I need the instruction to set the machine right for sending a fax from Cambodia to Australia or receiving a fax from Australia. I typed number in Australis to send a fax but my friend there did not receive it. When he sent me a fax I also did not receive it. What is the problem?

You can receive faxes automatically or manually. If you turn off the Auto Answer option, you must receive faxes manually. If you turn on the Auto Answer option (the default setting), the device automatically answers incoming calls and receives faxes after the number of rings that are specified by the Rings to Answer setting. (The default Rings to Answer setting is five rings.)
If you receive a legal-size fax and the device is not currently set to use legal-size paper, the device reduces the fax so that it fits on the paper that is loaded. If you have disabled the Automatic Reduction feature, the device prints the fax on two pages.
NOTE: If you are copying a document when a fax arrives, the fax is stored in the
device memory until the copying finishes. This can reduce the number of fax pages stored in memory.
This section contains the following topics:
• Receive a fax manually
• Set up backup fax reception
• Reprint received faxes from memory
• Poll to receive a fax
• Forward faxes to another number
• Set the paper size for received faxes
• Set automatic reduction for incoming faxes
• Block junk fax numbers
• Receive faxes to your computer (Fax to PC and Fax to Mac)
Receive a fax manually
When you are on the phone, the person you are speaking with can send you a fax while you are still connected. This is referred to as manual faxing. Use the instructions in this section to receive a manual fax.
NOTE: You can pick up the handset to talk or listen for fax tones.
You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is:
• Directly connected to the device (on the 2-EXT port)
• On the same phone line, but not directly connected to the device
NOTE: The automatic document feeder must be empty to receive a fax. If there are documents in the ADF, then the device will not be able to receive incoming faxes.
To receive a fax manually
1. Make sure the device is turned on and you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2. Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
NOTE: The automatic document feeder must be empty to receive a fax. If there
are documents in the document feeder, then receiving the fax will be
unsuccessful.
3. Do one of the following to answer a fax manually:
• Set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number to allow you to answer the
incoming call before the device answers.
• Turn off the Auto Answer setting so that the device does not automatically
answer incoming calls.
4. If you are currently on the phone with the sender, instruct the sender to press Start on their fax machine.
5. When you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, do the following:
a. Press START FAX Black or START FAX Color on the device control panel.
b. When prompted, select Fax Receive.
NOTE: Depending on your country/region, the device might receive the fax
automatically when you hear fax tones from the sending fax machine.
6. After the device begins to receive the fax, you can hang up the phone or remain on the line. The phone line is silent during fax transmission.

Can you still send fax? if sending and receiving are not working you can try to update or uninstall/reinstall the software for this unit..

Hope that helps.............

Hi Suzeo. Many HP fax machines have the function you are requesting. It is called the broadcast fax feature. Look in your owner manual for this feature. If I knew which model you have I would have researched it for you. IF by chance, your machine does not have this feature, it would be money well spent to replace your current machine with one that does. Depending on how many pages the daily fax is, I am estimating that you are spending an hour or more each day on this task. J.

make sure the sender has the right phone number. Set your machine to AUTO or press the START button when the fax machine rings.

For most fax machines:

1. Choose the "Fax" option
2. Place paper in feeder tray
3. Dial phone number
4. Press the start/go button, usually green

Hope that helps

After making my post, I went to the official Brothers website for the 4100 FAQs and "Operating Instructions." Here's what I found. Set your 4100 set to the "Fax/Tel" mode. Press "Menu", then the number 2 (Fax), then number 1(Set-up Receive), then number 1 again (Ring Delay). Use right arrow key to increase. Once increased, press the "Set" key. You'll see the message "Accepted." Now press the "Stop" key to exit "Menu." This will now give you up to 4 rings before the fax auto answers. Inorder to send a signal by phone to remote start the fax just follow the instructions I copied directly from Brothers instructions for the 4100: If you answer the call on an extension phone (this is any phone plug into a phone jack on the same line) and hear a beep every 3 seconds (automatic fax) or just silence (manual fax), press *51(remote activation code) on the telephone keypad, wait to hear the Brother machine turn on (chirping sounds) and then hang up. I don't have anyone that can send me a fax right now to test it out. I'll have to try it in the morning. Hope this works for you.
THEOH

It should work right out of the box.

