Panasonic KX-F580 - Manual (Page 38)

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This unit can be connected to an external telephone answering machine (TAM). When the EXT. TAM mode is
selected, incoming voice messages will be recorded on the telephone answering machine and fax messages
will be received by the facsimile unit.
Using an external telephone answering
machine
Setting up the answering machine
1. Connect the telephone answering machine to the EXT jack.
2. Set the number of rings on the telephone answering machine to less than 4.
3. Record a greeting message referring to the example below.
“This is (your name, business and/or telephone number). We are unable to answer the phone right now.
Please leave a message after the long beep. To send a fax, dial my remote fax activation code and start
transmission. Thank you.”
Notice for recording a greeting message:
Do not pause for more than 4 seconds in the message.
Your message can be 8 to 16 seconds long. We recommend you to keep it around 10 seconds in length.
Inform the fax caller of your remote fax activation code beforehand (see page 34).
Setting the EXT.TAM mode
To set the facsimile unit and telephone answering machine to allow callers to leave a voice message and send
a fax message, proceed as follows.
1 Turn on the answering machine.
2 Set the AUTO RECEIVE mode to EXT.TAM (see
page 15).
Telephone answering
machine
Connect to EXT jack.
3 Turn on the AUTO RECEIVE mode by pressing
until the FAX indicator light goes
on.
The display shows the following message.
AUTO RECEIVE
EXT.TAM MODE
AUTO RECEIVE
Remove the stopper with a
Key, pen or similar object.