HP C309a manual Case D Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line

Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line

If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service (through your telephone company) that allows you to have multiple phone numbers on one phone line, each with a different ring pattern, set up the HP Photosmart as described in this section.

Back view of the HP Photosmart

1Telephone wall jack

2Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the HP Photosmart to connect to the "1-LINE" port

To set up the HP Photosmart with a distinctive ring service

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

NOTE: If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the HP Photosmart, 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.

2.Turn on the Auto Answer setting.

3.Change the Distinctive Ring setting to match the pattern that the telephone company assigned to your fax number.

NOTE: By default, the HP Photosmart is set to answer all ring patterns. If you do not set the Distinctive Ring to match the ring pattern assigned to your fax number, the HP Photosmart might answer both voice calls and fax calls or it might not answer at all.

4.(Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to the lowest setting (two rings).

5.Run a fax test.

The HP Photosmart will automatically answer incoming calls that have the ring pattern you selected (Distinctive Ring setting) after the number of rings you selected (Rings to Answer setting). Then it will begin emitting fax reception tones to the sending fax machine and receive the fax.

Finish setting up the HP Photosmart

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