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phone won't go into voicemail, only fax mode

before I moved into my new place people could leave messages on my voicemail. But now for some reason they can't. I have triple-play (phone,catv,internet) and although I called catv company they said it was a default in fax machine. Even with the fax machine off, my phone won't go into voicemail. What could be the problem?

Posted by avatar on Jan 24, 2009

    • By avatarthelionking1 Jan 28, 2009

    • o.k. I set printer to receive faxes only and I still have the same problem of no voicemail. My phone jack has 2 ports, one straight to my phone and the other to my fax. Are my wires crossed or does it matter?

    • By avatarthelionking1 Jan 30, 2009

    • I have time warner triple play. does my computer have to be reset to the fax for some reason? i"m still trying to figure this out. thanx

Solutions (1)

Your cable company is correct. Your printer is set to the phone/fax mode which allows the machine to be act as a phone or fax. It can tell the difference between an incoming voice call and an incoming fax. You should set your printer to Fax Only. Here's how:

  1. Push the menu button
  2. Press 0 (zero)
  3. Press 1 (one)
  4. The display should now show fax only.
  5. Press Ok.
To review what we did:
We set your printer to only recognize faxes when they are sent. Voice calls will now go through to your voice mail, if you do not answer.

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    • By avatarBernie Thames Jan 30, 2009

    • Do you have a Vonnage phone with a separate phone line? The connection is is a little different with their phone system. I'd appreciate the opportunity to help further. Thanks!

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