HP Officejet 6500A Plus - Manual (Page 65)

To set the answer mode
1. Touch right arrow , and then select Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup, and then select Basic Fax Setup .
3. Touch Auto Answer, and then select On or Off.
When Auto Answer is On, the printer answers calls automatically. When Auto
Answer is Off, it does not answer calls.
Set the number of rings before answering
If you turn on the Auto Answer setting, you can specify how many rings occur before
incoming calls are automatically answered.
The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an answering machine on the
same phone line as the printer, because you want the answering machine to answer
the phone before the printer does. The number of rings to answer for the printer should
be greater than the number of rings to answer for the answering machine.
For example, set your answering machine to a low number of rings and the printer to
answer in the maximum number of rings. (The maximum number of rings varies by
country/region.) In this setup, the answering machine answers the call and the printer
monitors the line. If the printer detects fax tones, it receives the fax. If the call is a voice
call, the answering machine records the incoming message.
To set the number of rings before answering
1. Touch right arrow , and then select Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup, and then select Basic Fax Setup.
3. Touch Rings to Answer.
4. Touch up arrow or down arrow to change the number of rings.
5. Touch Done to accept the setting.
Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ring
Many phone companies offer a distinctive ring feature that allows you to have several
phone numbers on one phone line. When you subscribe to this service, each number is
assigned a different ring pattern. You can set up the printer to answer incoming calls
that have a specific ring pattern.
If you connect the printer to a line with distinctive ring, have your telephone company
assign one ring pattern to voice calls and another ring pattern to fax calls. HP
recommends that you request double or triple rings for a fax number. When the printer
detects the specified ring pattern, it answers the call and receives the fax.
TIP: You can also use the Ring Pattern Detection feature in the printer’s control
panel to set distinctive ring. With this feature, the printer recognizes and records the
ring pattern of an incoming call and, based on this call, automatically determines
the distinctive ring pattern assigned by your telephone company to fax calls.
If you do not have a distinctive ring service, use the default ring pattern, which is All
Rings.
NOTE: The printer cannot receive faxes when the main phone number is off the
hook.
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