Distinctive Ring is a function of your Brother machine that allows a person with one line to receive fax and voice calls through two different phone numbers on that one line.

Brother uses the term "Distinctive Ring" to describe this service, but telephone companies market the service under a variety of names, such as Custom Ringing, Personalized Ring, Smart Ring, Ring Master, Ident-a-Ring, Ident-a-Call, Data Ident-A-Call, Teen Ring, SimpleBiz Fax & Alternate Number Ringing, and BT Call Sign. This service establishes a second telephone number on the same line as your existing telephone number, and each number has its own ring pattern. Typically, the original number rings with the standard ring pattern and is used for receiving voice calls, and the second number rings with a different ring pattern and is used for receiving faxes.

Once you have subscribed to the local telephone company for this service, your Brother machine will then need to be programmed to recognize the ring pattern assigned to the fax number.

Before programming your Brother machine, verify the telephone company has activated the distinctive ring number. Once the distinctive ring is programmed in your Brother machine, the unit will recognize a fax call through the selected ring pattern within 2 cycles of ringing and will automatically answer with a fax tone. When the voice line is called, your Brother machine will recognize the voice line ring pattern and will not interrupt the call.

You can only program one Distinctive Ring pattern with the machine. Some ring patterns cannot be programmed. The ring patterns below are supported by your Brother machine. Program the one your telephone company gives you.

• Long-Long (this ring pattern is often called "Short-Short" by phone companies)
• Short-Long-Short
• Short-Short-Long
• Very Long (this is the standard telephone ring pattern)

1. Press MENU on the Touchscreen.
2. Press the Up or Down Arrow key to display Fax. Press Fax.
3. Press the Up or Down Arrow key to display Miscellaneous. Press Miscellaneous.
4. Press the Up or Down Arrow key to display Distinctive or BT Call Sign or Fax Ability. (This step might be skipped in some models.)
5. Press Distinctive or BT Call Sign or Fax Ability.
6. Press Set(On).
7. Press the stored ring pattern you want to use. Press OK.
   (You will hear each pattern as you scroll through the four patterns. Make sure you choose the pattern that the telephone company gave you.)
8. Press Stop/Exit key. Distinctive Ring is now enabled.

1. Press MENU on the Touchscreen.
2. Press the Up or Down Arrow key to display Fax. Press Fax.
3. Press the Up or Down Arrow key to display Miscellaneous. Press Miscellaneous.
4. Press the Up or Down Arrow key to display Distinctive or BT Call Sign or Fax Ability. (This step might be skipped in some models.)
5. Press Distinctive or BT Call Sign or Fax Ability.
6. Press Off.
7. Press Stop/Exit.