HP 2600/2700 - Manual (Page 98)

Note If you do not connect your answering machine directly to your HP all-in-one,
fax tones from a sending fax machine might be recorded on your answering
machine, and you probably will not be able to receive faxes with 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 (Optional) If your answering machine does not have a built-in phone, for
convenience you might want to connect a phone to the back of your answering
machine at the "OUT" port.
5 Set up the HP all-in-one to answer incoming calls automatically:
a
Press Setup , press 4 , and then press 3 .
This displays the Basic Fax Setup menu and then selects Auto Answer .
b Press 1 to select On .
c Press OK to accept the setting.
6 Set your answering machine to answer after four or fewer rings.
7 Change the Rings to Answer setting on your HP all-in-one to six rings.
For information on changing this setting, see Set the number of rings before
answering .
8 Run a fax test. For information, see Test your fax setup .
When the phone rings, your answering machine will answer after the number of rings
you have set, and then play your recorded greeting. The HP all-in-one monitors the call
during this time, "listening" for fax tones. If incoming fax tones are detected, the HP all-
in-one will emit fax reception tones and receive the fax; if there are no fax tones, the
HP all-in-one stops monitoring the line and your answering machine can record a voice
message.
Case J: Shared voice/fax line with PC modem and
answering machine
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also
have a PC modem and answering machine connected on this phone line, set up 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.
User Guide 95
Fax setup