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Telephone line 

services

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Distinctive ring

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Brother uses the term ‘Distinctive Ring’ but 
different telephone companies have other 
names for this service such as RingMaster, 
Smart Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Call, 
Data Ident-A-Call, Ident-A-Ring, Custom 
Ringing, Personalized Ring, SimpleBiz Fax & 
Alternate Number Ringing.

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

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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 Brother’s ‘distinctive ring’ 
do?

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The Brother 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?

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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.

 

Telephone services and external 

devices

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  • 45 7 7 Telephone line services 7 Distinctive ring 7 Brother uses the term ‘Distinctive Ring’ but different telephone companies have other names for this service such as RingMaster, Smart Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Call, Data Ident-A-Call, Ident-A-Ring, Custom Ringing, Personalized Ring, SimpleBiz Fax & Alternate Number Ringing. What does your telephone company’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
  • 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 Brother’s ‘distinctive ring’ do?
  • 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?

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