HP Officejet Pro 8500A - Manual (Page 73)

Fax to PC and Fax to Mac requirements
• The administrator computer, the computer that activated the Fax to PC or Fax to
Mac feature, must be on at all times. Only one computer can act as the Fax to PC
or Fax to Mac administrator computer.
• The destination folder's computer or server must be on at all times. The destination
computer must also be awake, faxes will not be saved if the computer is asleep or
in hibernate mode.
• Paper must be loaded in the input tray.
Activate Fax to PC and Fax to Mac
On a computer running Windows, you can use the Digital Fax Setup Wizard to activate
Fax to PC. On a Macintosh computer, you can use the HP Utility.
To set up Fax to PC (Windows)
1. Open the HP printer software. For more information, see HP printer software
(Windows).
2. Double-click Fax Actions, and then double-click Digital Fax Setup Wizard.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
To set up Fax to Mac (Mac OS X)
1. Open the HP Utility. For more information, see HP Utility (Mac OS X).
2. Click the Application icon on the toolbar.
3. Double-click HP Setup Assistant, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
Modify Fax to PC or Fax to Mac settings
You can update the Fax to PC settings from your computer at any time from the Digital
Fax Setup Wizard. You can update the Fax to Mac settings from the HP Utility.
You can turn off Fax to PC or Fax to Mac and disable printing faxes from the printer's
control panel.
To modify settings from the printer’s control panel
1. Touch (right arrow), and then select Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup, touch Basic Fax Setup, and then touch Fax to PC.
3. Select the setting that you want to change. You can change the following settings:
• View PC hostname: View the name of the computer that is set up to
administer Fax to PC or Fax to Mac.
• Turn Off: Turn off Fax to PC or Fax to Mac.
NOTE: Use the HP software on your computer to turn on Fax to PC or
Fax to Mac.
• Disable Fax Print: Choose this option to print faxes as they are received. If
you turn off printing, color faxes will still print.
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