HP Officejet J5740 All-in-One Printer - Manual (Page 175)

Solution:
NOTE: This possible solution applies only in the countries/regions that receive
a 2-wire phone cord in the box with the HP All-in-One, including: Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Greece, India, Indonesia,
Ireland, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, USA,
Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Make sure you have correctly connected the HP All-in-One to the telephone wall jack,
and correctly connected any additional equipment and services that share the phone
line with the HP All-in-One.
Use the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the HP All-in-One to connect to the
telephone wall jack. Use the 2-EXT port to connect to any other equipment, such as
an answering machine or a telephone, as shown below.
1 Telephone wall jack
2 Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the HP All-in-One
3 Telephone (optional)
Cause: You are using a phone line splitter.
Solution: A phone line splitter can cause faxing problems. (A splitter is a two-cord
connector that plugs into a telephone wall jack.) Try removing the splitter and
connecting the HP All-in-One directly to the telephone wall jack.
Cause: The telephone wall jack is not working properly.
Solution: Try connecting a working telephone and phone cord to the telephone wall
jack you are using for the HP All-in-One and check for a dial tone. If you do not hear
a dial tone, call your local telephone company for service.
Cause: The phone line connection is noisy. Phone lines with poor sound quality
(noise) can cause faxing problems.
Solution: If the failure was due to noise on the phone line, contact the sender to
have them resend the fax. The quality might be better when you try again. You can
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