5. Distinctive Ring
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5 Distinctive Ring
Distinctive Ring
5.1 Distinctive Ring service
When a call is made to one of your phone numbers, the
telephone company sends a ring pattern to your
telephone line to indicate which number the call is
intended for. By setting up this unit for Distinctive Ring,
you can make the fax machine automatically start fax
reception when a call comes to the fax number.
To use this service, you must subscribe to the
Distinctive Ring service offered by your local
telephone company. Confirm your local telephone
company for availability.
5.2 Using two or more phone
numbers on a single telephone
line
5.2.1 Activating the Distinctive Ring
feature
1
{
MENU
}
i
{#}{
3
}{
1
}
2
Press
{
1
}
to select
“
ON
”
.
L
Press
{
0
}
to select
“
OFF
”
.
3
{
SET
}
i
{
MENU
}
How phone calls and faxes are received
If the incoming call is for the fax number, the fax machine
will ring with the assigned ring pattern and automatically
start fax reception.
If the incoming call is for the phone number:
–
the fax machine will keep on ringing in TEL mode.
–
the fax machine will record a voice message in
TAM/FAX mode.
–
fax communication will be attempted in FAX ONLY
mode.
Note:
L
Be sure to select a tone (Tone 1 to 3) as the cordless
handset ringer tone (feature 12 on page 45). If you
select a melody, you will not be able to distinguish
lines by their ringers.
5.3 Using three or more phone
numbers on a single telephone
line
You may wish to use three or more phone numbers for a
single telephone line. In order to distinguish which
number the call was addressed to, a different ring
pattern must be assigned for each number.
Example: Using three phone numbers
To use one phone number for the fax, program the ring
pattern assigned for the fax in feature #32 (page 36). In
the example, the ring pattern assigned for fax is a triple
ring, so you should program
“
C
”
(triple ring).
Note:
L
The default setting is
{
5
}
“
B-D
”
. The fax will respond
to all calls with ring tone patterns
“
B
”
,
“
C
”
and
“
D
”
.
5.4 Programming the ring pattern
assigned for fax
1
Set feature #31 to
“
ON
”
(page 36).
2
{
MENU
}
i
{#}{
3
}{
2
}
3
Press
{
1
}
to
{
5
}
to select the ring pattern assigned
for fax.
i
{
SET
}
i
{
MENU
}
{
MENU
}
{
SET
}
Telephone
number
Ring pattern
Use
012 1234
Standard ring
Personal
012 5678
Double ring
Business
012 9876
Triple ring
Fax
Ring pattern
Selection
Standard ring (one long ring)
{
1
}
“
A
”
1st ring
2nd ring
Double ring (two short rings)
{
2
}
“
B
”
1st ring
2nd ring
Triple ring (short-long-short
rings)
{
3
}
“
C
”
1st ring
2nd ring
Other triple ring (short-short-long
rings)
{
4
}
“
D
”
1st ring
2nd ring
