# Sending a Fax Abroad (Adding Pauses)

When making an overseas call, you may need to add a pause to the fax number.
Since signals are transmitted over long distances across a complicated channel, your call may not be connected without adding a pause after the country code or in front of the fax number. By adding a pause, enough time elapses before the machine starts dialing the number again.
1
Place your fax.
"Placing Documents"
"Supported Document Types"
2
Press [] (FAX/COPY) to switch to the Fax mode screen.
3
Specify the scanning settings as needed.
"Changing the Scan Settings (Fax)"
4
Enter the international access code using the numeric keys.
For details about on international access codes, contact your telephone company.
5
Press [] (Redial/Pause) to enter a pause as needed.
The letter <p> is displayed to indicate that a pause is added.
The default pause length is two seconds*. To change the pause time, see "Pause Time."
To add consecutive pauses, press [] (Redial/Pause) again.

* | The default pause length varies depending on the country where you are using the machine.

6
Enter the country code, the area code, and the fax/telephone number using the numeric keys.
7
Press [] (Redial/Pause) to add a pause to the end of the fax/telephone number as needed, and then press [OK].
The letter <P> is displayed at the end of the fax number.
A pause added to the end of the number is set to 10 seconds.
8
Press [] (Start).
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