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CHAPTER NINE
You can register only one Distinctive Ring pattern with the fax machine.
Some ring patterns cannot be registered.
■ The fax machine will answer only calls to its registered number.
■ To have your TAD answer only the main number, the fax machine must
be in Manual Mode.
■ In FAX/TEL or FAX ONLY mode, the fax machine will answer all
numbers on the phone line.
■ The first two rings are silent on the fax machine and on a telephone or
TAD connected to its EXT jack.
Registering the Distinctive Ring Pattern
1
If you have Voice Mail from the Telephone Company, you must
disconnect it now (temporarily).
2
Disconnect the fax machine from any TAD or external telephone
answering device.
3
Set the fax machine to MANUAL mode.
4
Press
Function
,
0
,
1
. The screen displays the current setting of this
feature.
5
Press or to select the
DISTINCTIVE:SET?
mode and press
Set
.
DISTINCTIVE:SET?
DISTINCTIVE:OFF?
6
Press or to select the prestored ring pattern you want to
assign and press
Set
. (You will hear each pattern as you scroll through
the four patterns.) Be sure to choose the pattern assigned by the
Telephone Company.
Ring
Pattern
1
2
3
4
Rings
long - long
short - long - short
short - short - long
very long (normal pattern)