Chapter 7

Select your fax setup case

Now that you have answered all the questions about the equipment and services that share the phone line with the device, you are ready to choose the best setup case for your home or office.

From the first column in the following table, choose the combination of equipment and services applicable to your home or office setting. Then look up the appropriate setup case in the second or third column based on your phone system. Step-by-step instructions are included for each case in the sections that follow.

If you have answered all the questions in the previous section and have none of the described equipment or services, choose "None" from the first column in the table.

NOTE: If your home or office setup is not described in this section, set up the device as you would a regular analog phone. Make sure you use the phone cord supplied in the box to connect one end to your telephone wall jack and the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the device. If you use another phone cord, you might experience problems sending and receiving faxes.

Other equipment/services sharing your fax line

None

(You answered No to all questions.)

DSL service

(You answered Yes to question 1 only.)

PBX or ISDN system

(You answered Yes to question 2 only.)

Distinctive ring service

(You answered Yes to question 3 only.)

Voice calls

(You answered Yes to question 4 only.)

Voice calls and voice mail service

(You answered Yes to questions 4 and 7 only.)

Computer dial-up modem

(You answered Yes to question 5 only.)

Voice calls and computer dial- up modem

Recommended fax setup for parallel-type phone systems

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

Recommended fax setup for serial-type phone systems

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HP J4660, J4680, J4580, J4540, J4550 manual Select your fax setup case, Recommended fax setup for parallel-type phone systems

J4540, J4580, J4680, J4660, J4550 specifications

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