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The basic Distinctive Ring programming on this unit can be done by following these steps:
1) If you have a phone connected to the 5500 take it off hook.
2) For line 1 press "#", "*", (asterisk sign above 8), 114 "*" (another asterisk), you should hear 3 beeps, "*" (one more asterisk).
Turning it off is the same sequence, but instead of 114 you will choose 014.
If you have tried the normal programming steps and cannot turn on the Distinctive Ring, there may be some type of incompatibility between the switch and your local phone system. If that is the case you will have to contact the place you purchased the switch from for support. As there are a lot of phone carriers and ISP systems out there they will have the correct programming for you.
If you have an answering machine connected to the same
line as the fax, set the answering machine to answer incoming calls before the
printer does. Increase the number of rings by a factor of 3 over the answering
machine. For example, if the answering machine is set to pick up on 4 rings,
set the printer to pick up on 7 rings.
If you have a voicemail feature in the same line as the fax, you may subscribe from your phone service provider for a distinctive ring pattern feature. You can program your printer to have a distinctive ring pattern and phone number for incoming faxes.
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How to turn the distinctive ring feature on and off is not what I asked, that information is in the manual. There are specific codes for the unit to recognize a variety of rings ( 2 short rings, one short and one long, etc ). I have 2 phone numbers, my primary with the standard long ring and a business number with 2 short rings. I called the company and they instructed me on how to program the unit to pick up only on 2 short rings and then when it did, it would detect if the call was a phone or fax and send to the appropriate device. That unit is no longer working and I now need to program a new unit, but the company seems to be out of business.
Hello. I already have the manual and I have turned on the distinctive ring featture, but there is additional programming codes that need to be inoputted so the unit distinguishes the various distinctive rings. The manual states "Contact Customer Service for more information regarding operation with the Distinctive Ring service." I had a unit in the past and I called the company who walked me through programming the codes. Unfortunately, I didn't write them down and now I have another unit as the previous one stopped working.
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