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IMPORTANT:
The PC interface is a SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) port as defined in EN41003. It must only be connected with a SELV circuit; only the MFL Pro for Fax cable kit (available in an option pack), satisfies this requirement.
Multi-Line Connections (PABXs)
Most offices use a central telephone system. While it is often relatively simple to connect the machine to a key system or a PABX (Private Automatic Branch Exchange), we suggest that you contact the company that installed your telephone system and ask them to connect the machine for you. It is advisable to have a separate line for the machine. You can then leave the machine in FAX ONLY Mode to receive faxes any time of day or night.
If the machine is to be connected to a
If you are installing the machine to work with a PABX:
1It is not guaranteed that the unit will operate correctly under all circumstances with a PABX. Any cases of difficulty should be reported first to the company that handles your PABX.
2If all incoming calls will be answered by a switchboard operator, it is recommended that the Answer Mode be set to MANUAL. All incoming calls should initially be regarded as telephone calls.
3The unit may be used with either pulse or tone dialling telephone service.
Ringer Equivalence Number (REN)
This equipment has a REN value of 1. A BT line has a “bell ringing” capacity, or REN, of 4. This means that adding
Therefore, up to three additional extension telephones (each assuming a REN of 1), may be connected downstream of your machine. For an explanation of “downstream connection, read “Using extension telephones” which follows.
Unless otherwise marked, a telephone provided by BT may be assumed to have a REN value of 1.
