Need a manual for Bell digital answering machine AN200SA or just tell me how to set the number of rings before it picks up. Currently at 4. Thank You

Make sure you've got the machine set to answer calls, and set the number of rings to four. If you need a copy, you may download the manual here.

Since you declined to specify the model of your answering machine, select it from the list at
http://www.home-electronics.net/ge/pc/user-manuals.asp
to get the manual.

Set rings to answer
You can select the number of rings that will occur before the fax answers an incoming call. If you are using your machine as both a telephone and a fax machine, we suggest you set the ring count to at least 4 to give you time to answer.
TIP: HP 1050 Fax: The Toll Saver function for the Digital Message Center interacts with Rings to Answer. See Toll Saver on page 40. If you have the HP 1050 Fax and have Toll Saver turned on, set the Rings to Answer to 2.
1. Press Menu repeatedly until BASIC FAX displays and press Start/Enter.
Rings to Answer will display.
2. Press Start/Enter.
3. Enter the number of rings you want (2-7) and press Start/Enter.
The HP Fax rings the set number of times and then answers. It then produces a different sounding ring to alert you to which type of call is incoming.
• The additional ring may occur once for a fax call
• The additional ring occurs 5 times for a voice call. After the 5 additional rings, the answering machine will answer.

Got it, and you can set it for 2, 4, or 6 rings on incoming calls.

1. Press MENU/CLOCK on the base to enter setup.
2. Press MENU/CLOCK repeatedly to select RING TIME.
3. Press VOL:/SELECT to set the number or rings at 2, 4, or 6.
4. Press SET to save the setting.

You can download and print the operating manual for youir phone system at
http://www.uniden.com/pdf/DXAI8580-2om.pdf

problem solved, grandkids used other phone with answering machine and left it in different mode "7" so it was picking up after 2 rings...thanks for answering my request.... solution solved... Thanks, Netta

Fax machines won't work reliably on a digital phone line.

the default setting is 5 rings. if you need to change that:
set the ring to answer to higher number, however, that will put the machine in manual answering of fax.
the better setting is to rest the phone or the answer machine to a lower number of rings.

Try reducing the number of rings on answer, it could be the sending machine is timing out from not getting answered soon enough. Try 3 rings, if that works, then try 4 rings...find out which one works best.

I cannot set the number of rings for pickup, my machine picks up after 2 rings, do you know how to set it? I don't have the manual. Thanks

press *94, then press the number of rings you want 1-9. The tone will change and thats it.