Automatic No Answer Transfer; Automatic Answering Machine Transfer; Automatic Answering Machine Transfer Timer; Automatic Ring Reduction - Radio Shack AFX-500 Owner's Manual

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Automatic No Answer Transfer

Touch-Tone Command: 00 = Off
Default Setting: On
With Automatic No Answer Transfer turned on, the AFX-500
allows six rings any time it routes a call to the
and
jacks. After six rings, it routes the call
MACHINE
PHONE
back to the
and
FAX
FAX/MODEM
With Automatic No Answer Transfer turned off and the AFX-
500 set to automatic mode, the AFX-500 rings the
and
ING MACHINE
PHONE
next call (Automatic Ring Reduction is activated).
With Automatic No Answer Transfer turned off and the AFX-
500 set to semiautomatic mode, the AFX-500 rings the
and
SWERING MACHINE
PHONE
or you answer the call (Automatic Ring Reduction is not acti-
vated).
Related Commands:
"Rings to Answering Machine and Phone Jacks" on Page 19

"Automatic Ring Reduction"

Automatic Answering Machine Transfer

Touch-Tone Command: 01 = Off
Default Setting: Off
With the Automatic Answering Machine Transfer feature
turned on, if your answering machine answers a call but dis-
connects within 30 seconds (if its memory is full, for example),
the AFX-500 routes the call to the
If the call is on line for more than 30 seconds, the AFX-500 re-
sets for the next call when the answering machine discon-
nects.
Note: You can change the 30-second setting (see "Automatic
Answering Machine Transfer Timer").
When the Automatic Answering Machine Transfer feature is
turned off, the AFX-500 resets each time the answering ma-
chine disconnects a call and it does not route calls to the
and
jacks.
FAX/MODEM
Related Commands:

"Automatic Answering Machine Transfer Timer"

10 = On
ANSWERING
jacks.
jacks six times, then resets for the
jacks until the caller hangs up
11 = On
and
FAX
FAX/MODEM
Automatic Answering Machine Transfer Timer
Touch-Tone Command: 50xx
Default Setting: 30 seconds
If you program the AFX-500 to use the Automatic Answering
Machine Transfer feature, you should set the Automatic An-
swering Machine Transfer Timer to about 10 seconds longer
than your answering machine's outgoing message. This al-
lows adequate time for a fax without an alert tone to reach
your fax machine.
ANSWER-
With the timer set to 0 or 00, the AFX-500 always transfers the
call to the
FAX
the call has been on the line.
Related Commands:
AN-
"Automatic Answering Machine Transfer"
Automatic Ring Reduction
Touch-Tone Command: 02 = Off
Default Setting: On
With Automatic Ring Reduction turned on, any time the AFX-
500 routes a call to the
ically reduces the number of rings on subsequent calls from
six to two, so the next fax call can connect sooner. It resets the
number of rings to six after 10 minutes of inactivity on the
and
FAX/MODEM
a call on any phone on the same line (or by just picking up the
phone, then hanging it up).
jacks.
With Automatic Ring Reduction turned off, the AFX-500 al-
ways allows six rings when it routes a call to the
and
MACHINE
Note: Turning this feature off may limit some fax machines'
ability to connect to your fax machine.
Related Commands:
"Automatic No Answer Transfer"
"Automatic Ring Reduction Reset" on Page 14
"Automatic Ring Reduction Reset Timer" on Page 14
FAX
xx = 0 to 99 seconds
and
jacks, regardless of how long
FAX/MODEM
12 = On
and
FAX
FAX/MODEM
jacks, or you can manually reset it by placing
jacks.
PHONE
jacks, it automat-
FAX
ANSWERING
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