Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AFX-400 Radio Shack
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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.
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.
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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 tele.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1 5 NOTES.
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 de.
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