Ricoh 170 / 180 - Manual (Page 12)

INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this product. This compact machine is ideal for small
businesses and home office users. It is very easy to operate. You will soon
become accustomed to its features and will be able to enjoy years of service from
it.
WHAT DOES A FAX MACHINE DO?
A fax machine scans your document and converts it into a series of black and white dots (the
number of dots there are across and down the page depends on the resolution that you selected;
refer to the specifications section of this manual for details). This series of dots is transformed into
an electrical signal and sent out over the telephone line to the destination fax machine.
The receiving fax machine reconstructs your letter from the incoming signal and prints it.
If you are worried about whether the message arrived at the destination, you can check a report
called the TCR(Transaction Confirmation Report). When you print this report, you can see the
result of the most recent fax communications made by your machine.
You can use your fax machine to send and receive many types of documents, even photographs.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THIS MACHINE CAN DO
This machine has many features. Here are samples of what the machine can do.
See page 76
Calling To Request a Message
Forwarding (TYPE I Only)
See page 70
Authorized Reception
See page 66
Storing an Often Used Document (TYPE I Only)
See page 58
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