Distinctive Ring (Requires Subscription to Service)
Distinctive Ring (Requires Subscription to Service)
Important:
♦To use distinctive ring, you must subscribe to a distinctive ring service from your local phone company.
♦Your fax machine may not be compatible with some distinctive ring services.
Distinctive ring is a service offered by some local telephone companies whereby they assign an additional second number to your regular single line. The second number rings differently from your normal number.
If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service, you can set the fax machine to automatically answer when your second number is called. This allows you to use the second number as an exclusive fax number. To have your fax automatically answer when your second number is called, follow the steps below:
1 Press FUNCTION once and | once. |
Display:
OPTION SETTING 
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3
4
Press | once and | 3 times. | DISTINCTIVE |
Press 
once.
Press a number from 1 to 3 to select the ring pattern below that matches
your second number’s ring pattern. Or, press 4 to have your fax automatically answer your normal telephone number. Press 5 to turn off the distinctive ring function.
1 | RING PATTERN 1 | Two short rings |
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2 | RING PATTERN 2 | One short, one long, and one short ring |
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3 | RING PATTERN 3 | Two short rings and one long ring |
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4 | STANDARD RING | Your standard (normal) ring pattern |
5 | OFF SETTING | Turn distinctive ring off |
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