19Sending Faxes3 If a person answers, converse normally, then ask them to press the start button ontheir fax. Press [Start/Copy] and hang up.If you hear a high pitch tone, press [Start/Copy] and hang up. Canceling Sending1 Press [Stop]. Adjusting the Quality of Your Documentsz Setting the Scanning ResolutionResolution is a measure of the fineness or clarity of a printout. Low resolutions may cause textand graphics to have a jagged appearance, while higher resolutions provide smoother curvesand lines, crisp text and graphics, and a better match to traditional typeface designs.1 Load the document face up into the Document Tray.See “Loading Documents and Paper” on page 15.2 Press [Receive Mode/Resolution] to select the resolution.You can select , or .After about 2 seconds, the fax returns to standby mode.z Setting the Scanning ContrastContrast is the difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest parts of a printeddocument. You can adjust the contrast your fax uses to send or copy documents, according tohow light or dark your document is.1 Press [Menu].2 Use [{] or [}] to select , then press [Start/Copy] twice.The LCD displays .Notez If you pressed [Hook] in step 2, you need to pick up the Handset when a person answers thephone.z The fax will beep if the Handset is not hang up properly. Make sure the Handset is seatedproperly in its cradle. If you do not want the fax to beep, disable the setting (see page 49).z If an error occurs during sending, the fax beeps intermittently for a few seconds and an errormessage appears on the LCD. If this happens, correct the problem then try sending thedocument again. See “LCD Messages” on page 74.Notez When you cancel sending, you may need to press and hold [Start/Copy] for a few seconds tofeed out the document.z You can set whether or not the fax prints an (see page 49).NoteUsing a higher resolution will increase the output quality, but will slow down the scanning speed.NoteYou can change the resolution setting while the document is being scanned for sending. However,please note that your new setting will only affect the next page scanned.
