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FAX MACHINE SETUP AND CONNECTIONS
Connecting an External Telephone
Your fax machine is equipped with a handset that you can use as a regular
phone. However, you can also connect a separate telephone (or telephone
answering device) directly to your fax machine.
Connect the modular plug on the telephone’s line cord to the jack labeled
EXT. on the left side of the fax machine.
Whenever this phone (or TAD) is in use, the screen displays EXT. TEL IN USE,
and, if the fax machine handset is lifted, an alarm sounds. To disconnect the call
on the external phone and switch to the fax machine, press
Hook
.
Special Line Considerations
Roll Over Phone Lines
A roll over phone system is a group of two or more separate telephone lines
that pass incoming calls to each other if they are busy. The calls are usually
passed down or “rolled over” to the next available phone line in a preset order.
Your fax machine can work in a roll over system as long as it is the last
number in the sequence, so the call cannot roll away. Do not put the fax
machine on any of the other numbers—when the other lines are busy and a
second fax call is received, the fax call would be transferred to a line that
does not have a fax machine. Your fax machine will work best on a
dedicated line.
Two-Line Phone System
A two-line phone system is nothing more than two separate phone numbers
on the same wall outlet. The two phone numbers can be on separate jacks
(RJ11) or combined into one jack (RJ14). Your fax machine must be
plugged into an RJ11 jack. RJ11 and RJ14 jacks may be equal in size and
appearance and both may contain four wires (black, red, green, yellow). To
test the type of jack, plug in a two-line phone and see if it can access both
lines. If it can, you must separate the line for your fax machine.
See
Easy Receive
p. 35