PIXMA MX360 Support

FAQ and troubleshooting

Specifying the Basic Settings for Faxing

Content Id: 8201005000

Solution

Sender Information
Setting the Date and Time
Setting Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time)
Registering User Information
Entering Numbers, Letters, and Symbols

This section describes the basic settings for faxing such as how to register the sender information, to enter numbers and letters, to set daylight saving time, etc.

Sender Information

If the unit name and unit fax/telephone number are registered, they are printed with date and time as sender information on the recipient's fax.

(A) Date and time of transmission

(B) Unit fax/telephone number

(D) The registered recipient's name is printed when sending faxes with the coded speed dial.

(E) Page number

Caution

You can print User's data list to confirm the sender information you have registered.

Available sender information settings

The following settings are available.

- When sending faxes in black & white, you can select whether to print the sender information inside or outside the image area (TTI position).

- You can select the date print format from three formats: YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY (Date display format in Device user settings).

Setting the Date and Time

Caution

When the machine is connected to a computer with the MP Drivers installed, the date and time setting will be copied from the computer to the machine. As long as the date and time are set accurately on your computer, you do not need to set them on the machine.

If you disconnect the power plug or when there is a power failure, the date and time setting on the machine will be reset. When you connect the machine to a computer with the MP Drivers installed, the setting may be copied to the machine once again.

1. Display the Date/time setting screen.

(1) Press the Menu button repeatedly to display Device settings.

The Device settings menu will appear.

(2) Use the (-) or (+) button to select Device user settings, and press the OK button.

The Device user settings menu will appear.

(3) Use the (-) or (+) button to select Date/time setting, and press the OK button.

2. Enter the date and time.

(1) Use the Numeric buttons to enter the date and time (in 24-hour format).

Enter only the last two digits of the year.

Caution

If you misentered the date and time, use the (-) or (+) button to move the cursor under the wrong number, and reenter the correct number.

(2) Press the OK button.

Caution

The date display format can be selected from three formats: YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY, or DD/MM/YYYY (Date display format).

3. Press the FAX button to return to the fax standby screen.

Setting Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time)

Some countries adopt the daylight saving time (summer time) system that shifts the clock time forward at certain periods of the year.

You can set your machine to automatically change the time by registering the date and time that daylight saving time (summer time) begins and ends.

Caution

Not all the latest information of all countries or regions is applied for Summer time setting by default. You need to change the default setting according to the latest information of your country or region.

Caution

This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.

1. Display the Summer time setting screen.

(1) Press the Menu button repeatedly to display Device settings.

The Device settings menu will appear.

(2) Use the (-) or (+) button to select Device user settings, and press the OK button.

The Device user settings menu will appear.

(3) Use the (-) or (+) button to select Summer time setting, and press the OK button.

2. Enable summer time.

(1) Use the (-) or (+) button to select ON to enable summer time, and press the OK button.

To disable summer time, select OFF.

3. Set the date and time that summer time starts.

(1) Make sure that Start date/time is selected, and press the OK button.

(2) Make sure that Set month is selected, and press the OK button.

(3) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the month when summer time starts, and press the OK button.

(4) Make sure that Set week is selected, and press the OK button.

(5) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the week when summer time starts, and press the OK button.

(6) Make sure that Set day of week is selected, and press the OK button.

(7) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the day of the week when summer time starts, and press the OK button.

(8) Make sure that Set shift time is selected, and press the OK button.

(9) Use the Numeric buttons to enter the time (in 24-hour format) when summer time starts.

Precede single digits with a zero.

(10) Press the OK button.

The summer time start date/time will be set.

4. Set the date and time that summer time ends.

(1) Make sure that End date/time is selected, and press the OK button.

(2) Make sure that Set month is selected, and press the OK button.

(3) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the month when summer time ends, and press the OK button.

(4) Make sure that Set week is selected, and press the OK button.

(5) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the week when summer time ends, and press the OK button.

(6) Make sure that Set day of week is selected, and press the OK button.

(7) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the day of the week when summer time ends, and press the OK button.

(8) Make sure that Set shift time is selected, and press the OK button.

(9) Use the Numeric buttons to enter the time (in 24-hour format) when summer time ends.

Precede single digits with a zero.

(10) Press the OK button.

The summer time end date/time will be set.

5. Press the FAX button to return to the fax standby screen.

Registering User Information

Caution

Before sending a fax, be sure to enter your fax/telephone number and name in Unit TEL no. registr. and Unit name registr. in the FAX user settings screen (for US only).

1. Display the Unit TEL no. registr. screen.

(1) Press the FAX button, and press the Menu button.

The Fax settings menu will appear.

(2) Use the (-) or (+) button to select FAX user settings, and press the OK button.

The FAX user settings menu will appear.

(3) Make sure that Unit TEL no. registr. is selected, and press the OK button.

2. Enter the unit fax/telephone number.

(1) Use the Numeric buttons to enter unit fax/telephone number (max. 20 digits, including spaces).

To enter a plus sign (+) before the number, press the button.

Caution

In the Unit TEL no. registr. screen, the following operations are available.

- Press a Numeric button to enter that number.

- Press the button twice to enter a space.

- Press the (-) or (+) button to move the cursor.

- To delete a character, move the cursor under the character, and press the Back button.

The Tone

button and the Redial/Pause button are available when entering the recipient's fax/telephone number. These buttons are disabled in the Unit TEL no. registr. screen.

(2) Press the OK button.

3. Enter a unit name.

(1) Make sure that Unit name registr. is selected, and press the OK button.

(2) Use the Numeric buttons to enter unit name (max. 24 characters, including spaces).

Caution

For details on how to enter or delete characters, see [ Entering Numbers, Letters, and Symbols ].

(3) Press the OK button.

4. Press the FAX button to return to the fax standby screen.

Entering Numbers, Letters, and Symbols

With the Numeric buttons on the machine, you can enter the unit name and the recipient's name for the coded speed dial.

The machine has three input modes: uppercase mode, lowercase mode, and numeric mode. The table below shows the characters that can be entered in each mode.

For example, in the uppercase mode, press the button once to enter "A" and press the button twice to enter "B". Thus, the characters in the table can be entered by pressing the appropriate button repeatedly.

Button	Uppercase mode (:A)	Lowercase mode (:a)	Numeric mode (:1)	Fax/Telephone no.
			1	1
	ABCÅÄÁÀÃÂÆÇ	abcåäáàãâæç	2	2
	DEFËÉÈÊ	defëéèê	3	3
	GH I Ï Í Ì Î	gh i ï í ì î	4	4
	JKL	jkl	5	5
	MNOÑØÖÓÒÕÔ	mnoñøöóòõô	6	6
	PQRSÞ	pqrsþ	7	7
	TUVÜÚÙÛ	tuvüúùû	8	8
	WXYZÝ	wxyzý	9	9
			0	0
	- . SP*1 # ! " , ; : ^ ` _ = / \| ' ? $ @ % & + ( ) [ ] { } < >			#
				#	Press the Tone button to switch to the uppercase mode (:A), lowercase mode (:a), or numeric mode (:1).