Connecting Additional Devices; Using Additional Telephones (Easylink) - Philips FaxJet 520 User Manual

Connecting Additional Devices

Additional Devices
You can operate additional devices on a telephone line,
such as cordless telephones, answering machines, modems
or charge counters.
Connection to the device
You can connect additional devices directly to your device.
1 Insert the telephone cable of the additional device into
the EXT- socket (RJ-11-connection) at the bottom of
the device.
Connection to the Telephone Line
Order of Connections
In order for the fax switch to function, the machine must
be first in the series if multiple devices are connected to the
same telephone socket. Follow the correct order.
Multiple Telephone Sockets
If you have multiple telephone sockets for the same
telephone line, the machine must be connected to
the first telephone socket.
Using additional telephones (Ea-
sylink)
Easylink
With the Easylink function you can control your device
with additional telephones. To use this function, addition-
al telephones must be set to the tone dialling mode (DT-
MF/MFV tones) (for this purpose see the operating man-
ual of your additional telephone).
Starting Fax Reception
If you pick up at an additional device and hear that you are
receiving a fax (whistling tone or silence), you can start the
fax reception by pressing ** on the additional tele-
phone.
Telephone Lines and Additional Devices
Changing code
Easylink Code
Change the code only if it is absolutely necessary.
The code must begin with * or #.
1 Press MENU. RECEPT. SET-UP appears on the
display.
2 Select using [ INSTALLATION .
3 Confirm with o. STATION NAME appears on the
display.
4 Select using [ TEL.LINE SETUP .
5 Confirm with o. LINE TYPE appears on the display.
6 Using [ select REMOTE CONTROL .
7 Confirm with o.
8 Using [ select YES .
9 Confirm with o.
10 Enter the new code for starting fax reception.
11 Confirm with o.
12 You can exit with j.
You can switch this function off, if in step 8 you se-
lect NO , confirm using oand exit using j.
Using an External Answering Machine
For the best operation, the answering machine must be
connected to the EXT socket of the device.
Make sure that a lower ring tone is set on the external
answering machine than on the device (setting
RINGS NUMBER ). Otherwise the answering ma-
chine automatically picks up each call including fax-
es.
You can also change the number of rings on the fax device.
1 Press MENU. RECEPT. SET-UP appears on the
display.
2 Confirm with o. RECEPTION MODE appears on the
display.
3 Select using [ RINGS NUMBER .
4 Confirm with o.
5 Using [ select from the displayed values.
6 Confirm with o.
7 You can exit with j.
Prerequisites for outgoing message
The outgoing message must be shorter than ten sec-
onds. Avoid music in your announcement. If the ex-
ternal answering machine has a "conserving func-
tion" (i.e. a function that changes the number of
rings as soon as new messages have been recorded),
switch it off.
Answering machine records fax signals
If the external answering machine records fax signals,
but your device cannot receive faxes, inspect the con-
nection of the external answering machine
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