9.1 Distinctive Ring service
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 unit 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. Consult your local telephone
company for availability.
9.2 Using two or more phone
numbers on a single telephone
line
9.2.1 Activating the Distinctive Ring feature
1 MMenuN A MBNM4NM3NM0N
2 Press M1N to select “ON”.
R Press M0N to select “OFF”.
3 MSetN A MMenuN
How phone calls and faxes are received
If the incoming call is for the fax number, the unit will ring
with the assigned ring pattern and automatically start fax
reception.
If the incoming call is for the phone number:
– the unit will keep on ringing in TEL mode.
– the unit will record a voice message in TAM/FAX
mode.
– fax communication will be attempted in FAX ONLY
mode.
Note:
R Be sure to select a tone (Tone 1 to 5) as the cordless
handset ringer tone (feature #161 on page 101). If
you select a melody, you will not be able to
distinguish lines by their ringers.
9.3 Using three or more phone
numbers on a single telephone
line
You may wish to use three or more phone numbers for
a single telephone line. In order 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
number
Ring pattern Use
012 1234 Standard ring Personal
Telephone
number
Ring pattern Use
012 5678 Double ring Business
012 9876 Triple ring Fax
To use one phone number for the fax, program the ring
pattern assigned for the fax (feature #431 on page 68).
In the example, the ring pattern assigned for fax is a triple
ring, so you should program “C” (triple ring).
Ring pattern Selection
Standard ring (one long ring) M1N “A”
1st ring 2nd ring
Double ring (two short rings) M2N “B”
1st ring 2nd ring
Triple ring (short-long-short rings) M3N “C”
1st ring 2nd ring
Other triple ring (short-short-long
rings)
M4N “D”
1st ring 2nd ring
Note:
R The default setting is M5N “B-D”. The fax will respond
to all calls with ring tone patterns “B”, “C” and “D”.
9.4 Programming the ring pattern
assigned for fax
1 Set feature #430 to “ON” (page 68).
2 MMenuN A MBNM4NM3NM1N
3 Press M1N to M5N to select the ring pattern assigned
for fax. A MSetN A MMenuN
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9. . Distinctive Ring
9. Distinctive Ring
