set up the hp officejet to receive faxes automatically or manually
on
page 39
•
receive a fax manually
on page 40
•
poll to receive a fax
on page 41
set the number of rings before answering
You can specify how many rings should occur before your HP Officejet
automatically answers the phone. The default is 5 (varies by country/region).
1
Press
Setup
.
2
Press
3
, then press
4
.
This selects Basic Fax Setup and then Rings to Answer.
3
Enter the appropriate number of rings to answer by using the keypad.
If you have an answering machine on this phone line, set your HP Officejet
to answer the phone after the answering machine. The number of rings to
answer for the HP Officejet should be greater than the number of rings to
answer for the answering machine.
You want the answering machine to answer before your HP Officejet. The
HP Officejet monitors calls and will answer if it detects fax tones.
4
Press
OK
to accept the setting.
For information on setting up your HP Officejet with other office equipment, such
as answering machines and voice mail, see
fax setup
on page 91.
set up the hp officejet to receive faxes automatically or manually
Your HP Officejet is set by default to automatically print received faxes. You have
the option of receiving faxes manually or automatically.
Basic Fax Setup
1: Date and Time
2: Fax Header
3: Auto Answer
4: Rings to Answer
5: Fax Paper Size
6: Tone or Pulse Dialing
7: Ring and Beep Volume
8: Fax Forwarding Black Only
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fax
In certain situations you might want to receive faxes manually. For example, if
you share a telephone line between your HP Officejet and telephone and you do
not have distinctive ringing, you will need to set up the HP Officejet to answer
fax calls manually. This is because the HP Officejet will not be able to distinguish
between fax calls and phone calls. When receiving faxes manually, you must be
available to respond in person to the incoming fax calls, or your HP Officejet
cannot receive faxes.
You might also want to set up your HP Officejet to answer fax calls manually if
you have a voice mail service through your phone company.
For information on receiving faxes manually, see