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• Real fax machine virtual fax Use “Windows Fax and Scan” inside “Windows” and a fax modem instead of a real fax machine
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If you have a computer, you already have most of the parts of a fax machine so Microsoft "Windows Fax" and third-party "fax apps" provide you with a few missing firmware and software-based modules and you then have a virtual fax machine that works like a real one:
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SCANNER
DIAL-UP
MODEM
PRINTER
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To learn more about the inner workings of fax machines, please go to
http://vsagar.com/2011/12/11/how-fax-machine-works-tutorials-on-fundamentals-of-facsimile-fax/ which is where we borrowed the diagram of a fax machine.
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• "Windows Fax" is available in: Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Enterprise Windows 7 (all versions)
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• "Windows Fax" is not available in: Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium
• In other words, "Windows Vista" is "Windows Fax"-challenged!
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• If your "Windows.." computer does not have "Windows Fax", you can use the "fax apps" that are bundled on the software CDs that are shipped with dial-up modems. →see Appendix 1 "Using Fax Apps"
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•For detailed screenshots and troubleshooting advice for "Windows Fax and Scan", see http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig/windowsfax/windowsfax.pdf
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•In this document, we also tell you how you can send faxes to a phone number that require "long distance" dialing by using a calling card with a phone line that only allows local calls.
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• Dial-up Modem Interface Options:
o Modem that is integral on the motherboard (most laptops)
o PCI card (older desktop computers)
o PCIe card (newer desktop computers)
o PC card/PCMCIA card (older laptops)
o ExpressCard (newer laptops)
o USB (both laptops and desktops)
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• Dial-up Modem Architechture Options:
o Controller-based modems
o Controllerless or Winmodems
o Softmodems (See http://www.usr.com/education/modem2.asp)
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MCU=Microcontroller Unit
DPU=Data Pump Unit
DAA=Data Access Arrangement
(http://www.usr.com/education/modem1.asp and ..modem2.asp)
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• The "US Robotics" model 5637 USB Dial-up Modem is about $45 See http://www.usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=5637
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• "Trendnet" model TFM-561U USB Dial-up Modem is about $48 See http://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail.asp?prod=130_TFM-561U&cat=51
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"Trendnet" model TFM-PCIV92U PCI Modem is about $12. See http://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail.asp?prod=130_TFM-561U&cat=51 At this price, it has to be a "Softmodem".
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• For newer desktop computers,"US Robotics" model 5638 USB Dial-up Modem is about $45. See http://www.usr.com/products/modem/modem-product.asp?sku=USR5638
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• Two ways to start "Windows Fax":
– In "Windows 7" double-click on "Fax" in "Devices and Printers" to start "Windows Fax and Scan
– Or from within any document or Web page, click on "File", "Print", and then select the "Fax" printer.
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• In "Windows XP" or "Windows Vista", you have to turn on "Windows Fax" in "Add or remove programs" or "Programs and Features" in the "Control Panel":
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• In "Windows 7", "Fax" automatically appears in the "Printers and Faxes" section in "Devices and Printers" when you attach an dial-up modem or a scanner to the computer, so "Windows 7" users can usually skip steps 1 through 6 of the following procedure:
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• Step 1: Open the "Control Panel" of "Windows XP" or "Windows Vista":
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• Step 2: Double-click on "Add or Remove Programs" in "Windows XP" or "Programs and Features" in "Windows Vista":
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• Step 3: Double-click on "Add /Remove Windows Components":
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• Step 4a: If you are running "Windows XP", put in a checkmark for "Fax Services":
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• Step 4b: If you are running "Windows Vista", put a checkmark for "Windows Fax and Scan":
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• Step 5: Click on the "OK" button.
