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150 User Guide
Remote Polling
Polling a Remote Fax Machine (Embedded Fax)
Use the Fax (Embedded Fax) service to scan your documents and send them to most types of fax
machines that are connected to the telephone network.
Note: This option must be made available by your System Administrator.
If Authentication or Accounting has been enabled on your device you may have to enter login
details to access the Fax features.
Use the Poll a Remote Fax option to call a remote fax machine and retrieve a fax. Remote Polling
allows you to poll a remote machine immediately or at a specified time. More than one remote
machine can be polled at a time.
Use the Delay Poll option to program a specified time to poll the remote machine.
Note: Polling is where a fax is not sent to a recipient but is saved on the originating device. When
the recipient is ready to receive the fax they contact (poll) the device and request the fax.
1. Press the Clear All button on the control panel to cancel any previous programming selections.
2. Press the Services Home button.
3. Select the Fax button on the touch screen.
4. Select Fax Options tab.
5. Select the Remote Polling button.
6. Select the Remote Fax option.
7. Select the Dialing Characters... button.
8. Use the touchscreen number pad to enter the recipient’s fax number plus the additional dialing
characters.
9. Select the Close button to save the information you entered.
10. If required, select the Delay Poll option to retrieve any faxes at a later time, for example if you
want to retrieve documents from another time zone.
• Select the Delay Poll button.
• Use the arrow buttons to specify a time to send your fax.
• If your device uses a 12 hour clock, select either the AM or PM button.
11. Select the OK button.
12. Select the Close button to save the information you entered.
13. Select the Poll Now button to start polling.
More Information
Polling a Remote Fax Mailbox (Embedded Fax)
Using a User ID to Log In at the Device
Explaining the Fax Options
Using Secure Fax Polling (Embedded Fax)
Using Internet Services to find System Administrator Contact Details
System Administrator Guide www.xerox.com/support.
