HP Compaq Presario,Presario 8380 Supplementary Manual page 18

The computer's answering machine grabs calls
before I can answer the phone.
Increase the number of rings before Intel
Connect automatically answers:
1
From the Intel Connect main window, click
Setup.
2
Click Ringing.
3
Enter a higher number in the Auto-answer
ring count box.
Make sure that the DND (Do Not Disturb) button
is not lit on the Intel Connect main window. If it is,
click the DND button to disable the Do Not
Disturb feature.
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Getting Help
I can't hear messages as they are left.
Check the following:
Make sure that the Screen button is lit on the
Intel Connect main window.
Make sure that the mute feature is not on.
Press the keyboard Mute button until Mute Off
briefly displays on your screen.
Adjust the Volume knob on the keyboard or use
the Multimedia Sound Mixer to increase just the
answering machine sound level:
1
Double-click the Volume icon on the
taskbar.
2
Adjust the slide control. Make sure that the
Volume Controls are set at least halfway.