Telephone Services; Distinctive Ring; What Does Your Telephone Company's 'Distinctive Ring' Do; What Does Brother's 'Distinctive Ring' Do - Brother Model MFC-5200C User Manual

Telephone services

Your MFC supports the Distinctive Ring telephone service that some
telephone companies offer.
If you have Voice Mail, Call Waiting, Caller ID, 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 a
single line on page 21-8.)
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 a cheaper way of 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.

What does Brother's 'Distinctive Ring' do?

The Brother machine has a Distinctive Ring feature that allows you
to use your MFC to take full advantage of the telephone company's
Distinctive Ring service. The new phone number on your line can just
receive faxes.
You must pay for your telephone company's Distinctive Ring
service before you program the MFC to work with it.
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