3Set your external TAD to four rings or less. (The FAX/MFC’s Ring Delay setting does not apply).
4Record the outgoing message (see below).
5Set the TAD to answer calls.
Set the Receive Mode to TAD: ANSWER MACH. (Press Receive Mode.)
Recording Outgoing Message on External TAD
Timing is important in recording this message. The message sets up the ways to handle both manual and automatic fax reception.
1Record 5 seconds of silence at the beginning of your message. (This allows your FAX/MFC time to listen for the fax CNG tones of automatic transmissions before they stop.)
2Limit your speaking to 20 seconds.
3End your
“After the beep, leave a message or send a fax by pressing 
5 1 and Start.”
Connecting an External Telephone
Your FAX/MFC 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/MFC.
Connect the modular plug on the telephone’s line cord to the jack labeled EXT. on the left side of the FAX/MFC.
Whenever this phone (or TAD) is in use, the screen displays EXT. TEL IN USE, and, if the FAX/MFC handset is lifted, an alarm sounds. To disconnect the call on the external phone and switch to the FAX/MFC, 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/MFC 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/MFC on any of the other
