Canon FAXPHONE L80 FAXPHONE L80 User's Guide - Page 120

Receiving With the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection Feature: DRPD • Choose this mode if: • you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use. • you want to receive faxes automatically as well as voice calls. • you have subscribed to a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service with your telephone company. This service assigns two or more telephone numbers with distinctive ring patterns to a single telephone line, allowing you to have both a fax number(s) and a telephone number(s) using only one telephone line. Your machine will automatically monitor incoming calls and based on the ring pattern, will let you know if the call is a fax or voice call. Contact your telephone company for more information on this service. • You will need to: • subscribe to a DRP service offered by some telephone companies. • connect the handset to your machine (→ Set-Up Instructions). • When you receive a fax call: The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen and receive the fax automatically. • When you receive a voice call: The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen. Pick up the handset to answer the call. Setting DRPD Your telephone company will assign a distinctive ring pattern to each number when you order the DRP service. Follow this procedure to set the fax ring pattern that matches the pattern assigned by the telephone company. 1 Press Function. 2 Press Data Registration. 3 Press Set. 4 Use ∂ or ¨ to select RX SETTINGS. DATA REGSTRATION USER SETTINGS RX SETTINGS 8-10 Receiving Faxes Chapter 8