HP Officejet 4500 User Manual

4Copy
You can produce high-quality color and grayscale copies on a variety of paper types and
sizes.
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.
This section contains the following topics:
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Copy documents
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Change copy settings
Copy documents
You can make quality copies from the device control panel.
NOTE:If you are copying a borderless original, load the original on...

• Lighter/Darker settings
• Resizing originals to fit on different paper sizes
You can use these settings for single copy jobs, or you can save settings to be used as
defaults for future jobs.
To change copy settings for a single job
1.Press left arrow 
 or right arrow  to navigate between different copy options.
2.Make any changes to the copy function settings, and then press OK to accept the
changes.
To save the current settings as defaults for future jobs
1.Press left arrow 
 or right arrow  to...

5Fax
You can use the device to send and receive faxes, including color faxes. You can
schedule faxes to be sent at a later time and set up speed-dials to send faxes quickly and
easily to frequently used numbers. From the device control panel, you can also set a
number of fax options, such as resolution and the contrast between lightness and
darkness on the faxes you send.
NOTE:Before you begin faxing, make sure you have set up the device properly for
faxing. You might have already done this as part of...

TIP:You can also send a fax manually from a phone or by using monitor dialing.
These features allow you to control the pace of your dialing. They are also useful
when you want to use a calling card to charge the call and you have to respond to
tone prompts while dialing.
To send a basic fax from the device control panel
1.Load your originals. If you are faxing a borderless original, load the original on the
scanner glass, not the ADF. For additional information, see 
Load an original on the
scanner...

4.If the recipient answers the telephone, you can engage in a conversation before
sending your fax.
NOTE:If a fax machine answers the call, you will hear fax tones from the
receiving fax machine. Proceed to the next step to transmit the fax.
5.When you are ready to send the fax, press Start.
NOTE:If prompted, select Send Fax.
If you were speaking with the recipient before sending the fax, inform the recipient
that they should press Start on their fax machine after they hear fax tones.
The telephone line...

Send a fax from memory
You can scan a black-and-white fax into memory and then send the fax from memory.
This feature is useful if the fax number you are trying to reach is busy or temporarily
unavailable. The device scans the originals into memory and sends them once it is able
to connect to the receiving fax machine. After the device scans the pages into memory,
you can immediately remove the originals from the document feeder tray.
NOTE:You can only send a black-and-white fax from memory.
To send a...

6.Enter the fax number by using the keypad, press Speed Dial to select a speed dial,
or press Redial/Pause to redial the last number dialed.
7.Press Start.
The device scans all pages and the scheduled time appears on the display. The fax
is sent at the scheduled time.
To cancel a scheduled fax
1.Press the left arrow 
 or right arrow  to select Fax B&W or Fax Color , and then
press OK.
2.Press right arrow 
 until Fax Method appears, and then press OK.
3.Press right arrow 
 until Send Fax Later appears,...

phone lines. On poor phone lines, ECM increases sending time and phone charges, but
sends the data much more reliably. The default setting is On. Turn ECM off only if it
increases phone charges substantially, and you can accept poorer quality in exchange
for reduced charges.
Before turning the ECM setting off, consider the following. If you turn ECM off
• The quality and transmission speed of faxes you send and receive are affected.
• The Fax Speed is automatically set to Medium.
• You will no longer be...

You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is:
• Directly connected to the device (on the 2-EXT port)
• On the same phone line, but not directly connected to the device
To receive a fax manually
1.Make sure the device is turned on and you have paper loaded in the main tray.
2.Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
3.Set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number to allow you to answer the incoming
call before the device answers. Or, turn off the Auto Answer setting so that the...

NOTE:If Backup fax is enabled and you turn off the device, all faxes stored in
memory are deleted, including any unprinted faxes that you might have received while
the device was in an error condition. You must contact the senders to ask them to
resend any unprinted faxes. For a list of the faxes you have received, print the Fax
Log. The Fax Log is not deleted when the device is turned off.
To set backup fax from the device control panel
1.Press Setup.
2.Press right arrow 
 until Tools appears, and then...