Sharp FO-5700, FO-4700 Telephone Billing, Using Department Control, Direct billing code entry

Telephone Billing

Telephone Billing

If you are on a PBX, you can have the fax machine send a code to the PBX that identifies the sender for billing purposes each time a fax is sent. Telephone billing is possible in two ways: using Department Control and by direct billing code entry.

Using Department Control

If you are using the Department Control function, you can use Department Codes for telephone billing. In this case, the fax machine will automatically send the Department Code that a department member enters to access the fax machine to the PBX. The PBX can then use the Department Code to bill the call to that department.

To use Department Control for telephone billing, program a Department Code for each group that will use the fax machine (see Department Control in this chapter), and then have your dealer activate Department Control. After this, set Option Setting 26 (Telephone Billing Code) to ON as explained in Chapter 6, Optional Settings.

Direct billing code entry

If you don’t want to use Department Control for telephone billing, you can have users enter an assigned billing code (any number up 9 digits long) each time they use the fax machine. The fax machine will automatically send this code to the PBX for billing purposes. To use this function, have your dealer activate the function and then set Option Setting 26 (Telephone Billing Code) to ON as explained in Chapter 6, Optional Settings.

Note: The billing code should be assigned by your PBX administrator. Billing codes are not programmed into the fax machine.

Users should enter their billing code as follows when performing an operation on the fax machine. The code need only be entered when calling outside of the PBX.

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