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To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports 1. Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer dial-up modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it into the Fax port on the back of the printer. 2. Connect a phone to the "OUT" port on the back of your computer dial-up modem. 3. Connect one end of the phone cord to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the Fax port on the back of the printer. NOTE: You might need to connect the phone cord to your country/region adapter. 4. If your modem software is set to receive faxes to your computer automatically, turn off that setting. NOTE: If you do not turn off the automatic fax reception setting in your modem software, the printer cannot receive faxes. 5. Touch Fax, Setup, and Preferences. 6. Turn off the Auto Answer setting. 7. Run a fax test. You must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, or the printer cannot receive faxes. If you encounter problems setting up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service provider or vendor for further assistance. Test fax setup You can test your fax setup to check the status of the printer and to make sure it is set up correctly for faxing. Perform this test after you have completed setting up the printer for faxing. The test does the following: ● Tests the fax hardware ● Verifies the correct type of phone cord is connected to the printer ● Checks that the phone cord is plugged into the correct port ● Checks for a dial tone ● Checks for an active phone line ● Tests the status of your phone line connection The printer prints a report with the results of the test. If the test fails, review the report for information on how to fix the problem and rerun the test. To test fax setup via the printer control panel 1. Set up the printer for faxing according to your home or office setup instructions. 2. Make sure the cartridges are installed, and that full-size paper is loaded in the input tray before starting the test. 72 Chapter 6 Fax

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To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports
1.
Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer dial-up modem) to a
telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it into the Fax port
on
the back of the printer.
2.
Connect a phone to the "OUT" port on the back of your computer dial-up modem.
3.
Connect one end of the phone cord to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the Fax
port
on the back of the printer.
NOTE:
You might need to connect the phone cord to your country/region adapter.
4.
If your modem software is set to receive faxes to your computer automatically, turn off that setting.
NOTE:
If you do not turn off the automatic fax reception setting in your modem software, the printer
cannot receive faxes.
5.
Touch
Fax
,
Setup
, and
Preferences
.
6.
Turn off the
Auto Answer
setting.
7.
Run a fax test.
You must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, or the printer cannot receive faxes.
If you encounter problems setting up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service provider or
vendor for further assistance.
Test fax setup
You can test your fax setup to check the status of the printer and to make sure it is set up correctly for faxing.
Perform this test after you have completed setting up the printer for faxing. The test does the following:
Tests the fax hardware
Verifies the correct type of phone cord is connected to the printer
Checks that the phone cord is plugged into the correct port
Checks for a dial tone
Checks for an active phone line
Tests the status of your phone line connection
The printer prints a report with the results of the test. If the test fails, review the report for information on how to
fix the problem and rerun the test.
To test fax setup via the printer control panel
1.
Set up the printer for faxing according to your home or office setup instructions.
2.
Make sure the cartridges are installed, and that full-size paper is loaded in the input tray before starting the
test.
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Chapter 6
Fax