Registering the distinctive ring pattern Very important!; Turning off distinctive ring; Caller ID- Page 60

Chapter 7

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„

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 ‘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 
Very important!

7

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

Manual

 and you 

cannot change it to another receive 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

, 

2

.

Miscellaneous
2.Distinctive

b

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Set

.

c

Press

OK

.

d

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose the prestored 

ring pattern you want to use.
Press

OK

.

e

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

f

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

Distinctive Ring is now set to On.

Turning off distinctive ring

7

a

Press 

Menu

, 

2

, 

0

, 

2

.

Miscellaneous
2.Distinctive

b

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Off

.

Press

OK

.

c

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

Note

If you do not want to receive faxes on your 
Distinctive Ring number, you can turn off 
Distinctive Ring. The machine will stay in 

Manual

 receive mode so you will need to 

set the Receive Mode again. (See 

Choose 

the correct Receive Mode

 on page 39.)

Caller ID 

7

The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller 
ID subscriber service offered by many local 
telephone companies. Call your telephone 
company for details. This service shows the 
telephone number, or name if it is available, 
of your caller as the line rings.

After a few rings, the LCD will show the 
telephone number of your caller (and name, if 
available). Once you answer a call, the Caller 
ID information disappears from the LCD, but 
the call information stays stored in the Caller 
ID memory.

„

You will see the first 16 characters of the 
number (or name).

„

The 

# Unavailable

 message means 

the call originated outside your Caller ID 
service area.

„

The 

Private Call

 message means the 

caller has intentionally blocked 
transmission of information.

You can print a list of the Caller ID information 
received by your machine. (See 

Printing the 

Caller ID List

 on page 47.)