Archive for the 'Fax Machines' Category

What is a distinctive ring on a fax machine?

Friday, May 6th, 2016

My fax machine has an option for “distinctive ring,” but I can’t figure out what it does or how to make it work. Help?

Fax machine fails (but only for one number)

Tuesday, March 1st, 2016

My fax machine works fine, except when I try to send a fax to one number. I’ve contacted the person, and she says the machine is working fine and isn’t being used when I’m trying to send. What’s wrong here?

How to recycle a fax machine

Friday, February 26th, 2016

My office is moving toward internet faxing, so I’m looking to get rid of our old fax machine. Is there a way to recycle it responsibly (but cheaply too)?

What counts as PHI?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

This is a follow-up question to the answer you provided about faxing and HIPAA. I work in a medical setting that is covered by two different federal statutes (HIPAA, and 42CFR Part 2; the Confidentiality of Drug Treatment Records) I am being told we cannot use any part of the patient’s name or date of […]

What is thermal faxing?

Friday, February 19th, 2016

I need a fax machine for my business. What is a thermal fax machine and is it worth looking into?


Fax Machine Won’t Send Fax

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

My fax machine won’t send faxes. I just get “this number may not be completed as dialed” message. I know the line is working because it’s receiving faxes just fine. What do I do?

Fax keeps saying line busy/no answer

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

I tried to send a fax and I got a “line busy/no answer” message. I tried again every fifteen minutes for an hour and it didn’t change. What’s going wrong?

How to fax the White House

Friday, December 4th, 2015

I’d like to fax the president of the United States. Is there a way to do that still?

How to get a fax report

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

Can I see what faxes have been sent on my fax machine?

How to change fax header

Friday, November 27th, 2015

Our business has a standard fax header, but I’d like to temporarily change it to a personal message.