Connect the telephone line cord to the correct port on the MX700

Article ID: ART122756 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

Description

The telephone line cord must be connected correctly for the device to function properly.

Solution

Connect the telephone line cord to the appropriate port on the device.

The telephone line cord must be connected correctly for the device to function properly.

  1. Connect a line cord from the telephone wall jack to the [L] jack (or item <1>) on the fax machine.



  2. Remove the telephone connector cap to connect an external device. (See item <2> in the above illustration.)

  3. Connect a line cord from the extension telephone port on the fax machine (item <3>) to an external telephone or answering machine. Click here to see other external telephone device configurations.



Othe Telephone Device Configurations

Connecting a computer -

  1. Connect one end of the supplied phone cord to the modular jack on the wall and the other end to the [L] jack on the fax machine.

  2. Connect another phone cord from the extension phone port on the fax machine to the computer's Line jack.

  3. If you're connecting a separate telephone, connect it to the extension jack on the computer.



    Note: See your computer's documentation for details on the locations of the phone jacks.

Connecting to an ISDN line -

The connection using a terminal adapter is illustrated here, and this procedure is aplicable to a dial-up router too. (For details, see the documentation supplied with your terminal adapter or dial-up router.)

  1. Connect one end of the phone cord (supplied by your ISDN company) to the modular jack on the wall < 1 >.

  2. Connect the other end of the cord to the INPUT of the terminal adapter < 2 >.

  3. With the cord supplied by Canon, connect one end to the OUTPUT of the terminal adapter < 2 > and then the other end to the [L] jack on the fax machine.

  4. Connect the LAN cable jack in the terminal adapter < 2 > and the LAN cable jack in the computer with a LAN cable.

  5. If you're connecting a separate telephone, connect it to the extension phone port on the fax machine.



Connecting to an ADSL line -

Some ADSL modems may be integrated with a splitter. (For details, see the documentation supplied with your ADSL modem.)

  1. Connect the modular (telephone) jack in the wall < 1 > and the INPUT of the splitter < 2 > with a telephone line.

  2. Connect the OUTPUT of the splitter < 2 > and the telephone line jack [L] jack on the fax machine with a telephone line.

  3. Connect the LAN cable jack in the ADSL modem < 3 > and the LAN cable jack in the machine with a LAN cable.

  4. If you're connecting a separate telephone, connect it to the extension phone port on the fax machine.

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