using a Fax Management button (in order to check the status of a fax machine) and transferring calls to a fax machine extension.

Using Fax Machines

Fax Management Feature

On an MLS- or MLC-model phone, you can program a button with a light to serve as a Fax Management button. The light next to this button can tell you when the fax machine is in use, when it is available, or when it is not answering (for example, when it is out of paper).

Programming for Fax Management

To program a Fax Management button, first identify the fax machine extension jack using the Fax Machine Extensions (#601) procedure (see page 5-13).Then you can program an Intercom Calling button with the extension jack number where the fax machine extension is connected to the equipment controller using the instructions for One-Touch Intercom Calling on page 5-15.

Using the Fax Management Button

The light next to the Fax Management button shows what is happening at the fax machine (see Table 7-1).

Table 7-1. Fax Management Button Light Patterns

Light Pattern

Indicates...

Off

Fax idle.

Red broken

Fax trouble. The fax machine is not answering.

flutter

If broken flutter occurs because the fax machine

 

is out of paper, refill the paper. The light clears

 

the next time the fax machine transmits or

 

receives a call. If the machine takes longer than

 

four rings to answer, the light shows fax trouble;

 

when the fax machine does answer, the light

 

changes to fax busy (steady red).

Red Steady

Fax busy. The fax machine is busy making or

 

answering a call.

Green flash

Fax calling. The green flash indicates that the

 

fax machine extension is calling you.

Transferring a Call to the Fax Machine

In order to transfer calls to a fax machine, first make sure it is set up as a Centrex extension with its own primary line. There are two situations where you would want to transfer a call to your fax machine:

You might answer an outside call and hear a fax machine signaling. (A fax signal is a single beep sequence— beep . . . . beep . . . . beep). If you hear this, you should transfer the call immediately to the fax machine extension, using the fax machine’s Centrex extension number.

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II specifications

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