Brother MFC-5840CN A Appendix A, Setting up telephone services

A Appendix A

Setting up telephone services

Your MFC supports the Distinctive Ring and Caller ID subscriber telephone services that some telephone companies offer.

If you have Voice Mail, Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller ID, 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 1-22 and Custom features on a single line. on page 11-12.)

If you have Voice Mail on your phone line, please read the following carefully.

Distinctive Ring

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

Please call your telephone company for availability and rates.

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