Brother FAX 255 - Manual (Page 26)

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C H A P T E R T W O
The third way is the easiest: Buy a triplex adapter. You can plug a triplex
adapter into an RJ14 outlet. It separates the wires into two separate RJ11
jacks (Line 1, Line 2) and a third RJ14 jack (Lines 1 and 2). If your fax
machine is on Line 1, plug the fax machine into L1 on the triplex adapter. If
your fax machine is on Line 2, plug it into L2 on the triplex adapter.
RJ14
RJ11
Triplex Adapter
RJ14
Installing fax machine, External Two-Line TAD,
and Two-Line Telephone
When you are installing an external two-line telephone answering device
(TAD) and a two-line telephone, your fax machine must be isolated on one
line at both the wall jack and at the TAD. The most common connection is
to put the fax machine on Line 2, which is our assumption in the following
steps. The back of the two-line TAD must have two telephone jacks: one
labeled L1 or L1/L2, and the other labeled L2. You will need at least three
telephone line cords, the one that came with your fax machine and two for
your external two-line TAD. You will need a fourth line cord if you add a
two-line telephone.
1 Place the two-line TAD and the two-line telephone next to your
fax machine.
2 Plug one end of the telephone line cord for your fax machine into the
L2 jack of the triplex adapter. Plug the other end into the LINE jack on
the left side of the fax machine.
3 Plug one end of the first telephone line cord for your TAD into the L1
jack of the triplex adapter. Plug the other end into the L1 or L1/L2 jack
of the two-line TAD.