Panasonic KX-FP343AL, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...in Paper Fax with Copier Operating Instructions Model No KX FP343AL Please read these Operating Instructions before using the unit and save for future reference This model is designed to be used only in Australia ...

Page 2: ... Location of Controls How to use the operating instructions When following operating instructions always keep the front cover page next page open so that you will find easy reference to the buttons OPEN ...

Page 3: ...on of each button see page 10 Keys Listed in alphabetical order BROADCAST C LOWER F RECEIVE MODE E CALLER ID H MENU N REDIAL PAUSE J COPY O MONITOR L SET Q FAX START Q MUTE K START Q HELP G NAVIGATOR M STOP P JUNK FAX PROHIBITOR D One touch keys B TONE A RECALL I VOLUME M A F E G H J L M N O P Q I K B D C ...

Page 4: ...n eraser on the printed side of recording paper as the print may smear L This model is designed for the Australian network Copyright L This manual is copyrighted by Panasonic Communications Co Ltd PCC and its licensee Under the copyright laws this manual may not be reproduced in any form in whole or part without the prior written consent of PCC and its licensee Panasonic Communications Co Ltd 2003...

Page 5: ... service centre Disconnect the telephone connection before disconnecting power connection prior to relocating the equipment and reconnect the power first To minimize the possibility of lightning damage when you know that a thunderstorm is coming we recommend that you A Unplug the telephone line cord from the phone jack B Unplug the power supply cord from the AC power outlet No 000 or other calls c...

Page 6: ...f you are satisfied with the operation of your telephone service after plugging in your Permitted Attachment your installation is completed You will be unable to connect this Permitted Attachment if your telephone service consists only of a wall phone or an old style telephone which is not connected by means of a modern plug and socket In such cases a new socket will need to be installed Should th...

Page 7: ...sult in the risk of fire or electric shock Never spill any liquid on the unit 12 To reduce the risk of electric shock do not disassemble this unit Take the unit to an authorised service centre when service is required Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other risks Incorrect reassembly can cause electric shock when the unit is subsequently used 13 Unplug this unit fro...

Page 8: ... should not be exposed to direct sunlight L Do not place heavy objects on top of this unit L Do not touch the plug with wet hands L Wipe the outer surface of the unit with a soft cloth Do not use benzine thinner or any abrasive powder ...

Page 9: ...ually 24 4 2 Documents you can send 25 4 3 Sending a fax using the one touch dial and navigator directory 25 4 4 Broadcast transmission 26 Receiving Faxes 4 5 Selecting the way to use your fax machine 28 4 6 Receiving a fax manually 29 4 7 Receiving a fax automatically 30 4 8 Using the unit with an answering machine 30 4 9 Receive polling retrieving a fax placed on another fax machine 31 4 10 Junk...

Page 10: ...acking materials for future shipping and transportation of the unit L The pictures and illustrations in these instructions may vary slightly from the actual product No Item Quantity Specifications 1 Power cord 1 2 Telephone line cord 1 3 Handset 1 4 Handset cord 1 5 Paper tray 1 6 Recording paper support 1 7 Ink film 10 metres long 1 prints about 30 A4 sized pages 1 8 Operating instructions 1 9 Qu...

Page 11: ...end that you buy a full size replacement film for continuous use of your unit Please use genuine Panasonic replacement film The ink film is not reusable Do not rewind and use the ink film again Model No Item Specifications Usage KX FA57E Replacement film 1 216 mm 70 m prints about 210 A4 sized pages ...

Page 12: ...s J REDIAL PAUSE L To redial the last number dialled L To insert a pause during dialling K MUTE L To mute your voice to the other party during a conversation Press this button again to resume the conversation L MONITOR L To initiate dialling without lifting the handset M NAVIGATOR VOLUME L To adjust volume page 15 L To search for a stored entry page 21 25 L To select features or feature settings d...

Page 13: ...ight side of the unit OR Release the back cover by pushing the green lever 2 in the unit 3 Open the back cover 1 4 Insert the gear with the blue core of the front ink film roll 1 into the left slot of the unit 2 Insert the rear ink film roll 3 L The ink film is safe to touch and will not rub off on your hands like carbon paper 5 Turn the gear with the blue core 1 in the direction of the arrow 1 2 ...

Page 14: ...nd the use of Panasonic replacement film See page 9 for accessory information L We cannot be responsible for any damage to the unit or degradation of print quality which may occur from the use of non Panasonic replacement film 1 Open the covers see steps 1 to 3 on page 11 2 Remove the used core 1 and used ink film 2 3 Remove the stoppers 1 and tags 2 from the new ink film 3 4 Insert the ink film a...

