How to set up 2 fax machines on 1 dedicated line

I have 2 Brother IntelliFax machines that are both on the same dedicated line. I would like to set them up so that one machine can send & receive and the other only send. Any ideas?

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Set the rx fax to ans on the lowest # of rings and fax mode..Set the tx fax on tel mode..

Posted on Apr 07, 2007

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