A Appendix A; Setting Up Telephone Services; Distinctive Ring; What Does Your Telephone Company's 'Distinctive Ring' Do - Brother MFC MFC-5840CN Manual

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Appendix A

Setting up telephone services

Your MFC supports the Distinctive Ring and Caller ID subscriber
telephone services that some telephone companies offer.
If you have Voice Mail, Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller ID,
RingMaster, an answering service, an alarm system or other
custom features on your telephone line, it may affect the way
your MFC works. (See Custom features on page 1-22 and
Custom features on a single line. on page 11-12.)
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.

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 MFC.
Please call your telephone company for availability and rates.
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