5. Distinctive Ring
5.1Distinctive Ring service from your phone company
The Distinctive Ring service is a service offered by your local telephone company. This service provides several telephone numbers for a single telephone line, and the ring pattern differs according to which telephone number the call was addressed to. Originally, this service was designed for the purpose of allowing different ring patterns to distinguish which number the call was addressed to.
This unit distinguishes the different ring patterns. If the ring pattern is one which is assigned for a fax, the fax machine will automatically start fax reception. This service is convenient if you wish to have a different number for fax in a single telephone line.
To use this service, you must subscribe to the Distinctive Ring service offered by your local telephone company.
5.2Using two or more phone numbers in a single telephone line
5.2.1Activating the Distinctive Ring feature
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{MENU} | {SET} | ||
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1Press {MENU}.
2Press {#}, then {3}{1}.
3Press {A} or {B} to select “ON”.
4Press {SET}.
5Press {MENU} to exit the program.
How to receive calls
If the incoming call is for the fax number, the fax machine will ring with the assigned ring pattern and automatically start fax reception.
If the incoming call is for the phone number, the fax machine will keep on ringing.
5.3Using three or more phone numbers in a single telephone line
You may wish to use three or more phone numbers for a single telephone line to distinguish which number the call was addressed to. A different ring pattern must be assigned for each number.
Example: Using three phone numbers
Telephone | Ring pattern | Use |
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012 1234 | Standard | Personal |
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012 5678 | Double ring | Business |
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012 9876 | Triple ring | Fax |
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To use one phone number for the fax, program the ring pattern assigned for the fax in feature #32. In the example, the ring pattern assigned for fax is a triple ring, so you should program “C” (triple ring).
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Standard ring (one long ring) | A | |
1st ring | 2nd ring |
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Double ring (two short rings) | B | |
1st ring | 2nd ring |
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Triple ring | C | |
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1st ring | 2nd ring |
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Other triple ring | D | |
long rings) |
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1st ring | 2nd ring |
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