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Register the Distinctive Ring Pattern
This feature is available only in the USA and Canada.
After you set the Distinctive Ring feature to [On], your Distinctive Ring number will receive faxes automatically. The receive mode is set to [Manual] automatically and you cannot change it to another receive mode while Distinctive Ring is set to [On]. This ensures the Brother machine will answer only the Distinctive Ring number and not interfere when your main telephone number is called.
When Distinctive Ring is on, the LCD will show [D/R] as the Receive Mode.
MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW
- Press Settings.
- Press
or 
to select the following: - Select [Fax]. Press OK.
- Select [Miscellaneous]. Press OK.
- Select [Distinctive]. Press OK.
- Do one of the following:
- If you have not registered Distinctive Ring, press or to select the following:
- Select [Distinctive]. Press OK.
- Select [On]. Press OK.
- If you have already registered Distinctive Ring, and want to change the pattern, go to the next step.
- Press or to select the following:
- Select [Ring Pattern]. Press OK.
- Select the stored ring pattern you want. (You will hear each pattern as you select it. Make sure you select the pattern that the telephone company gave you.) Press OK.
- Press Stop/Exit.Distinctive Ring is now set to [On].
If you do not want to receive faxes on your Distinctive Ring number, you can turn off Distinctive Ring. The machine will stay in [Manual] receive mode so you must set the Receive Mode again.
MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW
- Press
. - Do one of the following:
- If you have not registered Distinctive Ring, press [Distinctive], and then press [On].
- If you have already registered Distinctive Ring, and want to change the pattern, go to the next step.
- Press [Ring Pattern].
- Press the stored ring pattern you want. (You will hear each pattern as you press the four buttons. Make sure you select the pattern that the telephone company gave you.) Press [OK].
- Press
. Distinctive Ring is now set to [On].If you do not want to receive faxes on your Distinctive Ring number, you can turn off Distinctive Ring. The machine will stay in [Manual] receive mode so you must set the Receive Mode again.