Lexmark 5300 Series Printer User Manual


 
You can connect the printer to other equipment. See the following table to determine the best way to set up the
printer.
Equipment Benefits See this section
The printer
A telephone cord
Send and receive faxes without using a
computer.
“Connecting directly to a telephone
wall jack” on page 30
The printer
A telephone
Two telephone cords
Use the fax line as a normal telephone
line.
Send and receive faxes without using a
computer.
“Connecting to a telephone” on
page 33
The printer
A telephone
An answering machine
Three telephone cords
Receive both incoming voice messages and
faxes.
“Connecting to an answering
machine” on page 29
The printer
A telephone
A computer modem
Three telephone cords
Send faxes using the computer or the
printer.
“Connecting to a computer with a
modem” on page 32
Connecting to an answering machine
Connect an answering machine to the printer to receive both incoming voice messages and faxes.
Note: Setup steps may vary depending on your country or region. For more information on connecting the printer
to telecommunications equipment, see the related topic, “Using an RJ11 adapter.”
1 Make sure you have the following:
A telephone
An answering machine
Three telephone cords
A telephone wall jack
2 Connect one telephone cord into the LINE port of the printer, and then plug it into an active telephone wall
jack.
Setting up the printer
29