Connecting To A Distinctive Ring Service; Connecting A Telephone Or Answering Machine To The Same Telephone Line - Lexmark 131 User Manual

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Connecting to a Distinctive Ring Service

A distinctive ring service may be available from your telephone service provider. This service allows you to have multiple
phone numbers on one telephone line with each phone number having a different ring pattern. This may be useful for
distinguishing between fax and voice calls. If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service, follow these steps to connect
the equipment:
1
Connect one end of the telephone cable that came with the printer to the top LINE port
2
Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an active analog telephone wall jack.
3
Change the distinctive ring setting to match the setting you want the printer to answer.
a
From the printer control panel, press
b
Press the arrow buttons until Settings appears, and then press
c
Press the arrow buttons until Fax Settings appears, and then press
d
Press the arrow buttons until Distinctive Rings appears, and then press
e
Press the arrow buttons until the desired ring tone appears, and then press

Connecting a telephone or answering machine to the same telephone line

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Remove the plug from the bottom EXT port
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