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fax setup
chapter 12
Use the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Officejet
Telephone wall jack
Back view of the HP Officejet | Telephone |
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1Using 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
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
2Remove the white plug from the port labeled
3Change the Auto Answer setting to Off using the instructions in set up the hp officejet to receive faxes automatically or manually on page 39.
how to answer fax calls manually
You must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, or your HP Officejet cannot receive faxes. For information about how to receive fax calls manually from your attached phone and from an extension phone, see receive a fax manually on page 40.
case I: shared voice/fax line with PC modem and voice mail
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, use a PC modem on the same phone line, and also subscribe to a voice mail service through your phone company, connect your HP Officejet as described in this section.
Note: The HP Officejet cannot receive faxes automatically if you have a voice mail service, so you must be available to respond in person (manually) to incoming fax calls. If you want to receive faxes automatically instead, contact your phone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring service, or to obtain a separate phone line for faxing.
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