Panasonic KX-FT901BX manual Distinctive Ring service from your phone company, Ring pattern

6. Distinctive Ring

6.1Distinctive Ring service from your phone company

This service is convenient if you wish to have a different number for your fax machine and telephone, even when you use them on a single telephone line.

Distinctive Ring is a service offered by your local telephone company which allows you to use several telephone numbers on one telephone line. When a call is made to one of your phone numbers, the telephone company sends a ring pattern to your telephone line to indicate which number the call is intended for. By setting up this unit for Distinctive Ring, you can make the fax machine automatically start fax reception when a call comes to the fax number.

To use this service, you must subscribe to the Distinctive Ring service offered by your local telephone company.

6.2Using with the ring detection feature

{MENU} {A}{B} {SET}

1Press {MENU}.

2Press {#}, then {3}{1}.

3Press {SET}.

4Press {A} or {B} repeatedly to select the ring pattern assigned for fax.

“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” (default): Turns OFF this feature.

5Press {SET}.

LThe unit will print an information list.

6Press {MENU}.

Note:

LAfter programming, turn the auto answer setting to OFF (KX-FT901/KX-FT903 only).

Ring pattern

Ring pattern		Settings
Standard ring (one long ring)		“A”
1st ring	2nd ring
Double ring (two short rings)		“B”
1st ring	2nd ring
Triple ring (short-long-short		“C”
rings)
1st ring	2nd ring
Other triple ring (short-short-		“D”
long rings)
1st ring	2nd ring

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