Canon MF5550 - Manual (Page 58)

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■ When You Receive a Voice Call
The answering machine will record any voice messages.
Adjusting the Answering Machine
Adjust your answering machine as follows:
• Set the answering machine to answer on the first or second ring.
• The entire message should be no longer than 15 seconds.
• In the message, tell your callers how to send a fax.
Receiving with a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern
Detection) Service: DRPD
If you want to select , check the following:
■ Select This Mode If:
• you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use.
• you want to receive faxes automatically as well as voice calls.
• you have subscribed to a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service with your
telephone company. This service assigns two or more fax/telephone numbers with
distinctive ring patterns to a single telephone line, allowing you to have both a fax
number(s) and a telephone number(s) using only one telephone line. The machine will
automatically monitor incoming calls and based on the ring pattern, will let you know if
the call is a fax or voice call. Contact your telephone company for more information on
this service.
■ You Will Need to:
• set . (See "Setting the Receive Mode," on p. 5-1.)
• connect a telephone to the machine. (See "Connect the telephone cable and any
necessary external device," in the Set-Up Sheet.)
■ When You Receive a Fax Call
The telephone will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen and the machine
receives the fax automatically.
■ When You Receive a Voice Call
The telephone will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen. Pick up the
handset to answer the call.