HP FAX-750 HP Fax 700/750 - (English) User Guide - Page 27

Managing incoming calls For this connection: A telephone or answering machine on the same line Set Reception mode to: Then read this note: Set Remote To receive a fax in this mode, answer the extension phone Reception to and press Start/Copy on the front panel, or dial the remote Enable reception code (123). An extension phone on Answer the telephone line not Manually connected directly to the fax No other devices on the Fax Only telephone line When Answer Manually is selected the fax machine never answers incoming calls. When Fax Only is selected, the fax machine answers all incoming calls. A telephone connected Auto directly to the fax Fax/Phone An answering machine Auto connected directly to the Fax/Ans fax Mach. When Auto Fax/Phone is selected, the fax machine answers a fax call, but switches voice calls to the phone. Press Start/Copy to answer a telephone call. When Auto Fax/Ans Mach. is selected the answering machine answers calls, while the fax machine listens for a fax signal. For fax calls, the fax takes the line and receives documents. When you choose this setting, set the Ans Mach rings to one more than the answering machine waits before answering a call. Be sure that the message length plus the ring time ( 6 seconds per ring in the U.S.) doesn't exceed 60 seconds. Silent detect allows reception of faxes from older fax machines. Choose Yes if you may receive faxes from older machines. Topics of Interest Customizing Your HP FAX-700/750, 54 22