Plug a regular phone into the wall jack to verify that you have a dial tone.

Is it DSL?

i need simple instructions to operate the receiving and sending of fax information on this lexmark 4270 fax machine .

Receive Mode Setting
On the operation panel, press the following buttons to select the appropriate receive mode.

1. Press <Fax>.
   
   
2. Press <Menu>.
   
   
3. Press the right or left arrow button to select [Receive mode set], then press <OK>.
   
   
4. Press the right or left arrow button to select the receive mode that best suits your needs, then press <OK>.
   
   
   FAX ONLY MODE: When you want to receive only faxes automatically with your machine, or have a dedicated telephone line for FAX use only.
   
   MANUAL MODE: When you receive mainly voice calls and sometimes faxes, or want to receive faxes manually.
   ANS MACHINE MODE: When you want to receive voice messages on your answering machine and receive faxes automatically.
   FAX/TEL AUTO SW: When you want to receive faxes automatically as well as voice calls.
   DRPD: When you have subscribed to a DRPD service with your telephone company.
   
   
5. Press <Stop/Reset> repeatedly to return to fax standby mode.

Sending Methods

• Memory sending
• Manual sending

Sending From Your Machine (Memory Sending)

1. Load the document on the Platen Glass or the ADF.
   
   
   Sending from the platen
   
   Important: When sending a double-sided document, set the document on the Platen Glass. You cannot scan double-sided documents from the ADF.
   
   
   
   
   
   Sending from the ADF
   
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2. Press <FAX>.
   
   
3. Adjust the settings for your document as necessary.
   
   
4. Dial the recipient's number using the numeric keys or speed dialing.
   
   
5. Press <Color> for color sending, or <Black> for black & white sending.
   
   
   • When the document was loaded on the Platen Glass:
     
     
     1. When the following message is displayed, load the next page on the Platen Glass.
        
        
        
        If you have only one sheet to scan, press <OK>..
        
     2. Press <Color> to send in color, or <Black> to send in black and white.
        
        IMPORTANT: If you do not press the same button you pressed in step 5, the machine does not start scanning.
        
     3. Repeat steps 5a and 5b to scan in all pages of the document.
        
     4. Press <OK>.
        
        
   • When the document was loaded in the ADF:
     
     The machine starts sending automatically after the document is scanned in.
     
     Note: Color sending is available only when the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.
     

• To cancel sending before sending a fax, press <Stop/Reset>.
• To cancel memory sending while sending a fax, follow any instructions on the LCD after pressing <Stop/Reset>.
• If the document remains in the ADF after pressing <Stop/Reset> during sending a fax, press <OK>. The remaining document is automatically fed out.
  
  

Sending From Your Machine (Manual Sending)
Use manual sending when you want to talk to the recipient before sending a document, or if the recipient does not have a fax machine that can receive automatically.
Caution:

• With manual sending, you cannot use the Platen Glass to send documents.
• You will need to connect a telephone to your machine if you want to talk to the recipient before sending a document.

Follow this procedure:

1. Connect a telephone to your machine if you want to talk to the recipient before sending a document
   
   
2. Load the document in the ADF.
   
   
   
   
   
   Sending from the ADF
   
   
3. Press <FAX>.
   
   
4. Adjust the settings for your document as necessary.
   
   
5. You can lift the handset if one is connected to the machine.
   
   
6. Dial the recipient's number using the numeric keys or coded speed dialing.
   
   
7. Talk through the handset to the recipient. (If you hear a high-pitched signal instead of the
   recipient's voice, go to step 9.)
   
   
8. Ask the recipient to set recipient's fax machine to receive faxes.
   
   
9. When you hear a high-pitched signal, press <Color> for color sending, or <Black> for black & white sending. Then hang up the handset.

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