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MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC
OP-US-5.0
Receive
FAX
External
Telephone
Answering
Device
(TAD)
Answers
Other
Number(s)
on
the
Line:
An
external
telephone
answering
device
(TAD)
can
be
set
up
to
work
with
the
Distinctive
Ringing
function.
The
external
TAD
must
be
set
to
its
maximum
number
of
rings
(at
least
4
ring
patterns).
Otherwise,
it
will
answer
the
registered
fax
number
before
the
MFC
has
time
to
recognize
the
ringing
pattern.
The
external
TAD’s
OGM
(outgoing
message)
will
answer
your
main
number(s)
if
you
do
either
#1
or
#2
as
follows:
1. Plug
the
external
TAD
into
the
EXT
jack
of
the
MFC
(you
will
not
hear
the
first
two
rings
on
the
MFC).
Put
your
machine
in
Manual
mode
(Fax
and
F/T
lights
off).
For
MFC
6550MC/7550MC,
set
the
Message
Center’s
Message
Storage
to
either
FAX:
OFF/VOICE:
EXT
or
FAX:
ON/VOICE:
EXT.
Turn
the
MSG
CTR
on
(Fax
and
F/T
lights
lit)
or
set
the
MFC
to
Manual
Mode.
2. Plug
the
external
TAD
into
another
phone
jack
and
put
the
MFC
in
Manual
mode
(Fax
and
F/T
lights
turned
off).
Retrieving
Faxes
from
a
Remote
Site
When
Using
Distinctive
Ringing:
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
When you use the Distinctive Ringing feature, faxes are printed on paper. If you want
to be able to retrieve faxes from another location, you must set up the Message Center
for FAX: ON. This allows fax messages to be stored in the Message Center’s memory,
so they can be retrieved. However, because the Message Center only answers the
main number(s), you must make sure the faxing party sends faxes, that must be
retrieved, to the main number.
How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work?
Your telephone number will have the standard ring pattern of long long, while the
new number could have a ring pattern of short short, long short, etc. When Distinctive
Ringing is ON, you will not hear the first two rings of all incoming calls on the MFC.
Extension phones will ring as usual. If the MFC recognizes the ring pattern, all
ringing will stop and the MFC will answer and automatically receive the fax message.
Otherwise, you will hear the extension phones and the MFC continue to ring. The
MFC always listens to at least two ring patterns before it answers, so do not pick up
the phone during that time. You will quickly learn to recognize the ring pattern for
faxes, so you will not be tempted to answer that number. Either you, your Message
Center or a telephone answering device can answer the main number(s).
DISTINCTIVE RINGING
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS