How your hp fax will answer fax calls, Case b: faxing with a distinctive, Ring service on the same line – HP 1240 Series User Manual
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case B: faxing with a distinctive ring service on the same line
If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service through your phone company that
allows you to have multiple phone numbers on one phone line, each with a
different ring pattern, connect your HP Fax as described in this section.
1
Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Fax, 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 Fax.
Caution!
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the
telephone wall jack to your HP Fax, you probably will not be able
to fax successfully. This special 2-wire cord is different from the
more common 4-wire phone cords you might already have in your
office. For more information about how to tell the difference
between the cords, see
I have difficulties when sending faxes and
2
Press the
Answer Mode
button on the front panel until
Fax
appears on the
display.
3
Change the
Answer Ring Pattern
setting to the pattern that has been
assigned by the phone company to your fax number—for example,
double rings or triple rings.
a. Press
Setup
.
b. Press
4
, then press
1
.
c. Press ! to scroll through the options.
d. When the ring pattern that the phone company established for your
fax number appears on the display, press
OK
.
Note:
Your HP Fax is factory-set to answer all ring patterns. If you do not
set the correct ring pattern assigned by the phone company to your fax
number, your HP Fax might answer both voice calls and fax calls or it might
not answer at all.
how your hp fax will answer fax calls
Your HP Fax will automatically answer incoming calls that have the ring pattern
you selected (Answer Ring Pattern setting) after the number of rings you selected
(Rings to Answer setting). Then it will begin emitting fax reception tones to the
sending fax machine and receive the fax.
Use the phone cord
supplied in the box with
your HP Fax
Telephone
wall jack
Back view of the HP Fax