Distinctive Ring - Dell E515dw User Manual

Similarly, if your Dell machine is set to answer after four rings and your Voice Mail is set to answer after two rings,
then your Voice Mail will answer first. This will prevent your Dell machine from being able to receive an incoming
fax, since Voice Mail cannot transfer the incoming fax back to the Dell machine.
To avoid conflicts between your Dell machine and your Voice Mail service, do one of the following:
• Get the Distinctive Ring service from your telephone company. Distinctive Ring is a feature of your Dell
machine that allows a person with one line to receive fax and voice calls through two different telephone
numbers on that one line.
Dell uses the term 'Distinctive Ring,' but telephone companies market the service under a variety of names, such
as Custom Ringing, Personalized Ring, Smart Ring, RingMaster, Ident-A-Ring, Ident-A-Call, Data Ident-A-Call,
Teen Ring, and SimpleBiz Fax & Alternate Number Ringing. This service establishes a second telephone number
on the same line as your existing telephone number, and each number has its own ring pattern. Typically, the
original number rings with the standard ring pattern and is used for receiving voice calls, and the second number
rings with a different ring pattern and is used for receiving faxes.
• Set your Dell machine's Receive Mode to "Manual". Manual Mode requires you answer every incoming call if you
want to be able to receive a fax. If the incoming call is a telephone call, then complete the call as you normally
would. If you hear fax sending tones you must transfer the call to the Dell machine.
Unanswered fax and voice calls will go to your Voice Mail.

Distinctive Ring

Related Models:Dell E515dn / Dell E515dw
This feature is available only in the USA and Canada.
Distinctive Ring is a function of your Dell machine that allows a person with one line to receive fax and voice
calls through two different phone numbers on that one line. Dell uses the term "Distinctive Ring," but telephone
companies market the service under a variety of names, such as Smart Ring, Ring Master or Ident-a-Ring. This
service establishes a second telephone number on the same line as your existing telephone number, and each number
has its own ring pattern. Typically, the original number rings with the standard ring pattern and is used for receiving
voice calls, and the second number rings with a different ring pattern and is used for receiving faxes.
NOTE: You must pay for your telephone company's Distinctive Ring service before you program the machine to work
with it .
NOTE: Contact your telephone company for availability and rates .
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 telephone
line. If you need more than one telephone number, it is cheaper than paying for an extra line. Each telephone number
has its own distinctive ring pattern, so you will know which telephone number is ringing. This is one way to have a
separate telephone number for your machine.
NOTE: Contact your telephone company for availability and rates .
What does Dell's 'Distinctive Ring' do?
The Dell machine has a Distinctive Ring feature that allows you to use your machine to take full advantage of the
telephone company's Distinctive Ring service. The new telephone number on your line can just receive faxes.
NOTE: You must pay for your telephone company's Distinctive Ring service before you program the machine to work
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