●Try connecting a working phone and phone cord to the telephone wall jack that you are using for the printer and check for a dial tone. If you do not hear a dial tone, contact your telephone company and have them check the line.
●Try to send or receive a test fax. If you can send or receive a fax successfully, there might not be a problem.
After you resolve any problems found, run the fax test again to make sure it passes and the printer is ready for faxing.
The "Phone Cord Connected to Correct Port on Fax" test failedMake sure you use the phone cord that came with the printer. If you do not use the supplied phone cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the printer, you might not be able to send or receive faxes. After you plug in the phone cord that came with the printer, run the fax test again.
If you are using a phone splitter, this can cause faxing problems. (A splitter is a
1.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
NOTE: If you use the
Figure
1Telephone wall jack
2Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to connect to the
2.After you have connected the phone cord to the port labeled
3.Try to send or receive a test fax.
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