Basics guide

2 Fax setup
After completing all the steps in the Setup Guide, use the instructions in this section to
complete your fax setup. Please keep your Setup Guide for later use.
In this section, you will learn how to set up the HP Photosmart so that faxing works
successfully with equipment and services you might already have on the same phone
line as the HP Photosmart.
TIP: You can also use the Fax Setup Wizard (Windows) or Fax Setup Utility (Mac)
to help you quickly set up some important fax settings such as the answer mode and
fax header information. You can access the Fax Setup Wizard (Windows) or Fax
Setup Utility (Mac) through the software you installed with the HP Photosmart. After
you run the Fax Setup Wizard (Windows) or Fax Setup Utility (Mac), follow the
procedures in this section to complete your fax setup.
Set up the HP Photosmart for faxing
Before you begin setting up the HP Photosmart for faxing, determine which type of
equipment or services you have on the same phone line. From the first column in the
following table, choose the combination of equipment and services applicable to your
home or office setting. Then look up the appropriate setup case in the second column.
Step-by-step instructions are included for each case later in this section.
Other equipment/services sharing your fax
line
Recommended fax setup
None.
You have a dedicated phone line for faxing.
Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls
received)
A digital subscriber line (DSL) service through
your telephone company.
(DSL might be called ADSL in your country/
region.)
Case B: Set up the HP Photosmart with DSL
A private branch exchange (PBX) phone
system or an integrated services digital network
(ISDN) system.
Case C: Set up the HP Photosmart with a PBX
phone system or an ISDN line
A distinctive ring service through your
telephone company.
Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on
the same line
Voice calls.
You receive both voice and fax calls on this
phone line.
Case E: Shared voice/fax line
Voice calls and voice mail service.
You receive both voice and fax calls on this
phone line and subscribe to a voice mail service
through your telephone company.
Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail
For additional fax setup information, in specific countries/regions, see the Fax
Configuration website listed below.
14 HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 series
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