HP Officejet Pro 8500 - Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line

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Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same line
If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service (through your telephone company) that
allows you to have multiple phone numbers on one phone line, each with a different
ring pattern, set up the device as described in this section.

Figure 10-3 Back view of the device

1

Telephone wall jack

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Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the device to connect to
the 1-LINE port
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.

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To set up the device with a distinctive ring service
1.
Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the device, connect one end to your

telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the
back of the device.

NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to
the device, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord
is different from the phone cords you might already have in your home or office.

2. Turn on the Auto Answer setting.
3. Change the Distinctive Ring setting to match the pattern that the telephone

company assigned to your fax number.

NOTE: By default, the device is set to answer all ring patterns. If you do not
set the Distinctive Ring to match the ring pattern assigned to your fax
number, the device might answer both voice calls and fax calls or it might not
answer at all.

4. (Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to the lowest setting (two rings).
5. Run a fax test.
The device automatically answers incoming calls that have the ring pattern you
selected (Distinctive Ring setting) after the number of rings you selected (Rings to
Answer
setting). The device begins emitting fax reception tones to the sending fax
machine and receives the fax.
If you encounter problems setting up the device with optional equipment, contact your
local service provider or vendor for further assistance.