Faxing

Your modem can send and receive faxes at speeds up to 14,400 bps when used with fax communications software programs. This section describes faxing with your modem.

Fax Cover Page

Your software may allow you to create a cover sheet to accompany your fax. Some fax software packages offer an option to customize a cover page. A cover page should give the person receiving the fax information about the fax, the sender, and the transmission. Most regulatory agencies require the following information to be displayed on either the top or the bottom of at least the first faxed page:

Your name
Your phone number
Your fax number
Date and time

You might also include the following information:

Person you are sending the fax to
That person's phone number
That person's fax number
Number of pages, including the cover sheet
Your company, if applicable

Sending a Fax

Because each fax software package treats the faxing process differently, check the software user manual before sending a fax.

Opening the fax software loads the driver and prepares the modem to send the fax. If you are faxing from another application, you may have to create the fax, then go into the application's print setup menu to select the fax driver.

In North America, when entering a fax number, enter the same information you would if you were calling someone on the phone. For example, when you fax long distance, prefix the fax number with a 1 and the area code. If you are faxing from a telephone system that requires a 9 for an outside line, insert a 9 before the fax number. You may want to add a comma or two following the 9 (9,,) to allow enough time to access the outside line (each comma designates adds a two-second delay to your dialing string. See S8 under S-Registers).

Receiving a Fax

NOTE: Your fax software must be open for you to receive a fax.

Check your fax software manual to see how your fax software handles receiving faxes.

Windows fax packages may be opened and then minimized so you can receive a fax while working in another program.

Hints for Successful Faxes

Avoid loading more than one fax package at a time on your computer. Because all fax software packages use the same types of files for operation, conflicts frequently occur if you have more than one fax program installed.
Because many fax programs keep possession of the COM port after being loaded, you may need to unload the fax program in order to use other modem functions. Consult your communications software manual for instructions about unloading the fax program.
In many Windows application packages, the fax driver is displayed among the printer selections in the Windows application software. Direct a fax to this driver to send it. Direct a received fax to your normal printer.