Be sure the instructions yo
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Symbol and terms (Operating tips) About and symbol In this manual, the following symbols and terms are used, and make sure you know and symbol indicates the direction of your document or recording paper. what they mean. When the document or paper has a width longer than its length, we use symbol . CAUTION This symbol indicates how to avoid personal injury. Important: This instruction describes conditions or incorrect operations that could cause damage to your machine. Note: A note describes help
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Table of Contents Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i Using as a Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.19 Before using your Muratec machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii Sending a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.19 Where to set up your machine . . . .
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Getting started Packaging contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Parts of the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Panel display (Liquid Crystal Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Getting started Packaging contents Parts of the machine Note: Any terms used here that are unclear to you right now will be explained in detail in the coming pages. 12 11 13 10 14 9 1 Main unit (Scanner unit) Main unit (Printer unit) 2nd paper cassette Toner bottle 8 7 6 2 Drum cartridge Telephone line cord Line cable adapter AC power cord 3 5 Paper size / Cassette No. One-touch labels Soft Key labels Operating instructions stickers 15 4 Included in your machine’s packaging:
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Getting started Side cover — Open this to fix printout jams in the cassette. 5 Printer cover release — Pull up this to open the printer cover. 6 26 Printer cover — Open this to fix printout jams or change the drum car- 7 tridge. Fuser cover — Open this to fix printout jams in the fuser. 8 16 Original document exit — Where the original document comes out. 9 Document tray — Holds original documents. 25 10 17 Document guide — Adjust this to fit the width of the original document so 11 it will feed
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Getting started Options 4 Paper cassette (3rd, 4th, 5th) — Each cassette capacity is 500 sheets. 1 5 Large capacity cassette — Its capacity is 2,500 sheets. 2 Bypass tray — Where you put the recording paper for copying. Holds only 3 one sheet. Handset — Used for voice communication. 4 6 Shift tray — Shifts and sorts printed papers in sort copy. 7 5 2-Bin tray — Sorts copied papers and received fax messages. 6 3 Duplex unit — Used for duplex copy or booklet copy. 7 Page counter — Counts the total
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Getting started Control panel 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 2 1 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 COMMUNICATION light — Glows when the fax machine is communicating with CONTRAST — Press to adjust the contrast level. 1 another machine. MEMORY RECEIVE light — Glows when the machine is receiving an incoming RESOLUTION — 2 fax document into its electronic memory. In Fax mode: RESOLUTION Numeric keypad — Just like the numeric keys on a regular tone-dialling Press to toggle among the three resolution modes an
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Getting started One-touch keys — The keys labeled 01-78 offer one-touch dialling conve- Select function keys — These keys correspond to the items at the lower 13 21 nience. You also can use the keys labeled 79-84 for programmable functions: part on the LCD. Press to choose item at the lower part on LCD. this lets you teach your machine an advanced multi-step function just once, FAX — Press to change from Copy mode to Fax mode. 22 then recall the function at any time by pressing one of these keys
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Getting started Panel display (Liquid Crystal Display) Fax standby display Changing Fax/Copy mode When you use your machine as a copier, for making copies or setting copy functions, press COPY. As a facsimile, for fax transmission or setting fax functions, press FAX. The LCD shows the machine’s status, error messages and function menu. Copy standby display A4 A4 Machine’s status. 1 Fax reception mode. 2 Various items are displayed according to the operation. When it is shown with 3 double or mor
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Getting started Power On Your machine has the AC power switch and ENERGY SAVING key as the power switch. ENERGY SAVING key AC power switch Sleep mode When you use your machine for the first time, turn on the AC power switch. It When pressing ENERGY SAVING, it will put out lights of the LCD display and all lamps should be always On. Only when your machine will be not used for a long time or and the printer will be stopped (in the Sleep mode). It cuts down the power con- will be moved, turn it off
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Getting started Loading paper Recording paper size and capacity Loading paper Cassette Paper size Capacity Your machine’s multi purpose cassette can hold up to 250 sheets and the 2nd cas- sette can hold up to 500 sheets at a time. Multi purpose cassette A3 , B4 , A4 , B5 , 250 sheets A5 , A6 , F4 , Loading the multi purpose cassette, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th paper Letter , Legal , Ledger , cassette Half-letter , Postcard , 1 Custom-sized* , DL , COM10 , Pull the cassette toward you. 1 Monarch , Exec
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Getting started Loading the large capacity cassette (Option) Changing the paper size You should tell the paper size to the machine, when you change the paper size. Set Pull the cassette toward you. the paper size after loading new papers in the cassette. 1 Note: When you want to change the paper size of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th paper Push down the bottom plate inside the cassette so it clicks and the plate and 2 cassette, please contact your authorised Muratec dealer. the bottom of the cassette
