23Additional features
3 Additional features
This chapter contains information on additional features you may want to set or change
for your HP Fax.
• Rings to answer: Sets the number of rings before the HP Fax answers the phone.
• Caller ID: If you subscribe to Caller ID through your local phone company, you can
use it with your HP Fax.
• Block Junk Faxes: In conjunction with Caller ID, you can block certain numbers
from sending you a fax.
• Favorites
• Image TCR
• Distinctive Ring
• Answer/Receive mode: Determines how the HP Fax responds to incoming calls.
Set rings to answer
You can select the number of rings that will occur before the fax answers an incoming
call.
1. Press Menu repeatedly until
BASIC FAX
displays and press OK.
2. Press
until
Rings to Answer
displays and press OK.
3. Enter the number of rings you want (2–7) and press OK.
The HP Fax rings the set number of times and then answers. It then produces a
different sounding ring to alert you to which type of call is incoming.
• The additional ring may occur once for a fax call
• The additional ring occurs 5 times for a voice call.
1 The “arrow buttons” located at the left and right of OK button on the control panel are
designated by in the instructions.
1
NOTE: If you are using your machine as both a telephone and a fax machine,
we suggest you set the ring count to at least 4 to give you time to answer.