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Setting the distinctive ring
Distinctive ring is a service provided by some telephone companies that assigns multiple phone numbers to a single
telephone line. If you subscribe to this service, you can program your printer to have a distinctive ring pattern and phone
number for incoming faxes.
1 From the control panel, press or repeatedly until Fax is highlighted.
2 Press .
3 Press
or repeatedly until the Fax Setup submenu is highlighted.
4 Press .
5 Press or repeatedly until the Ringing and Answering submenu is highlighted.
6 Press .
7 Press
or repeatedly until you reach the Distinctive Ring menu item.
8 Press or repeatedly until the ring pattern you want appears.
9 Press to save and exit.
Setting the number of rings before receiving a fax automatically
1 Make sure that Auto Answer is on. For more information, see “Setting Auto Answer to On” on page 132.
Note: An indicator, resembling a telephone handset with the word FAX under it, is shown in the top left corner of
the display when Auto Answer is on.
2 From the control panel, press or repeatedly until Fax is highlighted.
3 Press .
4 Press
or repeatedly until the Fax Setup submenu is highlighted.
5 Press .
6 Press or repeatedly until the Ringing and Answering submenu is highlighted.
7 Press .
8 Press or repeatedly until you reach the Pick-up On menu item.
9 Press
or repeatedly until the setting you want appears.
10 Press to save and exit.
When the number of rings you set is detected, the printer automatically receives the incoming fax.
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