HP 7210v manual User Guide 103

Equipment/services	Recommended
sharing your fax	answer mode
phone line
None.	Automatic
(You have a separate	(The Auto
phone line on which you	Answer light is
receive only fax calls.)	on.)
A shared voice and fax	Manual
phone line and no	(The Auto
answering machine.
	Answer light is
(You have a shared	off.)
phone line in which you
receive both voice and
fax calls.)

Description

The HP All-in-One automatically answers all incoming calls using the Rings to Answer setting. For more information on setting the number of rings, see Set the number of rings before answering.

The HP All-in-One will not automatically answer calls. You must receive all faxes manually by pressing Start Fax Black or Start Fax Color. For information on receiving faxes manually, see Receive a fax manually.

You might use this setting if the majority of calls on this phone line are voice calls and you rarely receive faxes.

Voice mail service provided by your telephone company.

An answering machine and a shared voice and fax phone line.

Distinctive ringing service.

Manual

(The Auto Answer light is off.)

Automatic

(The Auto Answer light is on.)

Automatic

(The Auto Answer light is on.)

The HP All-in-One will not automatically answer calls. You must receive all faxes manually by pressing Start Fax Black or Start Fax Color. For information on receiving faxes manually, see Receive a fax manually.

The answering machine will answer the call and the HP All-in-One will monitor the line. If the HP All-in-One detects fax tones, the HP All-in-One will receive the fax.

Note This is the recommended setting if you have an answering machine. Make sure the answering machine is set up properly with the HP All-in-One. For information, see Fax setup.

Also, set the number of rings to answer for the HP All-in-One to a number greater than the number of rings to answer for the answering machine. The answering machine must answer the call before your HP All-in-One. For more information on setting the number of rings to answer, see Set the number of rings before answering.

The HP All-in-One automatically answers all incoming calls.

Make sure the ring pattern the phone company set for your fax phone line matches the Answer Ring Pattern set for the HP All-in- One. For more information, see Change the answer ring pattern (distinctive ringing).

Use the fax features

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