HP OfficeJet Pro 8730 User Guide - Page 95

To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports

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Figure 5-13 Back view of the printer 1 Telephone wall jack 2 "IN" phone port on your computer 3 "OUT" phone port on your computer 4 Telephone (optional) 5 Answering machine 6 Computer with modem 7 Connect the phone cord to the port labelled 1-LINE on the back of the printer. You might need to connect the phone cord to your country/region adapter. To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports 1. Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer. 2. 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 port labeled 2EXT on the back of the printer. 3. Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the port labeled "OUT" on the back of the computer (the computer dial-up modem). 4. Connect one end of the phone cord to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer. NOTE: You might need to connect the phone cord to your country/region adapter. 5. (Optional) If your answering machine does not have a built-in phone, for convenience you might want to connect a phone to the back of your answering machine at the "OUT" port. NOTE: If your answering machine does not let you connect an external phone, you can purchase and use a parallel splitter (also known as a coupler) to connect both the answering machine and telephone to the printer. You can use standard phone cords for these connections. 6. 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. 7. Turn on the Auto Answer setting. ENWW Additional fax setup 85

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Figure 5-13
Back view of the printer
1
Telephone wall jack
2
"IN" phone port on your computer
3
"OUT" phone port on your computer
4
Telephone (optional)
5
Answering machine
6
Computer with modem
7
Connect the phone cord to the port labelled 1-LINE on the back of the printer.
You might need to connect the phone cord to your country/region adapter.
To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports
1.
Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer.
2.
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 port labeled 2-
EXT on the back of the printer.
3.
Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the port labeled "OUT"
on the back of the computer (the computer dial-up modem).
4.
Connect one end of the phone cord to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port
labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer.
NOTE:
You might need to connect the phone cord to your country/region adapter.
5.
(Optional) If your answering machine does not have a built-in phone, for convenience you might want to
connect a phone to the back of your answering machine at the "OUT" port.
NOTE:
If your answering machine does not let you connect an external phone, you can purchase and
use a parallel splitter (also known as a coupler) to connect both the answering machine and telephone to
the printer. You can use standard phone cords for these connections.
6.
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.
7.
Turn on the
Auto Answer
setting.
ENWW
Additional fax setup
85