Receiving with a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service: DRPD

Choose this mode if:

you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use.

you want to receive faxes automatically as well as voice calls.

you have subscribed to a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service with your telephone company. This service assigns two or more telephone numbers with distinctive ring patterns to a single telephone line, allowing you to have both a fax number(s) and a telephone number(s) using only one telephone line. Your machine will automatically monitor incoming calls and based on the ring pattern, will let you know if the call is a fax or voice call. Contact your telephone company for more information on this service.

You will need to:

• set <DRPD> ( p. 9-1).

• connect a telephone to your machine ( Set-up Sheet).

When you receive a fax call: The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen and receive the fax automatically.

When you receive a voice call: The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen. Pick up the handset to answer the call.

Setting the ring pattern

Your telephone company will assign a distinctive ring pattern to each number when you order the DRPD service. Follow this procedure to set the fax ring pattern that matches the pattern assigned by the telephone company:

1 Make sure you have set <DRPD> ( p. 9-1).

2Press [Menu].

3Use [2] or [3] to select <USER DATA>.

4Press [Set].

USER DATA

1 . TEL REGISTRATION

5Use [2] or [3] to select <FAX SETTINGS>.

6Press [Set].

FAX SETTINGS

1 . USER SETTINGS

7Use [2] or [3] to select <RX SETTINGS>.

8Press [Set].

RX SETTINGS

1 . ECM RX

9Use [2] or [3] to select <DRPD:SELECT FAX>.

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Canon MultiPASS MP730, 730i, MP700 manual Setting the ring pattern, Use 2 or 3 to select Drpdselect FAX