HP Pro 8500 - A909b, Pro 8500 - A909a manual Choose the correct fax setup for your home or office

•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.

1.Determine if your telephone system is serial or parallel (see Set up faxing (parallel phone systems)).

a. Serial-type telephone system — See Serial-type fax setup. b. Parallel-type telephone system — Go to step 2.

2.Select the combination of equipment and services sharing your fax line.

•DSL: A Digital subscriber line (DSL) service through your telephone company. (DSL might be called ADSL in your country/region.)

•PBX: A private branch exchange (PBX) phone system or an integrated services digital network (ISDN) system.

•Distinctive ring service: A distinctive ring service through your telephone company provides multiple telephone numbers with different ring patterns.

•Voice calls: Voice calls are received at the same phone number you use for fax calls on the device.

•Computer dial-up modem: A computer dial-up modem is on the same phone line as the device. If you answer Yes to any of the following questions, you are using a computer dial-up modem:

◦Do you send and receive faxes directly to and from your computer software applications through a dial-up connection?

◦Do you send and receive e-mail messages on your computer through a dial- up connection?

◦Do you access the Internet from your computer through a dial-up connection?

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