HP Officejet Pro 8500 User Manual
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Answering machine: An answering machine that answers voice calls at the
same phone number you use for fax calls on the device.
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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
Distincti
ve ring
service
Voice
calls
Comput
er dial-
up
modem
Answeri
ng
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 F: Shared voice/
fax line with voice mail
Case G: Fax line shared
with computer modem
(no voice calls received)
Case H: Shared voice/
fax line with computer
modem
Case I: Shared voice/
fax line with answering
machine
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