Page 3 - Safety
3 Safety Your OKIFAX 740 has been carefully designed to give you yearsof safe, relia ble performance. As with all electrical equipment,there are a few basic precautions you should tak e to avoid hurtingyourself or damaging the unit: • Read the setup and operating instructions in this manualcarefull ...
Page 5 - Contents
5 Contents Safety .............................................................................. 3 Installation ...................................................................... 9 Unpacking .................................................................. 9Removal of Transport Mater ials ........
Page 9 - Installation; Unpacking
9 Installation Unpacking 1. Open the packaging , remove the fax machine and its accessories and place them on a stable surface. 2. Check the package contents carefully. You should find the following items: i) OKIFAX 740 facsimile transceiver; ii) Telephone line cable; iii) Paper support; iv) Ink car...
Page 10 - Removal of Transport Materials
1 0 Removal of Transport Materials 1. Remove any adhesive ta pe from the outside surf aces of the machine. 2. Press down the cover r elease tab (1) and lift the top cover to the fully upright position. 5. Pull the paper f eeder (1) towar ds the front of the machine to open the feeder. Pull out the s...
Page 11 - Connecting to Power and Telephone Network; Insert the telephone line cable plug into the line jack
1 1 Connecting to Power and Telephone Network 1. Insert the telephone line cable plug into the line jack (“LINE”) on the left-hand side of the machine. 3. Plug the ac power cable into the r ear panel socket on your OKIFAX 740, and the other end into a suitable acpower socket. 2. Ensure tha t the ac ...
Page 12 - Connection of Serial Telephone; Note: This method of connection is available in certain
1 2 Connection of Telephone (Optional) If you intend to use a normal telephone in conjunction withyour fax machine, follow the steps in this section. Otherwiseskip to the next section. There are tw o methods by which a tele phone may beconnected: s e r ial tele phone connection and par alleltelephon...
Page 13 - Connection of Parallel Telephone; Withdraw the telephone line jack from the telephone
1 3 Connection of Parallel Telephone This method involves the use of a two-way tele phone jackadapter (not supplied). 1. Withdraw the telephone line jack from the telephone network socket. 3. Plug the telephone line jack from the fax machine into one of the two input sockets on the two-way adapter,a...
Page 14 - Installing the Ink Cartridge; Note: Hold the cartridge by its top. Do NOT touch the
1 4 Installing the Ink Cartridge 1. Press down the cover release tab and lift the top cover to the fully upright position. 2. Slide the ink cartridge carrier towards the centre of its travel, and then slightly to the left, opposite the loadingtab (1). 5. Lower the ink cartridge into the carrier with...
Page 15 - Installing Paper; Choosing Paper
1 5 Installing Paper Your fax machine uses plain paper to print incomingmessages. Any paper suitable for use in a standard ink jetprinter may be used. Choosing Paper Examples of suitable paper types are: • inkjet printer paper• copier paper• laser printer paper• plain bond paper• recycled bond paper...
Page 17 - Control Panel; LCD Display
1 7 POWER/ ALARM ORIGINAL TEL RECEIVE MODE TAD/FAX SHIFT TAD YES NO RESERVATION COMMUNI- CATION VOICE REQUEST FUNCTION FINE RESOLUTION MEMORY PHOTO MEMORY CLEAR / QUICK REDIAL/ PAUSE HOOK VOICE REQUEST STOP COPY/START Control Panel LCD Display The display shows the current mac hine sta tus (Ready,Tr...
Page 19 - followed by a two-digit number; HOOK VOICE REQUEST Key
1 9 MEMORY Key This key selects memory transmit operation. Documentsmay be scanned into memory for immediate or latertransmission. CLEAR Key This k ey is used to delete entries for various mac hinesettings or stored numbers. It is also used during editingnumbers and settings to advance the editing p...
Page 21 - Initial Settings; Select the required char acters from the list available
2 1 Initial Settings 1. Ensure that the ac power socket, if switched, is turned on. 2. Set the ac power on/off switch (1) on your OKIFAX 740 to ON. The next task is to adjust a number of settings in y ourOKIFAX 740 memory. These settings will be stored, evenafter power is turned off. Personal ID (Fu...
Page 22 - Personal/Sender ID Character Tab le; Some models of fax machine do not print y our
2 2 Sender ID (Function 25) This item holds y our name or company name if you wishthis information to be printed at the top of each page. Theentry may be up to 32 characters long, including spaces. 1. Press [FUNCTION] [2] [5]. SENDER ID? Y/N 2. Press [YES]. 3. Select the required characters from the...
