User Guide

Send a standard fax from the computer
You can send a document on your computer as a fax, without printing a copy and faxing it from the
printer.
NOTE: Faxes sent from your computer by this method use the printer fax connection, not your
Internet connection or computer modem. Therefore, make sure the printer is connected to a working
telephone line and that the fax function is set up and functioning correctly.
To use this feature, you must install the printer software using the installation program provided on
the HP software CD provided with the printer.
To send a standard fax from the computer (Windows)
1. Open the document on your computer that you want to fax.
2. On the File menu in your software application, click Print.
3. From the Name list, select the printer that has “fax” in the name.
4. To change settings (such as selecting to send the document as a black fax or a color fax), click
the button that opens the Properties dialog box. Depending on your software application, this
button might be called Properties, Options, Printer Setup, Printer, or Preferences.
5. After you have changed any settings, click OK.
6. Click Print or OK.
7. Enter the fax number and other information for the recipient, change any further settings for the
fax, and then click Send Fax. The printer begins dialing the fax number and faxing the
document.
Send a standard fax from the computer (OS X)
1. Open the document on your computer that you want to fax.
2. From the File menu in your software, click Print.
3. Select the printer that has “(Fax)” in the name.
4. Select Fax Recipients from the pop-up menu below the Orientation setting.
NOTE: If you cannot find the pop-up menu, try clicking the disclosure triangle next to the
Printer selection.
5. Enter the fax number and other information in the boxes provided, and then click Add to
Recipients.
6. Select the Fax Mode and any other fax options you want, and then click Send Fax Now to begin
dialing the fax number and faxing the document.
Send a fax manually from a phone
Sending a fax manually allows you to make a phone call and talk with the recipient before you send
the fax. This is useful if you want to inform the recipient that you are going to send them a fax before
sending it. When you send a fax manually, you can hear the dial tones, telephone prompts, or other
sounds through the handset on your telephone. This makes it easy for you to use a calling card to
send your fax.
Depending on how the recipient has their fax machine set up, the recipient might answer the phone,
or the fax machine might take the call. If a person answers the phone, you can speak with the
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