Automatic mode operation
When a call comes in, the CS 5500 answers the call on the first
ring (second ring if Caller ID is turned ON). During the next
four seconds the CS 5500 listens for the following signals:
a CNG tone
(Beep)
an access code for the FAX/MODEM port
#11
If the CS 5500 detects any of these signals, it transfers the call
to the FAX/MODEM port.
After 4 seconds, the call will be transferred to the PHONE and
TAD ports if tones are not detected.
If the CS 5500 transfers an unanswered call to the
FAX/MODEM port, it will automatically reduce the number of
rings to the telephones connected to the TAD or PHONE ports
to 2 rings to ensure optimum connect time.
Semi-Automatic mode operation
When a call comes in, all the phones begin to ring (including
extension phones, and phones connected to the PHONE and
TAD ports). The CS 5500 allows 6 rings to the telephones
before it automatically transfers the call to the FAX/MODEM
port. If you or your answering machine answer the call before
this transfer occurs, the CS 5500 listens for the following
signals:
a CNG tone
(Beep)
an access code for the FAX/MODEM port
#11
If the CS 5500 detects any of these signals, it transfers the call
to the FAX/MODEM port.
If the CS 5500 transfers an unanswered call to the
FAX/MODEM port, it will automatically reduce the number of
rings to your telephones to 2 rings to ensure optimum connect
time.
The CS 5500 will reset the ring count to 6 rings after 10 minutes of inactivity on the FAX/MODEM port. You can also manually
reset the CS 5500 to 6 rings by performing any of the following steps:
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Lift the receiver of any phone device on the line connected to the CS 5500 and hang it up.
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Answer a call from any phone before the call is transferred to the FAX/MODEM port.
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Place an outbound call from any phone connected on the line connected to the CS 5500.
The default operating mode for the CS 5500 is the Automatic mode.
To return the CS 5500 to the Automatic mode, perform the
following steps:
1. Take the phone in the PHONE port off-hook
2. Press # * 210 * (three beeps) 402 * (three beeps) *
3. Hang up the phone
To operate the CS 5500 in the Semi-Automatic mode, perform
the following steps:
1. Take the phone in the PHONE port off-hook
2. Press # * 211 * (three beeps) 401 * (three beeps) *
3. Hang up the phone
NOTE
: Extension phones not connected directly to the CS 5500 will ring only 1 time if the CS 5500 is in the Automatic mode
(2 times if Caller ID is turned ON). In the Semi-Automatic mode, all phones will ring up to 6 times (factory setting).
Special operating notes
Before operating the CS 5500, be sure that you understand the
following information concerning the telephone equipment that
is used with the CS 5500.
Fax CNG tones: Most faxes send audible beep tones called
CNG (CalliNG) tones. This tone is a distinct beep that repeats
every three (3) seconds. Once a fax has dialed the destination
fax number, it generates this tone while waiting for the
receiving fax to answer.
For best results, callers should have your fax number
programmed into their fax machine's "speed-dial" memory.
Beep Beep Beep
Not all faxes transmit this tone when they place a call. Most,
but not all faxes produce this tone through their auto-dial
feature, speed-dial memory position, or by the operator
pressing the fax machine's start button after the number is
dialed.
