HP Officejet J3500 User Guide - Page 67

monitors the line. If the device detects fax tones, it receives the fax. If the call is a voice call, the answering machine records the incoming message. To set the number of rings before answering via the control panel 1. Press Setup. 2. Press Basic Fax Setup, and then press Rings to Answer. 3. Enter the appropriate number of rings by using the keypad, or press the left or right arrow button to change the number of rings. 4. Press OK to accept the setting. Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ring Many phone companies offer a distinctive ring feature that allows you to have several phone numbers on one phone line. When you subscribe to this service, each number is assigned a different ring pattern. You can set up the device to answer incoming calls that have a specific ring pattern. If you connect the device to a line with distinctive ring, have your telephone company assign one ring pattern to voice calls and another ring pattern to fax calls. HP recommends that you request double or triple rings for a fax number. When the device detects the specified ring pattern, it answers the call and receives the fax. If you do not have a distinctive ring service, use the default ring pattern, which is All Rings. NOTE: The HP fax cannot receive faxes when teh main phone number is off the hook. To change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ring via the control panel 1. Verify that the device is set to answer fax calls automatically. 2. Press Setup. 3. Press Advance Fax Setup, and then press Distinctive Ring. 4. Press the right arrow button to select an option, and then press OK. When the phone rings with the ring pattern assigned to your fax line, the device answers the call and receives the fax. Set the fax error correction mode Typically, the device monitors the signals on the phone line while it is sending or receiving a fax. If it detects an error signal during the transmission and the error-correction setting is on, the device can request that a portion of the fax be resent. Turn off error correction only if you are having trouble sending or receiving a fax, and you want to accept the errors in the transmission. Turning off the setting might be useful when you are trying to send a fax to another country/region or receive a fax from another country/region, or if you are using a satellite phone connection. To set the fax error-correction mode ▲ Control panel: Press Fax Menu, open the Advance Fax Setup menu, and then use the Error correction mode option. Change fax settings 63