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If you do not know which answer mode to use, see Set up the HP All-in-One for faxing.
1. Press Setup.
2. Press 3, and then press 2.
This displays the Basic Fax Setup menu and then selects Auto Answer.
3. Press 1 to select On, or press 2 to select Off.
4. Press OK to accept the setting.
Change the answer ring pattern (distinctive ringing)
Many phone companies offer a distinctive ringing feature that allows you to have
several phone numbers on one phone line. When you subscribe to this service, each
number will have a different ring pattern. You can set up your HP All-in-One to answer
incoming calls that have a specific ring pattern.
If you connect your HP All-in-One to a line with distinctive ringing, have your
telephone company assign one ring pattern to voice calls and another ring pattern to
fax calls. HP recommends that you request double or triple rings for a fax number.
When the HP All-in-One detects the specified ring pattern, it will answer the call and
receive the fax.
If you do not have a distinctive ring service, use the default ring pattern, which is All
Rings.
To change the answer ring pattern from the control panel
1. Verify that your HP All-in-One is set to answer fax calls automatically. For
information, see Set the answer mode.
2. Press Setup.
3. Press 4, and then press 1.
This displays the Advanced Fax Setup menu and then selects Answer Ring
Pattern.
4. Press
to highlight an option, and then press OK.
When the phone rings with the ring pattern assigned to your fax line, the HP All-in-
One answers the call and receives the fax.
Set the number of rings before answering
If you set the Auto Answer setting to On, you can specify how many rings should
occur before your HP All-in-One automatically answers the incoming call.
The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an answering machine on the
same phone line as your HP All-in-One, because you want the answering machine to
answer the phone before the HP All-in-One does. 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 four rings or fewer 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.
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Finish setup