HP 4500 - K7 manual Set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem

Appendix C

Set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem

If you have a DSL line and use that phone line to send faxes, follow these instructions to set up your fax.

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Telephone wall jack

Parallel splitter

DSL/ADSL filter

Connect one end of the phone jack that was supplied with the device to connect to the 1-LINE port on the back of the device. Connect the other end of the cord to the DSL/ADSL filter.

You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your country/region.

Computer

Computer DSL/ADSL modem

NOTE: You will need to purchase a parallel splitter. A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a 2–line phone splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the front and a plug on the back.

To set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem

1.Obtain a DSL filter from your DSL provider.

2.Using the phone cord provided in the box with the device, connect one end to the DSL filter, and then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the device.

NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your country/region.

If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the DSL filter to the back of the device, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord is different from the phone cords you might already have in your home or office.

3.Connect the DSL filter to the parallel splitter.

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