Brother MFC-255CW - Manual (Page 58)

Chapter 7
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Registering the Distinctive Ring
pattern
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Very Important!
After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature
to On, your Distinctive Ring number will
receive faxes automatically. The receive
mode is set to Manual and you cannot
change it to another mode while Distinctive
Ring is set to On. This ensures the Brother
machine will only answer the Distinctive Ring
number and not interfere when your main
telephone number is called.
a
Press Menu, 2, 0, 2.
0.Miscellaneous
2.Distinctive
b
Press a or b to choose Set.
Press OK.
c
Press a or b to choose the stored ring
pattern you want to use.
Press OK.
(You hear each pattern as you scroll
through the four patterns. Make sure
you choose the pattern that the
telephone company gave you.)
d
Press Stop/Exit.
Distinctive Ring is now set to On.
Turning off Distinctive Ring
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a
Press Menu, 2, 0, 2.
b
Press a or b to choose Off.
Press OK.
c
Press Stop/Exit.
Note
If you turn off Distinctive Ring, the
machine will stay in Manual receive
mode. You will need to set the Receive
Mode again. (See Choosing the Receive
Mode on page 35.)
Caller ID
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The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller
ID subscriber service offered by many local
telephone companies. Call your telephone
company for details. This service shows the
telephone number, or name if it is available,
of your caller as the line rings.
After a few rings, the LCD shows the
telephone number of your caller (or name, if
available). Once you answer a call, the Caller
ID information disappears from the LCD, but
the call information stays stored in the Caller
ID memory.
„ You can see the first 16 characters of the
number (or name).
„ The # Unavailable message means
the call originated outside your Caller ID
service area.
„ The Private Call message means the
caller has intentionally blocked
transmission of information.
You can print a list of the Caller ID information
received by your machine. (See Printing
Caller ID List on page 45.)
Note
The Caller ID service varies with different
carriers. Call your local telephone
company to find out about the kind of
service available in your area.