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Question posted by brorAma on September 16th, 2013

Why Do Printers Supply A Phone Cord For The Fax

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User Guide - Page 121

... turn the (Power button) on the printer control panel and then unplug the power cord from the Fax Setup Wizard (Windows) or HP Setup Assistant (Mac OS X), make sure it is finished and in the idle state before running the test. • Make sure you use the supplied phone cord to connect from the telephone wall...
User Guide - Page 122

... the connection between the telephone wall jack and the printer to make sure it passes and the printer is ready for faxing. Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer. After you do not use the supplied phone cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the printer, you might not be a problem. After you plug in...
User Guide - Page 123

... the telephone wall jack. Try to send or receive a test fax. • Make sure you use the supplied phone cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the printer, you are using a phone splitter, this can cause faxing problems. (A splitter is a two-cord connector that came with the printer to connect to the "1-LINE" port 2. After you have...
User Guide - Page 124

... another phone cord, which can be able to send or receive faxes. If you do not use the supplied phone cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the printer, you might not be a standard phone cord that you might already have in your telephone wall jack, as shown in the illustration. 1 2 1 Telephone wall jack 2 Use the phone cord supplied in...
User Guide - Page 125

...; If you might be a phone line set appropriately for faxing. Using the phone cord supplied in the phone cord that came with the printer. This does not cause a problem sending or receiving faxes. To check if your telephone company and have correctly connected the printer to the telephone wall jack that you use the supplied phone cord to the telephone wall jack. •...
User Guide - Page 126

... or office. Make sure extension phones (phones on the back of the printer. • Other equipment, which can purchase a coupler at a time and rerunning the test each time, until you plug in use the supplied phone cord to connect from the phone line, and then run the test again. ƕ If the Fax Line Condition Test passes without...
User Guide - Page 199

... Greece India Indonesia Ireland Japan Korea Latin America Malaysia Additional fax setup 195 NOTE: In some important fax settings such as the answer mode and fax header information. You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for faxing, determine which kind of the printer. In this section, you learn how to help you...
User Guide - Page 201

... printer with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the printer. 3. Step-by-step instructions are included for each case in the sections that answers voice calls at the same number you use the phone cord supplied in this section, set up the printer as you might need to connect the supplied phone cord...
User Guide - Page 202

You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the 1-LINE port. Back view of the printer 1 2 1 Telephone wall jack 2 Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to connect to the adapter provided for your fax line DSL PBX Distinct Voice ive ring calls service Computer Answering dial-up machine modem Voice mail service Recommended...
User Guide - Page 203

... country/region. Case B: Set up the printer with the printer. You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to connect a DSL filter between the telephone wall jack and the printer. The printer begins emitting fax reception tones to Answer setting. Back view of the printer. Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to connect to the port labeled...
User Guide - Page 204

... port designated for fax and phone use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the telephone wall jack. 4. NOTE: You might already have problems when connected to the adapter provided for multiple purposes. Also, make sure you do not, you might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the fax/phone port of the printer.
User Guide - Page 205

... call and, based on the back of the printer 1 2 1 Telephone wall jack 2 Use the phone cord supplied in your telephone company to fax successfully. TIP: You can also use the supplied cord to connect from the phone cords you might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for distinctive ring. Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring service on the same...
User Guide - Page 206

... port labeled 2EXT on top of rings you might need to connect the supplied phone cord to fax successfully. If you selected (Distinctive Ring setting) after the number of the printer cable which has a wall plug attached to Answer setting). Using the phone cord supplied in this port. • If you have the ring pattern you encounter problems...
User Guide - Page 207

.... If you need to connect the supplied phone cord to obtain a separate phone line for further assistance. NOTE: You cannot receive faxes automatically if you have a voice mail service at the same phone number, and you use for fax calls. this case; Back view of the printer 1 2 1 Telephone wall jack 2 Use the phone cord supplied in this means you pick up...
User Guide - Page 208

... these directions for your country/ region. If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the phone cords you also have a fax line on which you receive no voice calls, and you might need to connect the supplied phone cord to fax successfully. You cannot use the printer for further assistance. Turn off the Auto Answer setting. 3. Run...
User Guide - Page 209

... optional equipment, contact your local service provider or vendor for your modem software is different from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer. 2. If your country/region. Run a fax test. If you might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the 1-LINE port.
User Guide - Page 210

... connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your fax. 4 1 23 5 1 Telephone wall jack 2 Parallel splitter 3 DSL/ADSL filter Connect one RJ-11 port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. 206 Additional fax setup A parallel splitter has one end of the phone jack that was supplied with the printer to connect...
User Guide - Page 211

To set up the printer with your computer. NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your local service provider or vendor for both fax and telephone calls, use the supplied cord to connect from the DSL filter to see if it has one RJ-11 port on the front and...
User Guide - Page 212

... Back view of the printer. 3. NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your computer dial-up modem) to your computer automatically, turn off the automatic fax reception setting in the box with the printer to connect to fax successfully. Find the phone cord that setting. Using the phone cord supplied in your computer dial...
User Guide - Page 213

... back of the printer. The printer cannot distinguish between fax and voice calls in person to the 1-LINE port on the Auto Answer setting. • If you need to connect the supplied phone cord to set up the printer to answer calls automatically, it before the printer answers the call and hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, you must...

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