Receiving With A Drpd (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) Service: Drpd; Setting The Ring Pattern - Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c Facsimile Manual

■ When You Receive a Fax Call
The machine will receive the fax automatically.
■ When You Receive a Voice Call
The answering machine will record any voice messages.
Receiving with a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern
Detection) Service: DRPD
If you want to select <DRPD>, check the following:
■ Select This Mode If:
you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use.
you want to receive faxes automatically as well as voice calls.
you have subscribed to a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service with your
telephone company. This service assigns two or more fax/telephone numbers with
distinctive ring patterns to a single telephone line, allowing you to have both a fax
number(s) and a telephone number(s) using only one telephone line. The machine will
automatically monitor incoming calls and based on the ring pattern, will let you know if
the call is a fax or voice call. Contact your telephone company for more information on
this service.
■ You Will Need to:
set <DRPD>. (See "Setting the Receive Mode," on p. 5-1.)
■ When You Receive a Fax Call
The telephone will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen and the machine
receives the fax automatically.
■ When You Receive a Voice Call
The telephone will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen. Pick up the handset
to answer the call.

Setting the Ring Pattern

Your telephone company will assign a distinctive ring pattern to each number when
you order the DRPD service. Follow this procedure to set the fax ring pattern that
matches the pattern assigned by the telephone company:
Setting the Receive Mode
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