Case G: Fax line shared with PC modem (no voice calls
received)
If you have a fax line on which you receive no voice calls, and you also have a PC
modem connected on this line, connect your HP all-in-one as described in this section.
Since your PC modem shares the phone line with your HP all-in-one, you will not be
able to use both your PC modem and your HP all-in-one simultaneously. For example,
you cannot use your HP all-in-one for faxing if you are using your PC modem to send an
e-mail or access the Internet.
Back view of the HP all-in-one
1 Telephone wall jack
2 Phone cord supplied in the box with your HP all-in-one connected to the "1-LINE" port
3 Computer with modem
To set up your HP all-in-one with a PC modem
1
Remove the white plug from the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your HP all-
in-one.
2
Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your PC
modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack
and plug it into the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your HP all-in-one.
3
Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP all-in-one, 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 all-in-one.
Caution
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone
wall jack to your HP all-in-one, you might not be able to fax successfully.
This special phone cord is different from the phone cords you might already
have in your home or office. If the supplied phone cord is too short, see
The
phone cord that came with my HP all-in-one is not long enough
for
information on extending it.
4
If your PC modem software is set to receive faxes to your computer automatically,
turn off that setting.
Caution
If you do not turn off the auto fax receive setting in your PC
modem software, your HP all-in-one will not be able to receive faxes.
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Fax setup
5
Set up the HP all-in-one to answer incoming calls automatically. Press the
Auto
Answer
button until the light is on.
6
(Optional) Change the
Rings to Answer
setting to one ring or two rings.
For information on changing this setting, see
Set the number of rings before
answering
.
7
Run a fax test. For information, see
Test your fax setup
.
When the phone rings, your HP all-in-one will answer automatically after the number of
rings you set in the
Rings to Answer
setting. Then it will begin emitting fax reception
tones to the sending fax machine and receive the fax.