Brother International MFC 795CW Users Manual - English - Page 80

Chapter 7 Do you have Voice Mail? 7 If you have Voice Mail on the telephone line that you will install your new machine on, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the machine will conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls. However, the Distinctive Ring feature allows you to use more than one number on your line, so both Voice Mail and the machine can work together without any problems. If each one has a separate telephone number, neither will interfere with the other's operations. If you decide to get the Distinctive Ring service from the telephone company, you will need to follow the directions on next page to 'register' the new Distinctive Ring pattern they give you. This is so your machine can recognize its incoming calls. Note You can change or cancel the Distinctive Ring pattern at any time. You can switch it off temporarily, and turn it back on later. When you get a new fax number, make sure you reset this feature. Before you choose the ring pattern to register 7 You can only register one Distinctive Ring pattern with the machine. Some ring patterns cannot be registered. The ring patterns below are supported by your Brother machine. Register the one your telephone company gives you. Ring Pattern 1 2 3 4 Rings long-long short-long-short short-short-long very long (normal pattern) 64 Note Ring Pattern #1 is often called Short-Short and is the most commonly used. If the ring pattern you received is not on this chart, please call your telephone company and ask for one that is shown. „ The machine will only answer calls to its registered number. „ The first two rings are silent on the machine. This is because the fax must 'listen' to the ring pattern (to compare it to the pattern that was 'registered'). (Other telephones on the same line will ring.) „ If you program the machine properly, it will recognize the registered ring pattern of the 'fax number' within 2 ring patterns and then answer with a fax tone. When the 'voice number' is called, the machine will not answer. Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern 7 Very Important! After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature to On, your Distinctive Ring number will receive faxes automatically. The receive mode is automatically set to Manual and you cannot change it to another receive mode while Distinctive Ring is set to On. This ensures the Brother machine will only answer the Distinctive Ring number and not interfere when your main telephone number is called. a Press MENU. b Press a or b to display Fax. c Press Fax. d Press a or b to display Miscellaneous. e Press a or b to display Distinctive. f Press Distinctive.