Brother FAX-1820C - Manual (Page 74)

5 - 10 SETUP RECEIVE
Telephone services
Your machine supports the Distinctive Ring telephone service that
some telephone companies offer.
Distinctive Ring
Brother uses the term ‘Distinctive Ring’ but different telephone
companies have other names for this service such as SmartRing,
RingMaster, Teen-Ring, Indent-a-Call or Indent-a-Ring.
What does your telephone company’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
Your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring service allows you to
have more than one number on the same phone line. If you need
more than one phone number, it is cheaper than paying for an
extra line. Each phone number has its own distinctive ring pattern,
so you will know which phone number is ringing. This is one way you
can have a separate phone number for your machine.
What does Brother’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
The Brother machine has a Distinctive Ring feature that allows you
to use your machine to take full advantage of the telephone
company’s Distinctive Ring service. The new phone number on your
line can just receive faxes.
If you have Voice Mail, RingMaster, an answering service, an
alarm system or other custom features on your telephone line, it
may affect the way your machine works. (See Custom features
on page 1-7
and Custom features on a single line. on page
12-9.)
If you have Voice Mail on your phone line, please read the
following carefully.
Please call your telephone company for availability and rates.
You must pay for your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring
service before you program the machine to work with it.