7. Plug the supplied adapter’s barrel plug into the
12VAC
jack, then plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. The
POWER indicator on the front of the AFX-400 lights.
Note:
• If AC power fails, your AFX-400 automatically passes
incoming calls to its
ANSWERING MACHINE
and
PHONE
jacks, so you can answer the calls.
• The POWER indicator flashes slowly during calls.
MOUNTING ON A WALL
1. To mount the AFX-400 directly on a wall,
you need two screws (not supplied) with
heads that fit the keyhole slots on the bot-
tom of the switch. Drill two holes 3
1
/
4
inches (83 mm) apart. Then thread a
screw into each hole, letting the heads
extend about
3
/
16
inch (5 mm) from the
wall.
2. Route the modular line cords through the line guides on
the bottom of the AFX-400.
3. Place the keyhole slots over the screws and slide the
AFX-400 downward to secure it.
PREPARING AN ANSWERING MACHINE
FOR USE WITH THE AFX-400
1. Be sure your answering machine is set to answer calls i
less than six rings, because the AFX-400 will ring th
ANSWERING
MACHINE
jack only six times before routin
the call to the
FAX/MODEM
jack.
2. Because some fax machines do not send a fax alert tone
your outgoing message should give callers instructions o
how to send a fax (see “Receiving Faxes” on Page 8).
For example:
“Hello. Please leave your name and phone number at th
tone. If you want to send a fax, press #91 on your touch
tone phone, then press START on your fax machine.”
3. For the best performance, your outgoing message shoul
be 10–15 seconds long with 4 seconds of silence at th
beginning of the message. The silence gives the AFX-40
a chance to detect fax alert tones or transfer codes.
INSTALLING AN OPTIONAL VOICE DATA
GUARD
If a telephone device on the same line as the AFX-400 is i
use, the AFX-400 does not let your fax machine or modem ac
cess the line or interrupt the call.
However, to prevent an extension telephone from interruptin
a fax or data call in progress through the AFX-400, you mus
plug that extension phone into an optional voice data guard
such as RadioShack Cat. No. 43-107.
Note:
You do not need to use a voice data guard if your an
swering machine automatically stops playing the outgoin
message when you pick up an extension phone and you con
nected the answering machine to the AFX-400’s
ANSWERIN
MACHINE
jack.
12VAC
S OFF
A ON
#1
#2
#3
#4
X/
EM
SWITCH
SETTINGS
Operating Mode
Caller ID
Distinctive Ring
Ring Reduction
3
/
16
"
3
1
/
4
"
Line
Guides
Line
Guides
