HP DeskJet Ink Advantage Ultra 5730 User Guide - Page 127

Troubleshoot fax problems, Read general instructions in the Help for specific fax problems

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● If you are using a phone splitter, this can cause faxing problems. (A splitter is a two-cord connector that plugs into a telephone wall jack.) Try removing the splitter and connecting the printer directly to the telephone wall jack. After you resolve any problems found, run the fax test again to make sure it passes and the printer is ready for faxing. If the Fax Line Condition test continues to fail and you experience problems faxing, contact your telephone company and have them check the phone line. Troubleshoot fax problems Troubleshoot fax problems. Use an HP online troubleshooting wizard Resolve problems sending or receiving a fax or faxing to your computer. NOTE: The HP online troubleshooting wizards may not be available in all languages. Read general instructions in the Help for specific fax problems What kind of fax problem are you having? The display always shows Phone Off Hook ● HP recommends using a 2-wire phone cord. ● Other equipment that uses the same phone line as the printer might be in use. Make sure extension phones (phones on the same phone line, but not connected to the printer) or other equipment are not in use or off the hook. For example, you cannot use the printer for faxing if an extension phone is off the hook, or if you are using a computer dial-up modem to send email or access the Internet. The printer is having problems sending and receiving faxes ● Make sure the Power button light of the printer is on. If the light is off and the printer display is blank, make sure the power cord is firmly connected to the printer and plugged into a power outlet, and then press the Power button to turn on the printer. After turning on the printer, HP recommends you wait five minutes before sending or receiving a fax. The printer cannot send or receive faxes while it is initializing after being turned on. ENWW Fax issues 121

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If you are using a phone splitter, this can cause faxing problems. (A splitter is a two-cord connector that
plugs into a telephone wall jack.) Try removing the splitter and connecting the printer directly to the
telephone wall jack.
After you resolve any problems found, run the fax test again to make sure it passes and the printer is ready
for faxing. If the
Fax Line Condition
test continues to fail and you experience problems faxing, contact your
telephone company and have them check the phone line.
Troubleshoot fax problems
Troubleshoot fax problems.
Use an HP online troubleshooting wizard
Resolve problems sending or receiving a fax or faxing to your computer.
NOTE:
The HP online troubleshooting wizards may not be available in all languages.
Read general instructions in the Help for
specific
fax problems
What kind of fax problem are you having?
The display always shows Phone
Off
Hook
HP recommends using a 2-wire phone cord.
Other equipment that uses the same phone line as the printer might be in use. Make sure extension
phones (phones on the same phone line, but not connected to the printer) or other equipment are not in
use or
off
the hook. For example, you cannot use the printer for faxing if an extension phone is
off
the
hook, or if you are using a computer dial-up modem to send email or access the Internet.
The printer is having problems sending and receiving faxes
Make sure the
Power
button light of the printer is on. If the light is
off
and the printer display is blank,
make sure the power cord is
firmly
connected to the printer and plugged into a power outlet, and then
press the
Power
button to turn on the printer.
After turning on the printer, HP recommends you wait
five
minutes before sending or receiving a fax. The
printer cannot send or receive faxes while it is initializing after being turned on.
ENWW
Fax issues
121