Ricoh Aficio SP 1200SF User's Guide - Page 57

Distinctive Ring, What does your telephone company’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?

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Telephone and external devices OR Set your machine's Receive Mode to "Manual". Manual Mode requires that you answer every incoming call if you want to be able to receive a fax. If the incoming call is a telephone call, then complete the call as you normally would. If you hear fax sending tones you must transfer the call to the machine. (See Using external and extension telephones on page 57.) Unanswered fax and voice calls will go to your Voice Mail. (To set the machine in MANUAL Mode, see Receive modes on page 39.) Distinctive Ring 7 We use the term 'Distinctive Ring' but different telephone companies may have other names for this service such as Custom Ringing, Personalized Ring, RingMaster, Smart Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Call, Data Ident-A-Call, Ident-A-Ring, SimpleBiz Fax & Alternate Number Ringing. What does your telephone company's 'Distinctive Ring' do? 7 Your telephone company's Distinctive Ring service allows you to have more than one number on the same telephone line. If you need more than one telephone number, it is cheaper than paying for an extra line. Each telephone number has its own distinctive ring pattern, so you will know which telephone number is ringing. This is one way you can have a separate telephone number for your machine. Note Please call your telephone company for availability and rates. What does the 'distinctive ring' do? 7 The machine has a Distinctive Ring feature that allows you to use your machine to take full advantage of the telephone company's Distinctive Ring service. The new telephone number on your line can just receive faxes. Note You must pay for your telephone company's Distinctive Ring service before you program the machine to work with it. Do you have Voice Mail? 7 If you have Voice Mail on the telephone line that you will install your new machine on, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the machine will conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls. However, the Distinctive Ring feature allows you to use 7 more than one number on your line, so both Voice Mail and the machine can work together without any problems. If each one has a separate telephone number, neither will interfere with the other's operations. If you decide to get the Distinctive Ring service from the telephone company, you will need to follow the directions below to 'register' the new Distinctive Ring pattern they give you. This is so your machine can recognize its incoming calls. Note You can change or cancel the Distinctive Ring pattern at any time. You can switch it off temporarily, and turn it back on later. When you get a new fax number, make sure you reset this feature. 47

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Telephone and external devices
47
7
OR
Set your machine's Receive Mode to
"Manual". Manual Mode requires that you
answer every incoming call if you want to be
able to receive a fax. If the incoming call is a
telephone call, then complete the call as you
normally would. If you hear fax sending tones
you must transfer the call to the machine.
(See
Using external and extension
telephones
on page 57.) Unanswered fax
and voice calls will go to your Voice Mail. (To
set the machine in
MANUAL
Mode, see
Receive modes
on page 39.)
Distinctive Ring
7
We use the term ‘Distinctive Ring’ but
different telephone companies may have
other names for this service such as Custom
Ringing, Personalized Ring, RingMaster,
Smart Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Call, Data
Ident-A-Call, Ident-A-Ring, SimpleBiz Fax &
Alternate Number Ringing.
What does your telephone company’s
‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
7
Your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring
service allows you to have more than one
number on the same telephone line.
If you
need more than one telephone number, it
is cheaper than paying for an extra line.
Each telephone number has its own
distinctive ring pattern, so you will know
which telephone number is ringing. This is
one way you can have a separate telephone
number for your machine.
Note
Please call your telephone company for
availability and rates.
What does the ‘distinctive ring’ do?
7
The machine has a Distinctive Ring feature
that allows you to use your machine to take
full advantage of the telephone company’s
Distinctive Ring service. The new telephone
number on your line can just receive faxes.
Note
You must pay for your telephone
company’s Distinctive Ring service before
you program the machine to work with it.
Do you have Voice Mail?
7
If you have Voice Mail on the telephone line
that you will install your new machine on,
there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail
and the machine will conflict with each other
while receiving incoming calls.
However, the
Distinctive Ring feature allows you to use
more than one number on your line, so
both Voice Mail and the machine can work
together without any problems.
If each one
has a separate telephone number, neither will
interfere with the other’s operations.
If you decide to get the Distinctive Ring
service from the telephone company, you will
need to follow the directions below to
‘register’ the new Distinctive Ring pattern
they give you. This is so your machine can
recognize its incoming calls.
Note
You can change or cancel the Distinctive
Ring pattern at any time. You can switch it
off temporarily, and turn it back on later.
When you get a new fax number, make
sure you reset this feature.