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Chapter 5 Receiving Faxes 5-9
Using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection
(DRPD) Feature
Some phone companies offer a distinctive ring pattern (DRP) service
whereby they assign two or more telephone numbers with distinctive
ring patterns to a single telephone line. If your phone company offers
such a service, you can have both a fax number(s) and a telephone
number(s) for your MultiPASS using only one telephone line.
Your MultiPASS will automatically detect incoming calls. Based on the
distinctive ring pattern, the MultiPASS knows if the call is from a fax
machine trying to send a document or from a telephone trying to make
a voice call.
Use the information in this section to set up the MultiPASS for use with
a DRP service. For more details on the DRP service, contact your local
telephone company. (Your telephone company may have a different
name for this service. Also, this service may not be offered in all areas.)
Types of Ring Patterns
Your telephone company will assign a distinctive ring pattern to each
number when you order the DRP service. The setting you make in the
MultiPASS must match the setting assigned by the telephone company.
You can set the MultiPASS for the following ring patterns:
❍ Normal ring—Ring type of normal telephone line
(Recommended for voice calls)
❍ Double ring—Two short rings at regular intervals
(Recommended for fax calls)
❍ Triple ring—Short-short-long at regular intervals
❍ Triple ring—Short-long-short at regular intervals
❍ Other ring type—Patterns other than those described above
You set the DRPD Switch Options in the Advanced: Receive Fax dialog
box (see page 8-11 for details).
You must set all DRPD ring numbers in the MultiPASS. You select the
ring pattern and then specify whether the pattern is for telephone calls,
faxes, or both (fax/tel switching). See the next section for details.
Receiving Faxes