HP Officejet 5500 HP Officejet 5500 series All-in-One - (English) Reference Gu - Page 107

fax setup fax setup case C: shared voice/fax line If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you have no other office equipment on this phone line, connect your HP Officejet as described in this section. Use the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Officejet Telephone wall jack Back view of the HP Officejet Telephone 1 Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Officejet, connect one end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled "1-LINE" on the back of your HP Officejet. Caution! If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to your HP Officejet, you probably will not be able to fax successfully. This special 2-wire cord is different from the more common 4-wire phone cords you might already have in your office. For more information about how to tell the difference between the cords, see I have difficulties when sending faxes and when receiving faxes on page 120. 2 Remove the white plug from the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your HP Officejet, and then connect a phone to this port. Now you need to decide how you want to answer fax calls: automatically or manually. how to answer fax calls automatically The HP Officejet is factory-set to answer all calls automatically after 5 rings, so you do not need to change any settings if you want to automatically receive faxes. Your HP Officejet will not be able to distinguish between fax and voice calls in this case, however; if you suspect a voice call is incoming, you will need to answer it before the 5th ring or the HP Officejet will answer first. Note: If you pick up the phone before the 5th ring and hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, you will need to manually answer the fax call. For information about how to receive fax calls manually from your attached phone and from an extension phone, see receive a fax manually on page 40. reference guide 97