Radio Shack AFX-400 - Manual (Page 6)

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OPERATION
The AFX-400 manages your incoming calls by listening for a
fax alert tone or transfer code, then routing the call to the cor-
rect jack.
• A fax alert tone (CNG tone) is a signal sent by most fax
machines to tell the receiving device that a fax will be
transmitted. It is a short beep that repeats every three sec-
onds.
• A transfer code is a signal that a caller can enter on a
touch-tone phone to tell the AFX-400 how to route the call.
# 9 1 transfers a call to the
FAX/MODEM jack. # 8 1 trans-
fers a call to the ANSWERING MACHINE and PHONE jacks.
If the AFX-400 does not hear one of these signals, it routes the
call according to the operating mode you have set.
OPERATING MODES
The AFX-400 has two operating modes — home and office. It
comes preset to operate in home mode.
In home mode, the AFX-400 routes incoming calls to its AN-
SWERING MACHINE and PHONE jacks.
• If a call is not answered after six rings, the AFX-400 routes
it to the FAX/MODEM jack (see “Automatic Ring Reduc-
tion”).
• If you or your answering machine answer the call before it
is routed, the AFX-400 listens for a fax alert tone or a #91
transfer code. If it hears either signal, it routes the call to
the
FAX/MODEM jack.
In office mode, the AFX-400 answers incoming calls on the
first ring and listens for a fax alert tone or a #91 transfer code.
• If it hears either signal, it routes the call to the FAX/MODEM
jack.
• If it does not hear one of these signals within four sec-
onds, it routes the call to the PHONE and ANSWERING
MACHINE jacks. If the call is not answered after six rings,
the AFX-400 routes it back to the FAX/MODEM jack.
To change the operating mode, set switch 1 on the back panel
to S for home mode or A for office mode.
Automatic Ring Reduction
When the AFX-400 routes a call to the ANSWERING MACHINE
and PHONE jacks, it allows six rings for you to answer before it
routes the call to the FAX/MODEM jack.
After the AFX-400 has routed a call to the FAX/MODEM jack
and received one more call, it automatically reduces the num-
ber of rings on subsequent calls from six to two to give fax
calls more time to connect. It resets the number of rings to six
after 20 minutes of inactivity on the
FAX/MODEM jack, or you
can manually reset it by placing a call on any phone on the
same line, or by just picking up the phone then hanging it up.
With automatic ring reduction turned off, the AFX-400 always
allows six rings when it routes a call to the
ANSWERING MA-
CHINE and PHONE jacks.
Follow these steps to turn automatic ring reduction on or off.
1. Unplug the AC adapter from the AC outlet.
2. Set switch 4 on the back panel to ON or OFF .
3. Reconnect the AC adapter.
Illustration,
switch 1 location
12VAC
S OFF
A ON
#1 Operating Mode
#2 Caller ID
#3 Distinctive Ring
#4 Ring Reduction
ANSWERING
MACHINE
PHONE
FAX/
MODEM SWITCH
SETTINGS
Illustration,
switch 4 location
12VAC
S OFF
A ON
#1 Operating Mode
#2 Caller ID
#3 Distinctive Ring
#4 Ring Reduction
ANSWERING
MACHINE
PHONE
FAX/
MODEM SWITCH
SETTINGS