Appendix C

Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine

If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also have an answering machine that answers voice calls at this phone number, set up the printer as described in this section.

Back view of the printer

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Telephone wall jack

Use the phone cord provided to connect to the 1-LINE port on the back of the printer

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

Answering machine

Telephone (optional)

To set up the printer with a shared voice/fax line with answering machine

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

2.Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer.

NOTE: If you do not connect your answering machine directly to the printer, fax tones from a sending fax machine might be recorded on your answering machine, and you might not receive faxes with the printer.

3.Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer, connect one end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer.

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

If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the printer, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord is different from the phone cords you might already have in your home or office.

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HP 6700 manual Case I Shared voice/fax line with answering machine, Back view of the printer