Page 23 - Character Tab le; Note: Numeric digits may also be entered directly using
2 3 CSI/TSI (Function 26) Yo u r f a x t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r ( C a l l i n g S t a t i o n I D /Transmitting Sta tion ID) entered here appear s on the remotemachine during fax communication. To set the n umber: 1. Press [FUNCTION] [2] [6]. CSI/TSI? Y/N 2. Press [YES]. 3. Enter your fax n umb...
Page 27 - Transmission; Prepare to Send; Fine; key switches back
2 7 Transmission Prepare to Send 1. Ensure the OKIFAX 740 is in standby mode (display reads READY). 2. Select the resolution required: Fine Photo LED LED Resolution Application Off Off Standard Ord i n a ry, cl e a r, b l a c k &white text or line drawings. On Off Fine Documents which containfin...
Page 28 - KEYPAD
2 8 Transmission After Voice This method of transmission is used if you have been inconver sation with the remote party, and you then wish tosend a fax befor e hanging up. 1. Load your document face down, top first, into the document feeder. 2. Ask the remote party to press their Start key. 3. Press...
Page 29 - Dialling with the Quick Dial Feature; to E. To access memories F to J, first press
2 9 The call is placed automaticall y. When the remote faxmachine answers, the message “TRANSMITTING” isdisplayed and your document is sent. During thetransmission the remote identifi c ation (name ortelephone number) is displayed. When transmission is complete, y our OKIFAX 740returns to standb y a...
Page 30 - Last Number Redial
3 0 The call is placed automaticall y, and transmission beginswhen the remote fax machine answers. At completion y ourOKIFAX 740 will return to standby. On-Hook Dialling This function enables one-handed dialling with audibleprogress monitoring (if you have the volume setting aboveminimum). This can ...
Page 31 - Note: To cancel polling transmission, simply remove y our
3 1 Polling Transmission (Function 10) Your OKIFAX 740 can be set to automatically send adocument to a calling machine while unattended. This mightbe used, for example, when your head office calls duringt h e n i g h t t o c o l l e c t a re p o rt. Tw o t y p e s o f p o l l i n gtransmission are p...
Page 33 - Memory Transmission
3 3 Memory Transmission Using this feature your OKIFAX 740 can store a documentin its internal memory for subsequent transmission, eitherimmediately or at a later time. You may scan your document into memory, then retrieve itleaving your fax machine to place the call and send thedocument. A document...
Page 34 - Reserved Transmission; To set up a reserved transmission:
3 4 7. Press [START] to begin scanning your document into memory. S F.01 P.01 94% The display indica tes the current file n umber (storeddocuments are called ‘files’), the current pa ge number,and the amount of memory remaining. When scanning is complete, the OKIFAX 740 returnsto standby if delayed ...
Page 35 - Reception; TEL Mode
3 5 Reception Your OKIFAX 740 provides four modes for call reception: • TEL mode• FAX mode• TEL/FAX mode• TAD mode Each mode is selectable at any time by pressing [RECEIVE MODE] . You may also set the machine’s default mode (the mode adopted by your OKIFAX 740 when it is switchedon) by programming f...
Page 37 - Polling Reception; machines equipped with remote polling facilities.
3 7 Polling Reception This f eature enables your OKIFAX 740 to call other faxmachines and request a document from them. The remotemachines must, of course, be set for polling transmission. This application is useful if, for example, you wish to collectreports or other documents from each of your bra...
Page 39 - Cancellation of Receive Polling (Function 62); Enter the file number to delete, and then press
3 9 Cancellation of Receive Polling (Function 62) When polling reception has been programmed, a pollingfile, containing the time and remote fax number, is set upin memory to receive the incoming transmission. To cancelreceive polling, this file m ust be deleted. 1. Press [FUNCTION] [6] [2] . CLEAR P...
Page 40 - Substitute Memory; MEMORY RECEIVING; Voice Request
4 0 Deleting a File in Memory (Function 61) Files stor ed in memory occupy reduce the amount ofavailable memory f or other documents. It is a good idea toprint them and then delete them as soon as convenient. To delete a file: 1. Press [FUNCTION [6] [1] . CLEAR FILE? Y/N 2. Press [YES] . FILE NO:_ ■...
Page 41 - Using Your OKIFAX 740 as a Copier; Select the contrast and resolution required (see Prepare; COPY 01 SETS Y; Enter the number of copies required, up to a maximum
4 1 Using Your OKIFAX 740 as a Copier Your OKIFAX 740 ma y be used as a convenience localcopier. When making a single copy your original documentis printed as it is scanned. For multiple copies, the documentis first scanned into memory and then printed the r equirednumber of times. Up to 99 copies c...
