case B: faxing with a distinctive ring service on the same line
If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service through your phone company that
allows you to have multiple phone numbers on one phone line, each with a
different ring pattern, connect your HP Officejet as described in this section.
1
Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Officejet, connect
one end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port
labeled “1-LINE” on the back of your HP Officejet.
Caution!
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the
telephone wall jack to your HP Officejet, you probably will not be
able to fax successfully. This special 2-wire cord is different from
the more common 4-wire phone cords you might already have in
your office. For more information about how to tell the difference
between the cords, see
I have difficulties when sending faxes and
when receiving faxes
on page 120.
2
Change the Answer Ring Pattern setting to the pattern that has been
assigned by the phone company to your fax number—for example,
double rings or triple rings.
For information about how to change this setting, see
change the answer
ring pattern (distinctive ringing)
on page 50.
Note:
Your HP Officejet is factory-set to answer all ring patterns. If you do
not set the correct ring pattern assigned by the phone company to your fax
number, your HP Officejet might answer both voice calls and fax calls or it
might not answer at all.
3
(Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to 1 ring or 2 rings.
For information about how to change this setting, see
set the number of
rings before answering
on page 39.