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INTRODUCTION 1 - 11
Connecting an external telephone answering
device (TAD)
Sequence
You may choose to connect an answering device. However, when
you have an external TAD on the same telephone line as the fax
machine, the TAD answers all calls and the fax machine “listens” for
fax calling (CNG) tones. If it hears them, the fax machine takes over
the call and receives the fax. If it doesn’t hear CNG tones, the fax
machine lets the TAD continue playing your outgoing message so
your caller can leave you a voice message.
The TAD must answer within four rings (the recommended setting is
two rings). The fax machine cannot hear CNG tones until the TAD
has answered the call, and with four rings there are only 8 to 10
seconds of CNG tones left for the fax “handshake”. Make sure you
carefully follow the instructions in this manual for recording your
outgoing message. We do not recommend using the toll saver
feature on your external answering machine if it exceeds four rings.
If you do not receive all your faxes, you must reset the setting
on your external TAD to four rings or less.
If You Subscribe to your Telephone Company’s Distinctive Ring
Service:
You may connect an external TAD to a separate wall jack only
if you subscribe to your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring
service, have registered the distinctive ring pattern on the fax
machine, use that number as a fax number and set your
machine’s Receive mode to
MANUAL
. The recommended setting
is four rings on the external TAD when you have the telephone
company’s Distinctive Ring Service.
If You Do Not Subscribe to Distinctive Ring Service:
You must plug your TAD into the EXT. jack of the fax machine.
If your TAD is plugged into a wall jack, both your fax machine
and the TAD will try to control the phone line. (See illustration
below.)