Receiving with 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.

The distinctive ring service gives you up to 3 phone numbers on a single telephone line, each having a different ringing pattern.

When you use one of the phone numbers as a facsimile number, program the ringing pattern assigned for fax into your unit. When the unit detects a call matching the selected distinctive ringing pattern, the unit will activate depending on the receive mode setting.

Setting the distinctive ringing pattern

Program the ring pattern assigned for fax. Ringing patterns that can be programmed are;

A:Standard ring (one long ring)

B:Double ring (two short rings)

C:Triple ring (short-long-short rings)

D: Other triple ring (short-short-long rings)

OFF: Turns off the ring pattern detection feature (pre-selected setting)

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Press (MENU).

SYSTEM SET UP

Press K, then C A.

RING DETECTION

Press (START/COPY/SET).

MODE=OFF [ÿŸ]

Press (‹) or (›) to select the desired mode.

Press (START/COPY/SET).

Press (MENU).

Dial keypad

 

(MENU)

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Operations

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How the unit will answer in each receive mode

■EXT.TAM mode: When a distinctive ringing pattern that matches your selection is detected, the unit will automatically answer the line and activate the fax function to receive documents.

If other ringing patterns are received, the unit and the answering machine will activate depending on the call.

■TEL/FAX mode: When a distinctive ringing pattern that matches your selection is detected, the unit will automatically answer the line and activate the fax function to receive documents.

If other ringing patterns are received, the unit will ring until you pick up.

■TEL mode: In this mode, you have to answer all calls manually.

■FAX mode: In this mode, the unit will answer all calls and activate the fax function.

Note:

¡The unit automatically answers a distinctive ring call after the second ring. To change the number of rings, change the FAX mode ring count (page 25) after setting the ringing pattern.

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