HP Officejet 6600 Getting Started Guide - Page 12

Set up and use fax English Step 2: Test fax setup Test your fax setup to check the status of the printer and make sure it is set up properly for faxing. The fax test does the following: • Tests the fax hardware • Verifies the correct type of phone cord is connected to the printer • Checks that the phone cord is plugged into the correct port • Checks for a dial tone • Checks for an active phone line • Tests the status of your phone line connection 1. From the printer's control panel, touch right arrow and then touch Setup. 2. Touch Tools, and then touch Run Fax Test. The printer displays the status of the test on the display and prints a report. After the test is finished, the printer prints a report with the results of the test. If the test fails, review the report for information on how to fix the problem and rerun the test. For additional troubleshooting information, see "Problems setting up the printer" on page 20. Step 3: Configure fax settings Change the printer's fax settings to meet your needs after you have connected the printer to a phone line. Tip: To use the same fax resolution and lighter/ darker settings for all faxes sent from the printer, configure the settings as you wish, and then touch Set as New Defaults. Where can I change fax settings? You can configure fax settings using the following tools: Printer's control panel Touch Fax on the printer's control panel, touch Settings, and then select the setting you want to configure. HP software If you have installed the HP software on your computer, you can configure fax settings using the software that was installed on your computer. For more information about using these tools or settings, see the user guide. If you want to configure this setting... ...do this: Auto Answer 1. Touch right arrow , and then touch Setup. Set the answer mode to On if you want the printer to automatically receive incoming faxes. The printer will 2. Touch Fax Setup, and then touch Basic Fax Setup. answer calls after the number of rings specified in 3. Touch Auto Answer, and then touch ON. the Rings to Answer setting. Rings to Answer (Optional) Set the number of rings to answer Note: If an answering machine is connected to the printer, the rings to answer for the printer must be set to a higher number than the answering machine. 1. Touch right arrow , and then touch Setup. 2. Touch Fax Setup, and then touch Basic Fax Setup. 3. Touch Rings to Answer. 4. Touch up arrow or down arrow to change the number of rings. 5. Touch Done to accept the setting. 12