HP 6500 A Manual

To schedule a fax from the device control panel
1.Load your originals. For additional information, see 
Load originals .
2. In the Fax area, press  Fax repeatedly until  How to Fax appears.
3. Press 
 until  Send Fax Later  appears, and then press  OK.
4. Enter the send time by using the numeric keypad, and then press  OK. If prompted,
press  1 for  AM, or  2 for  PM.
5. Enter the fax number by using the keypad, press  Speed Dial or a one-touch speed
dial button (some models only) to select a speed...

Send a fax to multiple recipients from the device control panel
You can send a fax to multiple recipients at once by grouping individual speed dial entries
into group speed dial entries.
To send a fax to multiple recipients using group speed dial
1. Load your originals. For additional information, see 
Load originals .
2. Press  Speed Dial  repeatedly, until the appropriate group speed dial entry appears.
TIP:You can also scroll through the speed dial entries by pressing  or , or
you can select a speed...

HP recommends that you use only color originals for color faxing.
To send a color original fax from the device control panel
1.Load your originals. For additional information, see 
Load originals .
2. In the Fax area, press  Fax.
The  Enter Number  prompt appears.
3. Enter the fax number by using the keypad, press  Speed Dial or a one-touch speed
dial button (some models only) to select a speed dial, or press  Redial/Pause to redial
the last number dialed.
4. Press  START FAX Color .
If the device...

The following resolution settings are available for sending faxes: Fine, Very Fine ,
Photo , and Standard . The default setting is  Fine.
• Fine : provides high-quality text suitable for faxing most documents. This is the default
setting. When sending faxes in color, the device always uses the  Fine setting.
• Very Fine : provides the best quality fax when you are faxing documents with very
fine detail. If you choose  Very Fine, be aware that the faxing process takes longer to
complete and you can only...

3.Enter the fax number by using the keypad, press  Speed Dial or a one-touch speed
dial button (some models only) to select a speed dial, or press  Redial/Pause to redial
the last number dialed.
4. In the Fax area, press  Fax repeatedly until  Lighter / Darker  appears.
5. Press 
 to lighten the fax or press  to darken it, and then press  OK.
The indicator moves to the left or right as you press an arrow button.
6. Press  START FAX Black .
If the device detects an original loaded in the automatic...

If you receive a legal-size fax and the device is not currently set to use legal-size paper,
the device reduces the fax so that it fits on the paper that is loaded. If you have disabled
the  Automatic Reduction  feature, the device prints the fax on two pages.
NOTE:If you are copying a document when a fax arrives, the fax is stored in the
device memory until the copying finishes. This can reduce the number of fax pages
stored in memory.
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Receive a fax...

5.When you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, do the following:
a. Press  START FAX Black  or START FAX Color  on the device control panel.
b . When prompted, select  Fax Receive.
NOTE:Depending on your country/region, the device might receive the fax
automatically when you hear fax tones from the sending fax machine.
6. After the device begins to receive the fax, you can hang up the phone or remain on
the line. The phone line is silent during fax transmission.
Set up backup fax reception...

3.Press the right arrow  button to select On, On Error Only , or Off.
4. Press  OK.
Reprint received faxes from memory
If you set the  Backup Fax Reception  mode to On, the received faxes are stored in
memory, whether the device has an error condition or not.
NOTE: After the memory becomes full, the ol dest, printed faxes are overwritten as
new faxes are received. If all the stored faxes are unprinted, the device does not
receive any fax calls until you print or delete the faxes from memory. You might...

3.Enter the fax number of the other fax machine.
4. Press  START FAX Black  or START FAX Color .
NOTE:If you press  START FAX Color  but the sender sent the fax in black and
white, the device prints the fax in black and white.
Forward faxes to another number
You can set up the device to forward your fa xes to another fax number. A received color
fax is forwarded in black and white.
HP recommends that you verify the number you are forwarding to is a working fax line.
Send a test fax to ma ke sure the fax...

To set the paper size for received faxes from the device control panel
1.Press  Setup.
2. Select  Basic Fax Setup  and then select Fax Paper Size.
3. Press 
 to select an option, and then press  OK.
Set automatic reduction for incoming faxes
The  Automatic Reduction  setting determines what the HP all-in-one does if it receives
a fax that is too large for the default paper size. This setting is turned on by default, so
the image of the incoming fax is reduced to fit on one page, if possible. If this...