Fax setup
Chapter 2
To set up the product with a shared voice/fax line with answering machine
1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled
2.Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the port labeled
NOTE: If you do not connect your answering machine directly to the product, fax tones from a sending fax machine might be recorded on your answering machine, and you probably will not be able to receive faxes with the product.
3.Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the product, connect one end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled
NOTE: If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the product, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord is different from the phone cords you might already have in your home or office.
4.(Optional) If your answering machine does not have a
NOTE: If your answering machine does not let you connect an external phone, you can purchase and use a parallel splitter (also known as a coupler) to connect both the answering machine and telephone to the HP
5.Set your answering machine to answer after a low number of rings.
6.Change the Auto Answer setting to the maximum number of rings supported by your device. (The maximum number of rings varies by country/region.)
7.Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, your answering machine will answer after the number of rings you have set, and then play your recorded greeting. The HP
Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also have a computer
Since your computer
There are two different ways to set the HP