Add a Fax Device

The following fields are prompted when you opt to add or change a F Fax device in Output Device Maintenance (XDM):

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Device name

Display

The device name you specified

Device type

Required

F Fax device.

Actual device name

Required
8 alphanumeric

Accept the displayed device name or enter the name of the device in your QICWARE system configuration.

Device description

Optional
40 alphanumeric

Enter a description for this device. This description displays to the right of device name when you select an output device in a print program.

Orientation

Required

Select P Portrait to use portrait or L Landscape to use landscape page orientation.

Bin selection

Optional
2 alphanumeric

Select the bin you want to use or leave blank to use the default.

Auto properties?

Required

Leave blank.

Lines per page

Required

Leave 0.

Lines per inch

Required

Leave blank.

Characters per inch

Required

Leave blank.

Overlay image file

Optional
15 alphanumeric

Enter the name of the overlay file or leave blank to fax on plain paper. The file must be in TIF format.

An overlay is printed on the second and following pages of multi-page faxes. If you want this image to apply to all pages of a fax, and you are not using a traditional "cover page," enter this file name in the First page image field as well.

URL

Optional
45 alphanumeric

Enter the URL address of the overlay page file.

Single document?

Optional

When printing to the queue, select to have one document attachment per fax or leave blank to have all document attachments on one fax.

Cover page image file

Optional
15 alphanumeric

Enter the name of the file that will be printed on the first page of the fax. If you are using a cover page to designate the recipient of the fax, date, and so forth, you can also specifiy the print positions for these fields. If you are not using a traditional "cover page" this file can be the same as the overlay image file if you want that image printed on the first page.

Attention name

Optional
30 alphanumeric

Enter the person whose name is appear on the attention line on the fax and on the cover page if you entered a cover page as the first page image.

Fax number

Optional
25 alphanumeric

Enter the recipient's fax number.

Recipient name: Col, Row

Conditional/Optional

If you entered a cover page as the first page image, enter the column and row where you want to print the recipient name on the specified cover page.

Attention: Col, Row

Conditional/Optional

If you entered a cover page as the first page image, enter the column and row where you want to print the Attention field entered in this program.

Sender name: Col, Row

Conditional/Optional

If you entered a cover page as the first page image, enter the column and row where you want to print the User ID of the person who output to this device.

Date: Col, Row

Conditional/Optional

If you entered a cover page file as the first page image, enter the column and row where you want to print the login date.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Change a field

Move the cursor to the field and make changes. Click Apply.to accept the changes or click Cancel to reject the changes.

Enter notes for this device

Enter Notes. See Enter Notes.

Display change history for the device

Click Audit. See Display an Audit Trail.

This button is available only if audit trail logging is activated for the Output Device Parameters (DEVICE) file.

Test the device

Click Auto Test.

This function is not available for fax devices.

Accept the data and return to the list of devices

Click OK.

Exit the program

Click Exit.