Chapter 10
You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is:
•Directly connected to the HP
•On the same phone line, but not directly connected to the HP
To receive a fax manually
1.Make sure the HP
2.Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
3.Set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number to allow you to answer the incoming call before the HP
4.If you are currently on the phone with the sender, instruct the sender to press Start on their fax machine.
5.When you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, do the following:
a. Press Start Fax Black or Start Fax Color on the control panel of the HP
b. When prompted, press 2 to select Fax Receive.
c. After the HP
Related topics
•Set the number of rings before answering
•Set the answer mode
Set up backup fax reception
Depending on your preference and security requirements, you can set up the HP
The following Backup Fax Reception modes are available:
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| stores all faxes it receives in memory. This enables you to reprint up to eight | |
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| of the most recently printed faxes if they are still saved in memory. | |
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| NOTE: When the memory gets low, the HP | |
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| oldest, printed faxes as it receives new faxes. If the memory becomes full | |
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| of unprinted faxes, the HP | |
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| NOTE: If you receive a fax that is too large, such as a very detailed color | |
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| photo, it might not be stored in memory due to memory limitations. |
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On Error Only |
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| continue to store incoming faxes as long as there is memory available. (If | |
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| the memory becomes full, the HP | |
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| fax calls.) When the error condition is resolved, the faxes stored in memory | |
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| print automatically and are then deleted from memory. | |
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Off |
| Means that faxes are never stored in memory. (You might want to turn | |
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| off Backup Fax Reception for security purposes, for example.) If an error |
94 Use the fax features