HP 6500A Plus - E710n Test fax setup, Configure fax settings, Where can I change fax settings?

Step 2: Test fax setup

Test your fax setup to check the status of the printer and make sure it is set up properly for faxing.

The fax test does the following:

•Tests the fax hardware

•Verifies the correct type of phone cord is connected to the printer

•Checks that the phone cord is plugged into the correct port

•Checks for a dial tone

•Checks for an active phone line

•Tests the status of your phone line connection

1. From the printer’s control panel, touch right arrow and then touch Setup.

2.Touch Tools, and then touch Run Fax Test. The printer displays the status of the test on the display and prints a report. After the test is finished, the printer prints a report with the results of the test. If the test fails, review the report for information on how to fix the problem and rerun the test. For additional troubleshooting information, see ”Problems setting up the printer” on page 17.

3.Once the fax test has run successfully, go to ”Step 3: Configure fax settings” on page 8.

Step 3: Configure fax settings

Change the printer’s fax settings to meet your needs after you have connected the printer to a phone line.

Note: To use the same fax resolution and lighter/darker settings for all faxes sent from the printer, configure the settings as you wish, and then touch Set as New Defaults.

Where can I change fax settings?

You can configure fax settings using the following tools:

Printer’s control panel

Touch Fax on the printer’s control panel, touch Settings, and then select the setting you want to configure.

HP software

If you have installed the HP software on your computer, you can configure fax settings using the software that was installed on your computer.

For more information about using these tools or settings, see the user guide.

If you want to configure this setting…		…do this:
Auto Answer		1.	Touch right arrow	and then touch Setup.
Set the answer mode to On if you want the printer to		2.	Touch Fax Setup, and then touch Basic Fax Setup.
automatically answer incoming calls and receive faxes. The		3.	Touch Auto Answer, and then touch ON.
printer will answer these incoming calls after the number of
rings that has been specified in the Rings to Answer setting.
Rings to Answer (Optional)		1.	Touch right arrow	and then touch Setup.
Set the number of rings to answer		2.	Touch Fax Setup, and then touch Basic Fax Setup.
	Note: The number of rings to answer for the printer	3.	Touch Rings to Answer.
	should be greater than the number of rings to answer	4.	Touch up arrow	or	to change the number of rings.
	for the answering machine.
		5.	Touch Done, to accept the setting.

8Set up and use fax