HP Officejet 6500 User Manual

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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?

Answering machine: An answering machine that answers voice calls at the same
phone number you use for fax calls on the device.

Voice mail service: A voice mail subscription through your telephone company at
the same number you use for fax calls on the device.

3. From the following table, choose the combination of equipment and services

applicable to your home or office setting. Then look up the recommended fax setup.
Step-by-step instructions are included for each case in the sections that follow.

NOTE: If your home or office setup is not described in this section, set up the device
as you would a regular analog phone. Make sure you use the phone cord supplied in
the box to connect one end to your telephone wall jack and the other end to the port
labeled 1-LINE on the back of the device. If you use another phone cord, you might
experience problems sending and receiving faxes.

You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your
country/region.

Other equipment or services sharing your fax line

Recommended fax
setup

DSL

PBX

Distinct
ive ring
service

Voice
calls

Computer
dial-up
modem

Answering
machine

Voice
mail
service

Case A: Separate fax
line (no voice calls
received)

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

Set up faxing for the device

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