Chapter 2

To enter a space, pause, or symbol

To insert a space, press Space.

To enter a pause, press Redial/Pause. A dash appears in the number sequence.

To enter a symbol, such as @, press the Symbols button repeatedly to scroll through the list of available symbols: at (@), period (.), underscore (_), dash (-), ampersand (&), slash (/), colon (:), semicolon (;), comma (,), question (?), back slash (\), asterisk (*), parentheses ( ), apostrophe ('), equals (=), plus (+), number sign (#), exclamation (!), percent (%), and quotation mark ().

To erase a letter, number, or symbol

If you make a mistake, press the left arrow button to clear it, and then make the correct entry.

Available symbols for dialing fax numbers

To enter a symbol, such as *, press Symbols repeatedly to scroll through the list of symbols. The following table provides the symbols that you can use in a fax or phone number sequence, fax header information, and speed-dial entries.

Available

Description

Available when entering

symbols

 

 

 

 

 

*

Displays an asterisk symbol when

Fax header name, speed-dial

 

required for dialing.

names, speed-dial numbers, fax or

 

 

phone numbers, and monitor dial

 

 

entries

 

 

 

-

When auto-dialing, the HP Fax enters a

Fax header name, fax header

 

pause in the number sequence.

number, speed-dial names, speed-

 

 

dial numbers, and fax or phone

 

 

numbers

 

 

 

( )

Displays a left or right parenthesis to

Fax header name, fax header

 

separate numbers, such as area codes,

number, speed-dial names, speed-

 

for easier reading. These symbols do not

dial numbers, and fax or phone

 

affect dialing.

numbers

W

When auto-dialing, W causes the HP Fax

Speed-dial numbers and fax or

 

to wait for a dial tone before continuing to

phone numbers

 

dial.

 

 

 

 

R

During auto-dialing, the R functions the

Speed-dial numbers and fax or

 

same as a Flash button on your telephone.

phone numbers

 

 

 

+

Displays a plus symbol. This symbol does

Fax header name, fax header

 

not affect dialing.

number, speed-dial names, speed-

 

 

dial numbers, and fax or phone

 

 

numbers

 

 

 

Set up speed-dial entries

You can set up frequently used fax numbers as speed-dial entries. This lets you dial those numbers quickly by using the control panel. The first 20 entries for each of these

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