fax setup

case A: separate fax line (no voice calls received)

If you have a separate fax line on which you receive no voice calls, and you have no other equipment connected on this phone line, connect your HP Fax as described in this section.

Telephone wall jack

Use the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Fax

Back view of the HP Fax

1Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Fax, connect one end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled “1-LINE” on the back of your HP Fax.

Caution! If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to your HP Fax, you probably will not be able to fax successfully. This special 2-wire cord is different from the more common 4-wire phone cords you might already have in your office. For more information about how to tell the difference between the cords, see I have difficulties when sending faxes and when receiving faxes. on page 105.

2Press the Answer Mode button on the front panel until Fax appears on the display.

how your hp fax will answer fax calls

When the phone rings, your HP Fax will answer automatically after the number of rings you set in the Rings to Answer setting. Then it will begin emitting fax reception tones to the sending fax machine and receive the fax.

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