HP Officejet Pro 8600 - Manual (Page 208)

To set up the printer with a shared voice/fax line
1.
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.
2. Do one of the following:
•
If you have a parallel-type phone system, remove the white plug from the port labeled
2-EXT on the back of the printer, and then connect a phone to this port.
• If you have a serial-type phone system, you might plug your phone directly on top of
the printer cable which has a wall plug attached to it.
3. Now you need to decide how you want the printer to answer calls, automatically or
manually:
•
If you set up the printer to answer calls automatically, it answers all incoming calls
and receives faxes. The printer cannot distinguish between fax and voice calls in this
case; if you suspect the call is a voice call, you need to answer it before the printer
answers the call. To set up the printer to answer calls automatically, turn on the Auto
Answer setting.
• If you set up the printer to answer faxes manually, you must be available to respond
in person to incoming fax calls or the printer cannot receive faxes. To set up the
printer to answer calls manually, turn off the Auto Answer setting.
4. Run a fax test.
If you pick up the phone before the printer answers the call and hear fax tones from a sending fax
machine, you need to answer the fax call manually.
If you encounter problems setting up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local
service provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also subscribe to
a voice mail service through your telephone company, set up the printer as described in this
section.
NOTE: You cannot receive faxes automatically if you have a voice mail service at the same
phone number you use for fax calls. You must receive faxes manually; this means you must
be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls. If you want to receive faxes
automatically instead, contact your telephone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring
service, or to obtain a separate phone line for faxing.
Appendix C
204 Additional fax setup