Chapter 4 (continued)
Equipment/services sharing | Recommended | Description |
your fax line | Auto Answer |
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Distinctive ringing service. | On | The HP |
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| calls. Make sure the ring pattern the phone company |
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| set for your fax line matches the Distinctive Ring |
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| setting on the HP |
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Related topics
•Set the number of rings before answering
•Receive a fax manually
•Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ringing
Set the answer mode
The answer mode determines whether the HP
•Turn on the Auto Answer setting if you want the HP
•Turn off the Auto Answer setting if you want to receive faxes manually. You must be available to respond in person to the incoming fax call or the HP
To set the answer mode
1.Press Setup.
2.Press 4, and then press 2.
This selects Basic Fax Setup and then selects Rings to Answer.
3.Enter the appropriate number of rings by using the keypad, or press or to change the number of rings.
4.Press OK to accept the setting.
Related topics
•Receive a fax manually
•Choose the recommended answer mode for your setup
Set the number of rings before answering
If you turn on the Auto Answer setting, you can specify how many rings should occur before the HP
The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an answering machine on the same phone line as the HP
For example, set your answering machine to a low number of rings and the HP
46 Finish setting up the HP