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How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work?

How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work?

How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work?

How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work?

How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work?

Your telephone number will have the standard ring pattern of long long, while the new number
could have a ring pattern of short short, long short, etc. When Distinctive Ringing is ON, you will
not hear the first two rings of all incoming calls on the fax machine. Extension phones will ring
as usual. If the fax machine recognizes the ring pattern, all ringing will stop and the fax machine
will answer and automatically receive the fax message. Otherwise, you will hear the extension
phones and the fax machine continue to ring. The fax machine always listens to at least two ring
patterns before it answers, so do not pick up the phone during that time. You will quickly learn
to recognize the ring pattern for faxes, so you will not be tempted to answer that number. Either
you or a telephone answering device can answer the main number(s).

Flowchart of an Incoming Call

Flowchart of an Incoming Call

Flowchart of an Incoming Call

Flowchart of an Incoming Call

Flowchart of an Incoming Call

All extension phones ring,
fax machine is silent.
(The answer mode must
be Manual.)

Fax machine automatically
receives and prints fax 
message.

Fax machine begins
ringing on third ring.

Registered
Distinctive
Ringing Number

Main number and other
Distinctive Ringing Number(s).

You answer the call.

Telephone Answering
Device (TAD)
answers the call.

Incoming Call

Which Phone Number Should I Register?

Which Phone Number Should I Register?

Which Phone Number Should I Register?

Which Phone Number Should I Register?

Which Phone Number Should I Register?

It is a good idea to keep your old number for its original purpose and to register the new number
as your fax number. Remember to give the new fax number to your customers and colleagues.

What Must I Do to Set up Distinctive Ringing?

What Must I Do to Set up Distinctive Ringing?

What Must I Do to Set up Distinctive Ringing?

What Must I Do to Set up Distinctive Ringing?

What Must I Do to Set up Distinctive Ringing?

To use the Distinctive Ringing feature you must:

1. Get the distinctive ringing service from your telephone carrier.
2. When your distinctive ringing number is available, register it in the function called Setting

the Distinctive Ringing Function.

3. Keep the fax machine in Manual answer mode (both Fax and F/T lights turned off.)

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DISTINCTIVE RINGING