fax
chapter 5
1Load your originals in the automatic document feeder.
2 Press Fax.
3 Press Start Black or Start Color.
4Once you hear the dial tone, enter the fax number by using the keypad. Tip: To enter a pause in the fax number, press Redial/Pause.
5Follow any prompts that might occur.
Your fax will be sent when the receiving fax machine answers.
send a manual fax from a telephone
You can send a fax manually by using a telephone that is directly connected to your HP Officejet.
For information on setting up your HP Officejet with your telephone, see fax setup on page 91.
1Load your originals in the automatic document feeder.
Note: Sending faxes manually is only supported when using the automatic document feeder.
2Dial the fax number by using the telephone that is connected to your HP Officejet.
Note: You must dial the fax number using the connected telephone and not from the front panel of the HP Officejet.
3Do one of the following:
–If after dialing the number you hear fax tones, press Fax, and then press Start Black or Start Color within three seconds.
–If the recipient answers the telephone, instruct them to press Start on their fax machine once they hear fax tones. Make sure you press Fax, and then Start Black or Start Color on the HP Officejet before the recipient presses Start on the receiving fax machine.
4Wait for the fax tones, and then hang up the telephone.
receive a fax
Depending on how you set up your HP Officejet, you can receive faxes automatically or manually. Your HP Officejet is set to automatically print received faxes unless you have selected No for the Auto Answer setting. For more information on Auto Answer, see set up the hp officejet to receive faxes automatically or manually on page 39.
If you receive a
If you have an answering machine connected to the same line as your
HP Officejet, you might need to set the number of rings required before the HP Officejet begins receiving the fax. The default number of rings before the
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