HP Officejet Pro L7380 All-in-One Printer User Manual

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Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the device to connect to
the "1-LINE" port

To set up the device on the same phone line as a computer with one phone port
1.
Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the device.
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 device.

3. Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the

port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the device.

NOTE:

If you do not connect your answering machine directly to the device,

fax tones from a sending fax machine might be recorded on your answering
machine, and you probably will not be able to receive faxes with the device.

4. Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the device, connect one end to your

telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the
back of the device.

NOTE:

If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall

jack to the device, 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.

5. (Optional) If your answering machine does not have a built-in phone, for

convenience you might want to connect a phone to the back of your answering
machine at the "OUT" port.

NOTE:

If your answering machine does not let you connect an external

phone, you can purchase and use a parallel splitter (also known as a coupler)
to connect both the answering machine and telephone to the device. You can
use standard phone cords for these connections.

6. If your modem software is set to receive faxes to your computer automatically, turn

off that setting.

NOTE:

If you do not turn off the automatic fax reception setting in your

modem software, the device will not be able to receive faxes.

7. Turn on the Auto Answer setting.
8. Set your answering machine to answer after a low number of rings.
9. Change the Rings to Answer setting on the device to the maximum number of

rings supported by your device. (The maximum number of rings varies by country/
region.)

10. Run a fax test.

NOTE:

If you are using a computer with two telephone ports, you do not need

a parallel splitter. You can plug the answering machine into the “OUT” port on
the back of the computer.

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Configure and manage

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