HP J5788 Set the answer mode, To set the answer mode, Set the number of rings before answering

Chapter 4 (continued)

Equipment/services sharing	Recommended	Description
your fax line	Auto Answer
	setting
Distinctive ringing service.	On	The HP All-in-One automatically answers all incoming
		calls. Make sure the ring pattern the phone company
		set for your fax line matches the Distinctive Ring
		setting on the HP All-in-One.

Related topics

•Set the number of rings before answering

•Receive a fax manually

•Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ringing

Set the answer mode

The answer mode determines whether the HP All-in-One answers incoming calls or not.

•Turn on the Auto Answer setting if you want the HP All-in-One to answer faxes automatically. The HP All-in-One will answer all incoming calls and faxes.

•Turn off the Auto Answer setting if you want to receive faxes manually. You must be available to respond in person to the incoming fax call or the HP All-in-One will not receive faxes.

To set the answer mode

1.Press Setup.

2.Press 4, and then press 2.

This selects Basic Fax Setup and then selects Rings to Answer.

3.Enter the appropriate number of rings by using the keypad, or press or to change the number of rings.

4.Press OK to accept the setting.

Related topics

•Receive a fax manually

•Choose the recommended answer mode for your setup

Set the number of rings before answering

If you turn on the Auto Answer setting, you can specify how many rings should occur before the HP All-in-One automatically answers the incoming call.

The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an answering machine on the same phone line as the HP All-in-One, because you want the answering machine to answer the phone before the HP All-in-One does. The number of rings to answer for the HP All- in-One should be greater than the number of rings to answer for the answering machine.

For example, set your answering machine to a low number of rings and the HP All-in-One to answer in the maximum number of rings. (The maximum number of rings varies by country/region.) In this setup, the answering machine will answer the call and the HP All- in-One will monitor the line. If the HP All-in-One detects fax tones, the HP All-in-One will receive the fax. If the call is a voice call, the answering machine will record the incoming message.

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