
Receiving Faxes
Distinctive ring service!
This feature can only be used by those who subscribe to a distinctive ring pattern service from their telephone company. For more information on the availability of this service, please contact your telephone company before setting this feature to ON.
What is the distinctive ring service!The distinctive ring service gives you up to 3 phone numbers on a single telephone line, each having a different ringing pattern.
» Variety of ringing patterns:
Standard ring (one long ring) | Triple ring |
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Double ring (two short rings) | Other triple ring |
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When you subscribe to a distinctive ring service, you can assign phone numbers to personal telephone numbers, business telephone numbers, fax phone numbers, and so on.
When a call is received, you will know which number is being called by hearing the ringing pattern before answering the line.
» Example:
Your phone numbers | Ringing pattern | Usage |
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Standard ring | Telephone | |
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Double ring | Telephone | |
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Triple ring | Facsimile | |
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When you use one of the phone numbers as a facsimile number, program the ring pattern assigned to the facsimile number. When the unit detects a call matching the selected distinctive ringing pattern, it will activate depending on the receive mode setting.
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