Chapter 9
Fax
Receive a fax
When you are on the phone, the person you are speaking with can send you a fax while you are still connected. This is referred to as manual faxing. Use the instructions in this section to receive a manual fax.
You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is:
•Directly connected to the HP Photosmart (on the
•On the same phone line, but not directly connected to the HP Photosmart
NOTE: You can view the Status Dashboard to see the fax receive settings. For more information, see “Status Dashboard icons” on page 7
To receive a fax manually
1.Make sure the product is turned on and you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number to allow you to answer the incoming call before the product answers. Or, turn off the Auto Answer setting so that the product does not automatically answer incoming calls.
3.If you are currently on the phone with the sender, instruct the sender to press Start on their fax machine.
4.When you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, touch Accept on the display.
5.After the product begins to receive the fax, you can hang up the phone or remain on the line. The phone line is silent during fax transmission.
Related topics
“Stop the current job” on page 183
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