HP OfficeJet J4580 User Manual

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  this phone line, set up the device as
described in this section.
Figure 7-4 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
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,...

3.Now you need to decide how you want  the device to answer calls, automatically or
manually:
• If you set up the device to answer calls  automatically, it answers all incoming
calls and receives faxes. The device will not be able to distinguish between fax
and voice calls in this case; if you suspect  the call is a voice call, you will need
to answer it before the device answers the call. To set up the device to answer
calls automatically, turn on the  Auto Answer setting.
• If you set up the device to...

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.
NOTE: 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 your
home or office.
2. Turn off the  Auto Answer  setting....

3Computer with modem
To set up the device with a computer dial-up modem
1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the device.
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 device.
3. Using the phone cord supplied in the box  with the device, connect one end to your
telephone wall jack, then...

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.
4Computer
5Computer DSL/ADSL modem
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, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two...

NOTE:Since your computer 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 while  you are using your computer modem to
send an e-mail or access the Internet.
•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, use these instructions to
set up your...

4Computer
5Telephone
To set up the device on the same phone line as a computer with one phone port
1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the device.
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 parallel splitter.
3. Connect a phone cord from the parallel splitter to the port labeled 2-EXT on the
back of the device.
4. Connect a...

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
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, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on
the front and a plug on...

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: If you do not...

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 able to receive faxes with the device....