An Introduction to the Fax Machine

Series Summary

Fax machines are business and office tools that allow us to send copies of documents over phone lines to anywhere in the world…that has a fax machine or computer on the other end, of course. Faxing has revolutionized the ways we do business, allowing us to send important, official information in minutes instead of days. Faxing came into vogue in the 1970s; yet in only 30 years, it seems that faxes are being replace by email and the internet as a primary means of telecommunication. Only time will tell.

In this free business tools video series, learn everything you need to know on how to use a fax machine. Our expert will give you tips on how to change the printing media, load paper, fix a paper jam, and refill the ink or toner. Be sure to watch the important clips: how to send and how to receive a fax. Finally, learn some troubleshooting techniques for your fax machine and be the office hero. This faxing tutorial is great for older relatives, or those of use who are technically challenged.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I’m Mark with All Brand Copiers Laser Printers and Fax, on behalf of expertvillage.com. I’m here to talk to you a little bit today about fax machines. Fax machines have been around since the early 70’s and they allow us to transmit documents from where we are to anywhere in the world using only the phone lines. A fax machine is basically two machines in one, the first part of the fax machine is the scanner it scans documents and digitizes them into a format that can be read and understood by other fax machines. The second part is the printer this uses various types of media to print the documents out in a manner that they can be used rather they’ll read, rather they’ll be signed whatever is necessary at the other end of the process. Fax machines use various media including inkjet, laser, coded paper and also film and we’re going to talk about some of those media a little later on."