if desired, you can adjust the resolution and contrast before sending a document.

the resolution and contrast settings are only effective for sending a document. they are not effective for receiving a document.
resolution settings
standard use standard for ordinary documents. this setting gives you the fastest and most economical transmission.
fine use fine for documents containing small letters or fine drawings.
super fine use super fine for documents containing very small letters or very fine drawings.
half tone use half tone for photographs and illustrations. the original will be reproduced in 64 shades of gray.
contrast settings
auto use auto for normal documents.
dark use dark for faint documents.
1 load the document(s).
the document must be loaded before the resolution and contrast can be adjusted.

2 press the resolution key one or more times until the desired resolution and contrast settings appear in the display.
the first time you move through the list of resolution settings, the contrast setting auto will appear next to each resolution setting. the second time you move through the list, the contrast setting dark will appear.

in order to transmit in super fine resolution, the receiving fax machine must also have that resolution. if it doesn’t, your machine will automatically step down to the next best available setting.
changing the default resolution
if desired, you can change the default resolution for faxing documents to fine. follow the steps below.