Call Request - Muratec F-98 Operating Instructions Manual

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Some telephone companies provide only a very general description — for example,
"short-short-long" — of their
ring patterns. Fortunately, though, your fax has
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eight possible distinctive ring patterns for use with OneLine +
should work with your phone company's
Pattern
One complete ring pattern (seconds)
A
0.8 on, 0.4 off, 0.8 on, 4.0 off
B
0.4 on, 0.2 off, 0.4 on, 0.2 off, 0.8 on, 4.0 off
C
0.3 on, 0.2 off, 1.0 on, 0.2 off, 0.3 on, 4.0 off
D
1.0 on, 0.5 off, 1.0 on, 3.5 off
E
0.5 on, 0.5 off, 0.5 on, 0.5 off, 1.0 on, 3.0 off
F
0.5 on, 0.5 off, 1.0 on, 0.5 off, 0.5 on, 3.0 off
G
0.4 on, 0.6 off, 0.4 on, 4.6 off
H
1.5 on, 0.5 off, 0.5 on, 3.5 off
I
2.0 on, 4.0 off, 2.0 on, 4.0 off
For example: pattern
is 0.3 seconds ringing, 0.2 seconds silent, 1 second ringing,
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0.2 seconds silent, 0.3 seconds ringing and 4 seconds silent; then it goes back to the
first 0.3-second ring and starts over.
To use
on your fax machine:
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1
Contact your phone company and confirm that the phone company has set up
service for you. If possible, also find out which distinctive ring pattern the
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phone company has assigned you.
2
Press
,
, 1, 8,
PROGRAM
J
ENTER
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Off
Program/Enter
If you see the setting you wish, skip to step 4.
Otherwise, proceed to step 3.
3
To change the setting, press
PROGRAM
appears. Here, we've chosen On.
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On
Program/Enter
4
Press
.
ENTER
Ring Pattern:
Program/Enter
. One of them
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service. This chart lists the patterns:
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. The
will show:
LCD
once or twice until your desired choice
A
5
If "
" is the pattern you want, skip to step 7.
A
If not, proceed to step 6.
6
Press
repeatedly until your desired pattern appears (in our exam-
PROGRAM
ple here, "
"):
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Ring Pattern:
Program/Enter
7
Press
to set your machine to the displayed ring pattern.
ENTER
Important: If your telephone company gives you only very general ring pattern
specifications, or if you otherwise encounter a problem while trying to
use your machine's
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patterns. (If you still have a problem after trying all of the patterns,
please call the Muratec Customer Support Center (from the United
States, call 972 364-3350; for the number to call from Canada, check
your documentation found inside your fax machine's box).
Important: With your machine set for using
tern other than the one you've selected, above. To reset the fax so it
will respond once again to normal rings, repeat steps 2–4, above —
except, in step 3, toggle it to "Off." Your fax now will respond nor-
mally.

Call request

Wondering why your monitor speaker's activation key is called
Now, we'll explain the
part of the name. It may be hard to believe, but you
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actually can send or receive a fax message and have a regular phone conversation
on the same call (although not at the same time). This is called a call request. It
doesn't matter whether you're sending the fax or receiving it. You may fax first and
then talk, or talk first and then fax.
Important: For this feature to work, the remote fax machine must have a similar
call-request capability. Your machine must also have an optional
handset attached.
Faxing/receiving first, then talking
To send or receive a fax first and then talk:
1
While your fax machine is sending or receiving the fax, press
2
At the remote fax machine, the ringer will ring after that machine receives
each page.
Beyond the basics
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feature, please try
of the listed ring
ALL
, it won't respond to any ring pat-
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/
MONITOR
CALL
MONITOR
?
/
.
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