Chapter 2 Setting Up 2-7
Setting Up
Making Connections
Connecting the Telephone Line Cord and
External Devices
Your unit has three jacks on the side for connection of the following:
• Telephone line cord
• Optional handset or telephone
• Additional telephone, answering machine, or data modem
If you only have one telephone line and plan to use your unit for receiving both faxes and
voice calls, you will need to connect the optional handset, a telephone, or an answering
machine to your unit.
Be sure to connect any external device before using your unit. Follow this procedure to
connect the telephone line cord and external device(s):
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• Canon cannot guarantee that all answering machines will be compatible with your unit,
due to varying specifications.
• If you have connected an external device to your unit, be sure to set the correct receive
mode (1 Chapter 8).
• To connect an additional telephone as well as an answering machine, connect the additional
telephone to the answering machine, and then the answering machine to your unit.
• If you use your data modem extensively, you may prefer to have a dedicated telephone
line for it.
