Need it to ring 3 times before printing fax - Konica Minolta bizhub C250 All-In-One Laser Printer

Before selecting the ring to answer, under stand what it is..
Press Menu button, scroll to fax set up with help of arrow keys, press ok button, scroll to answering mode. Select desired "auto, manual, fax & tele/fax.
What are these?
Auto: Auto aromatically tele mode will coverts in to fax mode irrespective of selected ring count. suppose if ring count selected as 4, printer will ring 4 times then stops ringing & converts in to fax mode. It doesn't matter whether it's telephone or fax.
Manual: Printer always telephone mode. To convert in to fax mode, need to press fax button while ringing.
Tele/Fax: Printer detects the incoming call type as tele(analog)or fax(digital) accordingly its will act. If its fax , line converts in fax mode with out any ring(silent detection), prints the received fax.If its telephone,printer rings as tele phone.
* In auto mode only you need to select desired ring to answer(2-6 rings)
There fore first you need to select "auto"mode, then scroll to ring to answer, press ok then select desired ring count, press ok to confirm..

Receiving a fax
Receiving a fax automatically
1 Make sure the printer is on and is connected to a working phone line.
2 Make sure that Auto Answer is on.
To check if Auto Answer is on:
a From the printer control panel, press (tool icon).
b Press the arrow buttons until Fax Setup appears, and then press ok.
c Press the arrow buttons until Ringing and Answering appears, and then press ok.
d Press again.
Check to see if Auto Answer is set to On.
e If Auto Answer is not set to on, press the arrow buttons until On appears, and then press to save the setting.
3 Set the number of times the telephone rings before the printer automatically receives faxes:
a Press the arrow buttons until Pick-up On appears, and then press ok.
b Press the arrow buttons until the setting that you want appears, and then press to save the setting.
When the number of rings you set is detected, the printer automatically receives the incoming fax.
Receiving a fax manually
1 Make sure the printer is on and is connected to a working telephone line.
2 Make sure that Auto Answer is off.
3 To receive the fax, press (green botton) or press * 9 * on the telephone after you answer it and hear fax tones.
4 Hang up the telephone.
The printer receives the fax.
Receiving a fax with an answering machine
1 Make sure that Auto Answer is on.
2 Make sure you have set the number of times the telephone rings before receiving a fax automatically.
When a telephone ring is detected, the answering machine picks up the call.
• If the printer detects a fax, it receives the fax and disconnects the answering machine.
• If the printer does not detect a fax, the answering machine receives the call.

3 Set the answering machine to answer incoming calls before the printer does.
For example, if you set the answering machine to answer calls after three rings, set the printer to answer calls
after five rings.
Forwarding faxes
Use the fax-forwarding feature if you are going to be away, but still want to receive your faxes. There are three
fax-forwarding values or settings:
• Off—(Default)
• Forward—The printer sends the fax to the designated fax number.
• Print & Forward—The printer prints the fax and then sends it to the designated fax number.
1 Make sure the printer is on and is connected to a working telephone line.
2 Press the arrow buttons until Fax Setup appears, and then press ok.
3 Press the arrow buttons until Ringing and Answering appears, and then press ok.
4 Press the arrow buttons until Fax Forward appears, and then press ok.
5 Press the arrow buttons until Forward or Print & Forward appears, and then press ok.
6 Enter the number to which you want to forward the fax, and then press ok.

Change the ring count 1. Press the <Menu> button repeatedly until [FAX SETTINGS] is displayed.
2. Use the [ ] or [ ] to select [RX SETTINGS] then press <OK>.
3. Use the [ ] or [ ] to select [ RING COUNT] then press <OK>.
4. Use the [ ] or [ ] to select the desired number of rings. Press <OK> then press <Stop/Reset>.

To print the Activity Report, Coded Speed Dial List, User's Data List or Memory List: 1 . Press <FAX>, then press <Menu>.
2 . Use to select [PRNT REPORT/LIST], then press <OK>.
3. Use to select the desired report, then press <OK>. The report or list is printed.

Try to download the manual

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=334&modelid=15603#DownloadDetailAct

I hope it helps!!!


The TX Report and RX Report print upon transmission or reception offaxes depending upon the settings made in [FAX SETTINGS->TXSETTINGS->TX REPORT] and [FAX SETTINGS->RX SETTINGS->RXREPORT], respectively

Hi,

Setting Ring Delay:
The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the fax machine rings before it answers. If you have extension phones on the same line as the fax machine, keep the Ring Delay at a default setting of 4:
1 Press Function/Set, 2, 1.
2 Press < or > to select how many times the line rings before the fax machine answers (00 – 04) and press Function/Set. If you select 00, the line doesn’t ring at all.
3 Press Stop to exit.

Hope that's clear enough :)

Chris (ziraffa)

You need a dedicated ANALOG phone line.

A DSL filter screens out ANALOG signals to a DSL device.not the other way around. There are no DIGITAL fax machines.

To select or change your Receive Mode
1 If it is not illuminated in green, press (Fax).
2 Press Menu/Set, 0, 1.
3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, External TAD or
Manual.
Press Menu/Set.
4 Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Ring Delay
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.
(See Operation from extension telephones on page A-7 and Easy
Receive on page 4-4.)
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.
Initial Setup
1.Receive Mode
Current Receive Mode
Fax : Fax Only
F/T : Fax/Tel
TAD : External TAD
Mnl : Manual
Setup Receive
1.Ring Delay

There is a help menu on this machine. To print this out, just press the help button. To change the fax/tel ring, 1st have in mind how you want your fax machine to work. Do you have an a TAD connected? Do you want the fax machine to take priority over tel calls? The fax machine seizes the line after the set number of rings, that means any other device connected to other phone outlets, will not answer after the fax has answered. Have this in mind when you set the ring time. The TAD will have it's own ring time too.

Press the 'RECEIVE MODE' button on the right side of the control panel, its next to the large 'FAX START' button. Here are your options :

Select Receive Mode
MANUAL
—You must answer all calls yourself. If you hear fax tones, press
Fax Start
to begin receiving the fax, then hang up. You can use this mode with
Distinctive Ringing. (See
Distinctive Ring
, page 8-1.)
FAX ONLY
—The fax machine automatically answers every call as a fax call. You
cannot receive a voice call, but you can dial out and make a voice call.
FAX/TEL
—The fax machine automatically answers every call. If the call is a fax, it
prints the fax. If the call is not a fax, it signals you with a double-ring (ring-ring),
different from the phone company ringing, to alert you to pick up the call. If you select
this setting, you’ll need to set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time features (on the
following pages). If you have extension phones on the same line as the fax machine,
set Ring Delay to 4. (See
For FAX/TEL Mode Only
, page 5-5.)
TAD:ANSWER MACH.
—This is the only setting in which you can use an external
answering machine. Your telephone answering device is connected to your fax
machine, and answers every call. Once the TAD answers, the fax machine listens for
fax tones. If it detects fax tones, it prints the fax.
The TAD setting works
only
with an external telephone answering device (TAD); it
does not work with telephone company Voice Mail. Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time
do
not
work in this setting.

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.

I just spoke with customer service live chat.
-press the "Fax Mode" button
-press the menu button
-The Fax menu screen will be displayed
-press down arrow button 5 times until the screen displays "Ringing and Answering."
-press the select button
-the display will show the "Ringing and Answering menu
-press down arrow button 4 times untip "Pick-up On?" is highlighted
-press the right arrow button 2 times until the screen displays "1st ring"
-press the "select" button and now "1st ring" will be set as the default.