HP 6500 A Manual

• Computer dial-up modem: A computer dial-up modem is on the same phone lineas the device. If you answer Yes to any of the following questions, you are using
a computer dial-up modem:
◦Do you send and receive faxes directly to and from your computer software
applications through a dial-up connection?
◦ Do you send and receive e-mail messages on your computer through a dial-
up connection?
◦ Do you access the Internet from your computer through a dial-up connection?
• Answering machine: An answering...

Other equipment or services sharing your fax lineRecommended fax
setup
DSLPBXDistinct
ive ring
serviceVoice
callsComputer
dial-up
modemAnswering
machineVoice
mail
service
      Case G: Fax lineshared with computermodem (no voicecalls received)
     Case H: Sharedvoice/fax line withcomputer modem
     Case I: Shared voice/fax line withanswering machine
    Case J: Sharedvoice/fax line withcomputer modemand answeringmachine
    Case K: Sharedvoice/fax line withcomputer dial-upmodem and voicemail
Case A:...

To set up the device with a separate fax line
1.Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the device, connect one end to your
telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back
of the device.
NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the
device, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord is
different...

To set up the device with DSL
1.Obtain a DSL filter from your DSL provider.
2. Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the device, connect one end to the
open port on the DSL filter, and then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE
on the back of the device.
NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the DSL filter to the device,
you might not be able to fax successfully. This...

• If you are using a PBX phone system, dial the number for an outside line before dialing
the fax number.
• Make sure you use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the device. If you do not, you might not be able  to fax successfully. This special phone
cord is different from the phone cords you might already have in your home or office.
If the supplied phone cord is too short, you can purchase a coupler from your local
electronics store and extend it.
You might need to connect...

3.Change the  Distinctive Ring  setting to match the pattern that the telephone company
assigned to your fax number.
NOTE: By default, the device is set to answer all ring patterns. If you do not set
the  Distinctive Ring  to match the ring pattern assi gned to your fax number, the
device might answer both voice calls and fax calls or it might not answer at all.
4. (Optional) Change the  Rings to Answer setting to the lowest  setting (two rings).
5. Run a fax test.
The device automatically answers...

To set up the device with a shared voice/fax line
1.Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the device, connect one end to your
telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back
of the device.
NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the
device, you might not be able to fax successfully. This special phone cord is...

Figure 8-5 Back view of the device
1Telephone wall jack
2Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the device to connect to the
1-LINE port
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
To set up the device with voice mail
1. Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the device, connect one end to your
telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back
of the device.
You might need to connect the supplied...

NOTE:If you have a computer dial-up modem, your computer dial-up modem shares
the phone line with the device. You will not be able to use both your modem and the
device simultaneously. For example, you cannot use the device for faxing while you
are using your computer dial-up modem to send an e-mail or access the Internet.
•Set up the device with a computer dial-up modem
•
Set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem
Set up the device with a computer dial-up modem
If you are using the same phone...

4.If your modem software is set to receive faxes to your computer automatically, turn
off that setting.
NOTE: If you do not turn off the automatic fax reception setting in your modem
software, the device will not  be able to receive faxes.
5.Turn on the  Auto Answer  setting.
6. (Optional) Change the  Rings to Answer setting to the lowest  setting (two rings).
7. Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, the device automatically answers after the number of rings you
set in the  Rings to Answer  setting. The...