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Using a fax in your computer

You can send a fax directly from your computer. Make sure that your machine and the computer are connected to the same network.

Sending a fax (Windows)

To send a fax from your computer, the Samsung Network PC Fax program must be installed. You can install the Samsung Network PC Fax driver from the software CD. You can select the Samsung Network PC Fax driver in the Select Software window.

  1. Open the document you want to send.

  2. Select Print from the File menu.

    The Print window will be displayed. It may look slightly different depending on your application.

  3. Select Samsung Network PC Fax from the Print window

  4. Click Print or OK.

  5. Enter the recipient’s fax number and set any options if necessary.

    [Note]

    For more information about Samsung Network PC Fax, click Help.

  6. Click Send.

Checking a sent fax list (Windows)

You can check a sent fax list on your computer.

From the Start menu, click Programs or All Programs > Samsung Printers > Network PC Fax > Fax Transmission History. Then, the Fax Journal appears with the fax list you have sent.

[Note]

For more information about Fax Transmission History, click Help.

Sending a fax (Mac)

To send a fax from your computer, the Fax Utilities program must be installed. This program is installed when you install the printer driver.

The following steps are based on the Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6. Depending on the OS version, the following steps may be different. Before sending a fax, add a fax driver using Fax Queue Creator.

  1. Open the document you want to send.

  2. Select Print from the File menu.

  3. Select a fax driver from the Printer list.

  4. Choose the number of copies and pages.

  5. Choose your paper size, orientation, and scale.

  6. Enter the recipients’ fax number in To input box. If you have stored frequently-used fax numbers, you can also use Addresses by pressing the button.

  7. If necessary, enter the access code in Dialing Prefix.

  8. If necessary, check Use Cover page to send the fax with a cover page.

  9. Enter the subject and message of the fax job.

  10. Click Fax.

  11. The Fax Queue icon () appears on your Mac dock. Click the icon to see the status of the fax job. You can also delete, hold, pause and resume jobs from this window.