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.
- Connect a line cord from the telephone wall jack to the [L] jack (or item <1>) on the fax machine.
- Remove the telephone connector cap to connect an external device. (See item <2> in the above illustration.)
- 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 -
- 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.
- Connect another phone cord from the extension phone port on the fax machine to the computer's Line jack.
- 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.)
- Connect one end of the phone cord (supplied by your ISDN company) to the modular jack on the wall < 1 >.
- Connect the other end of the cord to the INPUT of the terminal adapter < 2 >.
- 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.
- Connect the LAN cable jack in the terminal adapter < 2 > and the LAN cable jack in the computer with a LAN cable.
- 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.)
- Connect the modular (telephone) jack in the wall < 1 > and the INPUT of the splitter < 2 > with a telephone line.
- Connect the OUTPUT of the splitter < 2 > and the telephone line jack [L] jack on the fax machine with a telephone line.
- Connect the LAN cable jack in the ADSL modem < 3 > and the LAN cable jack in the machine with a LAN cable.
- If you're connecting a separate telephone, connect it to the extension phone port on the fax machine.