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Answering Machine
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Voice Menu
Main menu
1
Play back messages
If no messages are available, you will hear two short audio sig-
nals and return to the main menu.
1
Play back messages
3
Call back the caller of the message
5
Delete message
7
To previous message
9
to next message
0
Listen to “Play back messages” menu again
r
Back to main menu
2
Delete all messages
3
Switch answering machine on/off
4
Record greetings
1
Record greeting message
2
Record announcement
3
Record closing announcement
Record and select
1
Listen to all greetings/announcements of the select-
ed type > Select the desired recording by pressing 2
5
Delete greeting/announcement
8
Record greeting/announcement > End recording by
pressing 1
0
Listen to “Record and select” menu again
r
Back to main menu
0
Listen to “Record greetings” menu again
r
Back to main menu
5
Switch recording and announcement mode on/off
0
Listen to main menu again
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FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable
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Fax Function
15.4
Fax Function
With the FRITZ!Box you can send and receive faxes without a fax ma-
chine. The FRITZ!Box can be configured to forward received faxes by
e-mail.
Configuring the Fax Function
1.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see
page 25
.
2.
Select “Telephony / Telephony Devices”.
3.
Click “Configure New Device”.
4.
Under “Integrated in the FRITZ!Box”, select the “Fax
function” option and confirm by clicking “Next”.
5.
Enter the fax ID in the following format:
+49 30 12345 (country code, area code without 0, your
fax number)
6.
Define whether the FRITZ!Box forwards incoming faxes
by e-mail or saves them.
You can also enter multiple e-mail addresses. Use a
comma to separate the individual addresses.
7.
Click “Next”.
8.
Select your fax number. Please note:
The fax function accepts all calls to the selected number,
including telephone calls.
If you would like to take telephone calls at this number,
too, you can set up automatic fax detection.
9.
Click “Next” and “Apply”.
The fax function is configured.
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Fax Function
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Configuring Automatic Fax Detection
Here is how automatic fax detection works:
The answering machine checks each incoming call to see
whether it is a telephone call or a fax. Callers can leave a mes-
sage, and faxes are forwarded to the fax function.
Here is how to enable automatic fax detection:
1.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see
page 25
.
2.
Configure the fax function; see
page 102
.
3.
Select “Telephony / Telephony Devices”.
4.
Click the “Edit” button to open the settings of the fax
function:
5.
Click the “Help” button.
The Help on the fax function contains instructions on
how to set up automatic fax detection.
Sending Faxes from the User Interface
1.
Configure the fax function. For instructions, see
Configuring the Fax Function
on
page 102
.
2.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see
page 25
.
3.
Select “Telephony / Fax”.
4.
Select the recipient’s name and fax number from the
telephone book and enter the data in the “to” and “Fax
number” fields.
5.
You can enter your name and address in the “Sender”
field.
6.
Select a fax number from the “Send with” list. The list
contains all telephone numbers assigned to the fax func-
tion.
7.
Enter a subject and the text of your fax.
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Call Diversion
8.
In the Internet browser
Google Chrome
or
Mozilla Fire-
fox
, you can attach an image to the fax. Click “Browse”
to select an image.
You can attach jpg or png files. Other files like PDF or
Word files cannot be sent by fax.
Images smaller than DIN A4 will be centered. Images
larger than DIN A4 will be reduced in size.
9.
Click “Send”.
Fax sending begins.
15.5
Call Diversion
You can configure call diversion for incoming calls in the
FRITZ!Box.
Call diversion can divert all or only certain calls to any speci-
fied destination number. Examples of call diversion settings:
•
All calls are diverted to an external telephone number.
•
All calls that arrive
for
a certain telephone are diverted to
your mobile telephone.
•
Calls from a certain person in the telephone book will be
diverted to your mobile telephone.
•
Anonymous calls in which the caller does not transmit a
telephone number will be diverted to an answering ma-
chine.
Configuring Call Diversion
1.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see
page 25
.
2.
Select the “Telephony / Call Handling / Call Diversion”
menu.
3.
Click “New Call Diversion”.
4.
Define which calls should be diverted.
In the Help of the FRITZ!Box user interface you can find
detailed instructions.
5.
Define the destination and the type of call diversion.
6.
Click “OK” to save the settings.
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Dialing Rules for Outgoing Calls
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15.6
Dialing Rules for Outgoing Calls
If you have multiple telephone numbers, you can configure di-
aling rules.
A dialing rule determines which telephone number the
FRITZ!Box uses for outgoing calls in a certain number range,
for instance to the mobile network or abroad.
Example: You have a telephone number with which you can
save on calls to foreign numbers. Then configure a dialing
rule so that calls to foreign countries will be conducted with
this telephone number.
Configuring Dialing Rules
1.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see
page 25
.
2.
Select “Telephony / Call Handling / Dialing Rules”.
3.
Click the “New Dialing Rule” button.
4.
Define the range of telephone numbers or the telephone
number to which the dialing rule should apply.
5.
Select a telephone number from the “Connect via” drop-
down list.
6.
Click “OK” to save the settings.
15.7
Blocking Telephone Numbers and Callers
In the FRITZ!Box you can block telephone numbers for outgo-
ing and for incoming calls.
How Does a Call Block Work?
You can configure various kinds of call blocks:

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