Set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem – HP Officejet Pro 8600 User Manual

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NOTE: If you have a computer dial-up modem, your computer dial-up modem shares the
phone line with the printer. You cannot use both your modem and the printer simultaneously.
For example, you cannot use the printer for faxing while you are using your computer dial-up
modem to send an email or access the Internet.

Set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem

Set up the printer with a computer DSL/ADSL modem

Set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem

If you are using the same phone line for sending faxes and for a computer dial-up modem, follow
these directions for setting up the printer.

Back view of the printer

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Telephone wall jack

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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.

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Computer with modem

To set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem
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.

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.

Appendix C

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Additional fax setup

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