Page 15: ...rinting The recording paper support prevents the printed paper from curling 1 8 Recording paper The unit can hold up to 50 sheets of 75 g m2 paper See the note for paper specifications page 51 1 Before inserting a stack of paper fan the paper to prevent paper jams 2 Pull the tension plate forward 1 and hold open while inserting the paper L The paper should not be over the tab 2 L If the paper is n...

Page 16: ...any other device is connected on the same line this unit may disturb the network condition of the device L If you want to connect an answering machine to this unit see page 30 L If you use the unit with a computer and your internet provider instructs you to install a filter please connect it as follows Help Button Telephone line cord To a power outlet 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Power cord Connect to LINE ...

Page 17: ...nted Volume 2 3 Adjusting volume 2 3 1 Ringer volume 4 levels high medium low off are available While the unit is idle press A or B L If any documents are in the document entrance you cannot adjust the ringer volume Confirm that there are no documents in the entrance To turn the ringer off 1 Press B repeatedly to display RINGER OFF OK 2 Press SET L When a call is received the unit will not ring an...

Page 18: ... D 10 Y 03 TIME 12 00AM 5 Enter the current hour minute by selecting 2 digits for each Press to select AM or PM Example 3 15PM 12 hour clock entry 1 Press 0 3 1 5 M 08 D 10 Y 03 TIME 03 15AM 2 Press repeatedly to display PM M 08 D 10 Y 03 TIME 03 15PM 6 Press SET L The next feature will be displayed 7 Press MENU to exit the program Note L This information will be printed on each page transmitted f...

Page 19: ...o the next space and press 5 3 times LOGO BIL L To change capital or lower case letters Pressing the key will change to capital or lower case alternately 1 Press 2 2 times LOGO B 2 Press 4 3 times LOGO B I 3 Press LOGO B i 4 Press 5 3 times LOGO Bi l To correct a mistake Press or to move the cursor to the incorrect character and make the correction To delete a character Press or to move the cursor...

Page 20: ...SET 3 Press SET L Cursor will appear on the display NO 4 Enter your fax number up to 20 digits Example NO 1234567 5 Press SET L The next feature will be displayed 6 Press MENU to exit the program Note L This information will be printed on each page transmitted from your unit L The button enters a and the button enters a space Example 64 9 1234567 Press 6 4 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 L To enter a hyphen in a ...

Page 21: ...2 Preparation 19 To delete a number Press or to move the cursor to the number you want to delete and press STOP ...

Page 22: ...hone number list page 49 Note L A hyphen or a space entered in a telephone number counts as two digits To correct a mistake Press or to move the cursor to the incorrect character number and then make the correction To delete a character number Press or to move the cursor to the character number you want to delete and press STOP 3 1 2 Storing into the navigator directory 1 Press MENU repeatedly to ...

Page 23: ...epeatedly to display the desired entry 3 Press MONITOR or lift the handset L The unit will start dialling automatically To search for a name by initial Example LISA 1 Press 2 Press A or B to initiate the navigator directory 3 Press 5 repeatedly to display any name with the initial L see the character table page 17 L To search for symbols not letters or numbers press 4 Press A repeatedly to display...

Page 24: ...is call has already been viewed or answered L To change the display of the caller information press CALLER ID repeatedly 3 Press MONITOR or lift the handset to call back the displayed party L The unit will start dialling automatically L To send a fax insert the document FACE DOWN and press FAX START Note L Telstra and Optus do not currently send caller name information Display while viewing When n...

Page 25: ...llowing cases The telephone number includes data other than numbers i e or The caller information does not include a telephone number 1 Press CALLER ID 2 Press A or B repeatedly to display the desired entry 3 Press MENU 4 Select the station key or navigator directory For station 1 1 Press station 1 STATION 1 DIAL MODE 2 Press SET 3 Press SET For stations 2 5 1 Press the desired station key 2 Press...

Page 26: ... REDIAL PAUSE L If the line is busy the unit will automatically redial the number up to 2 times L To cancel redialling press STOP To send more than 10 pages at a time Insert the first 10 pages of the document Add the other pages up to 10 at a time before the last page feeds into the unit Predialling a fax number You can dial the fax number first before inserting the document This is convenient if ...

Page 27: ...r correction fluid has dried completely L To transmit a document with a width of less than 210 mm we recommend using a copy machine to copy the original document onto A4 or letter sized paper then transmitting the copied document 4 3 Sending a fax using the one touch dial and navigator directory Before using this feature program the desired names and telephone numbers into the one touch dial and n...

Page 28: ...eatedly to display DIRECTORY SET 2 Press BROADCAST 3 Press A or B repeatedly to display the following STATION 1 BROADCAST b STATION 1 STORE PRESS SET 4 Press SET 5 Program entries Using stations 2 5 Press the desired station key Using stations 6 10 Press LOWER then press the desired station key Using navigator directory Press A or B repeatedly to display the desired entry and press SET 6 Press SET...

