HP J5740, J5788, J5780, J5750 manual Change settings on the HP All-in-One to receive faxes

Change settings on the HP All-in-One to receive faxes

In order to receive faxes successfully, you might need to change some settings on the HP All-in-One. If you are unsure which setting to choose for a specific fax option, refer to the detailed fax setup instructions provided in the printed documentation.

This section contains the following topics:

•Choose the recommended answer mode for your setup

•Set the answer mode

•Set the number of rings before answering

•Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ringing

Choose the recommended answer mode for your setup

Refer to the table below to determine how you should answer incoming fax calls based on your home or office setup. From the first column in the table, choose the type of equipment and services applicable to your office setup. Then, look up the appropriate setting in the second column. The third column describes how the HP All-in-One answers incoming calls.

After you have determined the recommended answer mode setting for your home or office setup, see Set the answer mode for more information.

Equipment/services sharing	Recommended	Description
your fax line	Auto Answer
	setting
None.	On	The HP All-in-One automatically answers all incoming
(You have a separate phone line		calls using the Rings to Answer setting.
on which you receive only fax
calls.)
A shared voice and fax line and no	Off	The HP All-in-One will not automatically answer calls.
answering machine.		You must press Start Fax Black or Start Fax Color
(You have a shared phone line in		to receive a fax.
which you receive both voice and		You might use this setting if the majority of calls on this
fax calls.)		phone line are voice calls and you rarely receive
		faxes.
Voice mail service provided by	Off	The HP All-in-One will not automatically answer calls.
your telephone company.		You must press Start Fax Black or Start Fax Color
		to receive a fax.
An answering machine and a	On	The HP All-in-One will not automatically answer calls.
shared voice and fax line.		Instead, the HP All-in-One will monitor the line when
		the call is answered by a person or by the answering
		machine. If the HP All-in-One detects fax tones on the
		line, the HP All-in-One receives the fax. If the
		answering machine answers a voice call, the
		answering machine records the incoming message.
		In addition to the Auto Answer setting, set the
		number of rings to answer on the HP All-in-One to a
		greater number of rings than the answering machine.
		You want the answering machine to answer before the
		HP All-in-One.

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