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An in-phone line answering machine/voice mail with the
FA-700
When it is necessary to connect an answering machine or voice mail device to the same
phone line as the FA-700, you can still use all the features of these devices, along with being
able to check status and cancel an alarm call out of the FA-700.
How this works
•
During setup, you can manually set the FA-700 to answer on a specified number of
incoming rings “5” or “10”
(DIP switch 2, ring count)
.
•
Set your answering machine or voice mail to answer in fewer rings than the FA-700.
(For
example, if the FA-700 is set to answer on 5 rings, set the other device to answer in “4” or
fewer rings.)
Therefore, when a call comes into the location of the FA-700, the answering
machine/voice mail will respond first because it is set to answer in fewer rings than the
FA-700.
Calling the FA-700 during an alarm event
The following example shows how to call the FA-700 during an alarm event:
Criteria
•
FA-700 ring count is set to “5” rings to answer
(factory default DIP switch setting).
•
Answering machine/voice mail is set to “4” rings to answer.
•
You must make the appropriate number of phone calls to the location where the FA-700 is
within “3” minutes or the timer in the FA-700 will reset to “0.”
To get the FA-700 to respond given the above example criteria, do the following:
Step
Action
1.
Call the phone number of the location where the FA-700 is located, and let the
phone ring “3” times and then hang up. The internal 3-minute timer starts and
the FA-700 tallies and remembers the number of rings.
2.
On your second call within “3” minutes, let the phone ring until the FA-700
answers. The FA-700 will answer first because it remembered the first “3”
rings, and then it added the rings from the second call until the total reached “5,”
then it answered before the answering machine/voice mail device
(“4” rings to
answer).
3.
Listen to the alarm message.
Note
: If the FA-700 is set to answer in 10 rings
(the second choice on DIP SW2)
, you may
need to place more calls within “3” minutes to get the FA-700 to eventually answer.
How to cancel an alarm call-out
You can cancel an alarm call out in two ways:
•
Remotely, press the number “1” key and then the pound (#) key at any time during
the alarm message.
•
Locally, press the CANCEL key on the key pad.
Canceling an alarm call-out while listening to an alarm
message
To cancel a call out sequence while listening to an alarm message, do the following:
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Step
Action
1.
Pick up the phone.
2.
Listen to the alarm message.
3.
When told, press the number “1” key.
4.
Press the pound (#) key within “1” minute to cancel the alarm call out.
5.
You can listen until you hear the FA-700 say goodbye or just hang up the
phone.
Note:
Canceling the call out does not cancel an active alarm
(The alarm LED will be lit).
Canceling an alarm call-out by calling the FA-700
To cancel a call-out during an active alarm, do the following:
Step
Action
1.
Make the call to the FA-700
(phone number at alarm location)
2.
Wait for the FA-700 to answer
(5 or 10 rings—DIP switch selectable)
3.
Listen to the alarm message.
4.
Press the number “1” key.
5.
Press the pound (#) key anytime during the message to cancel the alarm call out.
6.
Hang up the phone.
Canceling an alarm call-out with an answer machine/voice
mail device on the same phone line
To cancel the alarm call-out, do the following:
Step
Action
1.
Make the call to the FA-700
(phone number at alarm location).
2.
Let the phone ring the desired number of times
(before the other in-line device
can answer)
.
3.
Hang the phone up.
4.
Call the number a second time within three minutes
(The FA-700 keeps track of
all the rings from the previous calls, accumulates them until the total ring count
matches its ring count number 5 or 10, and then it will answer).
5.
Listen to the alarm message.
6.
Press the number ‘1’ key.
7.
Press the pound (#) key anytime during the message to cancel the alarm call out.
8.
Hang up the phone.
Remote status check
During normal operation, the FA-700 will not answer any incoming calls. You can call the
FA-700 and get a response:
•
If the FA-700 is in alarm mode.
•
If the call-out has been cancelled for an alarm, but the alarm condition still exists, the FA-
700 will answer and describe the alarm condition.
