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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 PSC monitors the call during this time, “listening” for fax tones. If incoming fax tones are detected, the HP PSC will emit fax reception tones and receive the fax; if there are no fax tones, the HP PSC stops monitoring the line and your answering machine can record a voice message.

case G: shared voice/fax line with PC modem and answering machine

If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also have a PC modem and answering machine connected on this phone line, connect your HP PSC as described in this section.

Note: Since your PC modem shares the telephone line with your HP PSC, you will not be able to use both simultaneously. For example, while you are sending and receiving faxes, you will not be able to e-mail or access the Internet.

INOUT

Telephone wall jack

Back view of the HP PSC

PC modem

Answering

Telephone

 

 

machine

(Optional)

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

1Remove the white plug from the port labeled “2-EXT” on the back of your

HP PSC.

2Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your PC modem) to a wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the wall jack and plug it into the port labeled “2-EXT” on the back of your HP PSC.

3If your PC modem’s software is set to automatically receive faxes to your computer, turn off that setting.

Caution! If you do not turn off the auto fax receive setting in your PC modem software, your HP PSC will not be able to receive faxes.

4Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the “out” port on the back of your PC modem.

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