HP CE863A User Manual - Page 202

Set distinctive ring, Fax Setup, Basic Setup, Rings to Answer, All Rings, Single, Double, Triple

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Type of telephone line Dedicated fax line (receiving only fax calls) One line with two separate numbers and a ring-pattern service Shared line (receiving both fax and voice calls) with only an attached telephone Shared line (receiving both fax and voice calls) with an attached answering machine or computer voicemail Recommended rings-to-answer setting Set to a number of rings within the range shown on the control-panel display. (The minimum and maximum number of rings allowed varies by country/region.) One or two rings. (If you have an answering machine or computer voicemail for the other telephone number, make sure that the product is set to a greater number of rings than the answering system. Also, use the distinctive-ring feature to differentiate between voice and fax calls.) Five rings or more. Two rings more than the answering machine or computer voicemail. To set or change the number of rings-to-answer, use the following steps: 1. From the Home screen, touch the Setup button. 2. Touch the Fax Setup menu. 3. Touch the Basic Setup menu. 4. Touch the Rings to Answer button. 5. Use the keypad to enter the number of rings, and then touch the OK button. Set distinctive ring Ring-pattern or distinctive-ring service is available through some local telephone companies. The service allows you to have more than one telephone number on a single line. Each telephone number has a unique ring pattern, so that you can answer voice calls and the product can answer fax calls. If you subscribe to a ring-pattern service with a telephone company, you must set the product to answer the correct ring pattern. Not all countries/regions support unique ring patterns. Contact the telephone company to determine if this service is available in your country/region. NOTE: If you do not have ring-pattern service and you change the ring-pattern settings to something other than the default, All Rings, the product might not be able to receive faxes. The settings are as follows: ● All Rings: The product answers any calls that come through the telephone line. ● Single: The product answers any calls that produce a single-ring pattern. ● Double: The product answers any calls that produce a double-ring pattern. ● Triple: The product answers any calls that produce a triple-ring pattern. ● Double and Triple: The product answers any calls that produce a double-ring or triple-ring pattern. 186 Chapter 12 Fax ENWW

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Type of telephone line
Recommended rings-to-answer setting
Dedicated fax line (receiving only fax calls)
Set to a number of rings within the range shown on the
control-panel display. (The minimum and maximum number
of rings allowed varies by country/region.)
One line with two separate numbers and a ring-pattern
service
One or two rings. (If you have an answering machine or
computer voicemail for the other telephone number, make
sure that the product is set to a greater number of rings than
the answering system. Also, use the distinctive-ring feature
to differentiate between voice and fax calls.)
Shared line (receiving both fax and voice calls) with only an
attached telephone
Five rings or more.
Shared line (receiving both fax and voice calls) with an
attached answering machine or computer voicemail
Two rings more than the answering machine or computer
voicemail.
To set or change the number of rings-to-answer, use the following steps:
1.
From the Home screen, touch the Setup
button.
2.
Touch the
Fax Setup
menu.
3.
Touch the
Basic Setup
menu.
4.
Touch the
Rings to Answer
button.
5.
Use the keypad to enter the number of rings, and then touch the
OK
button.
Set distinctive ring
Ring-pattern or distinctive-ring service is available through some local telephone companies. The
service allows you to have more than one telephone number on a single line. Each telephone number
has a unique ring pattern, so that you can answer voice calls and the product can answer fax calls.
If you subscribe to a ring-pattern service with a telephone company, you must set the product to
answer the correct ring pattern. Not all countries/regions support unique ring patterns. Contact the
telephone company to determine if this service is available in your country/region.
NOTE:
If you do not have ring-pattern service and you change the ring-pattern settings to
something other than the default,
All Rings
, the product might not be able to receive faxes.
The settings are as follows:
All Rings
: The product answers any calls that come through the telephone line.
Single
: The product answers any calls that produce a single-ring pattern.
Double
: The product answers any calls that produce a double-ring pattern.
Triple
: The product answers any calls that produce a triple-ring pattern.
Double and Triple
: The product answers any calls that produce a double-ring or triple-ring
pattern.
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Chapter 12
Fax
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