HP Officejet 7612 Wide Format e-All-in-One User Manual

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message. There should be no background noise when recording this silent time. Try to

receive a fax again.

NOTE: Some digital answering machines might not retain the recorded silence at the end

of your outgoing message. Play back your outgoing message to check.

If the printer shares the same phone line with other types of phone equipment, such as an

answering machine, a computer dial-up modem, or a multi-port switch box, the fax signal level

might be reduced. The signal level can also be reduced if you use a splitter or connect extra

cables to extend the length of your phone. A reduced fax signal can cause problems during fax

reception.

To find out if other equipment is causing a problem, disconnect everything except the printer

from the phone line, and then try to receive a fax. If you can receive faxes successfully without

the other equipment, one or more pieces of the other equipment is causing problems; try adding

them back one at a time and receiving a fax each time, until you identify which equipment is

causing the problem.

If you have a special ring pattern for your fax phone number (using a distinctive ring service

through your telephone company), make sure that the Distinctive Ring feature on the printer is

set to match. For more information, see Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ring

on page 73.

The printer cannot send faxes, but can receive faxes

Solution:

The printer might be dialing too fast or too soon. You might need to insert some pauses in the

number sequence. For example, if you need to access an outside line before dialing the phone

number, insert a pause following the access number. If your number is 95555555, and 9

accesses an outside line, you might insert pauses as follows: 9-555-5555. To enter a pause in

the fax number you are typing, touch the * button repeatedly, until a dash (-) appears on the

display.

You can also send the fax using monitor dialing. This enables you to listen to the phone line as

you dial. You can set the pace of your dialing and respond to prompts as you dial. For more

information, see Send a fax using monitor dialing on page 58.

The number you entered when sending the fax is not in the proper format or the receiving fax

machine is having problems. To check this, try calling the fax number from a telephone and

listen for fax tones. If you cannot hear fax tones, the receiving fax machine might not be turned

on or connected, or a voice mail service could be interfering with the recipient's phone line. You

can also ask the recipient to check the receiving fax machine for any problems.

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