User's Manual

Set up to send and receive faxes
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Before starting
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Step 1: Identify the phone connection type
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Step 2: Set up the fax
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Step 3: Configure the fax time, date, and header
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Step 4: Run a fax test
Before starting
Make sure that the printer was fully set up before connecting the fax service.
NOTE: Use the telephone cable and any adapters that shipped with the printer to connect the printer to the
telephone jack.
NOTE: In countries/regions that use serial telephone systems, an adapter is shipped with the printer. Use
the adapter to connect other telecom devices to the same telephone jack the printer is connected to.
Complete the instructions in each of the following four steps:
Step 1: Identify the phone connection type on page 90.
Step 2: Set up the fax on page 91.
Step 3: Configure the fax time, date, and header on page 94.
Step 4: Run a fax test on page 96.
Step 1: Identify the phone connection type
Review the following equipment and service types to determine which setup method to use. The method
used depends on the equipment and services already installed on the phone system.
NOTE: The printer is an analog device. HP recommends using the printer on a dedicated analog telephone
line.
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Dedicated phone line: The printer is the only piece of equipment or service connected to the phone line
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Voice calls: Voice and fax calls use the same phone line
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Answering machine: An answering machine answers voice calls on the same phone line used for fax
calls
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Voice mail: A voice-mail subscription service uses the same phone line as the fax
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Distinctive ring service: A service from the telephone company that allows several phone numbers to
be associated with one phone line, and each number has a different ring pattern; the printer detects the
ring pattern assigned to it and answers the call
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Computer dial-up modem: A computer uses the phone line to connect to the Internet through a dial-up
connection
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DSL line: A digital subscriber line (DSL) service from the telephone company; this service might be called
ADSL in some countries/regions
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