Muratec MFX-2830 manual OneLine + Distinctive Ring Detection DRD, Ring pattern

FAX

Chapter2

OneLine + Distinctive Ring

Detection (DRD)

Many phone companies now offer their customers a special service which makes it possible for one phone line to do the work of two. With this service, you physically still have one phone line, but, electronically, you have two phone numbers. Your phone recognizes these different numbers and rings differently for each one.

For example, this makes it easy for you to have both a business number and a home number on one phone line, so you can answer one with “Jane Doe Consulting,” and the other with “Hello.” This works because you can tell the difference between the distinctive patterns of the two rings.

Operating tips

In order to use OneLine + DRD, your phone company must set up your distinctive ring service. When sign- ing your contract, also check the ring pattern allocated.

Ring pattern

Your fax has eight possible distinctive ring patterns for use with OneLine + DRD.

One of them should work with your phone company’s DRD service. This chart lists the patterns:

Pattern	One complete ring pattern (seconds)
A	0.8 on, 0.4 off, 0.8 on, 4.0 off
B	0.4 on, 0.2 off, 0.4 on, 0.2 off, 0.8 on, 4.0 off
C	0.3 on, 0.2 off, 1.0 on, 0.2 off, 0.3 on, 4.0 off
D	1.0 on, 0.5 off, 1.0 on, 3.5 off
E	0.5 on, 0.5 off, 0.5 on, 0.5 off, 1.0 on, 3.0 off
F	0.5 on, 0.5 off, 1.0 on, 0.5 off, 0.5 on, 3.0 off
G	0.4 on, 0.6 off, 0.4 on, 4.6 off
H	1.5 on, 0.5 off, 0.5 on, 3.5 off

Example: pattern C is 0.3 seconds ringing, 0.2 seconds silent, 1 second ringing, 0.2 seconds si- lent, 0.3 seconds ringing and 4 seconds silent. Then it goes back to the first 0.3-second ring and starts over.

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