HP 8610 E Owners Manual

							Figure B-1  Back view of the printer
1 Telephone wall jack
2 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 your country/
region.
To set up the printer with a separate fax line
1.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 have in your home or office.
2. Turn on the  Auto Answer  setting.
3. (Optional) Change the  Rings to Answer setting to the lowest setting (two rings).
4. Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, the printe r answers automatically 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.
Case B: Set up the printer with DSL
If you have a DSL service through  your telephone company, and do not connect any equipment to
the printer, use the instruction s in this section to connect a DSL filter between the telephone wall jack
and the printer. The DSL filter r emoves the digital signal that can interfere with the printer, so the
printer can communicate correctly  with the phone line. (DSL might be called ADSL in your country/
region.)
NOTE: If you have a DSL line and you do not connect the DSL filter, y ou cannot send and receive
faxes with the printer.
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							Figure B-2  Back view of the printer
1 Telephone wall jack
2 DSL (or ADSL) filter and cord supplied by your DSL provider
3 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 your country/
region.
To set up the printer with DSL
1.Obtain a DSL filter from your DSL provider.
2. Using the phone cord  supplied in the box with the printer, connect one end to the open port on
the DSL filter, and then connec t the other 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 co rd to connect from the DSL filter to the printer, 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.
As only one phone cord is suppli ed, you might need to obtain additional phone cords for this
setup.
3. Connect an additional phone cord f rom the DSL filter to the telephone wall jack.
4. Run a fax test.
If you encounter problems setting  up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case C: Set up the printer with a PBX phone system  or an ISDN line
If you are using either a PBX pho ne system or an ISDN converter/terminal adapter, make sure you do
the following:
● If you are using either a PBX or an ISDN converter/terminal ada
ptor, connect the printer to the
port that is designated for fax  and phone use. Also, make sure that the terminal adapter is set to
the correct switch type for yo ur country/region, if possible.
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							NOTE:Some ISDN systems allow you to configure the ports for specific  phone equipment. For
example, you might have assigned  one port for telephone and Group 3 fax and another port for
multiple purposes. If you have p roblems when connected to the f ax/phone port of your ISDN
converter, try using  the port designated for multiple purposes;  it might be labeled "multi-combi"
or something similar.
● If you are using a PBX phone system, set the call waiting tone 
to "off."
NOTE:Many digital PBX systems include a call-waiting tone that is se t to "on" by default. The
call waiting tone interferes with  any fax transmission, and you cannot send or receive faxes with
the printer. Refer to the documentation that came with your PBX phone system for instructions
on how to turn off the call-waiting tone.
● If you are using a PBX phone system, dial the number for an out
side line before dialing the fax
number.
● Make sure you use the supplied co
rd to connect from the telephone wall jack to the printer. 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 longer  2-wire phone cord from your local electronics store and extend
it.
You might need to connect the s upplied phone cord to the adapte r provided for your country/
region.
If you encounter problems setting  up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case D: Fax with a distinctive  ring service on the same line
If you subscribe to a distinctive  ring service (through your telephone company) that allows you to
have multiple phone numbers on o ne phone line, each with a different ring pattern, set up the printer
as described in this section.
Figure B-3   Back view of the printer
1 Telephone wall jack
2 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 your country/
region.
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							To set up the printer with a distinctive ring service1.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 have in your home or office.
2. Turn on the  Auto Answer  setting.
3. Change the  Distinctive Ring  setting to match the pattern th at the telephone company assign ed to
your fax number.
NOTE: By default, the printer is set  to answer all ring patterns. If you do not set the  Distinctive
Ring to match the ring pattern assign ed to your fax number, the printer might answer both voice
calls and fax calls or it might not answer at all.
TIP: You can also use the Ring Pattern  Detection feature in the printer control panel to set
distinctive ring. With this feat ure, the printer recognizes and  records the ring pattern of an
incoming call and, based on this call, automatically determines  the distinctive ring pattern
assigned by your telephone compan y to fax calls. For more information, see 
Change the answer
ring pattern for distinctive ring on page 78.
4.(Optional) Change the  Rings to Answer setting to the lowest setting (two rings).
5. Run a fax test.
The printer automatically answers incoming calls that have the  ring pattern you selected (Distinctive
Ring  setting) after the number of rings you selected ( Rings to Answer setting). The printer begins
emitting 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 vendor for further assistance.
Case E: Shared voice/fax line
If you receive both voice calls  and fax calls at the same phone  number, and you have no other office
equipment (or voice mail) on thi s phone line, set up the printer as described in this section.
Figure B-4   Back view of the printer
1 Telephone wall jack
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							2Use 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 your country/
region.
3 Telephone (optional)
To set up the printer with a shared voice/fax line
1.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 have in your home or office.
2. Do one of the following:
● If you have a parallel-type phone
 system, remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-
EXT on the back of the printer,  and then connect a phone to thi s port.
● If you have a serial-type phone system, you might plug your pho
ne directly on top of the
printer cable which has a  wall plug attached to it.
3. Now you need to decide how you wa nt the printer to answer calls, automatically or manually:
● If you set up the printer to answer calls 
automatically, it answers all in coming calls and
receives faxes. The printer cannot distinguish between fax and  voice calls in this case; if
you suspect the call is a voice call, you need to answer it before the printer answers the
call. To set up the printer to  answer calls automatically, turn  on the Auto Answer  setting.
