Connecting to a distinctive ring service
A distinctive ring service may be available from your telephone service provider. This service allows you to have multiple
telephone numbers on one telephone line with each telephone number having a different ring pattern. This may be
useful for distinguishing between fax and voice calls. If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service, follow these steps to
connect the equipment:
1
Connect one end of the telephone cable that came with the printer to the printer LINE port .
2
Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an active analog telephone wall jack.
3
Change the Distinctive Rings setting to match the setting you want the printer to answer:
Note:
The factory default setting for distinctive rings is
On
. This allows the printer to answer single, double, and
triple ring patterns.
a
On the home screen, touch
.
b
Touch
Settings
.
c
Touch
Fax Settings
.
d
Touch
Analog Fax Settings
.
e
Touch until
Distinctive Rings
appears
f
Touch
Distinctive Rings
.
g
Touch the arrow for the pattern setting you want to change.
h
Touch
Submit
.
Connecting the printer and a telephone or answering machine to the same
telephone line
1
Connect one end of the telephone cable that came with the printer to the printer LINE port .
2
Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an active analog telephone wall jack .
Faxing
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