Before you choose the ring pattern to register; Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern; Turning off Distinctive Ring- Page 57

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USER’S GUIDE MFC-5490CN
Section II: Fax
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Telephone Services and External devices

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Before you choose the ring pattern to 
register

7

You can only register one Distinctive Ring 
pattern with the machine. Some ring patterns 
cannot be registered. The ring patterns below 
are supported by your Brother machine. 
Register the one your telephone company 
gives you.

Note

Ring Pattern #1 is often called short-short 
and is the most commonly used. 
If the ring pattern you received is not on 
this chart, 

please call your telephone 

company and ask for one that is 
shown

.

 

„

The machine will only answer calls to its 
registered number.

„

The first two rings are silent on the 
machine. This is because the fax must 
‘listen’ to the ring pattern (to compare it to 
the pattern that was â€˜registered’). (Other 
telephones on the same line will ring.)

„

If you program the machine properly, it will 
recognize the registered ring pattern of the 
‘fax number’ within 2 ring patterns and 
then answer with a fax tone. When the 
‘voice number’ is called, the machine will 
not answer.

Registering the Distinctive Ring 
pattern

7

Very Important!

After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature 
to On, your Distinctive Ring number will 
receive faxes automatically. The receive 
mode is set to 

Manual

 and you cannot 

change it to another mode while Distinctive 
Ring is set to On. This ensures the Brother 
machine will only answer the Distinctive Ring 
number and not interfere when your main 
telephone number is called.

a

Press 

Menu

2

0

3

.

 

Miscellaneous
3.Distinctive

b

Press 

a

or

b

 to choose 

Set

.

Press 

OK

.

c

Press 

a

or

b

 to choose the stored ring 

pattern you want to use.
Press 

OK

.

(You hear each pattern as you scroll 
through the four patterns. Make sure 
you choose the pattern that the 
telephone company gave you.)

d

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

Distinctive Ring is now set to On.

Turning off Distinctive Ring

7

a

Press 

Menu

2

0

3

.

b

Press 

a

or

b

 to choose 

Off

.

Press 

OK

.

c

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

Note

If you turn off Distinctive Ring, the 
machine will stay in 

Manual

 receive 

mode. You will need to set the Receive 
Mode again. (See 

Choosing the correct 

Receive Mode

 on page 35.)

 

Ring 
Pattern

Rings

1

long-long

 

2

short-long-short

 

3

short-short-long

 

4

very long (normal 
pattern)

 

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  • 3.Distinctive b Press a or b to choose Set .

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