Brother FAX 255 - Manual (Page 66)

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C H A P T E R N I N E
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)