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3.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
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.
4.(Optional) If your answering machine does not have a
NOTE: If your answering machine does not let you connect an external phone, you can purchase and use a parallel splitter (also known as a coupler) to connect both the answering machine and telephone to the HP Photosmart. You can use standard phone cords for these connections.
5.Turn on the Auto Answer setting.
6.Set your answering machine to answer after a low number of rings.
7.Change the Rings to Answer setting on the HP Photosmart to the maximum number of rings supported by your device. (The maximum number of rings varies by country/ region.)
8.Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, your answering machine will answer after the number of rings you have set, and then play your recorded greeting. The HP Photosmart monitors the call during this time, "listening" for fax tones. If incoming fax tones are detected, the
HP Photosmart will emit fax reception tones and receive the fax; if there are no fax tones, the HP Photosmart stops monitoring the line and your answering machine can record a voice message.
Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also have a computer
Since your computer
There are two different ways to set the HP Photosmart with your computer based on the number of phone ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your computer to see if it has one or two phone ports.
•If your computer has only one phone port, you will need to purchase a parallel splitter (also called a coupler), as shown below. (A parallel splitter has one
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