port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a two-line phone splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the front and a plug on the back.)

Figure 10-7 Example of a parallel splitter

If your computer has one phone port, set up the device as described below.

Figure 10-8 Back view of the device

1

Telephone wall jack

2

Phone cord provided with the device plugged into the 1-LINE port on

 

the back of the device

You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your country/region.

3 Parallel splitter

4 Computer

5 Telephone

To set up the device on the same phone line as a computer with one phone port

1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the device.

2.Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer dial-up modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it into the parallel splitter.

3.Connect a phone cord from the parallel splitter to the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the device.

4.Connect a phone to the parallel splitter.

Set up faxing for the device

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HP Pro 8500 8500, Pro 8500 CB025A#B1H, Sender Flow 8500 L2719ABGJ manual Example of a parallel splitter