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May 5

Is there a way to connect a headset (heaphones and microphone) to a fax machine?

What do I need to connect a modern headset to an old corded Sharp fax machine (UX-P710)? The device has no dedicated headset port. I have read that I need a rather expensive amplifier and dedicated headset (≈ €200/US$220). Is there a more economical solution? The fax machine has a RJ9 4P4C plug on the handset.--Carnby (talk) 11:44, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please pardon my extreme ignorance, but what would be the purpose? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:32, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Sharp UX-P710 fax machine has a handset for ordinary telephone use. See manual page. DroneB (talk) 18:43, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There are 1/8" jack to 4-wire phone adapters. It isn't much of an adapter. It is hard-wired. They go from $5 to $20 on Amazon. You need to keep the handset to hang up the phone easily. But, you don't plug the headset in. You plug in the adapter and plug your standard headset into that. It is not amplified. A handset speaker requires less power than a normal headphone. That is why the amplified version is suggested. Also, the amplified version lets you daisy chain the handset in, giving the option to use one or the other. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 13:53, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The question is, why? Couldn't you just attach a splitter to the phone line, and plug both the fax machine and phone into that? I have one for my DSL and landline phone, works perfectly. --47.146.63.87 (talk) 21:01, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The fax machine is also a telephone and I want to use a headset instead of the normal handset. I ordered a headset on Amazon, I hope it works.--Carnby (talk) 22:07, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]