HP Officejet Pro 8500 - Step 2: Determine the type of phone line (dedicated or shared)

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Step 2: Determine the type of phone line (dedicated or

shared)

If you have determined that you use a parallel-type

phone system, determine if the HP Officejet/Officejet

Pro device will have its own phone line (dedicated

phone line) or if it will share the phone line with another

device (shared phone line).

If you are going to connect another device to the

HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device, you will need to

change settings such as how many rings to allow before

picking up, whether you have a distinctive ring service,

and whether to automatically answer the phone line.

NOTE:

You cannot receive faxes automatically if you

have a voice mail service at the same phone number

you use for fax calls. You must receive faxes manually;

this means you must be available to respond in person

to incoming fax calls. If you want to receive faxes

automatically instead, contact your telephone company

to subscribe to a distinctive ring service, or to obtain a

separate phone line for faxing.

To change the Auto Answer setting, see the electronic

user guide available on the computer after installing the

software.

Austria

www.hp.com/at/faxconfig

Belgium (Dutch)

www.hp.be/nl/faxconfig

Belgium (French)

www.hp.be/fr/faxconfig

Denmark

www.hp.dk/faxconfig

Finland

www.hp.fi/faxconfig

France

www.hp.com/fr/faxconfig

Germany

www.hp.com/de/faxconfig

Ireland

www.hp.com/ie/faxconfig

Italy

www.hp.com/it/faxconfig

Norway

www.hp.no/faxconfig

Netherlands

www.hp.nl/faxconfig

Portugal

www.hp.pt/faxconfig

Spain

www.hp.es/faxconfig

Sweden

www.hp.se/faxconfig

Switzerland (French)

www.hp.com/ch/fr/faxconfig

Switzerland (German)

www.hp.com/ch/de/faxconfig

United Kingdom

www.hp.com/uk/faxconfig

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Set up the fax

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Dedicated phone line

Use this section if you plan on using the following type

of phone line for the fax:

Dedicated phone line (no other devices, such as

a phone or answering machine, share the line).

Dedicated phone line without devices sharing the

line but with a subscription to a distinctive ring

service.

Private Branch Exchange (PBX) or an Integrated

Services Digital Network (ISDN) line. For more

information about PBX and ISDN lines, see the

electronic user guide available on the computer

after installing the software.

1.

Unplug any telephone devices from the phone jack

where you are connecting the HP Officejet/Officejet

Pro device.

2.

Connect the phone cord that came with the

HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device between the

1-LINE port on the HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device

and the phone jack.

3.

If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service, change

the Answer Ring Pattern setting to the pattern that

has been assigned to your fax number by the

telephone company, for example, double rings or

triple rings.

For information on changing this setting, see the

electronic user guide available on the computer

after installing the software.

4.