Brother MFC-9800 - Manual (Page 80)

8 - 3 T E L E P H O N E S E R V I C E S
Very Important
If you have Voice Mail, or a TAD (Telephone Answering Device) and want to
keep one of your phone numbers dedicated only to fax calls, you must leave the
MFC in
MANUAL mode at all times while using the Distinctive Ring Feature.
Here’s why: Manual mode will never pick up a call by itself, since it is
«Neutral». When the MFC is in this «neutral» mode, the Distinctive Ring
Feature can be activated. The Distinctive Ring Feature is actually an answering
mode. So, do not activate
FAX ONLY mode while using distinctive ring;
otherwise, the MFC will answer calls for all the numbers.
Registering the Distinctive Ring Pattern
1 Set the MFC to MANUAL mode.
2
Press Menu, 2, 0, 1.
3
Press or to select DISTINCTIVE:SET and then press Set.
4
Press or to select the prestored ring pattern you want to assign, and then
press Set. (You will hear each pattern as you scoll through the four patterns.)
Be sure to choose the pattern assigned by the Telephone Company.
5 Press Stop/Exit.
Caller ID
The Caller ID feature of this MFC lets you use the Caller ID subscriber service
offered by many local phone companies. This service provides the LCD, the
name or telephone number of your caller on the LCD as the line rings. (See
Printing Caller ID List , page 8-4.)
After a few rings, the LCD shows the telephone number of your caller (or name,
if available). Once you pick up the handset, the Caller ID information disappears
from the LCD, but the call information remains stored in the Caller ID memory.
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You will see the first 16 characters of the number or name.
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OUT OF AREA means call originates outside your Caller ID service area.
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PRIVATE CALL means the caller has intentionally blocked transmission of
information.
If both the name and number are received, the LCD shows only the name. You
can print a list of Caller ID information received by your MFC.
1 . D I S T I N C T I V E