HP Officejet 4500 User Manual

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
4Telephone
1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the product.
2.Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer dial-up
modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it
into...

Shared voice/fax with computer DSL/ADSL modem
Use these instructions if your computer has a DSL/ADSL modem
1Telephone wall jack
2Parallel splitter
3DSL/ADSL filter
4Phone cord supplied with the device
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
5DSL/ADSL modem
6Computer
7Telephone
NOTE:You will need to purchase a parallel splitter. A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on
the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a 2–line phone splitter,...

To set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem
1.Obtain a DSL filter from your DSL provider.
NOTE:Phones in other parts of the home/office sharing the same phone number with DSL
service will need to be connected to additional DSL filters, otherwise you will experience
noise when making voice calls.
2.Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the devices, connect one end to the DSL filter,
then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the device.
NOTE:You might need to...

3Answering machine
4Telephone (optional)
To set up the device with a shared voice/fax line with answering machine
1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the device.
2.Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the port labeled
2-EXT on the back of the device.
NOTE:If you do not connect your answering machine directly to the device, fax tones from
a sending fax machine might be recorded on your answering machine, and you probably
will not be...

Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and answering machine
There are two different ways to set up the product with your computer based on the number of phone
ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your computer to see if it has one or two phone
ports
NOTE:If your computer has only one phone port, you will need to purchase a parallel splitter
(also called a coupler), as shown below. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on the front and
two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a...

1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the product.
2.Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer dial-up
modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall jack and plug it
into the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the product.
3.Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the port labeled
OUT on the back of the computer (the computer dial-up modem).
4.Using the phone cord...

Shared voice/fax line with computer DSL/ADSL modem and answering machine
1Telephone wall jack
2Parallel splitter
3DSL/ADSL filter
4Phone cord provided with the device connected to the 1-LINE port on the
back of the device
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
5DSL/ADSL modem
6Computer
7Answering machine
8Telephone (optional)
NOTE:You will need to purchase a parallel splitter. A parallel splitter has one RJ-11 port on
the front and two RJ-11...

To set up the device with a computer DSL/ADSL modem
1.Obtain a DSL/ADSL filter from your DSL/ADSL provider.
NOTE:Phones in other parts of the home/office sharing the same phone number with DSL/
ADSL service will need to be connected to additional DSL/ADSL filters, otherwise you will
experience noise when making voice calls.
2.Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the device, connect one end to the DSL/ADSL
filter, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the device....

Since your computer dial-up modem shares the phone line with the device, you cannot use both
your modem and the device simultaneously. For example, you cannot use the device for faxing if
you are using your computer dial-up modem to send an e-mail or access the Internet.
There are two different ways to set up the device with your computer based on the number of phone
ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your computer to see if it has one or two phone
ports.
• If your computer has only one...

4.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 from the phone
cords you might already have in...