Distinctive Ring (Requires Subscription to Service)

Distinctive Ring (Requires Subscription to Service)

If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service from your telephone company, you will need to turn on the distinctive ring function. When this is done, your fax will signal voice calls by the normal ring pattern, and fax transmissions by a special ring pattern. In the case of a fax transmission, your fax machine will automatically answer the call and receive the fax.

The distinctive ring function is used with the reception mode set to AUTO. When your fax number is dialled, your fax machine will signal the call with a special ringing sound, then answer automatically and begin reception after the number of rings set with the NUMBER OF RINGS AUTO RECEPTION setting (the initial setting is 2 rings—refer to page 100). When your voice number is dialled, the fax machine will signal the call with the normal ringing sound to let you know that you must answer on a telephone connected to the same line.

The initial setting for distinctive ring is NO. If set to YES, both Australian (Fax Duet) and New Zealand (FaxAbility) distinctive ring are supported.

Important:

The distinctive ring function can only be used if you subscribe to a distinctive ring service from your telephone company. Do not turn on distinctive ring if you are on a normal line, as the fax machine will not operate properly.

1 Press

MENU , and

4 .

Display:

4:OPTIONAL SETTING ENTER #(01-36, , )

2 Press 2 and 8 .

28:DISTINCTIVE RING 1=YES, 2=NO

3 Press

1

to turn on distinctive ring.

(Press

2

to turn off distinctive ring.)

STOP

4 Press repeatedly to return to the date and time display.

5 Make sure that the reception mode is set to AUTO (see page 58).

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