Page 29: ...smit will decrease L If the document exceeds the memory capacity sending will be cancelled L If one of the entries is busy or does not answer it will be skipped and redialled later up to 2 times To send the same document to a one time group of entries You can also select a one time group of entries to send the same document to After transmission this group will be deleted 1 Insert the document 2 P...

Page 30: ...You plan to answer the calls yourself How to set up Set the fax machine to TEL mode page 29 by pressing RECEIVE MODE How to receive calls You have to answer all calls manually To receive a fax document press FAX START for each fax receiving 4 5 3 With answering machine Your situation You want to use the fax machine with an answering machine How to set up Connect an external telephone answering mac...

Page 31: ... L Use a touch tone telephone as the extension telephone 1 When the extension telephone rings lift the handset of the extension telephone 2 When document reception is required a fax calling tone slow beep is heard or no sound is heard press 9 pre selected fax activation code firmly 3 Replace the handset L The fax machine will start reception Note L To receive fax documents using the extension tele...

Page 32: ...rings on the answering machine to less than 4 L This will allow the answering machine to answer the call first 3 Record a greeting message on the answering machine L We recommend you record a message up to 10 seconds long and not to pause for more than 4 seconds during the message Otherwise both machines will not function correctly 4 Activate the answering machine 5 Set the fax machine to TEL mode...

Page 33: ... start reception 4 10 Junk fax prohibitor preventing fax reception from undesired callers If you subscribe to caller ID service this feature prevents fax reception from calls that do not show caller information Additionally faxes originating from numbers that match a programmable junk fax prohibitor list will not be accepted by the fax machine page 31 Important L This feature does not work when th...

Page 34: ...nk fax prohibitor list 1 Press JUNK FAX PROHIBITOR 2 Press 3 times 3 Press SET 4 Press STOP To erase an entry from the junk fax prohibitor list 1 Press JUNK FAX PROHIBITOR 2 Press 2 times 3 Press SET 4 Press A or B repeatedly to display the desired entry 5 Press L To cancel erasing press STOP 6 Press SET 7 Press STOP 2 times ...

Page 35: ...n you wish to use the additional phone number as a facsimile telephone number set the ring pattern detection feature to ON When the unit detects a call matching the Distinctive Ring pattern it will receive a fax automatically 1 Press MENU 2 Press then 3 1 3 Press A or B to select ON L If this feature is not required select OFF 4 Press SET 5 Press MENU L The display shows the following and you cann...

Page 36: ...u want to copy the document then remove it for other uses To use this feature activate feature 34 page 38 beforehand L The document will be fed into the unit and scanned into memory The unit will then print the data If the document exceeds the memory capacity copying of the exceeded document will be cancelled and this feature will be turned off automatically To stop copying Press STOP 6 1 1 More c...

Page 37: ...tiple copies in the same order as the original document pages 1 After step 4 on page 34 press 2 times COLLATE OFF will be displayed 2 Press A or B repeatedly to display COLLATE ON 3 Press START Example Making 2 copies of a 4 page original document Note L The unit will store the documents into memory while collating the copies If memory becomes full while storing the unit will only print out the st...

Page 38: ...eature 6 Press SET L The setting you selected is set and the next feature will be displayed 7 To exit programming press MENU Programming by entering the program code number directly You can select a feature by directly entering the program code and a 2 digit number instead of using or 1 Press MENU 2 Press and the 2 digit code number page 36 to page 39 3 Press A or B repeatedly to display the desir...

Page 39: ...mmunications page 25 OFF The unit will not print a journal report but will keep a record of the last 30 fax communications Code 23 Sending documents overseas OVERSEAS MODE OFF If you have difficulty sending an overseas fax activate this feature before starting transmission L This feature is not available for broadcast transmission L The calling charge may be higher as the transmission speed is slo...

Page 40: ...re and program the activation code This code is also used to receive a voice message and a fax in the same call page 31 1 Press MENU 2 Press then 4 1 3 Press A or B repeatedly to select ON 4 Press SET 5 Enter your code from 2 to 4 digits using 0 9 and L The default code is 9 6 Press SET 7 Press MENU Note L Do not enter 0000 Code 44 Setting the memory reception alert RECEIVE ALERT ON To alert you w...

Page 41: ...ws you to hear connecting tones fax tone ring back tone and busy tone You can use these tones to confirm the status of the other party s machine L If the ring back tone continues the other party s machine may not be a facsimile or may have run out of paper Check with the other party L The connecting tone volume cannot be adjusted ON default You will hear connecting tones OFF Deactivates this featu...

