Chapter 6

Set the Distinctive Ring to ON

After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature to ON, the receive mode is set to Manual automatically. Your Distinctive Ring Number does not allow Voice Calls - only Faxes.

You cannot change the receive mode to another mode while the Distinctive Ring is set to on.

a Press Menu, 2, 0, 2.

b Press a or b to choose On. c Press OK.

d Press Stop/Exit. Distinctive Ring is now set to on.

Turning off Distinctive Ring

a Press Menu, 2, 0, 2.

b Press a or b to choose Off. c Press OK.

d Press Stop/Exit.

Note

If you turn off Distinctive Ring, the machine will stay in Manual receive mode. You will need to set the Receive Mode again. (See Choosing the receive mode on page 28.)

Telephone Service for New Zealand

FaxAbility

FaxAbility is a service offered by Telecom that allows you to have an additional number on one telephone line, with its own distinctive ring pattern. This way, when you get an incoming call, you can identify the number being called by its ring.

How Will the Fax Machine Treat All Other Numbers?

FaxAbility mode ensures that the machine will answer calls to the FaxAbility (secondary) number. When a call comes in to your main number, all the telephones will ring. You can set an external answering device (TAD) to

answer calls on the other number(s). (See the chart in the following page.)

What is the Advantage of Using the FaxAbility Function?

Using FaxAbility is the most efficient way to receive both fax and telephone calls on the same line. It is much easier for your callers who dial manually. The fax machine will answer with receiving tones so they will not have to press an activation code. And the people who call to talk on your main number will not have to talk to your fax machine.

Basically, it gives you two independent numbers without the higher cost of a second line.

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