HP Officejet 6500A e All in One E710 User Manual

Activate Fax to PC and Fax to Mac
On a computer running Windows, you can use the Digital Fax Setup Wizard to activate
Fax to PC. On a Macintosh computer, you can use the HP Utility.
To set up Fax to PC (Windows)
1.Open the HP printer software. For more information, see 
HP printer software
(Windows).
2.Double-click Fax Actions, and then double-click Digital Fax Setup Wizard.
3.Follow the onscreen instructions.
To set up Fax to Mac (Mac OS X)
1.Open the HP Utility. For more information, see 
HP Utility...

Turn off Fax to PC or Fax to Mac
1.Touch 
 (right arrow), and then select Setup.
2.Touch Fax Setup, touch Basic Fax Setup, and then touch Fax to PC.
3.Touch Turn Off.
Set up speed-dial entries
You can set up frequently used fax numbers as speed-dial entries. This lets you dial
those numbers quickly by using the printer’s control panel.
TIP:In addition to creating and managing speed-dial entries from the printer’s
control panel, you can also use tools available on your computer, such as the HP
software...

4.If you want to change the fax number, type the new number, and then touch Next.
NOTE:Be sure to include any pauses or other required numbers, such as an
area code, an access code for numbers outside a PBX system (usually a 9 or
0), or a long-distance prefix.
5.If you want to change the name of the speed-dial entry, type the new name, and
then touch Done.
Set up and change group speed-dial entries
You can store groups of fax numbers as group speed-dial entries.
To set up group speed-dial entries
NOTE:...

Print a list of speed-dial entries
To print a list of all of the speed-dial entries that have been set up, complete the
following steps:
1.Load paper in the tray. For more information, see 
Load media.
2.On the printer’s control panel, touch right arrow 
, and then touch Setup.
3.Touch Fax Setup, and then select Speed Dial Setup.
4.Touch Print Speed Dial List.
Change fax settings
After completing the steps in the getting started guide that came with the printer, use
the following steps to change the...

To set the answer mode
1.Touch right arrow 
, and then select Setup.
2.Touch Fax Setup, and then select Basic Fax Setup .
3.Touch Auto Answer, and then select On or Off.
When Auto Answer is On, the printer answers calls automatically. When Auto
Answer is Off, it does not answer calls.
Set the number of rings before answering
If you turn on the Auto Answer setting, you can specify how many rings occur before
incoming calls are automatically answered.
The Rings to Answer setting is important if you have an...

To change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ring
1.Verify that the printer is set to answer fax calls automatically.
2.Touch right arrow 
, and then select Setup.
3.Touch Fax Setup, and then select Advanced Fax Setup
4.Touch Distinctive Ring.
5.A message appears stating that this setting should not be changed unless you
have multiple numbers on the same telephone line. Touch Yes to continue.
6.Do one of the following:
• Touch the ring pattern assigned by your telephone company to fax calls.
- Or -...

To set the redial options
1.Touch right arrow 
, and then select Setup.
2.Touch Fax Setup, and then select Advanced Fax Setup.
3.Touch to select the appropriate Busy Redial or No Answer Redial options.
Set the fax speed
You can set the fax speed used to communicate between your printer and other fax
machines when sending and receiving faxes.
If you use one of the following, setting the fax speed to a slower speed might be
required:
• An Internet phone service
• A PBX system
• Fax over Internet Protocol...

Fax and digital phone services
Many telephone companies provide their customers with digital phone services, such
as the following:
• DSL: A Digital subscriber line (DSL) service through your telephone company.
(DSL might be called ADSL in your country/region.)
• PBX : A private branch exchange (PBX) phone system
• ISDN: An integrated services digital network (ISDN) system.
• FoIP: A low-cost phone service that allows you to send and receive faxes with your
printer by using the Internet. This method is...

Use reports
You can set up the printer to print error reports and confirmation reports automatically
for each fax you send and receive. You can also manually print system reports as
required; these reports provide useful system information about the printer.
By default, the printer is set to print a report only if there is a problem sending or
receiving a fax. A confirmation message that indicates whether a fax was successfully
sent appears briefly on the control-panel display after each transaction....

3.Touch Fax Confirmation.
4.Touch to select one of the following options.
OffDoes not print a fax confirmation report when you send and receive
faxes successfully. This is the default setting.
On (Fax Send)Prints a fax confirmation report for every fax you send.
On (Fax Receive)Prints a fax confirmation report for every fax you receive.
Send & ReceivePrints a fax confirmation report for every fax you send and receive.
To include an image of the fax on the report
1.Touch right arrow 
, and then select...