Sharp FO-130 Operation Manual page 41

ANSWERING MACHINE
Manual transmission:
If the fax is being sent using a form of manual transmission, such as Normal Dialing,
the transmitting machine does not send a Calling Tone; rather, the operator normally
waits for a Reception Tone and then presses their Start key. In the case of an
answering machine hook-up, they will hear your outgoing message instead of a
Reception Tone, and then press their Start key.
However, this alone does not signal a fax transmission to your machine. Instead, it
uses a function called "Quiet Detect Time" to detect the transmission. This function
causes your machine to disconnect the answering machine and begin reception if it
detects a certain period of silence.
Your fax machine is set to automatically begin reception if it detects a period of silence
of 6 seconds. Since this is a fax transmission and no one will speak after the outgoing
message, your machine will disconnect the answering machine 6 seconds after the
message ends and begin reception.
j) Comments:
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The period of silence afrer $t,hich the fax- machine disconnects the answering machine and begins
reception can be adjusted. See "Quiet Detect Time" in the follolzing section, "Optional settings".
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Additional methods of making the fax machine disconnect the answering machine and begin
reception are described in 'Answering Machine Failure Mode" and "Off-Hook Hold Time" in the
following section, "Optional settings". These are functions n,hich can be used if needed to improve
the response of the fax machine to incoming calls.
GETTING MORE OUT OF YOUR HOOK-UP
Your callers can even leave a voice message and send a fax message on the same call. Modify
your outgoing message to explain that they can first leave a voice message, and then press their
Start key to send a fax. Keep in mind that this will only work if the caller is listening to the outgoing
message through the handset of their fax machine; it will not work with automatic transmissions.
4-4 USING YOUR FAX WITH OTHER DEVICES