Connecting The Telephone Line - Canon MX490 series Online Manual

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Connecting the Telephone Line

The connection method differs depending on your telephone line.

• If you connect the machine to wall telephone line directly/If you connect the machine with the xDSL

Basic Connection

• If you connect the machine to another line such as an xDSL:

Connecting Various Lines

If the connection is incorrect, the machine cannot send/receive faxes. Connect the machine correctly.

• Do not connect fax machines and/or telephones in parallel (US and Canada only).

If two or more fax machines and/or telephones are connected in parallel, the following problems may

occur and the machine may not operate properly.

• If you pick up the handset of the telephone that is connected in parallel during fax transmission or

reception, the fax image may be corrupted or a communication error may occur.

• Such services as Caller ID, etc. may not operate properly on the telephone.

If you cannot avoid parallel connections, set the receive mode to TEL priority mode, understanding

that the above problems may occur. You will only be able to receive faxes manually.

Basic Connection

Make sure that the machine is turned off, connect one end of supplied telephone line cable to the

telephone line jack near the "LINE" mark of the machine, then connect the other end to the telephone line

jack on the wall or to the telephone line jack of the xDSL splitter.

When you connect the telephone to the machine, make sure that the machine is turned off, connect one

end of the modular cable to the external device jack near the "EXT." mark of the machine, then connect

the other end to the telephone line jack of the telephone.

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