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On button
Attach the front panel overlay
Load plain white paper
Connect the power cord
Set the language and country/region
Open the print-carriage access door
START HERE
Unfold the paper trays
Unpack the device
Insert the print cartridges
Follow the steps on this poster in
order.
See the box for exact contents and
system requirements.
Insert the front panel
overlay tabs into the
slots on top of the
device. Press the
overlay down firmly
on both front corners
until the overlay snaps
securely in place.
Make sure it is
aligned evenly with
the device.
Press the On button
to turn on the device.
When prompted,
press 11 for English
or 12 for French,
then press 1 to
accept.
Press 11 for USA or
12 for Canada, then
press 1 to accept.
Remove the bright pink tape
from both print cartridges.
Do not touch the ink nozzles
or the gold-colored contacts,
and do not re-tape the
cartridges.
Note: Make sure the power is on and you
have removed the cardboard from inside
the device.
Hold the black print cartridge with the
large HP label on top. Slide the print
cartridge at a slight upward angle into
the right side of the print carriage. Press
firmly until the cartridge snaps up into
place.
Repeat step b to install the
tri-color print cartridge on
the left side of the print
carriage.
Make sure both cartridges
are secure.
Close the print-carriage
access door.
Note: You must install
both cartridges in order
for your HP Fax to work.
When prompted, press OK to print
an alignment page.
Remove the alignment page and
load the top of the page face down
in the document feeder tray between
the paper width guides, and press
OK.
When "Alignment Complete"
appears on the front panel display,
the alignment is complete.
Unfold all three paper
trays.
Pull out the cardboard
packaging from inside
the device.
Remove tape and the
cardboard packaging
from inside the device.
Black
Tri-color
Paper width guides
Connect the supplied phone cord
Connect one end of the
supplied phone cord to the
1-LINE jack on the device
and the other end to a wall
jack.
Align the print cartridges
Set the date and time
Press the Setup button, press 3, and then press
1. Enter date: appears on the LCD screen.
Enter the date in mm-dd-yy format using the
numeric keypad, and then press the OK
button. Enter time: appears on the LCD screen.
Enter the time in the hh:mm format using the
numeric keypad. When prompted, press 1 for
AM or 2 for PM.
Set the fax header
Note: Setting the fax header is required by law in many countries.
Press the Setup button, press 3 and then press 2. Enter your name: appears on the LCD
screen.
Using the numeric keypad, enter your name using the numeric keys that correspond to the
letters in your name. For example, to enter the letter R, press the 7 key three times until the
letter R appears on the LCD screen. Continue in this manner until your entire name is entered.
To enter a symbol, press the * key repeatedly until the required symbol appears on the LCD
screen. To enter a space, press the # key.
When you are finished entering your name, press the OK button. Your fax number: appears
on the LCD screen.
Enter your fax number using the numeric keypad, and then press the OK button.
Need more help?
For more information about setting up your fax
with other equipment or services, see the Fax
Setup chapter of the HP Fax 1240 Series User
Guide.
Still need help?
?
© 2003 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP. Printed in U.S.A.
www.hp.com/support
Adjust paper
guides so they
are close to the
paper without
bending the
paper.
Note: Forcing
paper too far into
the paper tray
might cause a
paper jam.
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