HP 3100 manual Change settings on the HP All-in-One to receive faxes, Set the answer mode

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

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

You must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, or your HP All-in- One cannot receive faxes. For information on receiving faxes manually, see Receive a fax manually.

Change settings on the HP All-in-One to receive faxes

In order to receive faxes successfully, you need to change some settings on your HP All-in-One.

Note The HP All-in-One is usually set up to receive faxes during the

HP Image Zone software installation through the Fax Setup Wizard (Windows users) or Fax Setup Utility (Mac users). Depending on the information you provided, the HP All-in-One will be set to receive faxes automatically or manually. You can change the setting at any time from the control panel.

If you are unsure which settings to choose for the options described in this section, see Set up the HP All-in-One for faxing.

Set the answer mode

The answer mode determines whether your HP All-in-One answers incoming calls or not.

●If you set the HP All-in-One to answer faxes automatically, the HP All-in-One will answer all incoming calls and receive faxes. Set the Auto Answer setting to On.

●If you set the HP All-in-One to answer faxes manually, you must be available to respond in person to the incoming fax call or your HP All-in-One will not receive faxes. Set the Auto Answer setting to Off. For more information on receiving faxes manually, see Receive a fax manually.

If you do not know which answer mode to use, see Set up the HP All-in-One for faxing.

1.Press Setup.

2.Press 3, and then press 2.

This displays the Basic Fax Setup menu and then selects Auto Answer.

3.Press 1 to select On, or press 2 to select Off.

4.Press OK to accept the setting.

Change the answer ring pattern (distinctive ringing)

Many phone companies offer a distinctive ringing feature that allows you to have several phone numbers on one phone line. When you subscribe to this service, each number will have a different ring pattern. You can set up your HP All-in-One to answer incoming calls that have a specific ring pattern.

If you connect your HP All-in-One to a line with distinctive ringing, have your telephone company assign one ring pattern to voice calls and another ring pattern to fax calls. HP recommends that you request double or triple rings for a fax number. When the HP All-in-One detects the specified ring pattern, it will answer the call and receive the fax.

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