Telephone Services; Distinctive Ring - Brother FAX-2480C User Manual

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Fax/Tel mode when the power
key is on
When the machine is in Fax/Tel mode, it will
use the F/T Ring Time (pseudo/double-
ringing) to alert you to pick up a voice call.
If you are at the machine, you chan lift the
handset (FAX-2480C) or press
Speaker Phone or lift the cordless handset
(FAX-2580C) to answer.
If you are at an extension phone, you'll need
to lift the handset during the F/T Ring Time
and then press # 5 1 between the
pseudo/double rings. If no one is on the line,
or if someone wants to send you a fax, send
the call back to the machine by pressing
l 5 1.
Fax/Tel mode when the power
key is off
You can change the default setting of the
On/Off key to Fax Receive:On so that you
can receive faxes when the power key is off.
(See On/Off setting on page 18.) Fax/Tel
mode will work in the following ways.
When the machine is in Fax/Tel mode and
F/T rings to tell you to pick up a voice call, you
can only answer by picking up the machine's
handset or cordless handset.
If you answer before the machine F/T rings,
you can also pick up the call at an external or
extension phone.
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Telephone services

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Your machine supports the Caller ID and
Distinctive Ring subscriber telephone
services that some telephone companies
offer.
Features like Voice Mail, Call Waiting, Call
Waiting/Caller ID, RingMaster, answering
services, alarm systems or other custom
features on one phone line may affect the
way your machine works. If you have Voice
Mail on your phone line, please read the
following carefully.

Distinctive Ring

Brother uses the term 'Distinctive Ring' but
different telephone companies have other
names for this service such as SmartRing,
RingMaster, Teen-Ring, Indent-a-Call or
Indent-a-Ring.
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What does your telephone company's
'Distinctive Ring' do?
Your telephone company's Distinctive Ring
service allows you to have more than one
number on the same phone line. If you need
more than one phone number, it is
cheaper than paying for an extra line. Each
phone number has its own distinctive ring
pattern, so you will know which phone
number is ringing. This is one way you can
have a separate phone number for your
machine.
Note
Please call your telephone company for
availability and rates.
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