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Cat. No. 43-1203
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
TFX-1031
Fax Machine/Telephone
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43-1203.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM INTRODUCTION Your Radio Shack TFX-1031 Fax Ma- Copier Feature — lets you use your chine/telephone uses advanced tele- fax machine as a personal copier. phone and computerized imaging Group 3 Capability — permits faster technology to send copies of your im- fax transmission. portant documents. Your fax ma- chine’s microprocessor-controlled Fine Mode — lets you adjust the ma- functions make it easy to install and chine for sending documents w
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43-1203.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION Your fax machine complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon re- The Telephone Consumer Protection quest, provide the FCC registration Act of 1991 makes it illegal to use a number and the REN to your tele- computer or other electronic device to phone company. Both numbers are send a message via a fax machine un- shown on the fax machine’s bottom less the message clearly contains in a panel.
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43-1203.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM CONTENTS Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Choosing a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Connecting the Handset Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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43-1203.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Clearing a Document Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Clearing a Paper Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Care
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0 0 0 43-1203.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM UNPACKING Locate the following items as you unpack the fax machine. We recommend you keep the packing material in case you need to move the fax machine in the future. Fax Machine Handset Modular Phone Cord Paper Roll 01 01 02 02 03 03 04 04 05 05 AC Power Cord One-Touch Memory Labels 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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0 0 0 0 43-1203.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM INSTALLATION CHOOSING A LOCATION Select a location for your fax machine that: • Is not in direct sunlight • Is near an AC power outlet and modular phone line jack • Is at least 4 inches from other objects CONNECTING TO THE • Is not near heating or air condi- tioner units PHONE LINE • Does not block the ventilation Plug one end of the supplied modular openings telephone cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the fax machine. Plu
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43-1203.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM CONNECTING TO CONNECTING AN POWER EXTENSION PHONE OR ANSWERING MACHINE Plug one end of the supplied 3-prong AC power cord into the AC power jack To connect an extension telephone or on the back of the fax machine. Then answering machine to your fax ma- plug the other end into a standard chine, plug one end of a modular tele- grounded 3-prong AC power outlet. phone cord (not supplied) int
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43-1203.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM SETTING UP THE FAX MACHINE SETTING THE SETTING THE TELEPHONE DIALING RINGER SWITCH MODE The ringer switch on the left side Set / (Tone/Pulse) on the fax of the fax machine lets you set the machine’s left side for the type of ser- ringer volume. vice you have. Set the switch all the way toward the back of the fax machine for a louder ring. Set the switch to the dot if you do not want the ringer to sound. If you are not sure
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43-1203.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM 2. Place the paper roll in the com- LOADING AND partment so the paper exits from REPLACING PAPER the top of the roll. Before you use your machine, load the supplied fax paper roll. Replace the paper when the ERROR indicator lights and the fax machine displays NO PAPER. Your fax machine uses up to a 98-foot (30-meter) roll. Notes: • The oute
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43-1203.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM ENTERING BASIC INFORMATION The TFX-1031 has several basic set- • If you make a mistake, use tings that help you track the docu- DIRECTION < or > to move the ments you send and receive. cursor to the incorrect number, then enter the correct number. 6. When you finish, press ENTER. SETTING THE DATE AND : 10-15 16:30 TEL TIME The fax machine displays the date Set the date and time so they appear and time, then returns to standby. in the top
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43-1203.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM 3. Use the keypad to enter your tele- Notes: phone number. • If you make a mistake, press DIRECTION < or > to move the cur- : TEL.:745 0084 sor to the incorrect number or You can enter up to 20 digits, character, then enter the correct including special characters one. (space, hyphen, or plus sign). • If there is a number or name To enter a space, press REDIAL/ already assigned, the fax machine PAUSE. To enter a hyphen (-), displays the nu
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43-1203.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM 3. When you are finished entering ENTERING NAMES characters, press ENTER. Some options require you to select and store characters — for example, entering your name or storing names for memory dialing. Follow these steps when the fax ma- chine prompts you to enter a name. 1. Repeatedly press the number but- ton labelled with the character you want until that character appears. For example, to enter O, repeat- 6 MNO edly press (labeled ). Ea
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43-1203.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM CHARACTER CODE TABLE The table shows how many times to press each button to select a character, sym- bol, or number. 12 34 56 789 0 1st press space A D G J M P T W + 2nd press 1 B E H K N Q U X – 3rd press space C F I L O R V Y , 4th press 1 2 3 4 5 6 S 8 Z . 5th press space A D G J M 7 T 9 / 6th press 1 B E H K N P U W * 7th press space C F I L O Q V X # 8th press 1 2 3 4 5 6 R 8 Y & 9th press space A D G J M S T Z 0 For example: To ente
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43-1203.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM 4. If desired, enter a name (up to 20 STORING NUMBERS characters). For details on enter- FOR AUTOMATIC ing the name, see “Entering DIALING Names” on Page 13. : NAME:ABC Storing a Number for One-Touch Dialing 5. When the name appears correctly, ENTER press . You can store up to five telephone or fax numbers for one-touch dialing. The fax machine returns to standby. You can then quickly dial the number To store more telephone numbers, re-
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43-1203.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM 5. If desired, enter the name (up to Storing a Number for 20 characters). For details on Memory Dialing entering the name, see “Entering Names” on Page 13. You can store up to 30 telephone or fax numbers into two-digit memory : NAME:XYZ dial locations. You can then dial the 6. Press ENTER when the name number by pressing MEMORY and appears correctly. The fax then entering the two-digit number machine returns to the display where you store
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43-1203.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM USING THE TELEPHONE MAKING A CALL REDIALING 1. Pick up the handset, or press To save time when you make a phone DIAL. You hear a dial tone. call or send a document, you can redi- al a busy or unanswered number as 2. Dial the telephone number. many times as you want by pressing If you stored the number in mem- REDIAL/PAUSE. ory, press the one-touch button (next to the handset cradle) or Your fax machine dials the last num- press MEMORY and
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43-1203.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM Notes: SWITCHING FROM • You can combine manual, one- PULSE TO TONE touch, and memory dialing. DIALING • The length of time before the com- If you have pulse (rotary) service, you puter answers varies, so we sug- can still use touch-tone services, such gest you do not use a pre- as alternate long distance, by follow- programmed pause after a service ing these steps. number. 1. Enter the special service’s num- • If you have pulse-dialing s
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43-1203.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM USING THE FAX MACHINE 4. When the copy is completed, the MAKING A COPY fax machine beeps several times. Your fax machine can copy docu- : INSERT DOCUMENT ments. This lets you make test copies If you want to copy more docu- so you can check your fax machine’s ments, insert the next page while transmission quality before sending the fax machine is beeping. If you documents. insert a page before the fax machine
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43-1203.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:37 AM Loading a Document SENDING FAXES Note: You can load only one sheet at Fax Tips a time. To ensure the best fax transmission 1. Turn the document face down and results: gently insert the leading edge into • Never send documents that are the feeder slot. excessively curled, thin, torn, coated, or crumpled. • Let wet ink or correction fluid on documents dry completely before you send them. • Never use carbon-typ
