HP Officejet Pro 8500A User Manual

5.Turn on the  Auto Answer  setting.
6. Set your answering machine to answer after a low number of rings.
7. Change the  Rings to Answer  setting on the printer to the maximum number of rings
supported by your printer. (The maximum number of rings varies by country/region.)
8. Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, your answering machine answers after the number of rings you have set,
and then plays your recorded greeting. The printer monitors the call during this\
 time, "listening"
for fax...

To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports
Back view of the printer
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1Telephone wall jack
2"IN" phone port on your computer
3"OUT" phone port on your computer
4Telephone (optional)
5Answering machine
6Computer with modem
7Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to connect to the
1-LINE port.
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
1.Remove the white plug from the...

5.(Optional) If your answering machine does not have a built-in phone, for convenience you
might want to connect a phone to the back of your answering machine at the "OUT" port.
NOTE: If your answering machine does not let you connect an external phone, you can
purchase and use a parallel splitter (also known as a coupler) to connect both the
answering machine and telephone to the printer. You can use standard phone cords for
these connections.
6. If your modem software is set to receive faxes...

4Phone cord provided with the printer connected to the 1-LINE port on
the back of the printer
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 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 spli\
tter, a serial splitter, or
a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the...

When the phone rings, your answering machine answers after the number of rings you have set,
and then play your recorded greeting. The printer monitors the call during this time, “listening” for
fax tones. If incoming fax tones are detected, the printer emits fax reception tones and receive
the fax; if there are no fax tones, the printer stops monitoring the line and your answering
machine can record a voice message.
If you use the same phone line for telephone, fax, and have a computer DSL modem,...

• If your computer has two phone ports, set up the printer as follows:
Back view of the printer
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1Telephone wall jack
2Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to connect to
the 1-LINE port
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
3Parallel splitter
4Computer with modem
5Telephone
To set up the printer on the same phone line as a computer with two phone ports
1.Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of...

If you encounter problems setting up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local
service provider or vendor for further assistance.
Serial-type fax setup
For information on setting up the printer for faxing using a serial-type phone system, see the Fax
Configuration Web site for your country/region.Austria
www.hp.com/at/faxconfig
Germanywww.hp.com/de/faxconfig
Switzerland (French)www.hp.com/ch/fr/faxconfig
Switzerland (German)www.hp.com/ch/de/faxconfig
United Kingdomwww.hp.com/uk/faxconfig...

The printer prints a report with the results of the test. If the test fails, review the report for
information on how to fix the problem and rerun the test.
To test fax setup via the printer control panel
1.Set up the printer for faxing according to your particular home or office setup instructions.
2. Make sure the ink cartridges are installed, and that full-size paper is loaded in the input tray
before starting the test.
3. From the printer control panel, touch right arrow 
, and then select  Setup....

D Network setup
You can manage network settings for the printer through the printer control panel as described in
the next section. Additional advanced settings are available in the embedded Web server,
a configuration and status tool you access from your Web browser using an existing network
connection to the printer. For more information, see 
EmbeddedWebserver.
This section contains the following topics:
•
Changebasicnetworksettings
•
Changeadvancednetworksettings
•...

Set link speed
You can change the speed at which data is transmitted over the network. The default is Automatic.
1. Touch right arrow 
, and then select  Network.
2. Select Advanced Setup , then select Link Speed.
3. Touch the number next to the link speed that matches your network hardware:
•1. Automatic
• 2. 10-Full
• 3. 10-Half
• 4. 100-Full
• 5. 100-Half
View IP settings
To view the IP address of the printer:
• Print the network configuration page. For more information, see...