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case F: shared voice/fax line with answering machine

If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also have an answering machine that answers voice calls at this phone number, connect your HP Officejet as described in this section.

Use the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Officejet

Telephone

Answering

Telephone

wall jack

 

machine

(optional)

Back view of the HP Officejet

IN

OUT

1Remove the white plug from the port labeled “2-EXT” on the back of your HP Officejet.

2Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the port labeled “2-EXT” on the back of your HP Officejet.

Caution! If you do not connect your answering machine directly to your HP Officejet, fax tones from a sending fax machine could be recorded on your answering machine, and you probably will not be able to receive faxes with your HP Officejet.

3Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Officejet, 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 Officejet.

Caution! If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to your HP Officejet, you probably will not be able to fax successfully. This special 2-wire cord is different from the more common 4-wire phone cords you might already have in your office. For more information about how to tell the difference between the cords, see I have difficulties when sending faxes and when receiving faxes on page 146.

4Press the Answer Mode button on the front panel until AnswerMachine appears on the display.

5(Optional) If your answering machine does not have a handset, for convenience you might want to connect a phone to the back of your answering machine at the “out” port.

how your hp officejet will answer fax calls

When the phone rings, your answering machine will answer and then play your recorded greeting. The HP Officejet monitors the call during this time, “listening” for fax tones. If incoming fax tones are detected, the

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4215xi, 4215, 4215v, 4255 specifications

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