Easily test your fax machine or fax software

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For several Smek Digital clients, they received a significant amount of daily junk faxes that waste paper, ink, and resources. While most people scan and send PDFs, there is still a portion of the business world that uses fax machines. By setting up fax software (Windows has “fax and scan” built in), they were then able to screen faxes and print only those they needed. As another benefit, faxes could automatically be forwarded to email boxes or other fax machines in the business standard PDF format. In case the computer that was hosting the fax software was off, an external line was also run from the computer to a real fax machine as a backup. Or do you want to send a test fax? Read on.

Or if you want to get rid of that old clunky fax machine, try an online fax service such as iFax.

Using a Test fax line that will fax you back

HP offers a quick and easy fax test for any fax machine. Just send them a test fax, and they will fax another back within minutes.
Here are instructions from their website:

Send a one page black and white text fax to 1-888-hpfaxme (1-888-473-2963).
When your fax is received by the HP Test Fax Service, we will generate a return fax to you within five minutes confirming that we received your fax. This verifies that you can both send and receive a fax with your fax machine.

“If you do not receive a return fax within 5-7 minutes, there may be a problem with the setup of your fax machine. Consult the user manual that came with the product for proper setup and configuration.”

Canon also offers a way to test if your Canon fax machine is ready to send and receive faxes. Here’s how:

Program your whole 10‐digit fax number into your fax machine.
Send a test fax to 1‐855‐FX‐CANON (1‐855‐392‐2666).
Once their service receives your fax, a test page will be returned to the fax number programmed into your machine. This process generally takes 2 to 3 minutes.

Although I rarely receive faxes, I use an electronic fax service such as ifax.com to have faxes delivered directly to my inbox. The savings in removing a landline are usually enough to make businesses switch to online fax services.

Send yourself a FREE TEST FAX

Check out the following free services to quickly and easily send a PDF or other doc as a fax to your fax machine/line.
After you fill in your email address, it will send a confirmation email. Once you click that, it will send. I’ve used this numerous times to ensure my fax-to-email # still works.