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Set a Remote Access Code
Set a Remote Access Code to access and control your machine even when you are away from it.
Before you can use the remote access and retrieval features, you must set up your own code. The factory default code is the inactive code (---*).
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- Press Menu.
- Press
or
to display the [Fax] option, and then press OK.
- Press
or
to display the [Memory Receive] option, and then press OK.
- Press
or
to display the [Remote Access] option, and then press OK.
- Enter a three-digit code using the numbers 0 to 9, * or # using the dial pad, and then press OK.
- To make your code inactive, press Clear to delete the three-digit code in this step. Then press OK.
- You cannot change the preset *.
DO NOT use the same code used for your Remote Activation Code (*51) or Remote Deactivation Code (#51) .
- Press Stop/Exit.
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- Press
.
- Enter a three-digit code using the numbers [0] to [9], [*] or [#] using the the LCD (The preset '*' cannot be changed), and then press [OK].
- DO NOT use the same code used for your Remote Activation Code (*51) or Remote Deactivation Code (#51).
- To make your code inactive, press and hold
to restore the inactive setting (---*), and then press [OK].
- Press
.
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