HP 1240 Series - Manual (Page 95)

user guide
fax setup
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Caution! If you do not turn off the auto fax receive setting in your
PC modem software, your HP Fax will not be able to receive
faxes.
how your hp fax will answer fax calls
When the phone rings, your HP Fax will answer automatically after the number
of rings you set in the Rings to Answer setting. Then it will begin emitting fax
reception tones to the sending fax machine and receive the fax.
case E: shared voice/fax line with PC modem
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you
also have a PC modem connected on this phone line, connect your HP Fax as
described in this section.
Note: Since your PC modem shares the telephone line with your HP Fax,
you will not be able to use both your PC modem and your HP Fax
simultaneously. For example, while you are sending and receiving faxes,
you will not be able to e-mail or access the Internet.
1 Remove the white plug from the port labeled “2-EXT” on the back of your
HP Fax.
2 Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your
PC 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 your HP Fax.
3 Connect a phone to the “out” port on the back of your PC modem.
4 Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Fax, connect one
end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port
labeled “1-LINE” on the back of your HP Fax.
Caution! If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the
telephone wall jack to your HP Fax, you probably will not be able
to fax successfully. This special 2-wire cord is different from the
more common 4-wire phone cords you might already have in your
IN OUT
Telephone
wall jack
Back view of the HP Fax
PC with modem
Use the phone cord
supplied in the box with
your HP Fax
Telephone
(optional)