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"Distinctive Ring" is a telephone company service which enables a user to use a single telephone line to answer several different telephone numbers. The particular number someone uses to call you on is identified by different ringing patterns, available in combinations of long and short ringing sounds. Using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection feature, your fax machine can "learn" the ring pattern you designate to be answered by the FAX machine. This ringing pattern may be recognized and answered as a FAX call, and all other ringing patterns will be forwarded to the extension telephone or answering machine plugged into the extension telephone socket ( ) on the back of your printer. You can easily suspend or change Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection at any time. Before using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection option, Distinctive Ring service must be installed on your telephone line by the telephone company. To set up Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection, you may need another telephone line at your location, dial your FAX number from another line. To set up the DRPD mode: 1. Press Scroll ( or ) to highlight Fax and then press Select ( ). 2. Press Scroll ( or ) to highlight Fax Defaults and then press Select ( ). 3. Press Scroll ( or ) to highlight DRPD Mode and then press Select ( ). The LCD displays Waiting Ring . 4. Press Scroll ( or ) to highlight Set and then press Select ( ). 5. Call your fax number from another telephone. It is not necessary to place the call from a fax machine. 6. When your printer begins to ring, do not answer the call. The printer requires several rings to learn the pattern. 7. When the printer completes learning, the display shows Completed DRPD . 8. Press Cancel ( ) to return to the Standby mode. When the DRPD feature is set up, the DRPD option is available in the Receive Mode menu. To receive faxes in the DRPD mode, you need to set the menu to DRPD; see "Available Fax Defaults Options" . NOTE: DRPD must be set up again if you re-assign your fax number, or connect the printer to another telephone line. NOTE: After DRPD has been set up, call your fax number again to verify that the printer answers with a fax tone. Then call a different number assigned to that same line to ensure the call is forwarded to the extension telephone or answering machine plugged into the extension telephone socket ( ) on the back of the printer. Receiving Faxes in the Memory Since your printer is a multi-tasking device, it can receive faxes while performing other tasks. If you receive a fax while you are copying, printing, or run out of paper or toner , your printer stores incoming faxes in the