HP Officejet 4500 User Manual

• Answering machine: An answering machine that answers voice calls at the same phone
number you use for fax calls on the device.
• Voice mail service: A voice mail subscription through your telephone company at the same
number you use for fax calls on the device.
3.From the following table, choose the combination of equipment and services applicable to your
home or office setting. Then look up the recommended fax setup. Step-by-step instructions are
included for each case in the sections that follow....

Other equipment or services sharing your fax lineRecommended fax
setup
DSLPBXDistinct
ive ring
serviceVoice
callsComputer
dial-up
modemAnswering
machineVoice
mail
service
    Case J: Sharedvoice/fax line withcomputer modemand answeringmachine
    Case K: Sharedvoice/fax line withcomputer dial-upmodem and voicemail
Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received)
If you have a separate phone line on which you receive no voice calls, and you have no other
equipment connected on this phone line, set up...

3.(Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to the lowest setting (two rings).
4.Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, the device answers automatically after the number of rings you set in the
Rings to Answer setting. The device begins emitting fax reception tones to the sending fax machine
and receives the fax.
Case B: Set up the device with DSL
If you have a DSL service through your telephone company, and do not connect any equipment to
the device, use the instructions in this section to connect a...

3.Connect an additional phone cord from the DSL filter to the telephone wall jack.
4.Run a fax test.
If you encounter problems setting up the device with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case C: Set up the device with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line
If you are using either a PBX phone 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 adaptor, connect the...

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 a distinctive ring service
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...

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.
3Telephone (optional)
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...

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 phone cord to the...

Set up the device 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 device.
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.
3Computer with modem
To set up the device with a computer dial-up modem
1.Remove the white...

Set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem
If you have a DSL line and use that phone line to send faxes, follow these instructions to set up your
fax.
1Telephone wall jack
2Parallel splitter
3DSL/ADSL filter
Connect one end of the phone jack that was supplied with the device to
connect to the 1-LINE port on the back of the device. Connect the other
end of the cord to the DSL/ADSL filter.
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
4Computer...

4.Connect the DSL modem to the parallel splitter.
5.Connect the parallel splitter to the wall jack.
6.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 device begins emitting fax reception tones to the sending fax machine
and receives the fax.
If you encounter problems setting up the device with optional equipment, contact your local service
provider or vendor for further assistance.
Case H: Shared voice/fax line...