Radio Shack 43-1246, Owner'S Manual

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RECEIVING VOICE CALLS

To answer a call, pick up any phone on the same line as the
AFX-400. If it is a voice call, talk as usual. Otherwise:

• If you a hear a fax alert tone, enter # 9 1 and hang up. The

AFX-400 will route the call to the 

FAX/MODEM

 jack.

• If you hear only silence, the call might be from a modem or

a fax machine that does not send alert tones. To transfer
the call to the 

FAX/MODEM

 jack, enter # 9 1 on any touch-

tone phone on the same line as the AFX-400, then hang
up. If you are using a pulse (rotary) phone that is directly
connected to the AFX-400, dial 4 to transfer the call.

Notes:

• If the AFX-400 is in office mode when a call comes in,

extension phones ring only once, then the phone con-
nected to the 

PHONE

 jack on the AFX-400 will start to ring.

You can answer the call on any extension, even if it is not
ringing.

• In office mode, the AFX-400 prevents the 

FAX/MODEM

jack from interrupting the 

ANSWERING MACHINE

 and

PHONE

 jacks, so you cannot use the fax machine’s phone

to answer incoming calls.

USING AN ANSWERING MACHINE

When your answering machine answers a call, the AFX-400
monitors the call for a fax alert tone or transfer code. If it hears
one of these signals, it routes the call to the 

FAX/MODEM

 jack.

When your answering machine answers, the caller can record
a message, enter a transfer code, or both. That way a caller
can, for example, leave a voice message and send a fax on
the same call.

Note:

• If your answering machine disconnects a call within 20

seconds (if its memory is full, for example), the AFX-400
routes the call to the 

FAX/MODEM

 jack.

• If you do not want the AFX-400 to transfer calls to the 

FAX/

MODEM

 jack when the answering machine hangs up, con-

nect the answering machine to the 

PHONE

 jack, then con-

nect your phone to the answering machine.

Answering Machine Remote Operation

To use your answering machine’s remote operation features
(for example, to retrieve your messages while away), follow
these steps.

1. Dial the AFX-400.

2. When the answering machine answers, press 

*

 on your

touch-tone phone to disable the AFX-400.

3. Follow the remote retrieval procedures for your answering

machine.

4. When you finish, hang up. The AFX-400 automatically

resets to process calls.