Brother DCP-L5500DN, User Manual

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Pattern
Register the Distinctive Ring Pattern
Related Models : MFC-L5700DW/MFC-L5800DW/MFC-L5850DW/MFC-L5900DW/MFC-L6700DW/
MFC-L6800DW
This feature is available only in the USA and Canada.
After you set the Distinctive Ring feature to
[On]
, your Distinctive Ring number will receive faxes automatically.
The receive mode is automatically set to
[Manual]
and you cannot change it to another receive mode while
Distinctive Ring is set to
[On]
. This ensures the Brother machine will only answer the Distinctive Ring number
and not interfere when your main telephone number is called.
When Distinctive Ring is on, the LCD displays
[D/R]
as the Receive Mode.
1. Press
[Settings]
>
[All Settings]
>
[Fax]
>
[Miscellaneous]
>
[Distinctive]
.
2. Do one of the following:
• If you have not registered the Distinctive Ring pattern, press
[Distinctive]
, and then press
[On]
.
• If you have already registered the Distinctive Ring pattern, and want to change the pattern, proceed to
Ring Pattern setting.
3. Press
[Ring Pattern]
.
4. Press the stored ring pattern you want, and then press
[OK]
.
You will hear each pattern as you press the four buttons. Make sure you select the pattern that the telephone
company gave you.
5. Press .
Distinctive Ring is now set to
[On]
.
If you do not want to receive faxes on your Distinctive Ring number, you can turn off Distinctive Ring. The
machine will stay in
[Manual]
receive mode so you must set the Receive Mode again.
Related Information
• Distinctive Ring
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