HP Officejet Pro 8500A - Manual (Page 195)

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If you are unsure which kind of telephone system you have (serial or parallel), check with your
telephone company.
This section contains the following topics:
• Select the correct fax setup for your home or office
• Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received)
• Case B: Set up the printer with DSL
• Case C: Set up the printer with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line
• Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line
• Case E: Shared voice/fax 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
• Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine
• Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail
Select the correct fax setup for your home or office
To fax successfully, you need to know what types of equipment and services (if any) share the
same phone line with the printer. This is important because you might need to connect some of
your existing office equipment directly to the printer, and you might also need to change some fax
settings before you can fax successfully.
1. Determine if your telephone system is serial or parallel (see Set up faxing (parallel phone
systems)).
a. Serial-type telephone system — See Serial-type fax setup.
b. Parallel-type telephone system — Go to step 2.
2. Select the combination of equipment and services sharing your fax line.
• DSL: A Digital subscriber line (DSL) service through your telephone company. (DSL
might be called ADSL in your country/region.)
• PBX: A private branch exchange (PBX) phone system or an integrated services digital
network (ISDN) system.
• Distinctive ring service: A distinctive ring service through your telephone company
provides multiple telephone numbers with different ring patterns.
• Voice calls: Voice calls are received at the same phone number you use for fax calls on
the printer.
Countries/regions with a parallel-type phone system (continued)
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