Multi-Link Voice/Fax/Modem Call Processor From The ...... And Here’s Another Curve Ball File

With The Stick at the receiving end, the call is “answered” and the FAX Tone is detected. At that time the call is routed to the port labeled “FAX”. Hence, we suggest if you use either a FAX machine or PC FAX Card connect it to the port labeled “FAX”.

From The "...... And Here’s Another Curve Ball” File.

Sometimes people pick up the handset on their FAX machine and dial the phone number of the fax machine they want to connect with. By doing this they have told their FAX machine they want to use it for voice purposes only. No problem for the FAX machine.....but now it will not

transmit any AUTO-FAX tones after dialing a phone number. If The Stick is at the receiving end, it will answer the call and detect the absence of FAX tones, assume it is a voice call and route it to the VOICE 1 & 2 ports.

When you answer the phone, the person at the other end will say, “I am trying to send you a FAX!” Of course you can manually transfer the call to your FAX by pressing *2 (or another code if reprogrammed). But before you do, we suggest you share the nugget of brilliant information

found in the preceding paragraph with your misguided (no pun intended) caller and suggest the next time they fax you, try calling without lifting the FAX machine handset. It will make everything a whole lot easier at both ends of the conversation.

PC FAX Cards And The Meaning of Life.....

If a PC FAX Card is connected to

The Stick at the port labeled\ ’ / “FAX”, you should have no

operational problems when a call is routed. There are about a half-a- million different types of PC FAX Cards on the market today and each has its own operational idiosyncrasies. If you do experience a problem, check the operations manual included with the PC FAX Card. If you can’t figure the

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