8
Connecting an External Telephone Answering Device (TAD)
Sequence
You might choose to connect an additional answering machine. When you have an external TAD
on the same telephone line as the machine, the TAD answers all calls. The machine “listens” for fax
calling (CNG) tones. If it hears them, the machine takes over the call and receives the fax. If it
doesn’t hear the CNG tones, the machine will not answer the call, and messages can be left on the
TAD by callers in the normal way.
The TAD must answer within a maximum of four rings. However, we recommend two rings as the
TAD setting. The machine cannot hear CNG tones until the TAD has answered the call, and with
four rings there are only 8–10 seconds of CNG tones left for the fax “handshake.” Make sure you
carefully follow instructions in this manual for recording your outgoing message. Do not use a “toll-
saver” ring setting on the TAD.
Connections
1
You may connect an external TAD to the machine, as shown below.
2
Set your external TAD to two rings or less.
3
Record the outgoing message (see next page).
4
Set the TAD to answer calls.
5
Set the Receive Mode to TAD:ANSWER MACH.. (See Receive Mode Settings, page 27.)
It is important that the TAD is connected via the EXT socket on the machine
or on the line jack unit. Do not use a line doubler on the line jack as this can
cause answering problems.
TAD
TAD
(Example
for the U.K.)
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