With my epson 520 i can recieve faxes but i can't send them.. everytime i send one it says no answer but i verify that the fax line im sending it to does work.

My incoming fax issue was resolved when I enabled the answering machine function on my phone. All this time my answering machine was turned off. I have yet to send a fax. My model is the Canon Pixma MX452.

Are you sharing your home phone line with your fax? If so, do you have a voicemail or an answering machine connected in the same line?

If you have an answering machine connected to the same line as the fax, set the answering machine to answer incoming calls before the printer does. Increase the number of rings by a factor of 3 over the answering machine. For example, if the answering machine is set to pick up on 4 rings, set the printer to pick up on 7 rings.

If you have a voicemail feature in the same line as the fax, you may subscribe from your phone service provider for a distinctive ring pattern feature. You can program your printer to have a distinctive ring pattern and phone number for incoming faxes.

Error Codes: 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338 ECM, 339 ECM, 340 ECM, 341 ECM, 342 ECM, 343 Definition

The remote fax machine might be defective.

Solutions

• Try to verify this by sending the same fax to other fax machines. If these transmissions are successful, then notify the user of the remote machine to make them aware of the issue.
• If the fax fails when sending to other machines, turn it off for 10 seconds, turn back on, and then try sending again.

Error Code: 334
Definition

The remote fax machine might be defective.

Solutions

• Try to verify this by sending the same fax to other fax machines. If these transmissions are successful, then notify the user of the remote machine to make them aware of the issue.
• If the fax fails when sending to other machines, turn it off for 10 seconds, turn back on, and then try sending again.

Be sure the fax is on the proper phone line. You can send on any line but you can only recieve on the line for your number.

DickyO

press the setup button and scroll down to tools.
in tools there should be an option that says run fax test.
that would give you a printed page as to which part of the hardware of the printer or the fax line failed.

What your error code means is(look below)

Definition

There is too much noise on the line for a valid connection between two fax machines to complete. The noise problem might go away over time.

Solution

Retry the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved. Call the telephone provider if line conditions fail to improve.

Ok, here's a check list for you.
SENDING

Check the following:

• Make sure the phone cable is connected correctly and verify that the phone line works by connecting a phone to it.



• Make sure that your recipient's fax machine is turned on and working.



• If you connected the Epson Stylus CX to a DSL phone line, you must install a DSL filter to the line or you won't be able to fax. Contact your DSL provider for the necessary filter.



• If your phone line has static or other noise problems, turn off the ECM (Error Correction Mode) setting and try faxing again.
  
  Follow these steps to turn off the ECM setting:
  
  
  1. Press Setup.
  
  
  
  2. Select Fax Settings, then press OK. You see this screen:
  
  
  
  
  
  3. Select Communication, then press OK.
  
  
  
  4. Press and select ECM. Then press and set it to Off.
  
  
  
  5. Press OK.

RECEIVING


Try the following if you can't receive a fax:

• Make sure the phone cable is connected correctly and verify that the phone line works by connecting a phone to it.



• To receive faxes automatically, make sure the Auto Answer light is turned on. To turn it on, press the Auto Answer/Space button.
  
  
  
  



• Make sure paper is loaded.



• If you connected the Epson Stylus CX to a DSL phone line, you must install a DSL filter to the line or you won't be able to fax. Contact your DSL provider for the necessary filter.



• If your phone line has static or other noise problems, turn off the ECM (Error Correction Mode) setting and try faxing again.
  
  Follow these steps to turn off the ECM setting:
  
  
  1. Press Setup.
  
  
  
  2. Select Fax Settings, then press OK. You see this screen:
  
  
  
  
  
  3. Select Communication then press OK.
  
  
  
  4. Press and select ECM. Then press and set it to Off.
  
  
  
  5. Press OK.

it is never getting a dial-tone. Phone line should be plugged into the LINE port.

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I hope it helps!!!

Recieving faxes

• Plug a regular, non-digital, phone into the fax's phone line and see if you get a dial tone
  • If you do not have a dial tone, seek support from your telephone service provider
• Dial the fax number from a phone    
  • Normal circumstance is that you will have the fax machine pick up and make high-pitched noises
  • If the fax does not pick up, put a regular phone on the fax line and see if the regular phone rings when dialed
    • If the phone rings, answer it and see if there is line noise
      • If the line is clear, call the service number listed on your fax
      • If the line is staticy or unclear, call your telephone service provider
    • If the phone does not ring, call your telephone service provider

Sending faxes

• Attempt to dial the fax number you are trying to send to from another phone.
  • If you hear electronic noises on the line, the other end has a fax machine on the other end
    • Check to see if you can recieve faxes.
  • If the remote fax does not answer, the problem is on the remote side, contact the recipient

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