Canon VendaFax VF-1 - Manual (Page 14)

Corporate Headquarter: 16381 Cherokee Road Brooksville, Florida 34601 352-796-2693
Factory: 21B Squires St. Cortland, NY 13045 607-428-0627
To test the system, scan a sheet of paper and watch the LED on the front of the VendaFax module.
When the light bar is turned on, you should see the LED blink as it receives the pulse from the Photo
Sensor.
The basic operation of Sensor Mode is as follows:
1 – Patron inserts money into vend device.
2 – Patron uses the copier fax system to enter the phone number and scan a document. As the document
is scanned, a pulse is sent to the VendaFax Module for each scanned page, then stored in the internal
memory.
3 – When the copier takes the phone off the hook, the string of pulses are then sent to the vend device
to deduct money.
4 – If the fax transmission fails, the copier will attempt to redial and send the fax. This is allowed with
this system as the fax was already paid for in advance.
Programming the Vend Device
Covered here are the programming instructions for VENDAPIN model 5596. The theory and general
parameters are the same for any vend device.
1 – Connect your VENDAPIN 5596 to either Set Up Express or use the embedded web browser. See
owner’s manual for details.
2 – Open the tab marked VendaFax in Set Up Express or web browser.
3 – Set price 1 to the desired price for the FIRST FAXED PAGE ONLY. Set price 2 to the desired
price for every subsequent page. Click save settings or the settings will not be retained in memory
4 – Go to the General tab in either Set Up Express or web browser. Set the No Activity Timeout for a
MINIMUM of 120 seconds. Factory default is 180 seconds for all VENDAPIN products. Click save
settings.
5 – For a different brand of machine than VENDAPIN, please refer to the device owner’s manual to
find the settings you need. VENDAPIN has created internal software for a dual price system on the
5596. All other equipment will only be able to charge a single price.
Basic Operation of Straight Thru Dialing Mode
1 - When the host fax device comes off hook, it is directly connected to the incoming phone line. The
host fax device must do it’s own dialing of the numeric string while the VF-1 monitors for the
characteristic audio signature of a faxed page.
2 - Once the characteristic audio signature of a faxed page is detected by the VF-1, the VF-1
momentarily turns OFF it’s front panel LED for 150 mSec.
3 - The VF-1 then pulses it's output for 100mSec (+0/- 8 mSec) to the Raptor 2 or other vending
device.
4 - If the host fax device has not hung up, the VF-1 continues to repeat the audio detection cycle.
5 - When a hang up is detected, the last pulse from the VF-1 is sent out of the opto circuit to the
Raptor 2 or other vending control device.