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Additional Devices
You can connect other devices to your PTT line apart
from your fax machine, for example, cordless telephones,
answering machines or modems. If you would like to uti-
lise special peripheral equipment with your fax machine,
you should contact your dealer. For GB: As long as the
Ringer Equivalent Number (REN value) on the line
doesn't exceed 4. Th e REN value of this device is 1.
If you are using cordless telephone with SMS function
on the same connection, then the specifi c device at which
you will receive and SMS message will depend on the
specifi c manufacturer. Only one of the devices will re-
ceive the SMS message. Try to turn off the SMS reception
on your cordless telephone.
Connection to the Fax Machine
You can connect additional devices directly to your fax
machine. In particular, you may connect external an-
swering machines in the following manner: Plug the tele-
phone cable of the peripheral device into the EXT socket
(RJ-11 connection) of your fax machine.
If you connect your peripheral device via the EXT sock-
et, the fax switch of the machine will function optimally
and will be able to control the peripheral devices (see the
chapter Settings / Fax Reception Mode).
Connection to the Telephone Line
You can connect additional devices to the same telephone
socket. Make sure the fax machine is the fi rst device con-
nected to the line.
In GB
You can connect additional devices to separate sockets on
the same line even if they are in diff erent rooms
In GB
For all other countries
Easylink
Th e Easylink function provides assistance in the use of
external devices that are connected to the same telephone
line. To this end, additional telephones must be set to
the tone dialling mode (DTMF tones). Refer to your
telephone's user manual to determine how you may set
your device to the tone dialling mode.
Starting Fax Reception
If you lift up the handset on the fax machine and hear a
whistling tone or silence, you are receiving a fax call. Press
START and then hang up. Th e fax machine is receiving
a fax transmission.
If you get a fax call and pick up the handset at an ad-
ditional telephone—rather than the fax machine itself—
then press
, in order to start the fax reception.
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Interruption of Ringing
If you pick up the handset at an additional telephone
that is connected to another telephone socket and the fax
machine continues to ring, you can disconnect the fax
machine from the telephone call by pressing
the additional telephone.
Chapter 1. Installation
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