Panasonic KX-MB2061 Operating Instructions - Page 68

9. Distinctive Ring 9.1 Distinctive Ring service Telephone number Ring pattern Use When a call is made to one of your phone numbers, the 012 5678 Double ring Business 9. . Distinctive Ring telephone company sends a ring pattern to your telephone line to indicate which number the call is 012 9876 Triple ring Fax intended for. By setting up this unit for Distinctive Ring, To use one phone number for the fax, program the ring you can make the unit automatically start fax reception pattern assigned for the fax (feature #431 on page 68). when a call comes to the fax number. In the example, the ring pattern assigned for fax is a triple To use this service, you must subscribe to the ring, so you should program "C" (triple ring). Distinctive Ring service offered by your local telephone company. Consult your local telephone Ring pattern Selection company for availability. Standard ring (one long ring) M1N "A" 9.2 Using two or more phone numbers on a single telephone line 1st ring 2nd ring Double ring (two short rings) M2N "B" 9.2.1 Activating the Distinctive Ring feature 1 MMenuN A MBNM4NM3NM0N 2 Press M1N to select "ON". R Press M0N to select "OFF". 3 MSetN A MMenuN 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 in TEL mode. - the unit will record a voice message in TAM/FAX mode. - fax communication will be attempted in FAX ONLY mode. Note: R Be sure to select a tone (Tone 1 to 5) as the cordless handset ringer tone (feature #161 on page 101). If you select a melody, you will not be able to distinguish lines by their ringers. 9.3 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 Ring pattern Standard ring Use Personal 1st ring 2nd ring Triple ring (short-long-short rings) M3N "C" 1st ring 2nd ring Other triple ring (short-short-long rings) M4N "D" 1st ring 2nd ring Note: R The default setting is M5N "B-D". The fax will respond to all calls with ring tone patterns "B", "C" and "D". 9.4 Programming the ring pattern assigned for fax 1 Set feature #430 to "ON" (page 68). 2 MMenuN A MBNM4NM3NM1N 3 Press M1N to M5N to select the ring pattern assigned for fax. A MSetN A MMenuN 68