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Connecting an External Telephone, Connecting an External Telephone Answering Device (TAD), Sequence - instruction manual

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Connecting an External Telephone Your FAX/MFC is equipped with a handset that you can use as a regular phone. However, you can also connect a separate telephone (or telephone answering device) directly to your FAX/MFC. Connect the modular plug on the telephone's line cord to the jack labeled EXT. on the back side of the FAX/MFC. Whenever this phone (or TAD) is in use, the LCD shows EXT. TEL IN USE, and, if the fax handset is lifted, an alarm sounds. To disconnect the call on the external phone and switch to the fax, press Hook. Connecting an External Telephone Answering Device (TAD) Sequence You may choose to connect an answering system. However, when you have an external TAD on the same telephone line as the FAX/MFC, the TAD answers all calls. The FAX/MFC "listens" for fax calling (CNG) tones. If it hears them, the FAX/MFC takes over the call and receives the fax. If it doesn't hear CNG tones, the FAX/MFC lets the TAD continue playing your outgoing message so your caller can leave you a voice message. The TAD must answer within four rings (the recommended setting is two rings). The FAX/MFC 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. If You Subscribe to your Telephone Company's Distinctive Ring Service: You may connect an external TAD to a separate wall jack only if you subscribe to your telephone company's Distinctive Ring service, have registered the distinctive ring pattern on your machine, use that number as a fax number and set your machine's Receive mode to MANUAL. The recommended setting is three or four rings on the external TAD when you have the telephone company's Distinctive Ring service. If You Do Not Subscribe to Distinctive Ring Service: You must plug your TAD into the EXT. jack of your Brother machine. If your TAD is plugged into a wall jack, both your machine and the TAD will try to control the phone line. (See illustration on page 2-10.) ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTIONS 2-9

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ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTIONS
2 - 9
Connecting an External Telephone
Your FAX/MFC is equipped with a handset that you can use as a regular phone.
However, you can also connect a separate telephone (or telephone answering
device) directly to your FAX/MFC.
Connect the modular plug on the telephone
’
s line cord to the jack labeled EXT.
on the back side of the FAX/MFC.
Whenever this phone (or TAD) is in use, the LCD shows
EXT. TEL IN USE
,
and, if the fax handset is lifted, an alarm sounds. To disconnect the call on the
external phone and switch to the fax, press
Hook
.
Connecting an External Telephone
Answering Device (TAD)
Sequence
You may choose to connect an answering system. However, when you have an
external
TAD on the same telephone line as the FAX/MFC, the TAD answers
all calls. The FAX/MFC
“
listens
”
for fax calling (CNG) tones. If it hears them,
the FAX/MFC takes over the call and receives the fax. If it doesn
’
t hear CNG
tones, the FAX/MFC lets the TAD continue playing your outgoing message so
your caller can leave you a voice message.
The TAD must answer within four rings (the recommended setting is two rings).
The FAX/MFC 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.
If You Subscribe to your Telephone Company
’
s Distinctive Ring Service:
You may connect an external TAD to a separate wall jack
only
if you subscribe
to your telephone company
’
s Distinctive Ring service, have registered the
distinctive ring pattern on your machine, use that number as a fax number and
set your machine
’
s Receive mode to
MANUAL
.
The recommended setting is three or four rings on the external TAD when you
have the telephone company
’
s Distinctive Ring service.
If You Do Not Subscribe to Distinctive Ring Service:
You
must
plug your TAD into the EXT. jack of your Brother machine. If your
TAD is plugged into a wall jack, both your machine and the TAD will try to
control the phone line. (See illustration on page 2-10.)