Radio Shack AFX-400 Operation, Operating Modes, Automatic Ring Reduction, Illustration

OPERATION

The AFX-400 manages your incoming calls by listening for a fax alert tone or transfer code, then routing the call to the cor- rect jack.

•A fax alert tone (CNG tone) is a signal sent by most fax machines to tell the receiving device that a fax will be transmitted. It is a short beep that repeats every three sec- onds.

•A transfer code is a signal that a caller can enter on a touch-tone phone to tell the AFX-400 how to route the call.

# 9 1 transfers a call to the FAX/MODEM jack. # 8 1 trans- fers a call to the ANSWERING MACHINE and PHONE jacks.

If the AFX-400 does not hear one of these signals, it routes the call according to the operating mode you have set.

OPERATING MODES

The AFX-400 has two operating modes — home and office. It comes preset to operate in home mode.

In home mode, the AFX-400 routes incoming calls to its AN- SWERING MACHINE and PHONE jacks.

•If a call is not answered after six rings, the AFX-400 routes it to the FAX/MODEM jack (see “Automatic Ring Reduc- tion”).

•If you or your answering machine answer the call before it is routed, the AFX-400 listens for a fax alert tone or a #91 transfer code. If it hears either signal, it routes the call to the FAX/MODEM jack.

In office mode, the AFX-400 answers incoming calls on the first ring and listens for a fax alert tone or a #91 transfer code.

•If it hears either signal, it routes the call to the FAX/MODEM jack.

•If it does not hear one of these signals within four sec- onds, it routes the call to the PHONE and ANSWERING MACHINE jacks. If the call is not answered after six rings, the AFX-400 routes it back to the FAX/MODEM jack.

To change the operating mode, set switch 1 on the back panel to S for home mode or A for office mode.

		Illustration,
	switch 1 location			#1 Operating Mode
ANSWERING	PHONE	FAX/	SWITCH	#2 Caller ID
MACHINE		MODEM	SETTINGS	#3 Distinctive Ring

A	ON	#4 Ring Reduction
S	OFF

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Automatic Ring Reduction

When the AFX-400 routes a call to the ANSWERING MACHINE and PHONE jacks, it allows six rings for you to answer before it routes the call to the FAX/MODEM jack.

After the AFX-400 has routed a call to the FAX/MODEM jack and received one more call, it automatically reduces the num- ber of rings on subsequent calls from six to two to give fax calls more time to connect. It resets the number of rings to six after 20 minutes of inactivity on the FAX/MODEM jack, or you can manually reset it by placing a call on any phone on the same line, or by just picking up the phone then hanging it up.

With automatic ring reduction turned off, the AFX-400 always allows six rings when it routes a call to the ANSWERING MA- CHINE and PHONE jacks.

Follow these steps to turn automatic ring reduction on or off.

1.Unplug the AC adapter from the AC outlet.

2.Set switch 4 on the back panel to ON or OFF.

		Illustration,
	switch 4 location			#1 Operating Mode
ANSWERING		FAX/	SWITCH
	PHONE			#2 Caller ID
MACHINE		MODEM	SETTINGS	#3 Distinctive Ring

A	ON	#4 Ring Reduction
S	OFF

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3. Reconnect the AC adapter.

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