Multi-Link The Stick Voice/Fax/Modem Call Processor - Manual (Page 19)

This section involves the connection of communications equipment to
The Stick. You may configure the “hook up” of different types of
equipment in a number of ways. Whatever suits your operational needs
and your installation requirements!
Although each device port is labeled with generic titles designating what
equipment would connect to what port, YOU CAN CONFIGURE IT
ANY WAY YOU LIKE! Just be sure to read this section thoroughly
before trying anything weird (that might not work).
4.1 FAX MACHINES AND PC FAX CARDS
The Stick has special features that make it work extremely well with
either a PC FAX Card or a FAX machine. The feature that enables The
Stick to route an incoming FAX call to your “FAX” type device is “FAX
Tone Detection”.
What’s a “FAX Tone”?
In a nutshell, most FAX machines generate a tone when they are operated
“automatically”. Automatic generally means you just drop the paper(s) to
be faxed in the document carriage, the machine loads it, the desired
phone number is entered, you hit the “START” button and you’re done.
The machine automatically dials the
number and begins emitting the
tone (commonly known as CNG or
AUTO-FAX tone) to identify itself
as a FAX-type device. This tone is
continuously transmitted until the
called FAX machine answers the call
and “handshakes” with the sending
FAX.
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