● If you set up the printer to answer faxes 
manually, you must be available to respond in
person to incoming fax calls or  the printer cannot receive faxes. To set up the printer to
answer calls manually, turn off the  Auto Answer setting.
4. Run a fax test.
If you pick up the phone before  the printer answers the call and hear fax tones from a sending fax
machine, you need to answer the fax call manually.
If you encounter problems setting  up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case F: Shared voice/fax line with voice mail
If you receive both voice calls  and fax calls at the same phone number, and you also 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 if you have a voice mail  service at the same phone
number you use for fax calls. You must receive faxes manually;  this means you must be available to
respond in person to incoming fa x calls. If you want to receive faxes automatically instead, contact
your telephone company to subscr ibe to a distinctive ring service, or to obtain a separate phone line
for faxing.
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							Figure B-5  Back view of the printer
1 Telephone wall jack
2 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 your country/
region.
To set up the printer with voice mail
1.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.
You might need to connect the s upplied phone cord to the adapte r provided for your country/
region.
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 have in your home or office.
2. Turn off the  Auto Answer  setting.
3. Run a fax test.
You must be available to respond  in person to incoming fax calls, or the printer cannot receive faxes.
You must initiate the manual fax  before voicemail picks up the line.
If you encounter problems setting  up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case G: Fax line shared with c omputer modem (no voice calls rec eived)
If you have a fax line on which you receive no voice calls, and you also have a computer modem
connected on this line, set up the printer as described in this  section.
NOTE:If you have a computer dial-up mo dem, your computer dial-up modem shares the phone line
with the printer. You cannot us e both your modem and the printe r simultaneously. For example, you
cannot use the printer for faxing  while you are using your computer dial-up modem to send an email
or access the Internet.
●Set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem
●
Set up the printer with a computer DSL/ADSL modem
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							Set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem
If you are using the same phone line for sending faxes and for a computer dial-up modem, follow
these directions for setting up the printer.
Figure B-6   Back view of the printer
1 Telephone wall jack
2 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 your country/
region.
3 Computer with modem
To set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem
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. 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 have in your home or office.
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
printer cannot 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 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.
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							If you encounter problems setting up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Set up the printer with a computer DSL/ADSL modem
If you have a DSL line and use th at phone line to send faxes, follow these instructions to set up your
fax.
1 Telephone wall jack
2 Parallel splitter
3 DSL/ADSL filter
Connect one end of the phone jack that was supplied with the printer to connect to the 1-LINE
port on the back of the printer. Connect the other end of the cord to the DSL/ADSL filter.
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapte r provided for your country/
region.
4 Computer
5 Computer DSL/ADSL modem
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-7  Example of a parallel splitter
To set up the printer with a computer DSL/ADSL modem
1.Obtain a DSL filter from your DSL provider.
2. Using the phone cord pr ovided in the box with the printer, connect one end to the DSL filter, and
then connect the other end to th e 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 co rd to connect from the DSL filter to the back of the printer, you
might not be able to fax successf ully. This special phone cord is different from the phone cords
you might already have in your home or office.
3. Connect the DSL filter to the parallel splitter.
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							4.Connect the DSL modem to the parallel splitter.
5. Connect the parallel sp litter to the wall jack.
6. 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 vendor for further assistance.
Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem
There are two different ways to set up the printer with your co mputer based on the number of phone
ports on your computer. Before y ou begin, check your computer to see if it has one or two phone
ports.
NOTE: If your computer has  only one phone port, y ou need to purchase a parallel splitter (also
called a coupler), as shown in the illustration. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and
two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do no t use a two-line phone splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter
which has two RJ-11 ports on the front and a plug on the back.)
●Shared voice/fax with  computer dial-up modem
●
Shared voice/fax with computer DSL/ADSL modem
Shared voice/fax with computer dial-up modem
If you use your phone line for both fax and telephone calls, us e these instructions to set up your fax.
There are two different ways to set up the printer with your co mputer based on the number of phone
ports on your computer. Before y ou begin, check your computer to see if it has one or two phone
ports.
NOTE: If your computer has  only one phone port, y ou need to purchase a parallel splitter (also
called a coupler), as shown in the illustration. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and
two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do no t use a two-line phone splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter
which has two RJ-11 ports on the front and a plug on the back.)
Figure B-8   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-9   Back view of the printer
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							1Telephone wall jack
2 Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to con nect to the 1-LINE port.
3 Parallel splitter
4 Computer with modem
5 Telephone
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 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 have in your home or office.
5. 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
printer cannot receive faxes.
6. Now you need to decide how you wa nt the printer to answer calls, automatically or manually:
● If you set up the printer to answer calls 
automatically, it answers all in coming calls and
receives faxes. The printer cannot distinguish between fax and  voice calls in this case; if
you suspect the call is a voice call, you need to answer it before the printer answers the
call. To set up the printer to  answer calls automatically, turn  on the Auto Answer  setting.
● If you set up the printer to answer faxes 
manually, you must be available to respond in
person to incoming fax calls or  the printer cannot receive faxes. To set up the printer to
answer calls manually, turn off the  Auto Answer setting.
7. Run a fax test.
If you pick up the phone before  the printer answers the call and hear fax tones from a sending fax
machine, you need to answer the fax call manually.
If you use your phone line for vo ice, fax, and your computer dial-up modem, follow these directions to
set up your fax.
If you encounter problems setting  up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Shared voice/fax with c omputer DSL/ADSL modem
Use these instructions if your  computer has a DSL/ADSL modem
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