HP FAX 1250 Series User Manual page 23

Chapter 3
Back view of the HP Fax
1 Telephone wall jack
2 Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the HP Fax to connect to the "1-LINE" port
To set up the HP Fax with a distinctive ring service
1. Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the 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 the HP Fax.
2. Set the
3. Change the
company assigned to your fax number.
4. (Optional) Change the
5. Run a fax test.
The HP Fax will automatically answer incoming calls that have the ring pattern you
selected (Distinctive Ring
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
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you have
no other office equipment (or voice mail) on this phone line, set up the HP Fax as
described in this section.
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Note If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone
wall jack to the HP Fax, 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.
Answer Mode to Fax.
Distinctive Ring
Note By default, the HP Fax is set to answer all ring patterns. If you do
not set the Distinctive Ring
number, the HP Fax might answer both voice calls and fax calls or it might
not answer at all.
Rings to Answer
setting) after the number of rings you selected
setting to match the pattern that the telephone
to match the ring pattern assigned to your fax
setting to the lowest setting (two rings).
(Rings to
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