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5. Set the
6. Set your answering machine to answer after a low number of rings.
7. Change the
rings supported by your device. (The maximum number of rings varies by country/
region.)
8. Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, your answering machine will answer after the number of rings
you have set, and then play your recorded greeting. The HP Fax monitors the call
during this time, "listening" for fax tones. If incoming fax tones are detected, the
HP Fax will emit fax reception tones and receive the fax; if there are no fax tones, the
HP Fax stops monitoring the line and your answering machine can record a voice
message.
Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and answering
machine
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also
have a computer dial-up modem and answering machine connected on this phone
line, set up the HP Fax as described in this section.
Since your computer dial-up modem shares the phone line with the HP Fax, you will
not be able to use both your modem and the HP Fax simultaneously. For example,
you cannot use the HP Fax for faxing if you are using your computer dial-up modem
to send an e-mail or access the Internet.
There are two different ways to set the HP Fax with your computer based on the
number of phone ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your computer to
see if it has one or two phone ports.
● If your computer has only one phone port, you will need to purchase a parallel
splitter (also called a coupler), as shown below. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11
port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a 2-line phone
splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the
front and a plug on the back.)
Example of a parallel splitter
● If your computer has two phone ports, set up the HP Fax as described below.
User Guide
Answer Mode to AnswerMachine.
Rings to Answer setting on the HP Fax to the maximum number of
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