Phone services and external devices
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External and extension
phones 7
Operation from extension
telephones 7
If you answer a fax call on an extension
telephone, or an external telephone
connected to the EXT. jack of the machine,
you can make your machine take the call by
using the Fax Receive Code. When you
press the Fax Receive Code l51. the
machine starts to receive the fax. (See Ext.
Tel. RX on page 43.)
If the machine answers a voice call and
pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, use
the Telephone Answer Code #51 to take the
call at an extension phone. (See F/T Ring
Time on page 42.)
If you answer a call and no one is on
the line:
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You should assume that you’re receiving a
manual fax.
a Press l51 and wait for the chirp or until
the machine’s LCD shows Receiving,
and then hang up.
For Fax/Tel mode only 7
When the machine is in Fax/Tel mode, it will
use the F/T Ring Time (pseudo/double-
ringing) to alert you to pick up a voice call.
Lift the external telephone’s handset, and
then press Monitor to answer.
If you’re at an extension phone, you will need
to lift the handset during the F/T Ring Time
and then press #51 between the
pseudo/double rings. If no one is on the line,
or if someone wants to send you a fax, send
the call back to the machine by pressing l51.
Connecting an external phone7
You can connect a separate telephone
directly to your machine as shown in the
diagram below.
Connect the telephone line cord to the jack
labeled EXT.
1 Extension telephone
2 External telephone
When you are using an external telephone,
the LCD shows Telephone.
Using a cordless external
handset 7
If your cordless telephone is connected to the
EXT. jack of the machine (see page 53) and
you typically carry the cordless handset
elsewhere, it is easier to answer calls during
the Ring Count.
If you let the machine answer first, you will
have to go to the machine so you can press
Monitor to transfer the call to the cordless
handset.
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