Fax setup

Chapter 10

There are two different ways to set up your HP all-in-one with your computer based on the number of phone ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your computer to see if it has one or two phone ports:

●If your computer has only one phone port, see the next section, Set up your HP all-in-one to a computer with one phone port. You will need to purchase a parallel splitter (also called a coupler) in order to send and receive faxes successfully and use your PC modem. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a 2-line phone splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the front and a plug on the back.) You will also need three additional phone cords. You can purchase a parallel splitter and additional phone cords from an electronics store.

●If your computer has two phone ports, see Set up your HP all-in-one to a computer with two phone ports.

Set up your HP all-in-one to a computer with one phone port

This section describes how to set up your HP all-in-one with a PC modem if your computer has only one phone port.

Back view of the HP all-in-one

1 Telephone wall jack

2 Phone cord connected to the "2-EXT" port

3 Parallel splitter

4Telephone (optional)

5 Answering machine

6 Computer with modem

7 Phone cord supplied in the box with your HP all-in-one connected to the "1-LINE" port

To set up your HP all-in-one to a computer with one phone port

1Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your PC modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it into the parallel splitter on the side with two phone ports.

2Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP all-in-one, 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 all-in-one.

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