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Setting Up - Connecting Phone Line

Make a line connection and various settings for using the fax functions.

  1. Make sure the printer is turned on.

  2. Press the Setup Setup button on the printer.

  3. Use the Left Right buttons to select Fax settings.

  4. Press the OK button.

    Setup menu screen: Select Fax settings

  5. Make sure Easy setup is selected, and then press the OK button.

    Fax settings screen: Select Easy setup

  6. Make sure Start setup is selected, and then press the OK button.

    Easy setup screen: Select Start setup

  7. Connect the supplied phone cord to the printer's jack (labeled LINE on the back).

    figure: Phone cord connection (printer)

  8. Connect the other end of the phone cord to an xDSL/CATV modem or a splitter.

    <Connection example>

    xDSL/CATV modem with built-in splitter + Telephone with built-in answering machine

    figure: Phone cord connection example (xDSL/CATV line: modem with built-in splitter + telephone with built-in answering machine)

    Splitter + xDSL/CATV modem + Telephone with built-in answering machine

    figure: Phone cord connection example (xDSL/CATV line: external splitter + telephone with built-in answering machine)

    xDSL/CATV modem with built-in splitter + Telephone with external answering machine

    figure: Phone cord connection example (xDSL/CATV line: modem with built-in splitter + telephone with external answering machine)

    Splitter + xDSL/CATV modem + Telephone with external answering machine

    figure: Phone cord connection example (xDSL/CATV line: external splitter + telephone with external answering machine)

  9. Press the OK button.

    Easy setup screen: Connect your Tel socket and the LINE jack on the device's rear side

  10. Remove the cap from the printer's jack (labeled EXT. on the back), and then connect the printer and the telephone with a phone cord.

    <Connection example>

    Built-in answering machine

    figure: Telephone connection (built-in answering machine)

    External answering machine

    figure: Telephone connection (external answering machine)

    Note

    • If you have only one phone line contract, parallel connection of a telephone and fax machine to different wall jacks (branch connection) is not possible.

      figure: Branch connection

  11. Press the OK button.

    Easy setup screen: Connect a telephone to the device's EXT port

  12. Press the OK button to perform a connection test for checking if the telephone line is connected correctly.

    Easy setup screen: Start the telephone line connection test

    If none of the above measures solve the problem, the printer may be defective, or the problem may be caused by some other reason.

    As we need to check the detailed status, please contact your nearest Canon service center.

  13. Make sure Sharing FAX/voice is selected, and then press the OK button.

    Use of TEL line screen: Select Sharing FAX/voice

  14. Press the OK button.

    Easy setup screen: Check the Easy setup results

  15. Check the specified settings, and then press the OK button.

    Easy setup screen: Check FAX settings

The phone line connection is completed.

Next, set the sender information and the date and time. Go to the next page.