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Distinctive ring
Brother uses the term ‘Distinctive Ring’ but different telephone companies have other names for this service such as Custom Ringing, Personalized Ring, RingMaster, Smart Ring, Teen 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 telephone line. If you need more than one telephone number, it is cheaper than paying for an extra line. Each telephone number has its own distinctive ring pattern, so you will know which telephone number is ringing. This is one way you can have a separate telephone number for your machine.
Note
Please call your telephone company for availability and rates.
Telephone services and external devices
Do you have voice mail?
If you have Voice Mail on the telephone line that you will install your new machine on, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the machine will conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls. However, the
Distinctive Ring feature allows you to use more than one number on your line, so both Voice Mail and the machine can work together without any problems. If each one has a separate telephone number, neither will interfere with the other’s operations.
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 give you. This is so your machine can recognize its incoming calls.
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You can change or cancel the Distinctive Ring pattern at any time. You can switch it off temporarily, and turn it back on later.
When you get a new fax number, make sure you reset this feature.
What does Brother’s ‘distinctive ring’ do?
The Brother machine has a Distinctive Ring feature that allows you to use your machine to take full advantage of the telephone company’s Distinctive Ring service. The new telephone number on your line can just receive faxes.
Note
You must pay for your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring service before you program the machine to work with it.
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