Setting the Reception Mode for Incoming Calls

The Reception Mode affects how the HP OfficeJet Series 300 answers incoming fax and voice calls. instructions to change the Reception Mode setting. Reception mode in an HP OfficeJet Series installation of the software, but can be changed using the HP OfficeJet Series 300 Manager soft Receive Mode in the Receive Fax Setup dialog box as described in the HP OfficeJet Series 300 User’s user’s model. Below is a diagram detailing the steps to change the reception mode using the table of the types of setups and the mode to use with each setup.

Do this:

Using these buttons: For this display:

1. Make sure the HP OfficeJet Series 300 is turnedON .

2. Press theReceive Modebutton to display

the current Receive Mode setting, whichReceiveis Mode

marked with an asterisk (*). (The example shown is Auto, the factory setting.)

Ready

Auto

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RECEIVE MODE

Auto *

3. PressReceive Modemultiple times to get to

Receive Mode

the appropriate settinghe following(see table) (“Manual,” shown at right, is only an example.)

4. PressEnter/Saveto select the displayed settingEnter/Save.

Note that an asterisk (*) denotes the new selection.

5. PressEnter/Saveagain toreturn to the Ready

Enter/Save

display. Note that the Receive Mode is displayed on the top line next to “Ready.”

RECEIVE MODE

Manual

RECEIVE MODE

Manual *

Ready

Manual

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If the user has

Set the

this type of setup:

Receive Mode to: And read this note:

Dedicated fax line

Auto

(receives only fax calls)

 

When Auto is selected with a dedicated, thefax line HP OfficeJet Series 300 answers all incoming calls after the number of rings specified in the Rings to Answer setting and sends out fax reception tones receive a fax.

Shared fax/voice line,

Manual

When Manualis selected, the HP OfficeJet Series

no answering machine,

 

300 never answers incoming calls. To receive a fax,

telephone connected

 

pick up the handset of the phone connected to th

to HP OfficeJet Series

 

HP OfficeJet Series 300, press theStart/Copybut-

300

 

ton, then hang up the phone.

Shared fax/voice line,

Auto

Select the rings to answer for the HP OfficeJet

with answering machine

 

Series 300 to a number of rings greater than that

 

 

selected for the answering machine. The HP

 

 

OfficeJet answers all incoming calls after the

 

 

number of rings selected if the answering machin

 

 

hasn’t answered. If the answering machine answer

 

 

the HP OfficeJet will eavesdrop and take the call if

 

 

another fax machine is calling.

Shared fax/voice line, Auto with Distinctive Ring feature (with or without an answering machine)

When Auto is selected and user has subscribed to a distinctive ring feature through the user’s phone pany, the HP OfficeJet Series 300 will only answer incoming calls with any multiple-ringing pattern.

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