Dialing and phone options
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Registering the Distinctive Ring

pattern

Very important!
After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature
to ON, the receive mode is set to Manual
automatically. Unless you have a TAD or
Voice Mail set up on the Distinctive Ring
number, Manual mode means you must
answer all the calls yourself. You can not
change the receive mode to another mode
while the Distinctive Ring is set to on.
1Press Menu/Set,2,0,2.
2Press or to select Set.
Press Menu/Set.
3Press or to select the stored ring
pattern you want to use.
Press Menu/Set.
(You will hear each pattern as you scrol l
through the four patterns. Make sure
you choose the pattern that the
telephone company gave you.)
4Press Stop/Exit. Distinctive Ring is now
set to on.

Turning off Distinctive Ring

1Press Menu/Set,2,0,2.
2Press or to select Off.
Press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Note
If you turn off Distinctive Ring, the machine
will stay in Manual receive mode. You will
need to set the Receive Mode again. (See To
select or change your Receive Mode on
page 6-2.)

Caller ID

Note
The Caller ID feature lets you u se the Caller
ID subscriber service offered by many local
telephone companies. This service displays
the telephone number, or name if it is
available, of your caller as the line rings.
After a few rings, the LCD shows the
telephone number of your caller (and name, if
available). Once you pick up the external
phone’s handset, the Caller ID information
disappears from the LCD, but the call
information remains stored in the Caller ID
memory.
You will see the first 16 charac ters of the
number (or name).
Out of Area display means call
originated outside your Caller ID service
area.
Private Call display means the caller
has intentionally blocked transmission of
information.
You can print a list of Caller ID information
received by your machine. (See Printing
Caller ID List on page 7-9.)
Caller ID service varies with different carriers.
Call your local telephone company t o
determine the kind of service available in your
area.
Miscellaneous
2.Distinctive
Miscellaneous
2.Distinctive