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Telephone services
Your fax machine supp orts the Caller ID a nd Distinctive Rin g
subscriber telephone service that some te lephone companies
offer.

Distinctive Ri ng

Brother uses the term ‘Distincti ve Ring’ but different tel ephone
companies have other na mes for this servic e such as SmartRing,
RingMaster, Teen-Rin g, 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 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 number for your machine.

What does Brother’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?

The Brother fax 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 phone number on
your line can just receive faxes.

Do you have Voice Mail?

If you have Voice Mail on the phone line that you will install your
new fax machine on, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail
and the fax machine will conflict with each othe r while receiving
incoming calls. However, this Distinc tive 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 se parate phone number, neither will
interfere with the other’s oper ations.
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.
If you have Voice Mail, Call Waiting, RingM aster, an
answering service, an ala rm system or othe r custom features
on your telephone line, it may affect the way the fax machine
works. (See Custom features on a single line on pa ge 12-7.)
If you have Voice Mail on your phone lin e, please read the
following carefully.
Please call your telephone company for availability and rates.
You must pay for your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring
service before you program the f ax machine to work with i t.
You can change or cancel t he Distinctive Ring pa ttern at any
time. You can switch it off temporarily, and turn it back on
later. When you get a new fax nu mber, make sure you reset
this feature.