Fax Line Saver

If you do not use your fax machine enough to justify paying for its own outside line, you can put the machine on its own extension. With this setup, you must transfer calls to it manually. If you have programmed a Fax Management button, you can transfer a call to the fax machine with a single touch, as well as monitor the status of the fax machine (see “Fax Management Feature” earlier in this chapter). Figure 4-7 shows the setup.

Lines

A

B

C

CONTROL

UNIT

Ext X

FAX

Figure 4-7. Fax Line Saver Setup

To Use

When a person answers a call and hears a fax machine signaling on the other end, the person can transfer the call to extension X—the fax machine extension. To send a fax transmission, simply lift the handset on the fax machine—an outside line will be automatically selected.

To Program

1.Set Automatic Line Selection for extension X to Line A, B, C, . . . .

2.Set Line Ringing for all lines on extension X to No Ring.

3.Use Line Assignment (#301) to assign all lines to extension X.

4.Set Automatic Extension Privacy (#304) for extension X to Assigned.

5.Make sure extension X is not assigned as a Pickup Group Extension (#501),

Calling Group Extension (#502), Night Service Group Extension (#504), or Hunt Group Extension (#505).

6.To monitor the fax machine, use Fax Machine Extensions (#601) to identify extension X as a fax extension and program a Fax Management button by programming the fax machine extension number on an Auto Dial button.

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