The fax doesn't want to scan or send a fax - Panasonic Panafax UF-885 Plain Paper Laser Fax

u need to have a modem that can send receive fax, then install faxing software in computer, install dell drivers then setup modem, and send recieve program, to send fax u scan n save then use fax program to use image sometimes it may scan and send at same time? read manual with program

This is only a scanner. To Fax, you will need a separate fax machine or fax modem. If both the scanner and fax machine are connected to your computer, you will be able to scan the document and then fax it from the computer. (Depending on your OS/software, this could be easy or take several steps. For Windows Vista and Windows 7, you can use Windows Fax and Scan to do both steps. (However, the program doesn't scan to PDFs.) Paperport will also send a scanned document to an installed fax option. PaperPort is part of the third-party software that came on the CD with the scanner.)

Documentation for the Visioneer OneTouch 8900 is available here: http://support.visioneer.com/products/8900/default.asp .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
(There are some email-to-fax and web-to-fax options but I have not reviewed them.)

This section describes dialing and sending faxes directly using the Numeric buttons.

note:

• A PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is an on-site telephone switchboard. If your machine is connected through a PBX or other telephone switching systems, you have to dial the outside line access number first, and then the number of the party you are calling.
  

Sending a Fax with the Numeric Buttons .

Click here for other useful sending methods.


1. Preparing for sending a fax.(1) Make sure that the power is turned on.

(2) Load a document on the Platen Glass or in the ADF.

important:

• When sending a double-sided document, set the document on the Platen Glass. You cannot scan double-sided documents from the ADF.

(3) Press the FAX button.
The fax standby screen will appear.

(4) Adjust the density (scan contrast) or image quality (fax resolution) as necessary.
See "Adjusting the Sending Quality"

2. Sending the fax.

• When the document was loaded on the Platen Glass:

(1) Use the Numeric buttons to dial the recipient's number.

(2) Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.
important:

• Color sending requires that the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.

(3) Press the OK button.
The machine starts sending the fax.
note: When loading two or more documents

• Load the next page, and press the same button as you pressed in (2) of step 2. Repeat the same procedure to scan all pages of the document, and press the OK button.
  
• When you have sent the first page with the Black button, the following pages will be sent in black and white.

When the document was loaded in the ADF:

(1) Use the Numeric buttons to dial the recipient's number.
(2) Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.
The machine scans the document automatically and starts sending the fax.
important:

• Color sending requires that the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.

note:

• To cancel sending a fax, press the Stop button, and follow the instructions on the LCD.
  
  
• If documents remain in the ADF after pressing the Stop button during scanning, "Close the feeder cover [OK]Eject the document" will appear on the LCD. Press the OK button so that the remaining document is automatically fed out.

Automatic redialing

• When sending a fax and the recipient's line is busy, the machine will redial the number after a specified interval. Auto redial is enabled by default. Auto redial can be enabled or disabled by selecting ON or OFF. Select ON to specify the number of redialing in Redial times and redialing interval in Redial interval.

Redialing the Number Dialed with the Numeric Buttons

1.Prepare for sending a fax.
(1) Make sure that the power is turned on.
(2) Load a document on the Platen Glass or in the ADF.
(3) Press the FAX button.
The fax standby screen will appear.
(4) Adjust the image density (scan contrast) or quality (fax resolution) as necessary.
See "Adjusting the Sending Quality"
2. Select the telephone number recently dialed.
(1) Press the Redial/Pause button.
Most recently dialed fax number using the Numeric buttons will appear.
(2) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the number to redial.

(3) Press the OK button.
The selected number will appear in the fax standby screen.
3. Send the fax.
Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.
important:

• Color sending requires that the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.

There is a workaround. As you no doubt know, windows 7 doesn't install HP solution center. So, to get a scan from your printer, or to send a fax etc,. you need to go to start > All probrams > Windows Fax and Scan.
From this program you gain all the functionality of your printer/fax/scanner, however the scan buttons do not work on the printer.

Be sure to have a noise filter on the ADSL line so the line quality is good enough to send and receive faxes.

