Do You Have Voice Mail?

If you have Voice Mail on the phone line on which you will install your new MFC, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the MFC will conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls. However, this Distinctive Ring feature allows the use of more than one number on your line, so both Voice Mail and the MFC can coexist peacefully. If each one has a separate phone number, neither will interfere with the other’s work.

If you decide to get the Distinctive Ring Service from the telephone company, you will need to follow the directions below to “register” the new Distinctive Ring pattern they provided, so your MFC can recognize its incoming calls.

Note You can change or cancel the Distinctive Ring pattern at any time. You can switch it off temporarily and later turn it back on. When you get a new fax number, make sure you reset this feature.

Before You Choose the Ring Pattern to Register

You can register only one Distinctive Ring pattern with the MFC. Some ring patterns cannot be registered. Please refer to some popular ring pattern examples that will be provided from the phone company in the USA and Canada that are shown in the Brother compatibility table below.

Ring

Rings

Pattern

1

long - long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

short - long - short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

short - short - long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

very long (normal pattern)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note If the ring pattern the phone company provided cannot be registered by the fax,

please check for other available ring pattern choices from the phone company.

■The MFC will answer only calls to its registered number.

■The first two rings are silent on the MFC. This is because the fax must «listen» to the ring pattern (compare it to the pattern that was “registered”).

■If you program the MFC correctly, it will recognize the registered ring pattern of the “fax number” within two ring patterns and then automatically answer with a fax tone. When the “voice number” is called, the MFC will not interrupt the call.

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