Page 42 - Printing Reports & Lists; Your OKIFAX 740 can print five reports and lists:
4 2 Printing Reports & Lists Your OKIFAX 740 can print five reports and lists: • Activity Repor t• User Parameter List• Telephone Number List• Receive Polling List• Memory File List Activity Report (Function 30) This report lists information about each transaction. Itincludes the remote fax numb...
Page 45 - OFF. When the setting is correct, press
4 5 9. To set or cancel auto printing of the memory file list, press [YES] . To move on to the next report, press [NO] , then skip to step 11. AUTO SET:ON */Y 10. Press [ * ] to switch the current setting between ON an OFF. When the setting is correct, press [YES] to confirm. NEW POLL R. Y/N 11. To ...
Page 46 - Programming Fax Numbers; Programming Quick Dial Numbers (Function 20); Note: To erase a tele phone number, press; Programming Fax Number Groups (Function 21); Note: If you reprog ram a Quick Dial number it will be
4 6 Programming Fax Numbers Programming Quick Dial Numbers (Function 20) Your OKIFAX 740 can store up to 60 frequently use faxtelephone numbers, 10 for one-touch dialling via the one-touch keys [A] to [J] , and 50 via two-touch numeric codes 10 to 59 on the numer ic keypad (keys [0] to [9] ). 1. Pre...
Page 47 - KPAD
4 7 2. Press [YES] . GROUP: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A-E 3. Press a one-touch key from [A] to [E] . GROUP#:A Y/N/C 4. To begin entering numbers in this group, press [YES]. To select a different group, press [NO] . To clear all numbers from this group, press [CLEAR] . (A):QUICK: ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ KPAD 5. Enter a Quick...
Page 48 - Restricted Access; To apply password protection, two steps are required:
4 8 Restricted Access Your OKIFAX 740 has a special security feature whichyou can utilise to prevent unauthorised use. Using thisfeature, you can allocate a password which must be enteredbefore anyone can dial out. To apply password protection, two steps are required: 1. Turn on Restricted Access Mo...
Page 50 - Contrast
5 0 ECM Turns ECM mode (error correction) ono r o ff . E C M m o d e i s h e l p f u l i nov er c o m i n g n o i s y t e l e p h o n e l i n econditions, but does require the r emotem a c h i n e t o s u p p o r t t h e s a m ecommunication standard. The user parameters are accessed in sequence. If...
Page 52 - Redial Count; To move on to the next par ameter, press; Ring Resp; To set the number of rings in FAX mode, pr ess
5 2 Redial Count REDIAL COUNT Y/N 1. To adjust the redial count, press [YES] . To move on to the next par ameter, press [NO] . REDIAL: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ KPAD/Y 2. Enter the required number of call attempts, from 1 to 5, then press [YES] . 3. To r eturn to standby, press [FUNCTION] . Ring Resp SET RING RSP?Y...
Page 53 - Note: ON requires a password before anyone may transmit
5 3 Line Select LINE SELECT? Y/N 1. To select either pulse or tone dialling, press [YES] . To move on to the next par ameter, press [NO] . DP-* MF-# */#/Y 2. Press [*] for Dial Pulse or [#] for Touch Tone, then press [YES] . 3. To r eturn to standby, press [FUNCTION] . Restricted Access LIMIT TX? Y/...
Page 54 - Closed Network; Note: ON requires that the remote transmitting OKIFAX
5 4 Closed Network LIMIT RX? Y/N 1. Press [YES] to set closed network access. To move on to the next par ameter, press [NO] . RX: ON-* OFF-# 2. Press [*] to turn closed network ON, or [#] to turn it OFF, then press [YES] . Note: ON requires that the remote transmitting OKIFAX 740 must have the same ...
Page 55 - to turn this facility ON, or; Note: When an incoming or outgoing fax message is in
5 5 PC Interface On/Off Your OKIFAX 740 is equipped with a serial interface f orconnection to a serial ‘COM’ port on a PC. This facility enables a PC running a fax program, such asWinFax Pro or LaserFax, to send and receive fax messageswithout the need for intermediate printing. In order to use this...
Page 56 - Routine Maintenance; Care of Recording Paper
5 6 Routine Maintenance Your OKIFAX 740 is designed to give r eliable and troub le-free oper ation for many y ears. However, occasional careand attention to the items covered in this section will helpto ensure optimum performance. Care of Recording Paper Your OKIFAX 740 is designed to print on ordin...
Page 57 - This function prints a test pattern to check print quality.; INK NOZZLE TEST; Cleaning or Changing the Ink Cartridge (Function 53); Press the cover release tab and raise the top cover to its
5 7 Ink Nozzle Test (Function 52) This function prints a test pattern to check print quality. 1. Press [FUNCTION] [5] [2] . NOZZLE TEST? Y/N 2. Press [YES] . INK NOZZLE TEST A test pattern will print, then your OKIFAX 740 will returnto standby. If print quality is poor, clean or change the ink cartr...
