Important Notes; Surge Protection; Services That Don't Work - Black Box ASD-4 Manual

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"Hello, this is the ________ company. If you wish to send a fax only, press

[1] [1] on your tone phone and begin your transmission now. If you want

to leave a voice message, leave your message at the tone. You may also

leave a message at the tone and then press [1] [1] to reach the fax."

You can also announce the tone access code for the MODEM port ([2] [2]) if

you want to allow open access to this port. You might also want to inform

callers that they can't transfer a call to the FAX or MODEM port from a

rotary/pulse-dialing phone.

To accommodate rotary/pulse-dialing faxes, or faxes that do not produce

CNG tones, turn the Automatic TAD Transfer feature on (see Section 5.3.4).

A.3 Important Notes

A.3.1 S

URGE

ROTECTION

We recommend that you use surge protection for all telecommunications

devices. The ASD-4's power supply should be connected to a surge suppressor

and/or a line conditioner. Also attach in-line surge protectors to the

telephone line conected to the ASD-4. If you need surge-protection

equipment, contact Black Box.

A.3.2 S

ERVICES

HAT

Certain services offered by the phone company do not work well with, or

aren't compatible at all with, the ASD-4:

• Call Waiting: Transmissions involving an older fax machine or modem

could be disrupted by Call Waiting's "beep" tone. The only effect this

tone has on newer fax machines is to make them insert a thin line into

faxes. The tone will probably have no noticeable effect on newer modems.

• Call Forwarding: If Call Forwarding is enabled for a line, the ASD-4

cannot process calls on that line.

• Phone-Company Voice Mail: The phone company's voice-mail service is

not compatible with the ASD-4. Standalone (on-site) voice-mail systems,

however, usually work well with the the ASD-4.

We recommend that you stop subscribing to Call Forwarding and the phone

company's voice mail. Call Waiting might not give you trouble, but test it with

your fax and modem to make sure.

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APPENDIX A: Quick Start Guide

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