Phone goes to voicemail on answering machine after 1 ring

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I did not see what model uniden phone you have. check here for a manual http://www.uniden.com/index/manuals_results.cfm?cat=1

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Hello, here is the link to the manual for that model:

http://www.uniden.com.au/resources_main/pdfs/XSA660.pdf

The information is on page 28

SOURCE: How to change the numbr or rings before...

1) With the phone in standby mode, press the menu/clock key three times.
You hear “Ring time” and the current ring time ([2 ], [ 4], [6 ], [T ] Toll
saver), and it is displayed on the main base. Then you hear the guidance for setting
the ring time.

2) Press the volume/select/ or up or down arrow key until the desired ring time appears.

3) Press the set key to select the new ring time. You hear a confirmation tone, then
the announcement “Ring time” followed by the new ring time. After a few
seconds, the system announces “To set record time, press menu again.”

Need the manual for your phone? You can download/print it here:

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/DXAI5588-2om.pdf

Bill B

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If you have a voice mail box set up, and you don't use your answering machine for messages, that would be something that is set up through your phone company (AT&T, Verizon, etc.).

Typically, to access your voicemail, you would dial your home phone number, and then when your message picks up (either the automated message or your personal greeting) press the asterisk or star key (*) and then enter your password. Depending on your particular voicemail, you may have to hit the pound key (#) after your password as well. Then, once you are logged in, the system should tell you whether or not you have any new messages, and if you do, generally you would press "1" to hear them.

Hope that helps! If you can't get in to your voice mail or your password doesn't work, you would have to contact your local phone service provider for assistance.