Black Box FX150A User Manual

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LINESHARE PRO

4.9 Sending a Fax

or Modem Transmission

To send a fax or modem
transmission, you must either dial
from the phone connected to the
fax machine or modem, or use the
auto-dial feature of the device you
are using. (Refer to your fax
machine or modem Operator’s
Guide for instructions.)

NOTE

You cannot use a phone
connected to a fax machine
or computer modem
connected to another port to
answer a call ringing on Port
1. To answer a call ringing
on Port 1, see Section 4.3.

4.10 Receiving a Computer Call

to a Port

Unlike a fax call, inbound computer
calls do not produce any tones; they
remain silent until another modem
answers the call. The ports of the
Lineshare Pro are secured
depending on your configuration.
There are two ways to access a port
from a remote location:

1. Use tones from a tone-type

phone or other device that
produces tones (for instance, a
modem).

2. Use a device as previously

described that produces single-
frequency tones. To receive a
computer call to a port, instruct
the caller to use one of the
following methods. (This
example uses a modem.)

NOTE

The ports become
UNSECURED when the
Answer/Disconnect Cascade
and No Answer Cascade
features are set to transfer
calls to a port.

4.11 Dialing the Port Access Code

from an Extension Phone

Instruct the caller to attach a “T” or
“Y” adapter to the wall jack where
the modem’s phone line connects.
Have the caller plug the modem into
one side of the “T” or “Y” adapter,
and plug a standard tone phone in
the other side of the adapter. When
the caller instructs the modem to
call your modem, he or she must lift
the phone’s receiver off-hook after
the modem dials the number. (The
caller may dial your phone number
manually.)

Next, the caller listens for the

Lineshare Pro to answer and enters
the port access code between ring
signals.

• The Port 1 access code is factory-

preset to # 11.

• The Port 2 access code is factory-

preset to # 22.

• The Port 3 access code is factory-

preset to # 33.

• The Port 4 access code is factory-

preset to # 44.

When the modem answers, the

caller begins the transmission and
hangs up the phone.