Brother MFC-J450DW Basic User's Manual page 48

Chapter 6
NOTE
Ring Pattern #1 is often called Short-Short
and is the most commonly used.
If the ring pattern you received is not on
this chart, call your telephone company
and ask for one that is shown.
 The machine will only answer calls to its
registered number.
 The first two rings are silent on the
machine. This is because the machine
must "listen" to the ring pattern to compare
it to the pattern that was registered. Other
telephones on the same line will ring.
 If you program the machine correctly, it
will recognize the registered ring pattern of
the "fax number" within 2 ring patterns and
then answer with fax tones. When the
"voice number" is called, the machine will
not answer.
Registering the Distinctive Ring
pattern
Very Important!
After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature
to On, your Distinctive Ring number will
receive faxes automatically. You will see D/R
on the LCD screen and Manual as the
Receive Mode setting. You cannot change
the Receive Mode from D/R (Manual) to
another Receive Mode while Distinctive Ring
is set to On. This ensures the Brother
machine will only answer the Distinctive Ring
number and will not interfere when your main
telephone number is called.
a
Press Menu.
b
Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c
Press a or b to choose
Miscellaneous.
Press OK.
d
Press a or b to choose Distinctive.
Press OK.
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e
Press OK.
f
Press a or b to choose On.
Press OK.
g
Press a or b to choose Ring Pattern.
Press OK.
h
Press a or b to choose the stored ring
pattern you want to use.
Press OK.
(You will hear each ring pattern as you
select its number. Make sure you
choose the pattern that the telephone
company gave you.)
i
Press Stop/Exit.
Distinctive Ring is now set to On.
Turning off Distinctive Ring
a
Press Menu.
b
Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
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c
Press a or b to choose
Miscellaneous.
Press OK.
d
Press a or b to choose Distinctive.
Press OK.
You can see the current setting.
e
Press OK.
f
Press a or b to choose Off.
Press OK.
g
Press Stop/Exit.
NOTE
If you turn off Distinctive Ring, the
machine will be set to Manual mode. You
will need to set the Receive Mode again.
(See Choose the correct Receive Mode
on page 27.)
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