Receive fax and voice calls at the same phone number – with an answering mach
This installation is recommended when using one telephone number for both fax and voice c answering machine. Installation consists of connecting the HP OfficeJet Series 300 to the t connecting a telephone answering machine directly to the HP OfficeJet Series 300 and setting Auto. Instructions for setting the Receive Mode are provided later in this chapter, but, with connected, ensure that the rings to answer setting of the HP OfficeJet is greater than the ri answering machine. If the answering machine has answered, the HP OfficeJet will eavesdro another fax machine is calling. Two scenarios are possible when using an answering ma telephone handset is an attached part of the answering machine and one where the telep must be connected to the answering machine that is directly connected to the HP OfficeJet S are depicted in the following diagram.
HP OfficeJet
Series 300
Telephone Wall Jack
Answering Machine
Cord to socket labelled “LINE”
Cord to socket labelled “TEL”
Telephone
To TAM socket labelled “TEL”
To TAM socket labelled “Line” or “Wall”
Note:TAM stands for Telephone Answering Machine
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Note:InAuto receive mode, if an answering machine has answered, the HP OfficeJet Series 300 will eavesdrop and, if a calling fax is detected, will pick up the line afte detecting the number of rings specified in the Rings to Answer setting. It will the send a fax tone signal to the calling fax machine to start communication. If no answering machine has answered, the OfficeJet will wait to detect the number o rings specified in the Rings to Answer setting. It will then send a fax tone signal t the calling fax machine to start communication. The fax is then sent and the HP OfficeJet Series 300 will start to receive it. The Rings to Answer setting is user defined through the front panel menu. The user can choose from 1 to 5 rings. The factory default is 2 rings, but it should be set to a number greater than the num of rings to answer setting of the answering machine, if one is connected.