Panasonic KXFPG381 KXFPG381 User Guide - Page 58

5. Distinctive Ring 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 fax machine 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 {SET} {MENU} {A}{B} 1 Press {MENU}. 2 Press {#}, then {3}{1}. 3 Press {A} or {B} repeatedly to select "ON". 4 Press {SET}. 5 Press {MENU}. 56 How to receive calls If the incoming call is for the fax number, the fax machine will ring with the assigned ring pattern and automatically start fax reception. If the incoming call is for the phone number: - the fax machine will keep on ringing in TEL mode. - the fax machine will record a voice message in TAM/FAX mode. - fax communication will be attempted in FAX ONLY mode. 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 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 #32 (page 57). 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 #32 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