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User Guide 151
Polling a Remote Fax Mailbox (Embedded Fax)
Use the Fax (Embedded Fax) service to scan your documents and send them to most types of fax
machines that are connected to the telephone network.
Note: This option must be made available by your System Administrator.
If Authentication or Accounting has been enabled on your device you may have to enter login
details to access the Fax features.
Use the Poll Remote Mailbox option to retrieve a fax from a specific mailbox on another device. You
need to know the mailbox number before you can use this option. Sometimes you will also need to
know a passcode to access the remote mailbox.
Note: Polling is where a fax is not sent to a recipient but is saved on the originating device. When
the recipient is ready to receive the fax they contact (poll) the device and request the fax.
1. Press the Clear All button on the control panel to cancel any previous programming selections.
2. Press the Services Home button.
3. Select the Fax button on the touch screen.
4. Select Fax Options tab.
5. Select the Remote Polling button.
6. Select the Remote Mailbox option.
7. Select the Dialing Characters... button.
8. Use the touchscreen number pad to enter the recipient’s fax number plus the additional dialing
characters.
9. Select the OK button.
10. Select the Mailbox Number entry field and enter the mailbox number, between 001 and 200.
11. If required, select the Mailbox Passcode entry field and enter the 4 digit mailbox passcode.
12. Select the Poll Now button to start polling.
More Information
Polling a Remote Fax Machine (Embedded Fax)
Using a User ID to Log In at the Device
Explaining the Fax Options
Using Internet Services to find System Administrator Contact Details
System Administrator Guide www.xerox.com/support.
Building a Fax Job with Multiple Page or Segment Settings
(Embedded Fax)
Use the Fax (Embedded Fax) service to scan your documents and send them to most types of fax
machines that are connected to the telephone network.
Note: This option must be made available by your System Administrator.
If Authentication or Accounting has been enabled on your device you may have to enter login
details to access the Fax features.
Use the Build Job option to build a job that requires different settings for each page, or for groups
of pages (segments) of your document.
