HP 650 User Guide - Page 67

Troubleshooting, Fax problems

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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Your problem may be listed in "LCD error messages" on page 56. The chart below shows other problems you can solve yourself. For problems you cannot resolve here, see Use Hewlett-Packard support services on page 70. TIP: (For U.S. only) You can test your HP Fax to make sure it is set up properly for faxing. Place a document in the document feeder, dial 1-888 HP FAX ME (1-888-473-2963) and press Start. Please wait approximately 1 minute and you will receive a "Fax Back System Test" page, confirming your product is working correctly. The Fax Header must be set up in order to test the fax machine. Fax problems Problem Solution The machine is not working, there is Unplug the power cord and plug it in again. Check that your no display, and the buttons are not socket is live. working. No dial tone. Check that the phone line is connected properly to the port in the bottom of the fax. Unplug and replug it. Make sure it clicks. Check the phone socket in the wall by plugging in another phone. Someone calls and gets a busy signal This may rarely occur if the answer mode is set to AUTO, a even though the fax is not busy. voice call comes in and is hung up without being answered, and another call is immediately received. In AUTO mode the machine goes back to fax receive mode if the voice call is not answered. The line will appear busy until the machine resets. The numbers stored in memory do not Make sure the numbers are programmed correctly. To print a dial correctly. Phone book list, see Print reports on page 43. The document does not feed into the machine. Be sure the document is not wrinkled, and you are putting it in correctly. Check that the document is the right size and not too thick or too thin. See Document types and sizes on page 63. Care and maintenance 59

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Care and maintenance
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Your problem may be listed in
“LCD error messages”
on page 56. The chart
below shows other problems you can solve yourself. For problems you cannot
resolve here, see
Use Hewlett-Packard support services
on page 70.
TIP:
(For U.S. only) You can test your HP Fax to make sure it is set up properly
for faxing. Place a document in the document feeder, dial 1-888 HP FAX ME
(1-888-473-2963) and press
Start
. Please wait approximately 1 minute and you
will receive a “Fax Back System Test” page, confirming your product is working
correctly. The Fax Header must be set up in order to test the fax machine.
Fax problems
Problem
Solution
The machine is not working, there is
no display, and the buttons are not
working.
Unplug the power cord and plug it in again. Check that your
socket is live.
No dial tone.
Check that the phone line is connected properly to the port in
the bottom of the fax. Unplug and replug it. Make sure it
clicks. Check the phone socket in the wall by plugging in
another phone.
Someone calls and gets a busy signal
even though the fax is not busy.
This may rarely occur if the answer mode is set to AUTO, a
voice call comes in and is hung up without being answered,
and another call is immediately received. In AUTO mode the
machine goes back to fax receive mode if the voice call is not
answered. The line will appear busy until the machine resets.
The numbers stored in memory do not
dial correctly.
Make sure the numbers are programmed correctly. To print a
Phone book list, see
Print reports
on page 43.
The document does not feed into the
machine.
Be sure the document is not wrinkled, and you are putting it
in correctly. Check that the document is the right size and not
too thick or too thin. See
Document types and sizes
on
page 63.