HP Officejet Pro 8600 Getting Started Guide - Page 10

English Set up and use fax Step 1: Connect the printer to the phone line Before you begin... Note: If the phone cord that came with the printer is not long enough, purchase a coupler Before beginning, be sure you have done the following: at an electronics store that carries phone accessories to extend the length. You also need another phone cord, which can be a standard • Installed ink cartridges phone cord that you might already have in your • Loaded A4- or Letter-size paper in the tray home or office. For more information, see the user guide. • Have the telephone cord and adapter (if provided with the printer) ready. CAUTION: If you use a phone cord other than the one provided with the printer, you might not For more information, see the setup poster be able to fax successfully. Because phone cords included in the box with the printer. that you might be using in your home or office can be different from the one provided with the 1. Using the phone cord provided in the box with the printer, connect one end to your telephone wall printer, HP recommends that you use the phone cord that is provided with the printer. jack, then connect the other end to the port 2. Connect any other telephone equipment. For more labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer. information about connecting and setting up Note: You might need to use the adapter provided for your country/region to connect the additional devices or services with the printer, see the boxes in this section or see the user guide. printer to your telephone wall jack. Note: If you need to connect the printer to other telephone equipment and you encounter problems setting up the printer with other equipment or services, contact the telephone company or service provider. 1 Tip: If you subscribe to a voicemail service on the same phone line that you will use for faxing, you cannot receive faxes automatically. Because you must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, be sure to turn off the Auto Answer feature. 1 Telephone wall jack 2 2 1-LINE port on printer If you want to receive faxes automatically instead, contact your telephone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring service or to obtain a separate telephone line for faxing. What is a distinctive ring service? 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 printer to answer incoming calls that have a specific ring pattern. If you connect the printer 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 printer detects the specified ring pattern, it answers the call and receives the fax. For information about setting up distinctive ring, see "Step 3: Configure fax settings" on page 12. 10