Setting the ring pickup of panasonic fax

There is excellent support here on basic fax setups. You have what is known as "Distinctive Ringing Service". There are pros and cons to the various setups. I assume you recognize the rings and answer only when the ring for the landline talk comes on. The fax will pick up the faxes, and the answering machine will pick up the voice.

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Service manual for your phone.

http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/KXTG7841-MUL.PDF
This link shows various configurations of setting up your phone/fax/answering machine or using an answering service.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c00059780#Dist_ring
Distinctive Ringing Service setup While it is not available everywhere, a distinctive ringing service can be purchased from most telephone companies. With this service, more than one phone number is assigned to the same phone line. Each phone number will ring differently. The main number will ring with a normal single ring and the additional number will ring with a distinctive ring pattern assigned by the phone company.
When a distinctive ringing service is used, set the Rings to Answer to 2 and then follow the steps below to set the distinctive ringing pattern:

1. Press Setup , press 4 , and then press 1 to enter the Answer Ring Pattern setup of the Advanced Fax settings.
2. Use the Right Arrow to scroll through the available settings. When the ring pattern assigned by the phone company displays (double or triple rings), press OK .

Press

Function
7
monitor key slowly 4 times
* asterisk star key
1
045
start
clear
set the number of rings 1-9 with dial keys
set
stop
stop

This should do it:

Press the {Function} {6} then enter
the access code {2} {2} {2} {2}.
Then press {6} {1} and the {Yes} key

press the 'next' (right arrow) key until it displays "set number of rings" . Press "yes" (the current setting is displayed). Press "no" to change. Enter the desired number, then press "yes" to set. Press "function" to exit.


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Press
Funcion
7
monitor key slowly 4 times
*
1
44
set

clear 2 times
use number pad to set number or rings 0-15
set

Unplug power cord, plug back in.

You will have to ask yourself the question "What has changed?" If you changed nothing, then something else has that is beyond your control. Now, you have to decide whether you are using a single telephone line for faxes and telephone, or whether you have "distinctive ring" also called "smart ring" by some companies. It is not a smart thing to use both. You can print a list of settings to see what the machine is set to do. Now if you want to use distinctive ring, set the ring pattern to the one you have chosen with the tel company. If you have chosen a double ring, and you have set your panasonic telephone to receive on 4 rings, then it will count all the rings and pick up after only 2 sequences. To see if this is the problem just remove the telephone base station from the system and then try to receive a fax.

Check to make sure you do not have distinctive ring option turned on.

Function 7 4 set.
07 (Header Print)
Setting number 1 (Inside copy area) 2 (outside) 3 (none)
Set.
You can also set the header format with Parameter 08(Header Format) 1 is for your Logo and fax number. 2 is for From: to:

Why don't you consider a separate Phone/Fax switch. It will answer first ring and detect a fax and then ring the fax/printer you can set that to one ring as well, otherwise it ring the answering machine that is plugged into that and you can set that to answer on 3 or 4 rings. Then you have time to pickup phone if you are available.

Thanks what I do. The boxes are about $30 They are fairly cheap.

The TAD (TELPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE) must answer within four rings (the recommended setting is two rings). The MFC cannot hear CNG tones until the TAD has answered the call, and with four rings there are only 8 to 10 seconds of CNG tones left for the fax ?handshake?. message. do not recommend using the toll saver feature on your external answering machine if it exceeds five rings.

This si str8 from the manual! The Ring Delay sets the number of times the MFC rings before it answers in Fax Only or Fax/Tel mode. If you have extension phones on the same line as the MFC or subscribe to the telephone company?s Distinctive Ring service, keep the Ring Delay setting of 4. 1 If it is not illuminated in green, press (Fax). 2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 1. 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select how many times the line rings before the MFC answers (00, 01, 02, 03 or 04). Press Menu/Set. (If you select 00, the line won?t ring at all.) 4 Press Stop/Exit. Full Manual URL http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/files/dlf/doc000219/MFC-210C_UsaEngUsr_B.pdf Hope this helps! Regards, Babb