HP 6500A - E710a, 6500A Plus - E710n manual Back view of the printer

Since your computer dial-up modem shares the phone line with the printer, you cannot use both your modem and the printer simultaneously. For example, you cannot use the printer for faxing if you are using your computer dial-up modem to send an email or access the Internet.

There are two different ways to set up the printer with your computer based on the number of phone ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your computer to see if it has one or two phone ports.

•If your computer has only one phone port, you must purchase a parallel splitter (also called a coupler), as shown below. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a two-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.)

Example of a parallel splitter

•If your computer has two phone ports, set up the printer as described below.

Back view of the printer

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Telephone wall jack

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

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

Parallel splitter

Computer with modem

Telephone

To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports

1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer.

2.Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer dial-up modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it into the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer.

3.Connect a phone to the "OUT" port on the back of your computer dial-up modem.

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