HP 6500 - E709a, 6500 - E709q, 6500 - E709n manual Case E Shared voice/fax line

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3.Change the Distinctive Ring setting to match the pattern that the telephone company assigned to your fax number.

NOTE: By default, the device is set to answer all ring patterns. If you do not set the Distinctive Ring to match the ring pattern assigned to your fax number, the device might answer both voice calls and fax calls or it might not answer at all.

4.(Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to the lowest setting (two rings).

5.Run a fax test.

The device automatically answers incoming calls that have the ring pattern you selected (Distinctive Ring setting) after the number of rings you selected (Rings to Answer setting). The device begins emitting fax reception tones to the sending fax machine and receives the fax.

If you encounter problems setting up the device with optional equipment, contact your local service provider or vendor for further assistance.

Case E: Shared voice/fax line

If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you have no other office equipment (or voice mail) on this phone line, set up the device as described in this section.

Figure 8-4 Back view of the device

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Telephone wall jack

Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the device to connect to the 1-LINE port

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

Telephone (optional)

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