Chapter 7 Answering Machine Hookup
Activating the hookup
Before you go out, activate the answering machine hookup as follows:
1 Set Option Setting 9, TAD CON- NECTED, to YES:
•Press the FUNCTION key and then the "4" key. OPTION SETTING will appear in the display.
•Press the "#" key nine times.
TAD CONNECTED will appear in the display.
•Press "1" to select YES. (To deactivate the hookup, press "2" for NO.)
•Press the STOP key to return to the date and time display.
FUNCTION
1
STOP
4
2
3
4
Set the reception mode of your fax to | RECEPTION |
AUTO by pressing the RECEPTION | MODE |
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MODE key. |
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•Important: For the
properly, the reception mode of your fax must be set to AUTO.
Set your answering machine to auto answer. It must answer on no more than two rings (if not, you may not be able to receive faxes sent by automat- ic dialing).
•If your answering machine has a toll saver function, make sure that it will answer by the fourth ring.
When you return and turn off your answering machine, you must set TAD CONNECTED to NO (see Step 1 above) if you will be using your fax in AUTO reception mode. If you will only be using MANUAL reception mode, you can leave TAD CONNECTED set to YES.
Note: The call counter on your answering machine may indicate that voice messages were received, when only fax messages were received.
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