Change the fax resolution and lighter/darker settings
You can change the fax
Resolution
and
Lighter/Darker
settings for documents that
you are faxing.
Change the fax resolution
The
Resolution
setting affects the transmission speed and quality of faxed black-and-
white documents. The HP all-in-one sends faxes at the highest resolution supported by
the receiving fax machine. You can only change the resolution for faxes that you are
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Use the
fax
features
sending in black and white. All color faxes will be sent using
Fine
resolution. The
following resolution settings are available:
●
Fine
: provides high-quality text suitable for faxing most documents. This is the
default setting.
●
Very Fine
: provides the best quality fax when you are faxing documents with very
fine detail. If you choose
Very Fine
, be aware that the faxing process takes longer
to complete and you can only send black-and-white faxes using this resolution. If
you send a color fax, it will be sent using
Fine
resolution instead.
●
Photo
: provides the best quality fax when sending photographs. If you choose
Photo
, be aware that the faxing process takes longer to complete. When faxing
photographs, we recommend that you choose
Photo
.
●
Standard
: provides the fastest possible fax transmission with the lowest quality.
This setting returns to the default setting after the job has been completed, unless you
set your changes as the default. For information, see
Set new default settings
.
To change the resolution from the control panel
1
Load your originals face up in the document feeder tray with the top of the page on
the left.
2
Enter the fax number by using the keypad, press a one-touch speed dial button, or
press
Speed Dial
until the appropriate speed-dial entry appears.
3
In the Fax area, press
Menu
.
This displays the
Fax Menu
.
4
Press
1
to select
Resolution
.
5
Press to select a resolution setting, and then press
OK
.
6
Press
Start Fax Black
.
Note
If you press
Start Fax Color
, the fax will be sent using the
Fine
setting.
Your fax is sent with the
Resolution
setting you selected. If you want to send all
faxes with this setting, change it to the default. For more information, see
Set new
default settings
.