HP C4342, C4344 manual Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ringing, Answer setting

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Equipment/services	Recommended Auto	Description
sharing your fax line	Answer setting
receive both voice and		You might use this setting if the majority of calls on this
fax calls.)		phone line are voice calls and you rarely receive
		faxes.
Voice mail service	Off	The HP All-in-One will not answer calls. You must
provided by your	(Select Don't answer.)	press the button next to Scan/Fax and the button next
telephone company.		to Start Fax to receive a fax.
An answering machine	On	The HP All-in-One will not automatically answer calls.
and a shared voice and	(Select the number of	Instead, the HP All-in-One will monitor the line when
fax line.		the call is answered by a person or by the answering
	rings to wait before
		machine. If the HP All-in-One detects fax tones on the
	answering.)
		line, the HP All-in-One receives the fax. If the
		answering machine answers a voice call, the
		answering machine records the incoming message.
		On the HP All-in-One, set the number of rings to wait
		before answering to a greater number of rings than the
		answering machine. You want the answering machine
		to answer before the HP All-in-One.
		NOTE: To make sure the answering machine is set
		up properly with the HP All-in-One, see the Fax setup
		section in the printed documentation that came with
		the HP All-in-One.
Distinctive ringing	On	The HP All-in-One automatically answers all incoming
service.	(Select the number of	calls with a specified ring pattern. Make sure the ring
		pattern the phone company set for your fax line
	rings to wait before
		matches the Distinctive Ring setting on the HP All-
	answering.)
		in-One.

For more information, see:

•“Receive a fax” on page 83

•“Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ringing” on page 20

Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ringing

Many phone companies offer a distinctive ringing feature that allows you to have several phone numbers on one phone line. When you subscribe to this service, each number will have a different ring pattern. You can set up the HP All-in-One to answer incoming calls that have a specific ring pattern.

If you connect the HP All-in-One to a line with distinctive ringing, 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 HP All- in-One detects the specified ring pattern, it will answer the call and receive the fax.

If you do not have a distinctive ring service, use the default ring pattern, which is All Rings.

To change the distinctive ring pattern from the control panel

1.Verify that the product is set to answer fax calls automatically after a specified number of rings.

2.Press the button next to Scan/Fax.

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