Owner`s manual
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C
ONTENTS
I
nstallation ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Connectin
g
to the Telephone Line .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Connectin
g
to a Telephone System ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Connectin
g
Telephone Devices to the AFX-500 ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Connectin
g
to Power ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Mountin
g
on a Wall ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Preparin
g
an Answerin
g
Machine for Use with the AFX-500 ......................................................................................................................... 6
Installin
g
an Optional Voice Data Guard ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
B
asic Operation ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Operatin
g
Modes ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Automatic Rin
g
Reduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Receivin
g
Voice Calls ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Usin
g
an Answerin
g
Machine ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Answerin
g
Machine Remote Operation .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Usin
g
a Distinctive Rin
g
Service .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Usin
g
Voice Mail ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Receivin
g
Faxes ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Usin
g
Transfer Codes ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Receivin
g
Modem Calls ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Usin
g
Transfer Codes ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
S
pecial Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Pro
g
rammin
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Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Pro
g
rammin
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the AFX-500 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Pro
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rammin
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throu
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h the Phone Jack ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Pro
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rammin
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from a Remote Phone .................................................................................................................................................... 12
Command Descriptions ................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Operatin
g
Mode .................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Remote Access Security Code ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Automatic No Answer Transfer ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Automatic Answerin
g
Machine Transfer ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Automatic Answerin
g
Machine Transfer Timer ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Automatic Rin
g
Reduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Automatic Rin
g
Reduction Reset .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Automatic Rin
g
Reduction Reset Timer ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Extension Detection .............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Outbound Voice Exclusion .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Answer Any Jack .................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Rotary (Pulse) Dial Transfer ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Pound Key (#) Transfer Required ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Answerin
g
Machine and Phone Jacks Transfer Code ........................................................................................ .................................. 15
Fax and Fax/Modem Jacks Transfer Code ........................................................................................................................................... 15
Sin
g
le Tone Detection ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Sin
g
le Tone Detection Timer ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Fax Alert Tone Detection ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
V.25 Modem Tone Detection ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Reverse Modem Tone Detection ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
Jack Tone Assi
g
nment .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Distinctive Rin
g
Service Detection ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
Distinctive Rin
g
Service Assi
g
nment .................................................................................................................................................... 17
Remote Messa
g
e Notification ............................................................................................................................................................... 18
RMN Conditions .................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
RMN Phone Number ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Caller ID ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Rin
g
s to Answer Call ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Rin
g
s to Answerin
g
Machine and Phone Jacks .................................................................................................................................... 19
Rin
g
s to Fax and Modem Jacks ............................................................................................................................................................ 19
Phantom Rin
g
Style .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Reset to Default Settin
g
s ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
T
roubleshooting ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
C
are and Maintenance ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
The FCC Wants You to Know ...................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Li
g
htnin
g
...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22