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Question posted by selerroe on December 15th, 2013

When I Try To Receive A Fax On My Epson 545 Scanner I Get A Communication Error

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Product Brochure - Page 2

WorkForce® 545 Print I Copy I Scan I Fax I Wi-Fi® Specifications PRINT Printing Technology Printer Language Maximum Print Resolution ISO Print Speed† Minimum Ink Droplet Size COPY Copy Quality Copy Quantity Maximum Copy Size ISO Copy Speed†† Copy Features SCAN Scanner Type Photoelectric Device Color Optical Resolution Hardware Resolution Maximum Resolution Scanner ...
Quick Guide - Page 17

... settings may get lost. Entering Your Sender Name 1. Setting Up Fax Features Before sending or receiving faxes, you 're done, use the Epson FAX Utility, see "Using the Keypad to the EXT. See the online User's Guide for a long period of the fax. Press u or d to select Fax Header. 4. Use the keypad to the Header screen. Note...
Quick Guide - Page 19

.... Note: To dial the number using the Epson FAX Utility, see your online User's Guide. 1. Press the Fax button. 2. To send your fax, press the B&W or Color x Start button in the product's temporary memory will be lost: received faxes that haven't yet been printed, faxes scheduled to be sent later, and faxes being retransmitted automatically. Note: If you...
Quick Guide - Page 20

... B&W or Color x Start button in the Fax section of paper during printing, you see page 18. Receiving Faxes Before receiving faxes, make sure the setting matches the size of rings before the product answers, see an error message. To receive faxes automatically, press the Auto button to print the fax, if necessary. 20 Faxing a Document Auto Answer light Note: To...
Quick Guide - Page 31

...and Copying Problems ■ Make sure the size of the scanner glass. If the edges are scanning a large document at high resolution, a communication error may be able to continue printing temporarily with black ink; ... matches the paper size selected on , and then try moving the product closer to continue printing. Make sure Epson Event Manager is expended, you must replace it after...
Quick Guide - Page 33

... to receive faxes automatically. ■ If your phone line includes voice mail answering services, calls or faxes may be inadvertently received by connecting a phone to it is not bent, folded, or curled. Verify that the telephone wall jack works by your voice mail service. ■ If the line has static, press Fax, press x Menu, select Communication...
User Guide - Page 7

Windows 174 Setting Up Speed/Group Dial Lists Using the Fax Utility - Mac OS X 186 Receiving Faxes...189 Fax Reception ...190 Receiving Faxes Automatically (Auto Answer 190 Receiving Faxes Manually...190 Using Memory Cards With Your Product 192 Inserting a Memory Card...192 Memory Card Types ...195 Memory Card File Specifications 196 Removing a Memory Card......
User Guide - Page 11

... a Slot 309 Cannot View or Print Photos from a Memory Card 309 Cannot Transfer Photos To or From a Memory Card 310 Solving Faxing Problems...310 Cannot Send or Receive Faxes 311 Cannot Receive Faxes with a Telephone Connected to Your Product 311 When to Get Help...313 Technical Specifications ...315 Windows System Requirements ...315 Mac System Requirements...
User Guide - Page 147

... you restore all of the product. If you want to use the same telephone line to receive calls, you cannot receive faxes. 147 Otherwise, you can connect a telephone or answering machine to your product, make sure to...product using your product to a telephone wall jack to send or receive faxes. This will erase all of the default settings if you give away or dispose of your network ...
User Guide - Page 157

... Using the Product Control Panel Related references Fax Sending Options Fax Printing Options Selecting Fax Communication Settings You can customize how your product sends and receives faxes over your phone line. 1. You see this screen: 157 Select Fax Send Settings or Fax Print Settings and press the OK button. 4. Change any of the available settings. 5. Press the Menu...
User Guide - Page 162

... you are using a Distinctive Ring Service on Error Correction Mode (ECM) to automatically request retransmission of faxes received with detected errors (default setting). If Auto Answer is the default setting and works for your fax number as the DRD setting so your product receives a fax. Turns off Error Correction Mode (ECM). Fax Log View or print a report on and...
User Guide - Page 163

... fax. Click Start or . 2. Select Fax Utility. 163 Reset Fax Send/Receive Settings Restores all of the default fax settings on the Fax Send Settings, Fax Print Settings, and Communication screens. Reset Fax Data Settings Erases the speed dial list, group dial list, header, and fax log. Select Epson Software. 4. Protocol Trace Print a protocol trace of your fax settings using the Fax...
User Guide - Page 189

Fax Reception Receiving Faxes Automatically (Auto Answer) Receiving Faxes Manually Parent topic: Faxing 189 8. Select the Color and Image Quality settings you want to receive faxes with your fax. 9. Click Fax. Parent topic: Sending Faxes Receiving Faxes See these sections to use for your product.
User Guide - Page 190

... by turning off , press the auto answer button. This allows you to check for faxes and voice calls, you can also set up your fax settings before receiving a fax. 1. Parent topic: Receiving Faxes Receiving Faxes Automatically (Auto Answer) To receive and print faxes automatically, you can use it to answer a call . You see if Auto Answer mode is connected, and...
User Guide - Page 191

Follow the instructions on the screen to print the fax. 5. 2. Parent topic: Receiving Faxes 191 Hang up the phone. Note: Leave the answered call active as you hear a fax tone, select the Receive option and press the OK button. If you receive the fax transmission. 3. When fax transmission is finished, you see the previous LCD screen. 4. Press the OK button to receive the fax.
User Guide - Page 268

...screen. If you still receive this error message, contact Epson for support. Connect your product. Cannot recognize photos. Turn off the Dial Tone Detection setting. Try Check Fax Connection. There is ...Adapter, turn off the product and contact the end of the Start buttons.) Communication error Make sure the computer is connected to make sure they are placed correctly. ...
User Guide - Page 272

...: Solving Problems Solving Setup Problems Check these options and press the OK button: • Reset Fax Send/Receive Settings: Resets all settings for sending and receiving faxes • Reset Fax Data Settings: Deletes the speed and group dial lists, header, and fax log • Reset Network Settings: Resets all network settings. • Reset All except Network...
User Guide - Page 276

... DHCP, set correctly for the port to your software. Try scanning again at a high resolution, a network communication error may occur. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related tasks Printing a Network Status Sheet Cannot Scan Over a Network If you cannot start Epson Scan for scanning over a network, try the following: • Make sure the Ethernet cable is...
User Guide - Page 310

...photos on your card or select one memory card at a time. Cannot Send or Receive Faxes Cannot Receive Faxes with the product. • Make sure your product is securely connected to your computer....photos by date. Reduce the number of photos. Check the memory card specifications for your product, try these solutions: • Make sure you have inserted only one group of photos at a time...
User Guide - Page 311

Epson cannot guarantee that fax transmission will work over analog phone lines. Contact your DSL provider for the necessary filter. • If your telephone line has static, turn off your product's V.34 and ECM (Error Correction Mode) fax communication settings and try these solutions: • Make sure the recipient's fax machine is turned on and working. • Make...

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