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Receive fax and voice calls on the same line with distinctive ring

This installation is recommended when using one telephone number for both fax and v distinctive ringing service through the local telephone company. The telephone company allows the use of 2 or 3 phone numbers on the same phone line. The HP OfficeJet Series 300, however up to 2 numbers on a single line. Each of the phone numbers will have a distinctive ringing number will have a single ring (ring) and the second will have a double ring (ring-ring) pat HP OfficeJet Series 300 distinctive ring feature can use the ring patterns to distinguish betwe received on the same line. The feature willOnneedin thetoHPbeOfficeJetset to Series 300 if distinctive ring is to b used. If not used, the feature must be deactivated. FactoryOffdefault. for the feature is

Note:The distinctive ring feature is not available in all local telephone system netw Currently, only certain U.S. regions and some Asian countries offer the service. Th local telephone company should be contacted for availability of the service.

This application can be used either with or without an answering machine attached to th Installation and setup for use of distinctive ring is as follows:

1.Connect the HP OfficeJet Series 300 to the telephone wall jack.

2.If an answering machine is to be used, connected it to the HP OfficeJet Series 300, or to a sepa

3.Set the HP OfficeJet Series 300 Receive ModeAuto, or fax calls will not be received.

4.Also, if connecting an answering machine for voice calls on this line, make sure the Rings t HP OfficeJet Series 300 is set to a numbergreater thanthe setting on the answering machine that controls of rings before answering. For example, if the answering machine is set to 2 rings to answ Series 300 to 3 or more rings to CAUTION:answer. If the user doen’t do this, he or she may not receive properly. Instructions on setting the Receive Mode and HP OfficeJet Series 300 Rings to Answer nu later in this chapter.

HP OfficeJet Series 300
Optional:The user can
connect a telephone or
answering machine to the
“TEL” socket of the HP
OfficeJet Series 300.
Cord to socket labelled “LINE”
SLX19	Telephone Wall Jack

Note:If using the telephone company’s distinctive ring service, have the single-ring assigned to the phone number at which voice calls are to be received and the multiple-rings assigned to the phone number(s) at which the fax calls are to be

received. When the HP OfficeJet Series 300’s Distinctive Ring featureOn , is set to

it will only answer the phone and receive faxes when it detects any multiple rin pattern.

The factory default setting for the HP OfficeJet Series 300 distinctiveOff. Th featureringfeatureshouldis not be set toOn unless the user has already subscribed to the telephone company’s distinctiveOn befor ring se service is established, the HP OfficeJet Series 300 will not receive faxes automatically.

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