HP Officejet Pro 8500 User Manual

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Case B: Set up the device with DSL

Case C: Set up the device with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line

Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line

Case E: Shared voice/fax line

Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail

Case G: Fax line shared with computer modem (no voice calls received)

Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem

Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine

Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine

Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail

Choose the correct fax setup for your home or office
To fax successfully, you need to know what types of equipment and services (if any)
share the same phone line with the device. This is important because you might need
to connect some of your existing office equipment directly to the device, and you might
also need to change some fax settings before you can fax successfully.
1. Determine if your telephone system is serial or parallel (see

Set up faxing (parallel

phone systems)

).

a. Serial-type telephone system — See

Serial-type fax setup

.

b. Parallel-type telephone system — Go to step 2.

2. Select the combination of equipment and services sharing your fax line.

DSL: A Digital subscriber line (DSL) service through your telephone company.
(DSL might be called ADSL in your country/region.)

PBX: A private branch exchange (PBX) phone system or an integrated
services digital network (ISDN) system.

Distinctive ring service: A distinctive ring service through your telephone
company provides multiple telephone numbers with different ring patterns.

Voice calls: Voice calls are received at the same phone number you use for fax
calls on the device.

Computer dial-up modem: A computer dial-up modem is on the same phone
line as the device. If you answer Yes to any of the following questions, you are
using a computer dial-up modem:

Do you send and receive faxes directly to and from your computer software
applications through a dial-up connection?

Do you send and receive e-mail messages on your computer through a dial-
up connection?

Do you access the Internet from your computer through a dial-up
connection?

Set up faxing for the device

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