HP 9120 HP Officejet 9100 - User Guide - Page 179

Faxes that you send are not arriving at the receiving fax machine

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ENWW Outgoing fax calls keep dialing z Check the settings • The all-in-one automatically redials a fax number if the busy redial setting is set to on. To stop the redials while the all-in-one is dialing, press STOP. See Setting the redial options for more information. Faxes that you send are not arriving at the receiving fax machine z Check the receiving fax machine • Call the recipient to make sure that the fax machine is on and ready to receive faxes. z Check to see if the fax is still waiting in memory • A fax might be in memory because the all-in-one is waiting to redial a busy number, other jobs ahead of it are waiting to be sent, or the fax has been scheduled for later transmission. When the all-in-one is in an idle state (READY appears on the control-panel display), the control-panel display shows the number of faxes that are queued. All of the numbers in a long fax number cannot be dialed z Check the fax number that you dialed • The maximum number of digits or characters that can be used in a fax number is 50. Voice calls are not being received by the phone that is connected to the line z Check the phone-cord connection • Make sure that the phone cord is connected securely and correctly between the phone and the all-in-one. The all-in-one must be the first device connected to the phone line. See Connecting the all-in-one to a phone line for more information. z Check the answer-mode setting • See Setting the answer mode (autoanswer) to determine which setting you need. z Check the phone • Connect the phone directly to the phone line and determine whether it works by itself. Incoming fax calls are not being answered by the all-in-one z Check the answer-mode setting • If the answer mode is set to manual, the all-in-one never answers calls. You must start the receiving process yourself. See Setting the answer mode (autoanswer) for more information. z Check the phone-cord connection • Make sure that the phone cord is connected securely and correctly between the phone and the all-in-one. See Connecting the all-in-one to a phone line for more information. z Check the devices that are connected to the phone line • For optimal performance, HP recommends that you connect only one additional telephone device to the all-in-one. z Check the phone line • Disconnect the all-in-one from the phone jack and connect a phone. Try to make a phone call to make sure that the phone line is working. Solving fax problems 177

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ENWW
Solving fax problems
177
Outgoing fax calls keep dialing
Check the settings
The all-in-one automatically redials a fax number if the busy redial setting is set to on.
To stop the redials while the all-in-one is dialing, press S
TOP
. See
Setting the redial
options
for more information.
Faxes that you send are not arriving at the receiving fax machine
Check the receiving fax machine
Call the recipient to make sure that the fax machine is on and ready to receive faxes.
Check to see if the fax is still waiting in memory
A fax might be in memory because the all-in-one is waiting to redial a busy number,
other jobs ahead of it are waiting to be sent, or the fax has been scheduled for later
transmission. When the all-in-one is in an idle state (
READY
appears on the
control-panel display), the control-panel display shows the number of faxes that are
queued.
All of the numbers in a long fax number cannot be dialed
Check the fax number that you dialed
The maximum number of digits or characters that can be used in a fax number is 50.
Voice calls are not being received by the phone that is connected to the
line
Check the phone-cord connection
Make sure that the phone cord is connected securely and correctly between the phone
and the all-in-one. The all-in-one must be the first device connected to the phone line.
See
Connecting the all-in-one to a phone line
for more information.
Check the answer-mode setting
See
Setting the answer mode (autoanswer)
to determine which setting you need.
Check the phone
Connect the phone directly to the phone line and determine whether it works by itself.
Incoming fax calls are not being answered by the all-in-one
Check the answer-mode setting
If the answer mode is set to manual, the all-in-one never answers calls. You must start
the receiving process yourself. See
Setting the answer mode (autoanswer)
for more
information.
Check the phone-cord connection
Make sure that the phone cord is connected securely and correctly between the phone
and the all-in-one. See
Connecting the all-in-one to a phone line
for more information.
Check the devices that are connected to the phone line
For optimal performance, HP recommends that you connect only one additional
telephone device to the all-in-one.
Check the phone line
Disconnect the all-in-one from the phone jack and connect a phone. Try to make a
phone call to make sure that the phone line is working.