Checking the Communication Status/Transmission and Reception History

This section describes how to check fax transmission and reception.

You can check whether a fax is being sent properly when the fax transmission job is in progress.

  1. Press [Fax/Internet Fax] or the (FAX) button.

  2. Press [Fax].

  3. Select the [Fax Job View/Cancel] tab.

  4. Check the job content.

You can check the transmission history and reception history.

  1. Press [Fax/Internet Fax] or the (FAX) button.

  2. Press [Tx/Rx Journal].

  3. Press [Tx Journal] or [Rx Journal].

    Tx Journal: Lists the transmission results.

    Rx Journal: Lists the reception results.

  4. Press [Description] on the transaction results screen to check the detailed information.

    The following information can be checked.

    Item

    Description

    Distant Station

    Indicates destinations.

    You can change the display style of "Distant Station" in the [Distant Station Priority] setting of [Admin Setup] > [Fax Setup] > [Other Settings].

    When [Type 1] is set

    • For the fax auto transmission/Fcode polling reception

      The device information (phone number) registered in the destination machine is displayed.

      If the device information (phone number) is not registered in the destination machine, the destination information (“Name" of the “Speed Dial” or phone number) specified in the machine is displayed.

    • For the manual transmission (on-hook dial)

      The device information (phone number) registered in the destination machine is displayed.

      If the device information (phone number) is not registered in the destination machine, the specified destination (phone number) is displayed.

    When [Type 2] is set

    • For the fax auto transmission/Fcode polling reception

      The destination information (“Name" in the “Speed Dial” or phone number) specified in the machine is displayed.

    • For the manual transmission (on-hook dial)

      The specified destination (phone number) is displayed.

    *The display style of “Distant Station” cannot be changed in case of the fax reception, manual transmission using the external telephone, or Fcode polling transmission.

    The device information (phone number) registered in the destination machine is displayed.

    If the device information (phone number) is not registered in the destination machine, “Unknown partner” is displayed.

    Resolution

    Normal, Fine, or Ext-Fine

    Start Time

    Month/Day Hour: Minute

    Time

    Minute' Second"

    Page

    Number of pages

    Kind

    Tx History

    Indicates the kind of fax.

    Manual Tx: Send a fax after a telephone call made from an external telephone is finished.

    Secure Box Tx: Send a fax to the confidential box of the destination machine.

    F-Code Polling Tx: Send a document saved in the bulletin board box of the machine as a fax.

    Broadcast: Send a fax to multiple destinations at the same time.

    PC-FAX: Send a fax via the fax driver on a computer.

    Forwarding: Forward a received fax to another fax machine.

    *A blank cell indicates communication other than those categories such as usual automatic transmission and reception.

    Rx History

    Manual Rx: Receive a fax after answering with the external telephone.

    F-Code Polling Rx: Receive a document saved in the bulletin board box of the destination machine as a fax.

    Secure Box Rx: Receive a fax sent to the confidential box of the machine.

    *A blank cell indicates communication other than those categories such as usual automatic transmission and reception.

    Result

    Displays any of the following six states: “# OK”, “* OK”, “OK”, “# ERROR”, “* ERROR”, or “ERROR”.

    #: Communicates via Super G3.

    *: Communicates via G3 ECM.

    None: Communicates via Non ECM.

    Error code

    Indicates the error code when a communication error occurs.

    For details about the error code, refer to "Fax Error Codes".

    A blank cell indicates that the communication is successfully completed.