Brother International MFC-9460CDN Users Manual - English - Page 76

Telephone services and external devices Before you choose the ring pattern to register 6 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) 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 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 Very important! 6 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, 2, 0, 2. 20.Miscellaneous 2.Distinctive a Off b Set Select ab or OK 6 b Press a or b to choose Set. c Press OK. d Press a or b to choose the prestored ring pattern you want to use. Press OK. (You will hear each pattern as you scroll through the four patterns. Make sure you choose the pattern that the telephone company gave you.) e Press Stop/Exit. Distinctive Ring is now set to On. 39