2 your fax machine may not be compatible with some distinctive ring services.
distinctive ring is a service offered by some local telephone companies whereby they assign an additional second number to your regular single line. the second number rings differently from your normal number.
if you subscribe to a distinctive ring service, you can set the fax machine to automatically answer when your second number is called.
this allows you to use the second number as an exclusive fax number.
to have your fax automatically answer when your second number is called, follow the steps below:
3 press a number from 1 to 3 to select the ring pattern below that matches your second number’s ring pattern. or, press 4 to have your fax automatically answer your normal telephone number. press 5 to turn off the distinctive ring function.
5 set the reception mode to fax.
. when using distinctive ring, you must set the reception mode of your fax machine to fax. when your designated fax number is dialed, your fax will automatically answer and begin reception after two rings. note that other devices on the same line will also ring until your fax answers. if one of your other numbers is dialed, the fax will ring; however, it will not answer.