Chapter 7

Countries/regions with a parallel-type phone system (continued)

Indonesia

Ireland

Japan

Korea

Latin America

Malaysia

Mexico

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Spain

Taiwan

Thailand

USA

Venezuela

Vietnam

 

 

 

 

 

If you are unsure which kind of telephone system you have (serial or parallel), check with your telephone company.

Choose the correct fax setup for your home or office

Select your fax setup case

Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received)

Case B: Set up the device with DSL

Case C: Set up the device with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line

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

Case E: Shared voice/fax line

Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail

Case G: Fax line shared with computer modem (no voice calls received)

Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem

Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine

Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine

Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail

Choose the correct fax setup for your home or office

To fax successfully, you need to know what types of equipment and services (if any) share the same phone line with the device. This is important because you might need to connect some of your existing office equipment directly to the device, and you might also need to change some fax settings before you can fax successfully.

To determine the best way to set up the device in your home or office, first read through the questions in this section and record your answers. Next, refer to the table in the following section and choose the recommended setup case based on your answers.

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HP J4550, J4680, J4660, J4580, J4540 manual Choose the correct fax setup for your home or office

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