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Changing answer ring patterns
If you subscribe to ring pattern service with your telephone company, you can enable the product
to detect ring patterns. If you do not have ring pattern service, and you change this setting, the
product will not be able to receive faxes.
What is ring pattern service?
Ring pattern service, such as distinctive ring, is available from some local telephone companies. It
allows you to have two or three phone numbers on one line. This costs less than paying for two or
three separate lines. Each of the phone numbers has a different ring pattern. Ring patterns allow
you to answer voice calls and allow the product to answer fax calls.
How do I get the service?
Call your local telephone company to check the availability and to subscribe. The service might not
be available in all areas. Also, your telephone company might use a different name for this service.
If ring pattern service is available and you choose to subscribe to it, remember the following:
● Determine which ring pattern is used for phone calls and which is used for fax calls.
● Make sure the telephone company assigns the correct ring pattern to the fax number. The
product ignores other ring patterns.
How will I know if it is working?
After product installation is complete, ask someone you know to send you a fax. Make sure you
provide the correct fax number.
To change answer ring patterns
Note Do not change the all rings default setting if you do not have ring pattern service from your telephone
company. If you do not have ring pattern service and you change this setting, the product might not
be able to receive faxes.
1 Press menu/enter.
2 Use the < and > buttons to select Fax Setup and press menu/enter.
3 Use the < and > buttons to select Fax Recv. Setup and press menu/enter.
4 Use the < and > buttons to select Answer Ring Type and press menu/enter.
5 Use the < and > buttons to select the ring pattern you want the product to use when answering
incoming fax calls and press menu/enter to save your selection.
Changing the silence-detect mode
This setting controls whether or not you can receive faxes from older-model fax machines that do
not emit a fax signal during fax transmissions. At the time of this publication, these silent-model fax
machines represented very few of the fax machines in use. The default setting is Off. It should be
changed only if you regularly receive faxes from someone with an older-model fax machine.