I have a cordless phone model KX-TG6531. I want to change the number of rings prior to unit answering caller. I tried setting the ring count to 7 and to six but it only allows 4 rings before anser kicks in. I do not have any other voice mail service. What am I doing wrong< Kate

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I most cases it should not matter that you have different phones to 1 phone line. You should make sure that all the phones are running off the main feed box for your property and not off each other. Check that all the wires are connected in each port and that the phone line running between the phone itself and the feed box does not exceed 50 feet because this can cause the phone to echo or not work at all.

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the voicemail ring count has to be setup on your phone line thru your voicemail menu,and has nothing to do with the answering machine. if you don't want the answering machine to pickup, just shut it off. follow the prompt's for your voicemail settings, there you'll be able to set the amount of rings you want.
hope this helps.
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press *94, then press the number of rings you want 1-9. The tone will change and thats it.

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JUST RAISE THE AMOUNT OF SECONDS BEFORE THE BUILT IN ANSWERING SERVICE KICKS IN...

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