Samsung SF-555P User Manual

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3.6 Stand-alone Fax• DRPD MODE — “Distinctive Ring” is a telephone company servicewhich enables a user to use a single telephone line to answer severaldifferent telephone numbers. The particular number someone uses tocall you on is identified by different ringing patterns, which consist ofvarious combinations of long and short ringing sounds. This feature isoften used by answering services who answer telephones for manydifferent clients and need to know which number someone is calling inon to properly answer the phone.Using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection feature, your fax machinecan “learn” the ring pattern you designate to be answered by the FAXmachine. Unless you change it, this ringing pattern will continue to berecognised and answered as a FAX call, and all other ringing patternswill be forwarded to the extension telephone or answering machineplugged into the EXT. jack.You can easily suspend or change Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection atany time.Before using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection option, DistinctiveRing service must be installed on your telephone line by the telephonecompany. To setup Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection, you will needanother telephone line at your location, or someone available to dialyour FAX number from outside.Select ON to turn this feature on.Select OFF to turn this feature off.Select SET to setup or change the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection.The LCD displays ‘WAITING RING’. Call your fax number from anothertelephone. It is not necessary to place the call from a fax machine.When your machine begins to ring, do not answer the call. Themachine requires several rings to learn the pattern.When the machine completes learning, the LCD displays ‘END DRPDSETUP’.With the DRPD feature active, ‘DRPD’ appears in the display and thepreviously set reception mode is ignored. If you turn off DRPD, themachine returns to any previously set reception mode.Notes:• DRPD must be set up again if you re-assign your fax number, orconnect the machine to another telephone line.• After DRPD has been set up, call your fax number again to verify thatthe machine answers with a fax tone. Then have a call placed to adifferent number assigned to that same line to be sure the call isforwarded to the extension telephone or answering machine pluggedinto the EXT. jack.