Operations

Using an external telephone answering machine in the EXT.TAM mode

Problem

Cause & Remedy

 

 

I cannot receive documents

● Your greeting message on the answering machine is too long.

automatically.

Shorten the message (up to 10 seconds).

 

● The answering machine rings too many times. Set to 1 or 2 rings.

 

● The silent detection feature is deactivated. Activate this feature

 

(p. 53).

 

 

I cannot receive voice messages.

● Check that the answering machine is turned on and connected to

 

the unit properly (p. 45).

 

● Set the number of rings on the answering machine to 1 or 2.

 

 

I cannot retrieve recorded voice

● The remote access code on your answering machine is the same

messages on the answering machine

as your fax activation code. Set a different number for each code.

from a remote location.

● You did not program your remote access code in your facsimile

 

correctly. Program the same code that is programmed on the

 

answering machine (p. 47).

 

 

The greeting message on your

● The greeting message has a silent pause longer than 4 seconds.

answering machine is interrupted

Re-record the greeting message.

halfway and the caller cannot leave

 

a voice message.

 

 

 

I pressed the remote access code to

● The code may include “#” which is used for certain features

access the answering machine

provided by the telephone company. Change the code on the

remotely, but the line was

answering machine to another number which does not include “#”

disconnected.

(p. 47).

 

 

Callers complain that their voice

● Advise the caller not to pause for over 4 seconds while recording

message is interrupted halfway and

their voice message.

they cannot leave a message.

 

 

 

Callers complain that they cannot

● Your answering machine ran out of recording tape. Rewind the

send a document.

tape to record messages.

 

 

● You set the answering machine to only give a greeting message.

 

 

When I answer a call with the

● You paused for over 4 seconds during the conversation. To

extension telephone, the facsimile

resume the conversation, press the STOP button on the unit.

switches to the fax mode and

 

I cannot talk with the other party.

 

 

 

Help

If a power failure occurs

●The unit will not function.

●The memory contents will not be erased.

●When you set delayed transmission and the programmed start time has passed during a power failure, the transmission will be attempted after power is restored.

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KX-FT31BX specifications

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