HP J5730, J5740, J5780, J5788 Shared phone line

Shared phone line

If the fax is going to share the phone line with other devices, such as a phone, answering machine, computer/computer modem, or caller ID box, or if you have voicemail service included with your line, you must follow these instructions to determine how to set up your fax.

1.Follow the steps in the ”Dedicated phone line“ section.

2.Plug additional devices into the 2-EXT port on the back of the device.

2-EXT

3.Use the following tables to determine the rest of your fax configuration.

Use the fax setup tables

Determine how you will use the phone line that your fax machine will be using, and then use the fax setup tables to assist you in setting up the fax function on your device. For information about how to read these tables,

see ”Understand the fax setup tables“ on page 10.

•Voice and Fax (see table 1)

•Fax and Internet (see table 2)

•Voice, Fax, and Internet (dial-up)(see table 3)

•Voice, Fax, and Internet (DSL) (see table 4)

Table 1 Voice and Fax

What devices will you	Telephone			•	Telephone
connect to the device?				•	Answering machine
Does your line have a		No	Yes			No	Yes
distinctive ring service?
Your fax setup should look
like this…

Then follow configuration # 3 1, 9, 2 1, 7 1, 9, 7

Table 2 Fax and Internet

What devices will you	•	Computer
connect to the device?	•	Modem
What type of line do you
use to connect to the		Dial-up	DSL
Internet?
Your fax setup should look
like this…
			DSL filter

		Splitter
Then follow configuration #	4, 5, 1, 2, 6	8, 1, 2, 6

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