Panasonic kx-fmc230 - Manual (Page 66)

Receiving Faxes
Distinctive ring service
This feature can only be used by those who subscribe to a distinctive ring pattern service from their
telephone company. For more information on the availability of this service, please contact your
telephone company before setting this feature to ON.
What is the distinctive ring service_______________________
The distinctive ring service gives you up to 3 phone numbers on a single telephone line, each having a
different ringing pattern.
■ Variety of ringing patterns:
Standard ring (one long ring) Triple ring (short-long-short rings)
Double ring (two short rings) Other triple ring (short-short-long rings)
When you subscribe to a distinctive ring service, you can assign phone numbers to persona! telephone
numbers, business telephone numbers, fax phone numbers, and so on.
When a call is received, you will know which number is being called by hearing the ringing pattern before
answering the line.
■ Example:
Your phone numbers Ringing pattern Usage
012-1234 Standard ring Telephone
012-5678 Double ring Telephone
012-9876 Triple ring Facsimile
To use a phone number as facsimile number
When you use one of the phone numbers as a facsimile number, program the ring pattern assigned to the
facsimile number. When the unit detects a call matching the selected distinctive ringing pattern, it will activate
depending on the receive mode setting.
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