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Positioning a FAX and an Answering Machine

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W. Watson

Jan 1, 1970
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It appears that a FAX machine wants to be first in line when using the two
devices in Subject. Is there some way of changing that? Our devices are in
two different rooms, and it would be difficult to put the FAX first.
 
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Lord Garth

Jan 1, 1970
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W. Watson said:
It appears that a FAX machine wants to be first in line when using the two
devices in Subject. Is there some way of changing that? Our devices are in
two different rooms, and it would be difficult to put the FAX first.

This is a classic problem I've seen before. You need is to add
the distinctive ring feature to your phone service. Most modern fax
machines will have a setting for this function.

I have seen distinctive ring on a few answering machines though such
is less common.
 
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JeB

Jan 1, 1970
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It appears that a FAX machine wants to be first in line when using the two
devices in Subject. Is there some way of changing that? Our devices are in
two different rooms, and it would be difficult to put the FAX first.

i suppose you can try a splitter at the fone line and run separate
lines to each machine from there. I presume u will want the
answering machine to pick up after several more rings than the
setting for the fax.
 
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Homer J Simpson

Jan 1, 1970
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W. Watson said:
It appears that a FAX machine wants to be first in line when using the two
devices in Subject. Is there some way of changing that? Our devices are in
two different rooms, and it would be difficult to put the FAX first.

Most FAX machines have a built in FAX/Phone detector switch which is the
reason.



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Lord Garth

Jan 1, 1970
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Homer J Simpson said:
Most FAX machines have a built in FAX/Phone detector switch which is the
reason.

What they lack is a ring generator ...

FAX machines answer the call and attempt to detect the negotiation tone.
If the tone is detected, the FAX activates.

If the tone is not detected, the output telephone jack on the FAX machine
gets
the line, sans ring voltage. An answering machine connected there will not
seize
the line because of the lack of ring voltage.

You need either a separate FAX number / line or the distinctive ring
feature.
A FAX machine with this feature will look for a ring cadence before
answering
the line. Having distinctive ring will allow you to leave the house wired
in a
loop as they typically are rather than creating a home run to the FAX
machine first.
 
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Homer J Simpson

Jan 1, 1970
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What they lack is a ring generator ...

FAX machines answer the call and attempt to detect the negotiation tone.
If the tone is detected, the FAX activates.

If the tone is not detected, the output telephone jack on the FAX machine
gets
the line, sans ring voltage.

On mine, the answering machine picks up first, but the FAX tone has the FAX
grab the line from the A/M and handle the call.
 
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Lord Garth

Jan 1, 1970
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Homer J Simpson said:
On mine, the answering machine picks up first, but the FAX tone has the FAX
grab the line from the A/M and handle the call.

Does that mean your answering machine records the tones or does your
outbound
message talk while the FAX is negotiating?
 
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Homer J Simpson

Jan 1, 1970
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Does that mean your answering machine records the tones or does your
outbound message talk while the FAX is negotiating?

Usually the A/M is speaking while the fax is grabbing the line so no
problem.


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