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Question posted by clive44 on November 25th, 2011

Fax Machine Rings

can you increase the nuber of rings to 8 on auto answer on the fax machine

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Answer #1: Posted by techie12330 on November 25th, 2011 2:19 AM
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Go to the settings or menu drop down and select rings increase the rings up to eight times.

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Getting Started Guide - Page 10

..., see the user guide. your telephone wall jack, then connect 2. with the printer, HP 1. You can be a standard the tray phone cord that you might be able to fax successfully. or Letter-size paper in your home telephone equipment or devices, complete or office can use the phone cord that is available on...
Getting Started Guide - Page 11

... you want to turn off the Auto Answer feature. Many phone companies offer a distinctive ring feature that have your telephone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring service or to fax calls. HP recommends that you cannot receive faxes automatically. When the printer detects the specified ring pattern, it answers the call and receives the fax. Because you have several phone...
Getting Started Guide - Page 14

...machine is connected to the printer, the rings to a higher number than 3. Touch Yes to Answer. 4. Tip: You can change the number of rings specified in the printer's • Touch the ring pattern assigned by your telephone company to determine automatically which ring pattern it should not be set distinctive your telephone company to change this : Auto Answer 1. Touch Fax...
Getting Started Guide - Page 18

...: • Reprint received faxes from the printer's control panel, the printer automatically answers incoming calls and receives faxes after you must receive make sure the Auto Answer setting is turned off so that is loaded. Learn more information about configuring this setting, see "Step 3: Configure fax settings" on your telephone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring service or to...
Getting Started Guide - Page 19

... the main tray. Make sure the printer is available on . Reprint received faxes from which is turned on their fax machine. Touch right arrow and then touch Setup. If you want to press Start on and you have paper loaded in the main tray. 2. Or turn off the Auto Answer setting so that is silent during...
Getting Started Guide - Page 29

... of rings than the answering machine. --Disconnect the answering machine and then try receiving a fax. --Record a message that uses the same phone line might be causing the fax test ...printer can send faxes but cannot receive faxes • If you are not using a distinctive ring service, check to make sure that the Distinctive Ring feature on the printer is set to All Rings. • If Auto Answer...
User Guide - Page 67

.... This can receive faxes automatically or manually. Or, turn off the Auto Answer setting so that are still connected. NOTE: If you are copying a document when a fax arrives, the fax is turned on the Auto Answer option (the default setting), the printer automatically answers incoming calls and receives faxes after the number of fax pages stored in the printer memory until the...
User Guide - Page 76

... for faxing. • Configure the fax header • Set the answer mode (Auto answer) • Set the number of rings before answering • Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ring • Set the dial type • Set the redial options • Set the fax speed • Set the fax sound volume Configure the fax header The fax header prints your name and fax number...
User Guide - Page 77

You must be greater than the number of rings before incoming calls are automatically answered. To set the number of rings to the incoming fax call , the answering machine records the incoming message. When Auto Answer is a voice call or else the printer does not receive faxes. The number of rings to answer for the printer should be available to respond in the maximum...
User Guide - Page 78

.... Do not change the answer ring pattern for internal and external calls, you must call and receives the fax. NOTE: The printer cannot receive faxes when the main phone number is set distinctive ring. Touch Fax Setup, and then select Advanced Fax Setup 4. HP recommends that this feature, the printer recognizes and records the ring pattern of the following: •...
User Guide - Page 129

... you must use the keypad on receiving faxes manually, see Change the answer ring pattern for fax calls, you must be available to All Rings. For information on setting up the printer when you have a voice mail service at the same phone number you use for distinctive ring. • If Auto Answer is set to respond in the box...
User Guide - Page 130

... loud to allow the printer to detect fax tones. Speak slowly and at the end of rings before answering. ƕ Disconnect the answering machine and then try connecting the answering machine directly to the printer as described in duration. For more information, see Receive a fax. ƕ Make sure the Rings to Answer setting is not set to receive a fax again. Play back your...
User Guide - Page 131

... fax machine is having problems. To check this, try to receive a fax. For more pieces of your phone. The printer cannot send faxes, but can receive faxes Solution: • The printer might be reduced. You can also ask the recipient to the phone line as you have a special ring pattern for distinctive ring. For more information, see Change the answer ring...
User Guide - Page 198

... port labeled 1-LINE on the Auto Answer setting. 3. (Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to the adapter provided for your home or office. 2. NOTE: You might be able to the sending fax machine and receives the fax. The DSL filter removes the digital signal that can interfere with the printer, so the printer can communicate correctly with a separate...
User Guide - Page 200

... company) that the telephone company assigned to fax calls. TIP: You can also use the supplied cord to connect from the phone cords you might already have multiple phone numbers on the Auto Answer setting. 3. If you might not answer at all ring patterns. NOTE: By default, the printer is different from the telephone wall jack...
User Guide - Page 202

... manually: • If you set up the printer to answer calls manually, turn on the Auto Answer setting. • If you pick up the printer to decide how you use for faxing. To set up the phone before the printer answers the call and hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, you must receive faxes manually; You must be available to incoming...
User Guide - Page 204

... be able to fax successfully. If you might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your country/region. 3 Computer with modem To set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem) to the port labeled 1-LINE on the Auto Answer setting. 6. (Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to Answer setting. Find...
User Guide - Page 211

... rings supported by your answering machine to purchase a parallel splitter (also called a coupler), as described in the illustration. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the Auto Answer setting. 6. Set your printer. (The maximum number of rings. 7. When the phone rings, your answering machine answers after the number of rings you need to answer...
User Guide - Page 213

... 3 1 Telephone wall jack 2 Parallel splitter 3 DSL/ADSL filter Set up faxing (parallel phone systems) 209 Change the Rings to Answer setting on the Auto Answer setting. 8. If incoming fax tones are no fax tones, the printer stops monitoring the line and your answering machine to the maximum number of rings supported by country/region.) 10. If you can use a parallel splitter...
User Guide - Page 241

..., turn off 215 rear access panel clear jams 150 illustration 13 receive faxes auto answer mode 73 automatically 63 blocking numbers 67 forwarding 65 manually 63 polling 65 rings to answer 73 troubleshoot 122, 125 recycle print cartridges 177 redial options, setting 75 reduce fax 66 regulatory information 167, 172 regulatory model number 175 replace ink...

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