HP Officejet Pro 8610 e-All-in-One Printer - Manual (Page 213)

3. Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer, connect one end to your telephone
wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer.
NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your
country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the printer, 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.
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.
NOTE: If your answering machine does not let you connect an external phone, you can
purchase and use a parallel splitter (also known as a coupler) to connect both the answering
machine and telephone to the printer. You can use standard phone cords for these connections.
5. Turn on the Auto Answer setting.
6. Set your answering machine to answer after a low number of rings.
7. Change the Rings to Answer setting on the printer to the maximum number of rings supported
by your printer. (The maximum number of rings varies by country/region.)
8. Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, your answering machine answers after the number of rings you have set, and
then plays your recorded greeting. The printer monitors the call during this time, "listening" for fax
tones. If incoming fax tones are detected, the printer emits fax reception tones and receives the fax; if
there are no fax tones, the printer stops monitoring the line and your answering machine can record
a voice message.
If you encounter problems setting up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also have
a computer modem and answering machine connected on this phone line, set up the printer as
described in this section.
NOTE: Since your computer dial-up modem shares the phone line with the printer, you cannot use
both your modem and the printer simultaneously. For example, you cannot use the printer for faxing
while you are using your computer dial-up modem to send an email or access the Internet.
● Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and answering machine
● Shared voice/fax line with computer DSL/ADSL modem and answering machine
Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and answering machine
There are two different ways to set up the printer 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.
NOTE: If your computer has only one phone port, you need to purchase a parallel splitter (also
called a coupler), as shown in the illustration. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and
two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a two-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.)
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