Radio Shack AFX-400 Owner's Manual

Cat. No. 43-1246OWNER’S MANUALPlease read before using this equipment.AFX-400Three-Device Home Fax Switch

10USING YOUR FAX MACHINE AS A SCANNERIf your computer has a fax/modem card installed, the AFX-400lets you use your fax machine as a full-page scanner.

11QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhat is line sharing?Line sharing lets you use one telephone line for more than onepurpose. For example, you can use one teleph

12TROUBLESHOOTINGWe do not expect you to have any problems with your AFX-400 Home Fax Switch, but if you do, the following suggestions mighthelp.If yo

13CARE AND MAINTENANCEYour RadioShack AFX-400 Home Fax Switch is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions willhelp y

14THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOWIn the unlikely event that your AFX-400 causes problems onthe phone line, the phone company can disconnect your ser-vice. T

15NOTES

RadioShackA Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas 7610210/98 Printed in the USALimited One-Year WarrantyThis product is warranted by RadioSha

2INTRODUCTIONThe RadioShack AFX-400 Three-Device Home Fax Switch al-lows you to connect a telephone, an answering machine, anda fax machine or modem t

3CONTENTSInstallation ...

4INSTALLATIONYou can place the AFX-400 on a flat surface or mount it on awall (see “Mounting on a Wall” on Page 5). Choose a locationthat is:• near an

57. Plug the supplied adapter’s barrel plug into the 12VACjack, then plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. ThePOWER indicator on the front of th

6OPERATIONThe AFX-400 manages your incoming calls by listening for afax alert tone or transfer code, then routing the call to the cor-rect jack.•A fax

7RECEIVING VOICE CALLSTo answer a call, pick up any phone on the same line as theAFX-400. If it is a voice call, talk as usual. Otherwise:• If you a h

8RECEIVING FAXESMost fax machines send a fax alert tone before transmitting afax. When the AFX-400 hears a fax alert tone, it automaticallyroutes the

9SPECIAL FEATURESUSING CALLER IDIf you subscribe to Caller ID service from your local phonecompany, the phone company sends information about thecalle