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Receive a fax
Your HP all-in-one can receive faxes automatically or manually, depending on the
answer mode that you set. If the light next to the Auto Answer button is on, your
HP all-in-one automatically answers incoming calls and receive faxes. If the light is off,
you need to receive faxes manually. For more information on the answer mode, see
Set up the HP all-in-one to receive faxes.
Note If you installed a photo print cartridge for printing photos, you might want to
replace it with the black print cartridge when receiving faxes. See Work with print
cartridges.
Set the number of rings before answering
You can specify how many rings should occur before your HP all-in-one automatically
answers the incoming call.
Note This setting only applies if your HP all-in-one is set to receive faxes
automatically.
The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an answering machine on the
same phone line as your HP all-in-one. The answering machine must answer the call
before your HP all-in-one. The number of rings to answer for the HP all-in-one should
be greater than the number of rings to answer for the answering machine.
For example, set your answering machine to answer in 4 rings and your HP all-in-one to
answer in the maximum number of rings supported by your device. (The maximum
number of rings varies by country/region.) In this setup, the answering machine will
answer the call and the HP all-in-one will monitor the line. If the HP all-in-one detects
fax tones, the HP all-in-one will receive the fax. If the call is a voice call, the answering
machine will record the incoming message.
To set the number of rings before answering from the control panel
1 Press Setup.
2 Press 4, and then press 3.
This selects Basic Fax Setup and then selects Rings to Answer.
3 Enter the appropriate number of rings by using the keypad.
4 Press OK to accept the setting.
Receive a fax manually
If you set up your HP all-in-one to receive faxes manually (the Auto Answer light is off)
or you answer the phone and hear fax tones, use the instructions in this section to
receive faxes.
You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is:
● Directly connected to the HP all-in-one (on the "2-EXT" port)
● On the same phone line, but is not connected to the HP all-in-one
1 Make sure the HP all-in-one is turned on and you have paper loaded in the input
tray.
2 Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
3 Set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number to allow you to answer the
incoming call before the HP all-in-one answers. Or, set your HP all-in-one to
answer faxes manually.
User Guide 83
Use the fax features