Sharp UX-CD600 2-Line Fax Communication Center with Corded and Cordless Phones and Answering Machine

List Price: $229.99

Features:

• Fax, copier, and 2-line telephone system, all in one
• Built-in answering machine, 8 mailboxes, 20 minutes of recording time
• 1 corded handset and 1 cordless handset with charger stand
• Expandable to 8 cordless handsets; caller ID/call waiting, 30-call log
• 14,400 bps fax modem speed, 6-second transmission time

Customer Reviews:

FAX BLAST UPDATE - returned this item [Posted on 2005-02-06]
I was just about to order this based on FAX BLAST's review, when I checked his other review, which states that he returned THIS ITEM because it seemed like a toy. Thought this update would give fuller picture.

Very disappointing [Posted on 2005-06-01]
This was meant to be a replacement for a combo two-line phone/answering machine. The corded phone is practically unusuable due to poor sound quality and resonance, while the answering machine provides eight mailboxes but, in a baffling move, does not allow you to have different messages for each of the two lines. The display does not show what line calls are coming in on, and, oddly, also does not show the caller ID information when the phone rings, though you can get it later! The fax tends to get confused and when someone pauses in their message sends out fax recognition signals. Add to that the expensive ribbons with low capacity and you have a package that's unsuitable for many users. It's fine as a fax but don't fool yourself, the built in phone isn't meant to be used as such.

Excellent product for our needs [Posted on 2006-04-19]
While the unit does have all the "features" noted by others, it also has all the features of $10,000 PBX systems, albeit for a max of 8 users.

In our case, we don't use the phoneset at the main unit, so it's quality is irrelevant. Nor do we fax much; almost everything happens via email today. And we don't need 2 separate greetings because this is for one small business, not shared business/home as I suspect was the case with the previous reviewer.

We like that it routes incoming calls to a specific user (press 1 for jane, 2 for john...) which will ring only that users' handset and roll over to that users' mailbox if unanswered.

It supports both a shared and personal phone books of commonly dialed numbers. We dedicate line 1 to incoming calls and line 2 is for outgoing calls, faxes, and is shared with a DSL internet connection. You can download the manual from Sharp and I think you'll be amazed by all the features for remote access, etc. We don't use most of them in favor of email, but if you bought these in a Centrex System (hosted at your phone co.) or a PBX (device in your office) system, you'd pay $10,000 or more (and perhaps another $5,000 more to install the PBX). Because the phonesets are all wireless, the installation was trivial.

We bought this new with 6 phonesets for just about $200. It would have been a good deal at full retail.

not a quality machine [Posted on 2006-06-21]
I purchased this machine for our new office because it offered a two-line phone, fax and 8 voice mailboxes. It was the only system I found that had more than three or four mailboxes. The problems we have with the machine are buzzing on the outgoing message, poor sound quality, flimsy fax film that split the first week we used it, and now the additional cordless phone that came with it stopped working. We tried a different (new) phone and that won't work either. The machine clicks when the cordless goes on, but we can't get a dial tone. Sharp said we were past warranty (90 days, I think) so we're out of luck. I sure wouldn't spend money to fix this terrible machine.

Good item! [Posted on 2008-04-21]
Excellent item! They are concerned to serve customers well. One of the extensions that came with the phone was defective and they immediately replace it! Excellent service. Recommendable equipment! This has been the solution from my workplace! You will not regret it.

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