SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 10
Telephone services
Your MFC supports the Distinctive Ring telephone service that some
telephone companies offer.

Distinctive Ring

Brother uses the term ‘Distinctive Ring’ but different telephone
companies have other names for this service such as SmartRing,
RingMaster, Teen-Rin g, Indent-a-Call or I ndent-a-Ring.

What does your telephone company’s ‘Distinctive Ring’

do?

Your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring service allows you to
have more than one number on th e same phone line. If you need
more than one phone number, it is cheaper than paying for an
extra line. Each phone number has its own distinctive ring pattern,
so you will know which phone number is ringing. This is one way you
can have a separate phone num ber for your MFC.

What does Brother’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?

The Brother MFC has a Distinctive Ring fea ture that allows you to
use your MFC to take full advant age of the telephone company’s
Distinctive Ring service. The new phone number on your line can just
receive faxes.
If you have Call Waiting Caller ID, Voice Mail, RingMaster, an
answering service, an alarm system or other custom features on
your telephone line, it may affect the way your MFC works. (See
Custom features on page 1- 9 and If you are having diffic ulty with
your MFC on page 12-11.)
If you have Voice Mail on your phone line, please read the
following carefully.
Please call your telephone company for availability and rates.
You must pay for your telephon e company’s Distinctive Ring
service before you progra m the MFC to work with it.