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Alternate SetupsUsing the A1500 Extension Feature
When sharing a telephone line between the Compaq
A1500 All-In-One and other equipment use the EXT
connection. If you wish to connect more than one
device, a multiple outlet adapter may be required.
To connect the A1500 to an optional extension
telephone:
1. Plug one end of the telephone cord into the
telephone.
2. Plug the opposite end of the cord into the socket
marked EXT on the left side of the A1500.
Connecting an extension telephone to the A1500
NOTE: If you use Home Phoneline Networking or
DSL devices, these components should not be
connected through the A1500. Doing so will cause
your network connection to be lost during A1500 Fax
activity.
Sharing a Telephone Line with Other
Devices
Compaq recommends that you do not connect an
answering machine or computer modem to another
wall jack on the same telephone line as the A1500. The
fax information can be corrupted by any voice,
answering machine or modem activity that occurs
during fax reception. Equipment plugged into the EXT
connection is disconnected from the line during A1500
fax activities reducing the possibility of fax corruption.
Telephones
When a telephone is connected directly (or thro ugh an
answering machine) to the EXT connection on the
A1500, you can instruct the A1500 to receive an
incoming fax. Press *9* (star-nine-star) if you pick up
the handset and hear a fax tone. A telephone connected
to the EXT connection will not interfere with Fax
transactions when it is off hook.
If you must have other telephones connected to the
same telephone line at other locations (not through the
EXT port), then use telephones that indicate that the
line is busy. This helps prevent the corruption of fax
data that would occur if the telephone is picked up
during fax transmissions.
Answering Machines
If the answering machine and A1500 will share the
same line then, for reliable fax operation, you must use
the EXT connection on the A1500.
Computer Modems (internal or external)
If you have a modem in your computer that will use
the same line as the A1500, use the EXT connection
on the A1500. If the computer modem has a
TELEPHONE or EXT connection to it, use this to
connect any additional equipment such as telephones
or answering machines instead of using a multiple
outlet adapter. Depending on that equipment’s design,
this prevents such equipment from interfering with
computer modem activities.