External and extension telephones; Connecting an external or extension telephone; Using external and extension telephones- Page 62

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USER’S GUIDE MFC-5490CN
Section II: Fax
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Chapter 7

48

External and extension 

telephones

7

Connecting an external or 
extension telephone

7

You can connect a separate telephone 
directly to your machine as shown in the 
diagram below.

Connect the telephone line cord to the jack 
labeled EXT.

Before you connect the external telephone, 
remove the protective cap (3) from the EXT. 
jack on the machine.

 

1 Extension telephone

2 External telephone

The LCD shows 

Telephone

.

Using external and extension 
telephones

7

Using extension telephones:

7

If you answer a fax call at an extension 
telephone, you can make your machine 
receive the fax by pressing the Fax Receive 
Code 

l

 

5 1

. If the machine answers a voice 

call and pseudo/double-rings for you to take 
over, you can take the call at an extension 
telephone by pressing the Telephone Answer 
Code 

# 5 1

. (See 

F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel 

mode only)

 on page 38.)

Using an external telephone 
(connected to the EXT. jack of the 
machine.)

7

If you answer a fax call at the external 
telephone, you can make the machine 
receive the fax by pressing 

Black Start 

and 

choosing 

2.Receive

.

If the machine answers a voice call and 
pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, you 
can take the call at the external telephone by 
pressing 

Hook

.

If you answer a call and no one is on 
the line:

7

You should assume that you're receiving a 
manual fax.

Press 

l

 

5 1

 and wait for the chirp or until the 

LCD shows 

Receiving

, and then hang up.

Note

You can also use the Easy Receive 
feature to make your machine 
automatically take the call. (See 

Easy 

Receive

 on page 38.)

 

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  • 38.) Using an external telephone (connected to the EXT.
  • 2.Receive .

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