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USER’S GUIDE MFC-210C/MFC-410CN
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APPENDIX A   

A - 8

Using extension telephones (For U.K. only)

It may be that your premises are already wired with parallel extension 
telephones, or you intend to add extension telephones to your line, 
in addition to your MFC. While the simplest arrangement is 
straightforward parallel connection, there are some reasons as to 
why this arrangement will cause unsatisfactory service, the most 
obvious of which is inadvertent interruption of a facsimile 
transmission by someone picking up an extension telephone in order 
to make an outgoing call. Additionally, Fax receive code may not 
operate reliably in such a simple configuration.

This MFC may also be set to make a delayed transmission (i.e. a 
transmission at a pre-set time). This pre-set job may coincide with 
someone picking up an extension handset.

Such problems can easily be eliminated however, if you arrange 
modification of your extension wiring circuit, such that extension 
devices are connected “downstream” of your MFC, in a master/slave 
configuration (see fig. 2 on next page). In such a configuration, this 
MFC can always detect whether a telephone is in use, thus it will not 
attempt to seize the line during that time. This is known as “telephone 
off-hook detection.”

The inadvisable configuration is shown in figure 1 on the next page, 
and the recommended master/slave configuration is shown in figure 
2.

This new connection configuration can be arranged by contacting 
BT, Kingston upon Hull Telecommunications, your PABX maintainer 
or a qualified telephone installation company as appropriate. Simply 
explained, the extension telephone circuit should be terminated on a 
normal modular plug (BT 431A style), which in turn should be 
inserted into the modular socket of the white “T”-shaped connector 
provided as part of the line cord assembly.

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  • 2. This new connection configuration can be arranged by contacting BT, Kingston upon Hull Telecommunications, your PABX maintainer or a qualified telephone installation company as appropriate.

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