Page 61 - Clearing a Document Jam; Clearing a Recording Paper Jam; Press the cover release tab and raise the top cover to its
6 1 Clearing a Document Jam 1. Press the cover release tab and raise the top cover to its fully open position. 2. Gently pull out the document towards the front of the machine. Clearing a Recording Paper Jam 1. Press the cover release tab and raise the top cover to its fully open position. 2. Pull f...
Page 62 - Using the PC Interface; Connecting the PC; Pin; Pins 1, 4 & 6 are connected together inside
6 2 ➊ Using the PC Interface Your OKIFAX 740 is equipped with a serial interface (1)for connection to a serial ‘COM’ port on a PC. This facility enables a PC running a fax program, such asWinFax Pro or LaserFax, to send and receive fax messageswithout the need for intermediate printing. In addition ...
Page 63 - PC Software Settings; Modem initialisation:; PC Interface Operation; Sending a Fax
6 3 PC Software Settings Your PC fax program will nor mally provide severa lcommunication settings which need to be adjusted to suitthe external fax modem, in this case your OKIFAX 740.Appropr iate settings are as follows: Modem type: Generic Class 1 (software f lowcontrol). Modem initialisation: Le...
Page 64 - Installing Additional Memory; Note: These memory chips are extremely sensitive to static
6 4 Installing Additional Memory This kit contains an additional 1MByte extra memory inthe form of two memory chips, whic h may be fitted toyour OKIFAX 740 in a matter of minutes. Note: These memory chips are extremely sensitive to static electricity. Care must be exercised in handling them.Also tak...
Page 65 - BASIC MEMORY TEST
6 5 7. Carefully examine the two loca tions for the new chips, outlined in white on the main board. 8. Note the position of the curved edges. T hese are at the bottom of the white outline markings as you view them.It is essential that the half-circles at one end of eachchip match this position when ...
Page 66 - BASIC MEMORY OK; OPT MEMORY TEST; Press
6 6 The wor d TEST will flash on and off for a few secondswhile the test is performed. BASIC MEMORY OK • Press [STOP] . OPT MEMORY TEST The wor d TEST will flash on and off for a few secondswhile the test is performed. OPTION MEMORY OK • Press [STOP] to return your OKIFAX 740 to standby.
Page 67 - Error Messages; Message
6 7 Error Messages Message Cause Action TOP COVER OPEN Top cover not closed properly. Close the top cover and press down to lock it closed. NO PAPER Recording paper has run out. Replenish. REMOVE JAM & STP Recording paper misfeed or jam. Clear jam. CLEAR ORIGINAL Document misfeed or jam. Clear d...
Page 70 - Function Summary; Function
7 0 Function Summary Function Description 10 Polling transmission & reception 11 Memory transmission 20 Quick Dial entry and edit 21 Group Dial entry and edit 22 ID Code entry and edit 23 Pass wor d entry and edit 24 Personal ID entry and edit 25 Sender ID entry and edit 26 TSI/CSI entry and edi...
Page 71 - Specification; Applicable telephone line:
7 1 Specification Applicable telephone line: Public switched telephone network (PSTN)or private branch exchange (PBX) Communication system: Direct coupled Document: Width: 220mm max. Length: 104mm – 750mm Thickness: 0.05mm – 0.15mm Weight: 52 g/m² – 120 g/m² Effective scanning width: 216mm Effective...
Page 74 - Series Connection; (ii) P r o b l e m s i n t e l e p h o n e c o nv e r s a t i o n b e i n g
7 4 In order to prevent the misdirection of calls and networkinterference, please ensure that all manually programmedtelephone numbers are correctly entered. This appar atus is also approved for use as an extensioninstrument to compatible PBXs. The supplier of theapparatus should be consulted for an...
Page 77 - Index
Index B Buzzer On/Off setting ................................ 24 C Cleaning external surfaces ............................ 56ink carrier contacts ........................ 60ink cartridge .................................. 57 Contrast setting ............................................ 27setting th...
Page 80 - Oki Systems Companies
8 0 Oki Systems Companies Oki Systems (UK) Limited550 Dundee RoadSlough Trading EstateSLOUGHSL1 4LE Tel: +44 (0) 1753 819819Fax: +44 (0) 1753 819899 Oki Systems (Ireland) LimitedThe Square Industrial ComplexTalla ghtDublin 24 Tel: +353 (0)1 459 8666Fax: +353 (0)1 459 8840
