Using Answer Pattern (Distinctive Ring Pattern); Example - HP LaserJet 1020 Series User Manual

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Using Answer Pattern (Distinctive Ring Pattern)

Distinctive Ring is a service you subscribe to through your local telephone
company (not all telephone companies provide this service). The telephone
company will assign more than one telephone number to a single telephone
line. Each telephone number is assigned a specific ring pattern. Ring
patterns that are recognized by your HP Fax are single, double, triple, and
double and triple.
If you have questions about how answer patterns work in your area, call
your local telephone company.
Important! If you set a distinctive ring pattern, you will be unable to receive
voice calls on that telephone number. The HP Fax will immediately answer
that ring pattern with fax tones, ignoring all ring count settings. However, in
FAX mode, the answering machine will pick up after 12 rings.
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Example

• You have a single telephone line and answer mode is set to TAM/FAX.
• The telephone company has given you two telephone numbers. One
number will produce a Single Ring and one will produce a Double Ring
pattern when called. You decide to use the number that produces a
Double Ring for faxes.
• Set the HP Fax Answer Pattern to Double Ring.
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Answers immediately with fax
tones.
Answers immediately with fax
tones.
Distinctive ring is ignored. You
must manually answer the
telephone. After 12 rings, the
answering machine will answer.
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Answers according to TAM/FAX
Ring setting.
After 12 rings, the answering
machine will answer. (The
answering machine answers in
FAX mode only if distinctive ring is
used.)
Distinctive ring is ignored. You
must manually answer the
telephone. After 12 rings, the
answering machine will answer.