Can I Change The Setting Later; How Will The Mfc Treat All Other Numbers; External Telephone Answering Device (Tad) Answers Other Number(S) On The Line - Brother MFC4450 Owner's Manual

MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS

Can I Change the Setting Later?

Yes, you can change or cancel the distinctive ringing setting at any time. You can
switch it OFF temporarily and then turn it back ON. When you move or get a new fax
number, change the distinctive ringing mode to SET so you can register the new
number.

How Will the MFC Treat All Other Numbers?

As long as the MFC is set to Manual mode and you have registered its distinctive
ringing number, the MFC will answer only the registered number. When a call
comes in to your main number (or additional distinctive ringing numbers), all the
phones will ring until you or an answering machine pick up the call. (See the chart
on page 6-20.)
If you want the MFC to allow a telephone answering device (TAD) to answer only the
main number(s), you must leave the MFC in Manual mode. You can plug the
telephone answering device into either the EXT jack of the MFC or into a separate
phone jack. If the TAD is in the EXT jack, you will not hear the first two rings on the
TAD. The TAD must be set to its maximum number of rings (at least 4 ring cycles).
Otherwise, it will answer the registered distinctive ringing number before the MFC
has time to recognize the ringing pattern.
If you change the answer mode on the MFC to Fax or F/T, that setting will override
the Distinctive Ringing setup. In Fax or F/T modes, your MFC will answer all
the phone numbers (including its own ring pattern).
External Telephone Answering Device (TAD) Answers Other Number(s) on
the Line:
An external telephone answering device (TAD) can be set up to work with the
Distinctive Ringing function. The external TAD must be set to its maximum number
of rings (at least 4 ring patterns). Otherwise, it will answer the registered fax number
before the MFC has time to recognize the ringing pattern. The external TAD's OGM
(outgoing message) will answer your main number(s) if you do either #1 or #2 as
follows:
1 . Plug the external TAD into the EXT jack of the MFC (you will not hear the first two
rings on the MFC). Put your MFC in Manual mode (Fax and F/T lights off).
2 . Plug the external TAD into another phone jack and put the MFC in Manual mode
(Fax and F/T lights turned off).
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DISTINCTIVE RINGING (WITH AN EXTERNAL TELEPHONE CONNECTED TO THE MFC)