Fax Machines; Using Fax Machines; Transferring A Call To The Fax Machine - AT&T PARTNER Installation And Use Manual

Using Auxiliary Equipment
There are a variety of ways to set up auxiliary equipment—the setup you choose
depends upon your needs and the number of devices you have. This chapter
presents the most common setups.
This chapter does not cover how to physically connect the equipment, or how to
change system option settings. System option names are shown in boldface
type; for more information on a specific option, refer to the option name in
Chapter 5. You should also refer to Appendix C for installation guidelines and to
the manufacturer's documentation for complete details on the equipment you
connect.

Fax Machines

This section presents several ways that you can set up fax machines to work
with your system. "Using Fax Machines" explains how to transfer calls and use
the Notify feature on an AT&T fax machine. The illustrations on the following
pages show how to set up fax machines in various configurations, change
system option settings to work with them effectively, and use fax machines with
the setup being discussed.

Using Fax Machines

Transferring a Call to the Fax Machine

There are two situations in which you would want to transfer a call to your fax
machine:
You might answer an outside call and hear a fax machine signaling. (A
fax signal is a single beep sequence— beep . . . beep . . . beep). If you
hear this, you should transfer the call immediately to the fax extension.
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