HP Officejet 7612 Wide Format e-All-in-One - Manual (Page 241)

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.)
Figure C-12 Example of a parallel splitter
To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports
Figure C-13 Back view of the printer
1 Telephone wall jack
2 "IN" phone port on your computer
3 "OUT" phone port on your computer
4 Telephone (optional)
5 Answering machine
6 Computer with modem
7 Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to connect to the 1-LINE port.
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your country/
region.
1. Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer.
2. Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer dial-up
modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it
into the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer.
3. Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the port labeled
"OUT" on the back of the computer (the computer dial-up modem).
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