Receiving a fax using DRPD MODE (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection)
Choose this mode if:
you only have one telephone line for fax and telephone use.
you want to receive faxes automatically as well as voice calls.
you have subscribed to a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service with your telephone company. This service assigns two or more telephone numbers with distinctive ring patterns to a single telephone line, allowing you to have a fax number(s) and a telephone number(s) using only one telephone line. Your machine will automatically monitor incoming calls and based on the ring pattern, will let you know if the call is a fax or voice call. Contact your telephone company for more information on this service.
You will need to:
subscribe to a DRP service offered by some telephone companies.
connect the handset to your machine.
When you receive a fax call: The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen and receive the fax automatically.
When you receive a voice call: The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
Your telephone company will assign a distinctive ring pattern to each number when you order the DRP service.
Press <Function>.
Press <Data Registration>.
Press <Set>.
Use or to select [RX SETTINGS].
Press <Set>.
Use or to select [RX MODE].
Press <Set>.
Use or to select [DRPD MODE].
Press <Set>.
Press <Set>.
Use or to select the type of ring pattern that your telephone company assigned to your fax number.