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Polling (Requesting a Fax)
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7. Special 
Functions
Polling (Requesting a Fax)
Polling allows you to call another fax machine and have it send a document 
(previously loaded in its feeder or in memory) to your machine without 
assistance from the operator of the other machine. 
Note: Polling is useful when you want the receiving fax machine, not the 
transmitting fax machine, to bear the cost of the call.
To use the polling function, the other machine must be capable of being 
polled. Before polling, make sure the other machine is set up to receive 
your polling request.
Enabling the polling key
To use Polling, you must first set “POLLING” to “YES” and select a Rapid Key 
for use as the polling key in the Option Settings as explained on pages 103 
and 105.
Using polling to request fax transmission
1
Dial the fax machine that you wish to poll using one of the following 
methods:
Enter the full number using the numeric keys.
Press 
 and enter a 3-digit Speed Dial number.
Pick up the handset (or press 
) and dial the full number or press a 
Rapid Key. Wait for the fax answerback tone.
Press 
 or 
 until the name (or number) of the other party appears 
in the display.
2
Press the Rapid Key that you specified as the polling key in the Option 
Settings.
If you used the handset, replace it when POLLING appears in the display. 
Reception will begin.
SPEED DIAL
SPEAKER