How does the distinctive ringing function work – Brother 875 MC User Manual
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The Message Center Answers the Other Phone Number(s) on the Line:
If you change the answer mode on the fax machine to MSG CTR (Message Center), it will allow
the
Distinctive
Ringing
function
to
work.
The
Message
Center
will
answer
only
the
main
number
or
additional
distinctive
ringing
numbers
according
to
the
way
you
have
set
Message
Storage.
(See page 10-2-7 for details.)
NOTE:
If you set the Message Storage to FAX; ONA^AD; OFF, the Message Center will be set
to answer the main number with fax receiving tones.
To have your Message Center’s OGM answer your main number(s);
1.
Register
the
distinctive
ringing
number.
(See
“Setting
the
Distinctive
Ringing
Function”
on
page 7-16.)
2.
Set
the
Message
Center’s
Message
Storage
to
either
TAD;
ON/FAX;
OFF
or
TAD:
ON/FAX;
ON
mode. (See page 10-7.)
3. Keep the Message Center on (both AUTO and FA lights lit).
4. Turn Toll Saver OFF (see page 10-14) and set the Ring Delay to 4 rings (see page 7-2).
External Telephone Answering Device (TAD) Answers Other Number(s) on the
Line:
An external telephone answering device
(TAD)
can be set up to work with the Distinctive Ringing
function. The external TAD must be set to its maximum number of rings (at least 4 ring patterns).
Otherwise, it will answer the registered fax number before the fax machine has time to recognize
the
ringing
pattern.
The
external
TAD’s
OGM
(outgoing
message)
will
answer
your
main
number(s) if you do
one
of the following:
1.
Plug the external TAD into the EXT jack of the fax machine (you will not hear the first two rings
on
the
fax
machine).
Set
the
Message
Center’s
Message
Storage
to
either
FAX;
OFFAAD:
EXT
or FAX: ON A AD: EXT. Turn the MSG CTR on (AUTO and FA lights lit)
or
set the fax machine
to MANUAL mode (AUTO and FA lights turned off).
2.
Plug
the
external
TAD
into
another
phone
jack
and
put
the
fax
machine
in
MANUAL
mode
(AUTO and FA lights turned off).
How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work
?
Your
telephone
number
will
have
the
standard
ring
pattern
of
long
long,
while
the
new
number
could have a ring pattern of short short, long short, etc. When Distinctive Ringing is ON, you will
not hear the first two rings of all incoming calls on the fax machine. Extension phones will ring
as usual. If the fax machine recognizes the ring pattern, all ringing will stop and the fax machine
will
answer
and
automatically
receive
the
fax
message.
Otherwise,
you
will
hear
the
extension
phones and the fax machine continue to ring. The fax machine always listens to at least two ring
patterns before it answers, so do not pick up the phone during that time. You will quickly learn
to recognize the ring pattern for faxes, so you will not be tempted to answer that number. Either
you, your Message Center or a telephone answering device can answer the main number(s).
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