My phone has an automatic voice mail (VM) service that picks up at a
prearranged number of rings. The MS fax console also has the same option. Is
there a way for the fax console to differentiate between a voice call and an
incoming fax? If not, the VM will pick up disallowing the fax console to
receive an incoming fax, or the fax console will pick up disallowing a voice
call. Is there a setting/configuration that will allow faxes when one also
has a VM system?

No. You'd need to install a device on the line that can discriminate and
route fax calls.
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Russ Valentine
"PCNovice" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6CB85920-BECB-4659-9034-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My phone has an automatic voice mail (VM) service that picks up at a
> prearranged number of rings. The MS fax console also has the same option.
> Is
> there a way for the fax console to differentiate between a voice call and
> an
> incoming fax? If not, the VM will pick up disallowing the fax console to
> receive an incoming fax, or the fax console will pick up disallowing a
> voice
> call. Is there a setting/configuration that will allow faxes when one also
> has a VM system?

PCNovice wrote:
> My phone has an automatic voice mail (VM) service that picks up at a
> prearranged number of rings. The MS fax console also has the same option. Is
> there a way for the fax console to differentiate between a voice call and an
> incoming fax? If not, the VM will pick up disallowing the fax console to
> receive an incoming fax, or the fax console will pick up disallowing a voice
> call. Is there a setting/configuration that will allow faxes when one also
> has a VM system?

To expand just a tiny bit on the advice Russ gave you:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22fax+switch%22

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"PCNovice" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6CB85920-BECB-4659-9034-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My phone has an automatic voice mail (VM) service that picks up at a
> prearranged number of rings. The MS fax console also has the same option.
> Is
> there a way for the fax console to differentiate between a voice call and
> an
> incoming fax? If not, the VM will pick up disallowing the fax console to
> receive an incoming fax, or the fax console will pick up disallowing a
> voice
> call. Is there a setting/configuration that will allow faxes when one also
> has a VM system?