• Step 6: Follow any additional wizards that pop up:
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• In "Windows XP" "Windows Fax and Scan" shows up prominently in the "Start" menu": "All Programs" → "Accessories" → "Communications" → "Fax"
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• In "Windows XP", "Windows Vista", and "Windows 7", the virtual Windows-provided "Fax" shows up wherever printers are displayed:
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• Since "Windows Fax" acts like a "faux printer", in "Windows XP", "Windows Vista", and "Windows 7", you can also start "Fax" by clicking on "File", "Print", and then selecting the "Fax" printer from any document or Web browser page.
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• In "Windows Vista" and "Windows 7", "Windows Fax and Scan" shows up prominently in the "Start" menu":
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• To test your virtual "Windows Fax", send a fax to 1-888-473-2963 which is the free "HP Fax Test Service". After a few minutes, they will send you a fax to your fax phone number several minutes after they receive your fax.
See http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00259105&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us
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• After you send them a fax, the fax that the "HP Fax Test Service" sends to you will look like this:
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USING "WINDOWS FAX" • Three ways to send a fax:
oFile-->Print-->Select the "Fax" printer from inside a document or photo
oDouble-click on the "Fax" icon inside "Devices and Printers" (in "Windows 7" or "Windows 8"
oStart "Fax" from the "Start Menu" in all versions of "Windows.."
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USING "WINDOWS FAX"
• Two ways to receive a fax
oManually click on "Receive a Fax Now" inside the "Fax" applet window.
oAutomatically receive a fax after a certain number of rings, if you set it up in "Tools"-->"Fax settings" in the "Fax" applet window.
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USING "WINDOWS FAX" • To make yourself a "Fax
Confirmation" report for a "Sent" fax:
o Start "Windows Fax"
o Click on the "Sent" Click on "Tools" in the "Menu bar"
o Click on "Fax Status Monitor"
o Use "Print Screen" or shift + "Print Screen" or "Snipping Tool" to save the relevant "events" to an empty .DOC or .RFT document in "Word", "Wordpad", or "Wordperfect"
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• "Fax apps" are especially useful for Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium because "Windows Fax" is not available for these versions of "Windows.."
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APPENDIX 1 USING "FAX APPS" (continued)
• Even if "Windows Fax" is available in your version of "Windows..", you might prefer to use a "fax app" instead of "Windows Fax".
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APPENDIX 1 USING "FAX APPS" (continued)
• The "Classic Phone Tools" software program is bundled with the "US Robotics" USB dial-up modem". See http://www.avanquest.com/USA/software/classic-phonetools-9-27401?meta=pc-utilities&cat=communication-software-tools&sub=fax-telephony-sms-software
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• The "Classic Phone Tools" software program is also bundled with the "Trendnet" USB dial-up modem.
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• The "Communicate! Lite" (version 8) software program by "Communique Laboratory" is bundled with the "Hayes"/"Zoom" USB dial-up modem. See http://www.01com.com
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• The Web site for "Classic Phone
Tools" is located at
http://www.avanquest.com/USA/
software/classic-phonetools-9-
27401?gclid=CPTVh9vWxK8CF
WvktgodynrdaQ
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• The Web site for
"Communicate!" is located at
http://www.01com.com/communi
cate-voicemail-fax/
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• In "Windows7", a "faux printer" ("fake printer") icon automatically appears in the "Printers and Faxes" section in "Devices and Printers" when you install any "fax app".
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• In "Windows XP", a "fax app" will usually show up prominently in the "Start" menu": "All Programs" → "Accessories" → "Communications" → <name of fax app>
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• In "Windows XP", "Windows Vista", and "Windows 7", the virtual "faux printer" for the "fax app" shows up wherever printers are displayed:
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• You can also start a "fax app" by clicking on "File", "Print", and then selecting the "Fax" printer from any document or Web browser page.
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• In "Windows Vista" and "Windows 7", the "fax app" shows up prominently in the "Start" menu":
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APPENDIX 2 USING LEGACY FAX MACHINES, FAX
MODEMS, AND CREDIT CARD MACHINES ON "VOICE OVER IP" (VOIP) PHONE LINES
• See http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/winhardsig/windowsfax/fax-and-Internet.pdf