HP C309a manual Case I Shared voice/fax line with answering machine

Chapter 2

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

HP Photosmart as described in this section.

Figure 2-8 Back view of the HP Photosmart

Fax setup

1Telephone wall jack

2"IN" port on your answering machine

3"OUT" port on your answering machine

4Telephone (optional)

5Answering machine

6Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the HP Photosmart to connect to the "1-LINE" port

To set up the product 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 product.

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

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

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

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