HP Officejet Pro 8500 - Solve fax problems

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Solve fax problems

This section contains fax setup troubleshooting information for the device. If the device
is not set up properly for faxing, you might experience problems when sending faxes,
receiving faxes, or both.
If you are having faxing problems, you can print a fax test report to check the status of
the device. The test will fail if the device is not set up properly for faxing. Perform this
test after you have completed setting up the device for faxing. For more information,
see

Test fax setup

.

If the test fails, review the report for information on how to fix any problems found. For
more information, see

The fax test failed

.

Try these first if you are having problems with your fax features:

Check the telephone cord. Try using another telephone cord to see if the problem
continues.

Remove other equipment from the HP device. Connect the HP device directly to
the wall jack to see if the problem persists.

The fax test failed

The display always shows Phone Off Hook

The device is having problems sending and receiving faxes

The device is having problems sending a manual fax

The device cannot receive faxes, but can send faxes

The device cannot send faxes, but can receive faxes

Fax tones are recorded on my answering machine

The phone cord that came with my device is not long enough

The computer cannot receive faxes (Fax to PC or Fax to Mac)

Sent faxes are blank or have vertical lines

Received faxes are blank or have vertical lines