HP 7500A manual What is a distinctive ring service?, Connecting to a DSL/ADSL line

What is a distinctive ring service?

Many phone companies offer a distinctive ring feature that allows you to have several phone numbers on one phone line. When you subscribe to this service, each number is assigned a different ring pattern. You can set up the printer to answer incoming calls that have a specific ring pattern.

If you connect the printer to a line with distinctive ring, have your telephone company assign one ring pattern to voice calls and another ring pattern to fax calls. HP recommends that you request double or triple rings for a fax number. When the printer detects the specified ring pattern, it answers the call and receives the fax.

For information about setting up distinctive ring, see ”Step 3: Configure fax settings” on page 10.

Tip: If you subscribe to a voicemail service on the same phone line that you will use for faxing, you cannot receive faxes automatically. Because you must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, be sure to turn off the Auto Answer feature.

If you want to receive faxes automatically instead, contact your telephone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring service or to obtain a separate telephone line for faxing.

3.After you have connected the printer and any other telephone equipment, go to ”Step 2: Test fax setup” on page 9.

Connecting to a DSL/ADSL line

If you subscribe to a DSL/ADSL service, follow these steps to connect the fax.

1		1. Connect the DSL/ADSL filter and
		telephone cord provided by your DSL/
		ADSL service provider between the
		telephone wall jack and the DSL/
		ADSL filter.
		2. Connect the telephone cord provided
		with the printer between the DSL/
2	3	ADSL filter and the 1-Line port on the
		printer.

1 Telephone wall jack

2 DSL/ADSL filter and telephone cord (provided by your DSL/ADSL service provider)

3 Telephone cord provided in the box with the printer, connected to the 1-LINE port on the printer

8Set up and use fax