12 DISTINCTIVE RING
Some telephone carriers offer a service called Distinctive Ring. Distinctive Ring lets you have different numbers on one line, each with its own distinctive ring. You can then use one number exclusively as a fax number without the expense of a second line. (Your local telephone carrier can provide you with more information about this service, which usually has an additional charge.) To use this function, refer to Setting Distinctive Ring below.
Available settings are OFF (default) and ON.
!You must have your local telephone carrier’s Distinctive Ring service.
Your fax machine must be in FAX or PC answer mode, and the PBX dial parameter must be set to OFF. Other
This feature may not work properly if you have a telephone other than a genuine Oki optional handset connected to your fax machine.
Setting Distinctive Ring
To set up your fax machine to recognize another ring pattern:
1Press the Select Function key.
2Press the 9/User Program
1:FUNC. PROGRAMMING.
3Press the Yes ◀ key. The display shows
FUNCTION NO. [ ].
4Using the numeric keypad, enter 12. The display shows
DISTINCTIVE RING, OFF.
5Press the No ▶ key two times. The display changes to
DISTINCTIVE RING, SET.
6Press the Yes ◀ key. The display changes to
