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How does Telstra
®
FaxStream
®
Duet
®
Work?
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Incoming calls to the voice number, will have
the standard ring pattern of long, long tone,
followed by a pause, repeated, while the new
fax number will have a different ring pattern of
three short bursts of ring, repeated at regular
intervals.
When FaxStream
®
Duet
®
is On and you
receive a voice call all extension and external
phones will ring with a standard ring pattern.
The fax machine will ring on the third ring with
a standard ring pattern. All external and the
extension phones will continue to ring, until
you or a telephone answering device can
answer the voice number.
When FaxStream
®
Duet
®
is On and you
receive a fax call on the Duet
®
number the
Fax machine will answer and automatically
receive the fax message without ringing. On
the other hand, all extension and external
phones will ring twice with a distinctive ring
pattern. Do not answer the phone as you are
receiving a fax message.
Registering the Distinctive Ring
pattern
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Very Important!
After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature
to on, the receive mode is set to Manual
automatically. Unless you have a TAD or
Voice Mail set up on the Distinctive Ring
number, Manual mode means you must
answer all the calls yourself. You cannot
change the receive mode to another mode
while the Distinctive Ring is set to on.
a Press Menu, 2, 0, 3.
Miscellaneous
3.Distinctive
b Press a or b to choose On.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Distinctive Ring is now set to on.
Turning off Distinctive Ring 7
a Press Menu, 2, 0, 3.
Miscellaneous
3.Distinctive
b Press a or b to choose Off.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Note
If you turn off Distinctive Ring, the
machine will stay in Manual receive
mode. You will need to set the Receive
Mode again. (See Choosing the Receive
Mode on page 37.)
All extension phones ring,
fax machine is silent.
Fax machine
automatically
receives and prints
fax message
without ringing.
Fax machine
begins ringing
on third ring.
Registered
Duet (Fax)
Number
Main number
(Voice Number)
You answer the call
at an external phone
or an extension
phone.
Telephone Answering
Device (TAD)
answers the call.
Incoming Call
(either Voice or Fax)
Flowchart Sequence of Incoming call