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Radio Shack AFX-400 manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 43-1246 OWNER’S M ANUAL Pleas e rea d befo re usin g this e quipm ent. AFX- 400 T hree-De vice H ome Fax Swi tch[...]

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    2 IN TRODUCTION T he R adioShack A FX-400 T hree-Device Home F ax Switch al - l ows you to conne ct a telepho ne, an ans wering machine, and a fax machine or modem to a single te lephone line, eliminating t he exp ense of installing a second line. Your AFX -400 is easy t o insta ll. It connects t o an existing telephone jack and re- q uires no spec[...]

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    3 CONTENTS Ins tallat ion .. .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. . . ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . 4 Making t he Connect ions ..................................... .............[...]

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    4 IN STALLATI ON Y ou can place t he AFX - 400 o n a flat surfac e or m ount it on a w all (see “Mounting on a Wall” on Page 5 ) . Choose a location t hat is: • near an AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • at least 2 feet aw ay from any electronic equipm ent C aution: The supplied AC adapter sup[...]

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    5 7. Plug the supplied ada pter ’ s barrel plug i nto the 12V AC jack, th en plug the adapter into a standard A C outlet. The POW ER indicat or on the f ront o f the AFX -400 lights. Note: • If AC power fails, your AF X-400 automatically passes i n co mi ng ca l l s t o i t s ANSWERING M ACHINE and PHONE jacks, so you can answe r the calls. •[...]

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    6 O PER ATIO N T he A FX-400 manag es y our incoming c alls by listening for a f ax alert tone or transfer code, then routing the call to the cor- r ect jack. •A fax alert tone (CNG tone) is a sig nal sent by most fax machines to tell the receiving device that a fax wil l be transmitted. It is a short be ep that repeat s every three sec - onds. ?[...]

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    7 RECEIVI NG V OICE CALLS To an s w er a call, pick up any phon e on the sam e line as the AFX-400 . If i t is a voice call, talk as usual. O therwis e: • If you a hear a fax alert tone, enter # 9 1 and hang up. The AFX-400 will route the ca ll to the FA X / M O D E M jack. • If you hear only s ilence, the call might be fr om a modem or a fax m[...]

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    8 RECEIVING FAXE S M ost f ax machines sen d a fax alert tone bef ore transmitting a f ax. W hen the AFX -400 hears a fax a lert tone, it automaticall y r outes the call to t he FA X / M O D E M jack. F ax calls can also be route d us ing transfer codes or a distinc- t ive ring service (see “Using a Distinctive Ri n g Service” on P age 9). U si[...]

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    9 SPECIAL FEATURES USIN G CALL E R ID If you s ubscribe to Caller ID service from your local ph one company , the pho ne com pany send s information about the caller be tween t he first a nd secon d rin g of eac h call. W hen the AFX-400 is operating in office mode, it i s preset to ring connec ted devices o nce, which does not give your Caller ID [...]

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    10 USING Y OUR F AX MACHINE AS A S CANNER I f your compu ter has a fax/modem card installed, the AFX- 400 l ets you use your fax machine as a full-page scanner. F ollow these steps to scan a document through the AFX-40 0. 1. Connect a fax m achine t o the FA X / M O D E M jack, and con- nect your fax/mo dem to t he PHONE jack. 2. Set your fax/modem[...]

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    11 QUESTIONS AND ANS WERS W hat is line sharin g ? Line sharing lets you use one telephone line fo r more than one purp ose. For example, you can use one t elephone line for reg- ular calls, fax or m odem transmission s, or calls to your an- swerin g machine. Line sharing el iminates the need for addit ional lines. How doe s m y AFX -400 kno w that[...]

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    12 T ROUBLESHOOTING W e do not expect you to have an y problem s with your AFX-400 Ho me F ax Swi tch, but if you do, the following sugges tions mig ht h elp. I f you still ha v e p ro ble ms , cont a c t you r loc al R a dio Sh ack s tore . Proble m Suggestion The power indicator does not light. Be sure the AC adap ter is properly connec ted. The [...]

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    1 3 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Rad ioShack AFX- 400 Home Fax Switch is an examp le of superior design and craf tsmanship. The fo llowing suggestions wil l help you care for your AFX-400 so you can e njoy it for years. Keep the AFX -400 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids m ight contain mineral s that c an corrode th e electronic ci[...]

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    14 T HE FCC W A NTS Y OU TO KNOW I n the unlikely event that your A FX-400 causes problem s on t he phone line , t h e phone c ompany can disco nnect your ser- v ice. The phone company attemp ts to notify you in advance. If a dvance n otice is not prac tical, the p hone com pany not ifies y ou of your rig ht to fil e a complaint with the FCC. A lso[...]

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    1 5 NOTES[...]

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    Ra di oS hac k A Di vision of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 1 0/ 98 Prin ted in the USA Limited One-Y ear W arran ty Thi s produ ct is warranted b y RadioShack against manufa cturing defects in material and w orkman- shi p u nder normal u se for one (1) yea r from the date of pur chase from RadioShac k company- owned stor es and a ut[...]