Specifications

Fax Machines
This section suggests several ways you can set up fax machines to work with
your system. “Using Fax Machines” explains how to transfer calls and use the
Notify feature on an AT&T fax machine. The illustrations on the following pages
show how to set up fax machines in various configurations, change system
option settings to work with them effectively, and use fax machines with the
setup being discussed.
Using Fax Machines
Transfering a Call to the Fax Machine
There are two situations in which you would want to transfer a call to your fax
machine:
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You answer an outside call and hear a fax machine signaling. (A fax
signal is a single beep sequence— beep . . . beep . . . beep). If you hear
this, you should transfer the call immediately to the fax extension.
You are on a call with a person who wants to send you a fax using the fax
machine that is connected to his or her phone. You can receive the fax
by transferring the call to your fax extension. Tell the other party to wait
until he or she hears the fax signal before pressing the Start button on
their fax machine.
To transfer the call to the fax extension:
On a system phone, press [
Transfer ] and dial the fax machine’s extension
number or press an intercom Auto Dial button set up for the fax machine.
When the fax machine answers, hang up.
On a standard phone, rapidly press and release the switchhook to place
the call on hold, then dial the fax extension number and hang up.
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