Set The Distinctive Ringing To On - Brother FAX-878 User Manual

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Incoming calls to the voice number, will have the standard ring
pattern of long, long tone, followed by a pause, repeated, while the
new fax number will have a different ring pattern of three short
bursts of ring, repeated at regular intervals.
When FaxStream
extension and external phones will ring with a standard ring
pattern. The fax machine will ring on the third ring with a standard
ring pattern. All external and the extension phones will continue to
ring, until you or a telephone answering device can answer the
voice number.
When FaxStream
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Duet number the Fax machine will answer and automatically
receive the fax message without ringing. On the other hand, all
extension and external phones will ring with a distinctive ring
pattern. Do not answer the phone as you are receiving a fax
message.
Registered
Duet (Fax) Number
Fax machine automatically
receives and prints fax
message without ringing.

Set the Distinctive Ringing to ON

1
Press Menu/Set, 0, 4. The screen displays the current setting
of this feature.
2
Press▲ or ▼ to select ON (or OFF).
3
Press Menu/Set.
4
Press Stop/Exit.
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If you set the Distinctive Ringing to ON, the receive mode
will turn to Manual mode automatically.
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When Distinctive Ring is set to ON, the fax machine does
not ring when receiving fax message.
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Setup Receive
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FaxStream
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Duet is ON and you receive a voice call all
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Duet is ON and you receive a fax call on the
Flowchart Sequence of Incoming Call
Incoming Call
(either Voice or Fax)
All extension phones ring,
fax machine is silent.
(The answer mode must
be MANUAL.)
You answer the call
at an external phone
or an extension phone
or at the machine's
handset.
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Duet Work?
Main number (Voice Number)
Fax machine begins
ringing on third ring.
Telephone Answering
Device (TAD)
answers the call.