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Converting Telephone Wall Outlets

There are three ways to convert to an RJ11 receptacle. The first two ways may require 
assistance from the telephone company. You can change the wall outlets from one 
RJ14 jack to two RJ11 jacks. Or, you can have an RJ11 wall outlet installed and slave 
or jump one of the phone numbers to it.

The third way is the easiest: Buy a triplex adapter. You can plug a triplex adapter into 
an RJ14 outlet. It separates the wires into two separate RJ11 jacks (Line 1, Line 2) and 
a third RJ14 jack (Lines 1 and 2). If your Brother machine is on Line 1, plug the 
machine into L1 of the triplex adapter. If your machine is on Line 2, plug it into L2 of 
the triplex adapter.

Installing Brother Machine, External Two-Line TAD, and Two-Line 
Telephone

When you are installing an external two-line telephone answering device (TAD) and 
a two-line telephone, your machine must be isolated on one line at both the wall jack 
and at the TAD. The most common connection is to put the Brother machine on Line 
2, which is our assumption in the following steps. The back of the two-line TAD must 
have two telephone jacks: one labeled L1 or L1/L2, and the other labeled L2. You will 
need at least three telephone line cords, the one that came with your machine and two 
for your external two-line TAD. You will need a fourth line cord if you add a two-line 
telephone.

1

Place the two-line TAD and two-line telephone next to your Brother machine.

2

Plug one end of the telephone line cord for your machine into the L2 jack of the triplex 
adapter. Plug the other end into the LINE jack on the back of the machine.

3

Plug one end of the first telephone line cord for your TAD into the L1 jack of the 
triplex adapter. Plug the other end into the L1 or L1/L2 jack of the two-line TAD. 

RJ14

RJ11

Triplex Adapter

RJ14