Panasonic KX-FC175AL - Manual (Page 53)

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Receiving Faxes / Distinctive Ring
This feature is only for use if you subscribe to a distinctive ring pattern service from your
telephone company. For more information on the availability of this service in your area,
please contact your telephone company before setting this feature on your unit.
In Australia, this service is called “Fax Stream Duet”.
In New Zealand, this service is called “FaxAbility”.
When you subscribe to Distinctive Ring Service, your telephone company will assign you a new
fax number and will also tell you the assigned ring pattern. Please complete the following setup
on your fax machine to identify the assigned ring pattern.
1 Press p .
Display:
2 Press # , then 31 .
3 Press + or - to select the ring pattern
assigned by the telephone company.
A: Standard ring (one long ring)
B: Double ring (two short rings)
C: Triple ring (short-long-short-rings)
D: Other triple ring (short-short-long rings)
OFF: Turns off the feature (default
setting).
4 Press w .
5 Press p .
SETUP ITEM [ ]
RING DETECTION
MODE=OFF
[±]
SYSTEM SET UP
PRESS NAVI.[
I H ]
MENU SET
Note:
● Once you have programmed the assigned ring
pattern into the fax machine, turn AUTO
ANSWER off so that the fax machine is in TEL
mode.
● In TEL mode, the fax machine will recognize
incoming faxes on the first ring pattern and
answer automatically. For phone calls, the fax
machine will ring as a normal call.
Using with the ring detection feature !
Receive polling !
(retrieving a fax placed on another fax machine)
This feature allows you to retrieve a document from another compatible machine. Therefore you
pay for the call.
Make sure that no documents are fed into your unit and that the other party’s machine is ready
for your call.
1 Press p repeatedly until the following
is displayed.
Display:
2 Press
w
.
3 Dial the fax number.
Example:
4 Press w .
● The unit will start reception.
CONNECTING.....
FAX=3331111
POLLING
PRESS SET
SET
MENU