Hi there,
Sending Faxes.
* Flow of Sending Faxes.
The operation flow of sending faxes is as follows.
Step 1:
Load the original to send on the Platen Glass or the ADF.
Step 2 :
Adjust the fax quality and scan contrast.
Step 3 :
Dial the receipent' s number.
Step 4 :
Send Faxes
- Using the Platen Glass
1) Press the Color or Black button.
If you have two or more pages of the original, load the next page on the Platen Glass and press the Color or Black button
2) After scanning all the pages of the original, press the OK button to send the fax.
- Using ADF
1) Press the Color or Black button.
The fax is sent automatically.

* Before sending Faxes
- Adjusting the Scan Contrast or the Image Quality (Fax Resolution)
** Adjusting the Scan Contrast
Contrast is the degree of difference between light and dark. Increasing the scan contrast setting further blackens dark areas and whitens bright areas, whereas decreasing the contrast setting reduces the difference between bright and dark areas. You can adjust the contrast among the 3 contrast levels.
1) Press the FAX button, then press the FAX Quality button.
2) Press right or left arrow ot select the contrast.
Pressing the left arrow button decreases the contrast, and pressing the right arrow button increases the contrast.
3) Press the OK button.

** Adjusting the Image Quality (Fax Resolution)
You can adjust the image quality (fax resolution) of the document you send. The higher you set the image quality setting, the better the output quality will be at the other end, but the longer it will take for the transmission. Adjust the image quality according to the type of document you are sending.
1) PRess the FAX button, then press the FAX Quality button two times.
2) Press the right and left arrow keys to select the resolution.
FAX RESOLUTION - STANDARD
Standard : Suitable for text-only documents.
FINE : Suitable for fine-print documents.
PHOTO : Suitable for photographs.
3) Press the OK button.

*Sending Faxes - There are 4 methods for sending functions
a) Memory sending
b) Manual sending
c) Dialing the coded speed dial
d) Redial

a) Memory sending
1) Prepare for faxing
a) Turn on the machine,
b) Load the original on the Platen Glass or the ADF.
Note : You cannot scan double-sided documents from the ADF.
c) Press the FAX bitton.
d) Adjust fax settings as necessary.
2) Start faxing.
a) Dial the receipient's number using the Numeric buttons or coded speed dialing.
b) Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black and white sending. I
c) When the following message is displayed, lad the next page on the PLaten Glass.
Scan Next -> Start
Transmit-> OK
If only one document go to step f).
d) Press the same button as you pressed in step b).
e) Repeat step c) and d) to scan in all pages of the document.
f) Press the OK button.

Manual Sending
1) Connect a telephone to the machine.
2) Prepare for faxing.
a) Turn on the machine.
b) Load the original in the ADF,
c) Press the FAX button.
d) Adjust the fax settings as necessary.
3) Lift the handset of the telephone connected to the machine.
4) Dial the receipient's number on the telephone.
5) Talk through the handset to the recipient.
If you hear a high-pitched signal instead of the recipient's voice, go to step g),
6) Ask the recipient to set recipient's fax machine to receive faxes.
7) When you hear a high-pitched signal, press the Color button for sending color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending. Then hang up the handset.

Dialling The Coded Speed Dial
1) Prepare for faxing.
2) Press the Coded Dial button.
3) Press the Numeric buttons to enter the two-digit code (00-19) assigned to the number you want to dial.
4) Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.

Hope this helps. Please rate my response.
Thanks
Have a good day.

Here is the link given to the user manual. that contains the optimum solution to your problem and maximum guidance.


http://www.devicemanuals.com/guide/All-in-One%20Products/HP/HP-PSC-950-All-in-One-Owners-Manual-==TVRFME56VTI=.html

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodClassId=-1&contentType=SupportManual&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=34579

If you sending the fax over the memory, fax can scann doc. while dialing, or in the same time, but if you sending directly (on-hook dial) fax is sending the document while beeing reeded.

You may try to check the phone lines, browse the documents before sending,clean the original document feed rollers,...
if fax sudenly stops and wrinkle the orig. documents there is problem in scanner area

throw it in the dumpster and buy a new one

There are 2 methods of sending 1. Through memory, in which the machine scans the document then sends when all pages have been scanned. 2. In real time, in which the document is placed in the ready mode and the line monitor or handset is used to dial the number. In this case the document is not scanned until a response is heard from the other machine.
However, in the case of the memory being full, either of documents in the queue or if there are documents waiting to be printed (because of no toner or no paper) then the machine will not allow sending from memory.