HP 3100 manual To set up your HP All-in-One with a computer modem

Back view of the HP All-in-One

1 Telephone wall jack

2 Phone cord supplied in the box with your HP All-in-One connected to the "1-LINE" port

3 Computer with modem

To set up your HP All-in-One with a computer modem

1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your HP All- in-One.

2.Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it into the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your HP All-in-One.

3.Using 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.

Note If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to your HP All-in-One, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord is different from the phone cords you might already have in your home or office. If the supplied phone cord is too short, see The phone cord that came with my HP All-in-One is not long enough for information on extending it.

4.If your computer modem software is set to receive faxes to your computer automatically, turn off that setting.

Note If you do not turn off the automatic fax reception setting in your computer modem software, your HP All-in-One will not be able to receive faxes.

5.Set the Auto Answer setting to On.

For information on changing this setting, see Set the answer mode.

6.(Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to the lowest setting (two rings). For information on changing this setting, see Set the number of rings before answering.

7.Run a fax test. For information, see Test your fax setup.

Finish setup

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