Telephone Service for Some Countries

Distinctive Ringing (For Singapore and Hong Kong)

This FAX/MFC feature lets you use the Distinctive Ringing subscriber service offered by some telephone companies, which allows you to have several telephone numbers on one phone line. Each phone number has its own Distinctive Ringing pattern, so you’ll know which phone number is ringing. This is one way you can have a separate phone number for your FAX/MFC.

Your FAX/MFC has a Distinctive Ringing function, allowing you to dedicate one phone number just for receiving faxes. You’ll need to set Distinctive Ringing to ON.

You can switch it off temporarily, then turn it back on. When you get a new fax number, make sure you reset this function.

■The FAX/MFC will answer only calls to the Distinctive Ringing number.

■To have your external TAD answer only the main number, the FAX/MFC must be in Manual Mode.

■In FAX/TEL (F/T) or FAX ONLY mode, the FAX/MFC will answer all numbers on the phone line.

Setting the Distinctive Ringing

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Set the FAX/MFC to MANUAL mode.

Press Menu/Set, 2, 0, 2.

Press or to select ON (or OFF).

Press Menu/Set.

Press Stop/Exit.

Caller ID (For Singapore and Hong Kong)

The Caller ID feature of this machine lets you use the Caller ID subscriber service offered by many local phone companies. This service provides you, by means of the screen display, the telephone number (or name) of your caller as the line rings. (See Printing Caller ID List, page 48.)

After a few rings, the screen displays the telephone number of your caller (or name, if available). Once you pick up the handset, the Caller ID information disappears from the screen, but the call information remains stored in the Caller ID memory.

■You will see the first 16 characters of the number or name.

■OUT OF AREA display means call originates outside your Caller ID service area.

■PRIVATE CALL display means the caller has intentionally blocked transmission of information.

■CALL PICKUP display remains on the screen when no Caller ID information was transmitted.

If both the name and number are received, the screen displays only the name. You can print a list of Caller ID information received by your machine.

Caller ID service varies with different carriers. Call your local phone company to determine the kind of service available in your area.

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