HP 2840 HP Color LaserJet 2820/2830/2840 All-In-One - User Guide - Page 109

Setting the answer mode, To set the answer mode, Automatic, Manual, Fax setup, Fax Recv. setup

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Setting the answer mode Note Depending on your situation, you can set the device answer mode to Automatic or Manual. The factory-set default is Automatic. ● Automatic: In this answer mode, the device answers incoming calls after a specified number of rings or upon recognition of special fax tones. To specify the number of rings, see Changing the rings-to-answer setting. ● Manual: In this answer mode, the device never answers calls. You must start the faxreceiving process yourself, either by pressing START FAX on the control panel or by picking up a telephone that is connected to that line and dialing 1-2-3 (in tone-dial mode only). Although most users leave the answer mode set to Automatic, voice callers who dial the fax telephone number will hear fax tones if the telephone is not answered, or if they do not hang up by the specified number of rings-to-answer. If you do not want voice callers to hear fax tones, use the Manual setting. But remember that fax calls are not received automatically when the mode is set to Manual. To set the answer mode To set or change the answer mode, complete the following steps: 1. On the device control panel, press MENU. 2. Use the < or the > button to select Fax setup, and then press ENTER. 3. Use the < or the > button to select Fax Recv. setup, and then press ENTER. 4. Press ENTER to select Answer mode. 5. Use the < or the > button to select Automatic or Manual, and then press ENTER. The control-panel display shows the answer mode setting that you specified. ENWW Setting the answer mode 93

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Setting the answer mode
Depending on your situation, you can set the device answer mode to
Automatic
or
Manual
.
The factory-set default is
Automatic
.
Automatic:
In this answer mode, the device answers incoming calls after a specified
number of rings or upon recognition of special fax tones. To specify the number of rings,
see
Changing
the
rings-to-answer
setting
.
Manual:
In this answer mode, the device never answers calls. You must start the fax-
receiving process yourself, either by pressing
S
TART
F
AX
on the control panel or by
picking up a telephone that is connected to that line and dialing 1-2-3 (in tone-dial mode
only).
Note
Although most users leave the answer mode set to
Automatic
, voice callers who dial the fax
telephone number will hear fax tones if the telephone is not answered, or if they do not hang
up by the specified number of rings-to-answer. If you do not want voice callers to hear fax
tones, use the
Manual
setting. But remember that fax calls are not received automatically
when the mode is set to
Manual
.
To set the answer mode
To set or change the answer mode, complete the following steps:
1.
On the device control panel, press
M
ENU
.
2.
Use the
<
or the
>
button to select
Fax setup
, and then press
E
NTER
.
3.
Use the
<
or the
>
button to select
Fax Recv. setup
, and then press
E
NTER
.
4.
Press
E
NTER
to select
Answer mode
.
5.
Use the
<
or the
>
button to select
Automatic
or
Manual
, and then press
E
NTER
.
The control-panel display shows the answer mode setting that you specified.
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