Radio Shack AFX-400 - Manual (Page 7)

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RECEIVING VOICE CALLS
To answer a call, pick up any phone on the same line as the
AFX-400. If it is a voice call, talk as usual. Otherwise:
• If you a hear a fax alert tone, enter # 9 1 and hang up. The
AFX-400 will route the call to the FAX/MODEM jack.
• If you hear only silence, the call might be from a modem or
a fax machine that does not send alert tones. To transfer
the call to the
FAX/MODEM jack, enter # 9 1 on any touch-
tone phone on the same line as the AFX-400, then hang
up. If you are using a pulse (rotary) phone that is directly
connected to the AFX-400, dial 4 to transfer the call.
Notes:
• If the AFX-400 is in office mode when a call comes in,
extension phones ring only once, then the phone con-
nected to the
PHONE jack on the AFX-400 will start to ring.
You can answer the call on any extension, even if it is not
ringing.
• In office mode, the AFX-400 prevents the FAX/MODEM
jack from interrupting the ANSWERING MACHINE and
PHONE jacks, so you cannot use the fax machine’s phone
to answer incoming calls.
USING AN ANSWERING MACHINE
When your answering machine answers a call, the AFX-400
monitors the call for a fax alert tone or transfer code. If it hears
one of these signals, it routes the call to the
FAX/MODEM jack.
When your answering machine answers, the caller can record
a message, enter a transfer code, or both. That way a caller
can, for example, leave a voice message and send a fax on
the same call.
Note:
• If your answering machine disconnects a call within 20
seconds (if its memory is full, for example), the AFX-400
routes the call to the
FAX/MODEM jack.
• If you do not want the AFX-400 to transfer calls to the FAX/
MODEM jack when the answering machine hangs up, con-
nect the answering machine to the PHONE jack, then con-
nect your phone to the answering machine.
Answering Machine Remote Operation
To use your answering machine’s remote operation features
(for example, to retrieve your messages while away), follow
these steps.
1. Dial the AFX-400.
2. When the answering machine answers, press * on your
touch-tone phone to disable the AFX-400.
3. Follow the remote retrieval procedures for your answering
machine.
4. When you finish, hang up. The AFX-400 automatically
resets to process calls.