HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web C309 - Manual (Page 70)

the HP Photosmart stops monitoring the line and your answering machine can record a
voice message.
Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, use a computer
dial-up modem on the same phone line, and subscribe to a voice mail service through
your telephone company, set up the HP Photosmart as described in this section.
NOTE: You cannot receive faxes automatically if you have a voice mail service at
the same phone number you use for fax calls. You must receive faxes manually; this
means you must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls. If you want
to receive faxes automatically instead, contact your telephone company to subscribe
to a distinctive ring service, or to obtain a separate phone line for faxing.
Since your computer dial-up modem shares the phone line with the HP Photosmart, you
will not be able to use both your modem and the HP Photosmart simultaneously. For
example, you cannot use the HP Photosmart for faxing if you are using your computer
dial-up modem to send an e-mail or access the Internet.
There are two different ways to set up the HP Photosmart with your computer based on
the number of phone ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your computer to
see if it has one or two phone ports.
• If your computer has only one phone port, you will need to purchase a parallel splitter
(also called a coupler), as shown below. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the
front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a 2-line phone splitter, a serial
splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the front and a plug on the
back.)
Figure 9-12 Example of a parallel splitter
Set up the HP Photosmart for faxing 67
Fax