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Select the correct fax setup for your home or office, office

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● Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem ● Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine ● Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine ● Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail Select the correct fax setup for your home or office To fax successfully, you need to know what types of equipment and services (if any) share the same phone line with the printer. This is important because you might need to connect some of your existing office equipment directly to the printer, and you might also need to change some fax settings before you can fax successfully. 1. Determine if your telephone system is serial or parallel. For more information, see Set up faxing (parallel phone systems). 2. Select the combination of equipment and services sharing your fax line. ● DSL: A Digital subscriber line (DSL) service through your telephone company. (DSL might be called ADSL in your country/region.) ● PBX: A private branch exchange (PBX) phone system. ● ISDN: An integrated services digital network (ISDN) system. ● Distinctive ring service: A distinctive ring service through your telephone company provides multiple telephone numbers with different ring patterns. ● Voice calls: Voice calls are received at the same phone number you use for fax calls on the printer. ● Computer dial-up modem: A computer dial-up modem is on the same phone line as the printer. If you answer Yes to any of the following questions, you are using a computer dial-up modem: - Do you send and receive faxes directly to and from your computer software applications through a dial-up connection? - Do you send and receive email messages on your computer through a dial-up connection? - Do you access the Internet from your computer through a dial-up connection? ● Answering machine: An answering machine that answers voice calls at the same phone number you use for fax calls on the printer. ● Voice mail service: A voice mail subscription through your telephone company at the same number you use for fax calls on the printer. 3. From the following table, select the combination of equipment and services applicable to your home or office setting. Then look up the recommended fax setup. Step-by-step instructions are included for each case in the sections that follow. NOTE: If your home or office setup is not described in this section, set up the printer as you would a regular analog phone. Connect one end of the phone cord to your telephone wall and the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer. You might need to connect the phone cord to your country/region adapter. ENWW Additional fax setup 71

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Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem
Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine
Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine
Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail
Select the correct fax setup for your home or
office
To fax successfully, you need to know what types of equipment and services (if any) share the same phone
line with the printer. This is important because you might need to connect some of your existing
office
equipment directly to the printer, and you might also need to change some fax settings before you can fax
successfully.
1.
Determine if your telephone system is serial or parallel.
For more information, see
Set up faxing (parallel phone systems).
2.
Select the combination of equipment and services sharing your fax line.
DSL: A Digital subscriber line (DSL) service through your telephone company. (DSL might be called
ADSL in your country/region.)
PBX: A private branch exchange (PBX) phone system.
ISDN: An integrated services digital network (ISDN) system.
Distinctive ring service: A distinctive ring service through your telephone company provides
multiple telephone numbers with
different
ring patterns.
Voice calls: Voice calls are received at the same phone number you use for fax calls on the printer.
Computer dial-up modem: A computer dial-up modem is on the same phone line as the printer. If
you answer Yes to any of the following questions, you are using a computer dial-up modem:
Do you send and receive faxes directly to and from your computer software applications
through a dial-up connection?
Do you send and receive email messages on your computer through a dial-up connection?
Do you access the Internet from your computer through a dial-up connection?
Answering machine: An answering machine that answers voice calls at the same phone number
you use for fax calls on the printer.
Voice mail service: A voice mail subscription through your telephone company at the same number
you use for fax calls on the printer.
3.
From the following table, select the combination of equipment and services applicable to your home or
office
setting. Then look up the recommended fax setup. Step-by-step instructions are included for each
case in the sections that follow.
NOTE:
If your home or
office
setup is not described in this section, set up the printer as you would a regular
analog phone. Connect one end of the phone cord to your telephone wall and the other end to the port
labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer.
You might need to connect the phone cord to your country/region adapter.
ENWW
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