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DISTINCTIVE RINGING RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS

D) DISTINCTIVE RINGING

DistinctiveRinging

What Is Distinctive Ringing?

Distinctiveringingisaserviceofferedbythetelephonecarriersthatallowsyoutohaveseveral differentnumbersononephoneline,soyoucanhave aseparatenumberforyourfaxmachine. Eachnumberhasitsowndistinctiveringingpattern.Thisway,whenyougetanincomingcall, youcanidentifythenumberbeingcalledbyitsring.Yourlocaltelephonecompanycanprovide moreinformationaboutthisservice.Theserviceisusuallyofferedasamonthlychargetoyour normaltelephonebill.

What is the Advantage of Using the Distinctive Ringing Function?

UsingDistinctiveRingingisthemostefficientwaytoreceivebothfaxandtelephonecallsonthe sameline.Itismucheasierforyourcallerswhodialmanually.Thefaxmachinewillanswerwith receivingtonessotheywillnothavetopressanactivationcode(TADmode)orwait30seconds tohearfaxtones(F/Tmode).Andthepeoplewhocalltotalkonyourmainnumber,willnothave totalktoyourfaxmachine.Basically,itgivesyoutwoindependentnumberswithoutthehigher costofasecondline.

Can My Fax Machine Use Distinctive Ringing?

Yes,ithasadistinctiveringingfunctionthatallowsyoutoregisterthedistinctiveringingpattern ofanadditionalphonenumberontheline.Thenumberyouregistermustbethenumberyouwant touseasyourdedicatedfaxnumber.Onceyouregistertheringingpattern,thefaxmachinewill beabletoidentifyitsownincomingcallsandautomaticallyreceivefaxesatthatnumber.Youcan registeronlyoneringingpattern.Therearesomeringingpatternsthatcannotberegistered.

Can I Change the Setting Later?

Yes,youcanchangeorcancelthedistinctiveringingsettingatanytime.YoucanswitchitOFF temporarily and then turn it back ON. When you move or get a new fax number, change the distinctiveringingmodetoSETsoyoucanregisterthenewnumber.

How Will the Fax Machine Treat All Other Numbers?

AslongasthefaxmachineissettoManual modeandyouhaveregistereditsdistinctiveringing number,the fax machine will answer only the registered number.Whenacallcomesin toyourmainnumber(oradditionaldistinctiveringingnumbers),allthephoneswillringuntil youoranansweringmachinepickupthecall.(Seethechartonpage7-16.)

Ifyouwantthefaxmachinetoallowatelephoneansweringdevice(TAD)toanswer onlythemain number(s), you must leave the fax machine in Manual mode. You can plug the telephone answeringdeviceintoeithertheEXTjackofthefaxmachineorintoaseparatephonejack.Ifthe TAD is in the EXT jack, you will not hear the first two rings on the TAD. The TAD must be set toitsmaximumnumberofrings(atleast4ringcycles).Otherwise,itwillanswertheregistered distinctiveringingnumberbeforethefaxmachinehastimetorecognizetheringingpattern.

IfyouchangetheanswermodeonthefaxmachinetoFaxorF/T,thatsettingwilloverridethe DistinctiveRingingsetup.In Fax or F/T modes, your fax machine will answer all the phonenumbers(includingitsownringpattern).

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Brother 3550 manual Distinctive Ringing Receiving Faxes and Other Calls, DistinctiveRinging

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