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Distinctive Ring, 5.1 Distinctive Ring service from your phone company - phones

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5DiDstiisntcinticvteiveRiRnging 5.1 Distinctive Ring service from your phone company This service is convenient if you wish to have a different number for your fax machine and telephone, even when you use them on a single telephone line. Distinctive Ring is a service offered by your local telephone company which allows you to use several telephone numbers on one telephone line. 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. 5.2 Using two or more phone numbers on a single telephone line 5.2.1 Activating the Distinctive Ring feature {MENU} {SET} 1 Press {MENU}. 2 Press {#}, then {4}{3}{0}. 3 Press {1} to select "ON". 4 Press {SET}. L The {FAX AUTO ANSWER} indicator is ON. 5 Press {MENU} to exit. 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. 5. Distinctive Ring If the incoming call is for the phone number, the unit will keep on ringing. 5.3 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 012 1234 012 5678 012 9876 Ring pattern Use Standard ring Double ring Triple ring Personal Business Fax To use one phone number for the fax, program the ring pattern assigned for the fax in feature #431 (page 42). In the example, the ring pattern assigned for fax is a triple ring, so you should program "C" (triple ring). Ring pattern Standard ring (one long ring) Settings in feature #431 "A" 1st ring 2nd ring Double ring (two short rings) "B" 1st ring 2nd ring Triple ring (short-long-short "C" rings) 1st ring 2nd ring Other triple ring (short- "D" short-long rings) 1st ring 2nd ring 41

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5. Distinctive Ring
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5.1 Distinctive Ring
service from your phone
company
This service is convenient if you wish to have a
different number for your fax machine and
telephone, even when you use them on a single
telephone line.
Distinctive Ring is a service offered by your local
telephone company which allows you to use
several telephone numbers on one telephone
line. 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.
5.2 Using two or more
phone numbers on a
single telephone line
5.2.1 Activating the Distinctive
Ring feature
1
Press
{
MENU
}
.
2
Press
{#}
, then
{
4
}{
3
}{
0
}
.
3
Press
{
1
}
to select
ON
.
4
Press
{
SET
}
.
L
The
{
FAX AUTO ANSWER
}
indicator is
ON.
5
Press
{
MENU
}
to exit.
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.
5.3 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
To use one phone number for the fax, program
the ring pattern assigned for the fax in feature
#431 (page 42). In the example, the ring pattern
assigned for fax is a triple ring, so you should
program
C
(triple ring).
{
SET
}
{
MENU
}
Telephone
number
Ring pattern
Use
012 1234
Standard
ring
Personal
012 5678
Double ring
Business
012 9876
Triple ring
Fax
Ring pattern
Settings in
feature #431
Standard ring (one long
ring)
A
1st ring
2nd ring
Double ring (two short rings)
B
1st ring
2nd ring
Triple ring (short-long-short
rings)
C
1st ring
2nd ring
Other triple ring (short-
short-long rings)
D
1st ring
2nd ring