Do You Have Voice Mail - Brother FAX-775 Owner's Manual

Do You Have Voice Mail?
If you have Voice Mail oil tile phone lille you will install your new fax machine oil,
there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the fa.r machine will conflict with each
other while receiving incoming calls. However, this Distinctive Ring feature allows
the use of more than one number on your llne, so both Voice Mall and the fax
machine can coexist peacefully. If each one has a separate phone number, neither
will interfere with the other's work.
If you decide to get the Distinctive Ring service from the telephone company, you will
need to follow the directions below to "register" the new Distinctive Ring pattern they
provided, so your fax machine call recognize its incoming calls.
You can change or cancel the Distinctive Ring Pattern at ally time. You call switch it
off temporarily, then turn it back on. When you get a new fax number, make sure you
reset this menu selection.
Before You Choose the Ring Pattern to Register
You can register only one Distinctive Ring pattern with the fax machine. Some ring
patterns cannot be registered. Please refer to some popular ring pattern examples that
will be provided from the telephone company ill the USA and Canada that are shown
ill the Brother compatibility table below'.
1 long - long ,,,,,rl,[_
2 short - long - short ,,,,,]l,rl._
3 short - short - long ,,,,,]'1,]'1,]""_
4 very long (normal pattern)
If the ring pattern the telephone company provided cannot be registered by the fax,
please check for other available ring pattern choices from the telephone
company.
Tile fax machine will answer only calls to its registered number.
The first two rings are silent on the fax machine. This is because tile fax must << listen >>
to tile ring pattern (compare it to tile pattern that was "registered").
If you program the fax machine correctly, it will recognize the registered ring pattern
of tile "fax number" within 2 ring patterns and automatically answer with a lax tone.
When the "voice number" is called, the fax machine will not interrupt the call.
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