HP 8610 E Owners Manual

1Telephone wall jack
2 Parallel splitter
3 DSL/ADSL filter
4 Use the phone cord provided to connect to the 1-LINE port on t he back of the printer.
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapte r provided for your country/
region.
5 DSL/ADSL modem
6 Computer
7 Telephone
NOTE:You need to purchase a parallel  splitter. A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 por t on the front
and two RJ-11 por ts on the back. Do not use a 2–line phone spli tter, a serial splitter, or a parallel
splitter which...

4.Connect the DSL filter to the parallel splitter.
5. Connect the DSL modem to the parallel splitter.
6. Connect the parallel sp litter to the wall jack.
7. Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, the printer automatically answers after the number of rings you set in the
Rings to Answer  setting. The printer begins emi tting fax reception tones to the sending fax machine
and receives the fax.
If you encounter problems setting  up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or...

3.Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer, conn ect one end to your telephone
wall jack, then connect the oth er end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer.
NOTE:You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapte r provided for your
country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telepho ne wall jack to the printer, you
might not be able to fax successf ully. This special phone cord is different from the phone cords
you might already...

Figure B-12  Example of a parallel splitter
To set up the printer on the sam e phone line as a computer with two phone ports
Figure B-13   Back view of the printer
1 Telephone wall jack
2 "IN" phone port on your computer
3 "OUT" phone port on your computer
4 Telephone (optional)
5 Answering machine
6 Computer with modem
7 Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to con nect to the 1-LINE port.
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapte r provided for...

5.(Optional) If your answering machine does not have a built-in phone, for convenience you might
want to connect a phone to the b ack of your answering machine a t the "OUT" port.
NOTE:If your answering machine does n ot let you connect an external phone, you can
purchase and use a parallel splitt er (also known as a coupler) to connect both the answering
machine and telephone to the prin ter. You can use standard phone cords for these connections.
6.If your modem software is set to receive faxes...

7Answering machine
8 Telephone (optional)
NOTE:You need to purchase a parallel  splitter. A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 por t on the front
and two RJ-11 por ts on the back. Do not use a 2–line phone spli tter, a serial splitter, or a parallel
splitter which has two RJ-11 port s on the front and a plug on the back.
Figure B-14  Example of a parallel splitter
To set up the printer with a computer DSL/ADSL modem
1.Obtain a DSL/ADSL filter from your DSL/ADSL provider.
NOTE: Phones in other parts of the...

If you encounter problems setting up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case K: Shared voice/fax line wi th computer dial-up modem and v oice mail
If you receive both voice calls  and fax calls at the same phone number, use a computer dial-up
modem on the same phone line, and subscribe to a voice mail service through your telephone
company, set up the printer as described in this section.
NOTE: You cannot receive faxes automatically...

To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports
1. Remove the white plug from the  port labeled 2-EXT on the back o f the printer.
2. Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your compute r (your computer dial-up
modem) to a telephone wall jack. D isconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it
into the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer.
3. Connect a phone to the "OUT" port on the back of your computer dial-up modem.
4. Using the...

Serial-type fax setup
For information on setting up the printer for faxing using a serial-type phone system, see the Fax
Configuration web site f or your country/region.
Austriawww.hp.com/at/faxconfig
Germany
www.hp.com/de/faxconfig
Switzerland (French)
www.hp.com/ch/fr/faxconfig
Switzerland (German)
www.hp.com/ch/de/faxconfig
United Kingdom
www.hp.com/uk/faxconfig
Finland
www.hp.fi/faxconfig
Denmark
www.hp.dk/faxconfig
Sweden
www.hp.se/faxconfig
Norway
www.hp.no/faxconfig
Netherlands...

Test fax setup
You can test your fax setup to check the status of the printer and to make sure it is set up correctly for
faxing. Perform this test after y ou have completed setting up t he printer for faxing. The test does the
following:
● Tests the fax hardware
● Verifies the correct type of ph
one cord is connected to the pri nter
● Checks that the phone cord is plugged into the correct port
● Checks for a dial tone
● Checks for an active phone line
● Tests the status of your phone line connection
The...