A distinctive ring service may be available from your telephone company. This service lets you have multiple telephone numbers on one telephone line, with each telephone number having a different ring pattern. This may be useful for distinguishing between fax and voice calls. If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service, then follow these steps to connect the equipment:
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Connect one end of the telephone cable that came with the printer to the printer LINE port
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Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an active analog telephone wall jack.
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Change the distinctive rings setting to match the setting you want for the printer to answer.
Note: The factory default setting for distinctive rings is On. This sets the printer to answer single, double, and triple ring patterns.
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From the home screen, navigate to:
> Settings > Fax Settings > Analog Fax Setup > Answer On
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Select the pattern setting you want to change, and then touch Submit.