Page 42: ...n L The document was not fed properly Re insert the document and try again L The other party s fax machine rings too many times Send the fax manually page 24 L The other party s machine is not a fax machine Check with the other party L The number you dialled is not in service PRESSED THE STOP KEY L STOP was pressed and fax communication was cancelled OK L Fax communication was successful 8 2 Error...

Page 43: ...ine is busy or has run out of recording paper Try again OPEN CABINET CHECK FILM SLACK b OPEN CABINET CHECK FILM TYPE L The ink film is empty Replace the ink film with a new one page 12 L The ink film is not installed Install it page 11 L The ink film is slack Tighten it page 11 L The fax machine is positioned near appliances such as TVs or speakers which generate an intense magnetic field PAPER JA...

Page 44: ...ing paper Try again L The other party s machine is not a fax machine Check with the other party L The other party s fax machine rings too many times Send the fax manually page 24 The other party complains that letters on their received document are distorted or not clear L If your line has special telephone services such as call waiting the service may have been activated during fax transmission C...

Page 45: ...ivated page 33 8 3 4 Copying The unit will not make a copy L You cannot make a copy during programming Make the copy after programming L You cannot make a copy during telephone conversation A black line a white line or smudge appears on the copied document L The glass or rollers are dirty Clean them page 46 The copied image is distorted L The thermal head is dirty Clean it page 47 The printing qua...

Page 46: ...en the front cover 1 by pulling up the centre part 2 2 Release the back cover by pushing the green button 1 on the right side of the unit OR Release the back cover by pushing the green lever 2 in the unit 3 Open the back cover 1 4 Remove the jammed recording paper 1 5 Turn the gear with the blue core 1 in the direction of the arrow 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 ...

Page 47: ...ghten Pull the tension plate forward 1 and hold open while inserting the paper 8 4 2 When the recording paper was not fed into the unit properly The display will show the following CHECK PAPER Remove the recording paper and straighten Pull the tension plate 1 forward and hold open while inserting paper Press START to clear the message Tight 1 turn Slack Crease Reverse Correct The ink film is not w...

Page 48: ... cases If misfeeding of the document occurs frequently If smudges or black white lines appear on the original document when transmitting or copying 1 Disconnect the power cord and the telephone line cord 2 Open the front cover 1 by pulling up the centre part 2 3 Clean the document feeder rollers 1 and rubber flap 2 with a cloth moistened with isopropyl rubbing alcohol and let all parts dry thoroug...

Page 49: ...over 1 by pulling up the centre part 2 3 Release the back cover by pushing the green button 1 on the right side of the unit OR Release the back cover by pushing the green lever 2 in the unit 4 Open the back cover 1 Remove the ink film 2 5 Clean the thermal head 1 with a cloth moistened with isopropyl rubbing alcohol and let it dry thoroughly Caution L To prevent a malfunction due to static electri...

Page 50: ...8 Help 48 7 Connect the power cord and the telephone line cord ...

Page 51: ...ally after every 30 fax communications feature 22 page 37 Printer test allows you to check the print quality of your unit If the test print has a smudge or blurred points or lines clean the thermal head page 47 Broadcast programming list provides you with names and numbers which are stored in the broadcast memory page 26 Caller ID list keeps records of the last 30 callers after subscribing to a Ca...

Page 52: ...on 15 4 lines mm in super fine resolution Photo resolution 64 level Scanner type Contact Image Sensor Printer type Thermal Transfer on plain paper Data compression system Modified Huffman MH Modified READ MR Modified Modified READ MMR Modem speed 9 600 7 200 4 800 2 400 bps Automatic Fallback Operating environment 5 C 35 C 20 80 RH Relative Humidity Dimensions Approx height 185 mm width 355 mm dep...

Page 53: ...using the other side of the paper if you are not happy with the print quality or if misfeeding occurs L For proper paper feeding and best print quality we recommend using long grained paper L Do not use paper of different types or thickness at the same time This may cause a paper jam L Avoid double sided printing L Do not use paper printed from this unit for double sided printing with other copier...

Page 54: ...ns 14 Copy 34 Collation 35 Enlarge 34 Reduce 34 D Date and time Feature 01 16 Delayed transmission Feature 25 37 Dialling mode Feature 13 37 Display Contrast Feature 39 38 Error messages 40 Distinctive Ring service Feature 31 33 38 Document size 25 E ECM selection Feature 68 39 Error messages 40 F Fax number Feature 03 18 Fax Stream Duet 33 38 Friendly reception Feature 46 38 H Help 15 I Ink film ...

Page 55: ...lution 24 34 Ringer pattern Feature 17 37 Ring setting FAX ONLY Feature 06 37 S Sending faxes Broadcast 26 From memory 24 Manually 24 Navigator directory 25 One touch dial 25 Sending report Feature 04 24 36 Storing Broadcast 26 Navigator directory 20 One touch dial 20 V Volume 15 ...

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