Polling (Requesting a Fax Transmission). Sharp FO-375, FO-175

Polling (Requesting a Fax Transmission)

Polling (Requesting a Fax Transmission)

Polling allows you to call another fax machine and have it send a document

(previously loaded in its feeder) to your machine without operator assistance.

In other words, the receiving fax machine, not the transmitting fax machine, initiates the transmission. You can use your machine to both poll and be polled by others.

To use the polling function, you must first set Rapid Key 10/POLL for use as a polling key. This is done by changing Option Setting 16, as described in

Chapter 8, Option Settings. (Note that when Rapid Key 10/POLL is set as a polling key, it cannot be used for Rapid Key Dialling.)

Requesting transmission

Note: Rapid Dial Keys cannot be used for polling. To dial a Rapid Dial location, press the SPEED DIAL key and then enter the 2-digit number corresponding to the Rapid Key.

1

Dial the fax machine you want to poll using one of the following methods:

••

Pick up the handset (or press the

SPEAKER key) and dial the full number. Wait for the fax answerback tone.

••

Press the SPEED DIAL key and enter a 2-digit Speed Dial number.

••

Enter the full number using the numeric keys.

SPEED DIAL

0

(Example)

1

2

Press Rapid Key 10/POLL.

••

If you used the handset, replace it when

POLLING appears in the display.

Reception will begin.

10/POLL

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Polling (Requesting a Fax Transmission)

Turnaround polling

After polling a fax machine, you can send a document to that machine on the same connection. Simply place the document to be sent in the feeder and follow the steps described above in "Requesting transmission". When polling is finished, the document will be automatically transmitted.

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The other fax machine must also have Turnaround Polling capability.

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Turnaround Polling cannot be performed when a timer transmission operation is set.

Being polled (polling standby)

To let another fax machine poll your machine, simply set the reception mode to FAX, and load the document(s) to be sent.

Transmission will take place when the other fax machine calls your machine and activates polling. Automatic reception is possible whilst your fax is on polling standby.

Polling security

Polling Security allows you to prevent unauthorized polling of your machine.

When this function is turned on, polling will only take place when the fax number of the polling fax machine has been entered in your machine’s list of permitted fax numbers (called "passcode numbers"). The number of the polling fax must also be correctly programmed into itself for identification.

To use Polling Security, follow the steps below to turn the function on, and then enter permitted numbers as shown on the following page.

1

Press the keys shown at right.

ENTRY MODE will appear in the display.

2

Press the # key three times.

SECURITY SELECT will appear in the display.

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3

Press 1 to turn polling security on, or 2 to turn it off.

FUNCTION

3

1 or 2

Polling (Requesting a Fax Transmission)

4

Press the START key and then the STOP key.

START STOP

Storing and clearing fax numbers for polling permission

You can store up to 10 fax numbers in your machine’s list of permitted numbers.

1

Press the keys shown at right.

ENTRY MODE will appear in the display.

FUNCTION

2

Press the # key four times.

PASSCODE # MODE will appear in the display.

3

3

Press 1 to store a number, or 2 to clear a number.

1 or 2

4

Storing: Enter a 2-digit number from 01 to 10. This number identifies the fax number you will store in the next step.

Clearing: Enter the number which identifies the fax number you want to clear, and go to Step 6.

0 1

(Example)

5

Enter the fax number (max. of 20 digits).

5

6

Press the START key.

5 5 1 2

(Example)

3 4

START

7

Return to Step 4 to enter (or clear) another number, or press STOP to exit.

Step 4 or

STOP

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