HP Officejet Pro 8500A User Manual

To set automatic reduction from the printer control panel
1.Touch right arrow 
, and then select  Setup.
2. Touch  Fax Setup , and then select  Advanced Fax Setup .
3. Touch  Automatic Reduction , and then select On or  Off .
Block unwanted fax numbers
If you subscribe to a caller ID service through your phone provider, you can block
specific fax numbers so the printer does not print faxes received from those numbers.
When an incoming fax call is received, the printer compares the number to the\
 list...

Remove numbers from the junk fax list
If you no longer want to block a fax number, you can remove a number from your junk
fax list.
To remove numbers from the list of junk fax numbers
1.Touch right arrow 
, and then select  Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup , and then select  Basic Fax Setup .
3. Touch down arrow 
, and then select  Junk Fax Blocker  or Junk Fax Blocker
Setup .
4. Touch Remove Numbers .
5. Touch the number you want to remove, and then select  OK.
Print a Junk Fax Report
Use the following...

Fax to PC and Fax to Mac requirements
• The administrator computer, the computer that activated the Fax to PC or Fax toMac feature, must be on at all times. Only one computer can act as the Fax to PC
or Fax to Mac administrator computer.
• The destination folder's computer or server must be on at all times. The destination computer must also be awake, faxes will not be saved if the computer is asleep or
in hibernate mode.
• Paper must be loaded in the input tray.
Activate Fax to PC and Fax to Mac
On...

To modify settings from the HP software (Windows)
1.Open the HP printer software. For more information, see 
HPprintersoftware
(Windows).
2. Double-click  Fax Actions, and then double-click  Digital Fax Setup Wizard .
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
To modify settings from the HP software (Mac OS X)
1. Open the HP Utility. For more information, see 
HPUtility(MacOSX).
2. Click the  Application  icon on the toolbar.
3. Double-click  HP Setup Assistant , and then follow the onscreen instructions....

To change speed-dial entries
1.On the printer’s control panel, touch right arrow 
, and then touch  Setup.
2. Touch  Fax Setup , and then select  Speed Dial Setup .
3. Touch  Add/Edit Speed Dial , and then touch the speed-dial entry you want to
change.
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...

Delete speed-dial entries
To delete speed-dial entries or group speed-dial entries, complete the following steps:
1.On the printer’s control panel, touchright arrow 
, and then touch  Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup , and then select  Speed Dial Setup .
3. Touch Delete Speed Dial , touch the entry you want to delete, and then touch  Yes
to confirm.
NOTE:  Deleting a group speed-dial entry does not delete the individual
speed-dial entries.
Print a list of speed-dial entries
To print a list of all of the...

4.Enter your personal or company name, and then touch  Done.
5. Enter your fax number, and then touch  Done.
Set the answer mode (Auto answer)
The answer mode determines whether the printer answers incoming calls.
• Turn on the  Auto Answer setting if you want the printer to answer faxes
automatically . The printer answers all incoming calls and faxes.
• Turn off the  Auto Answer setting if you want to receive faxes  manually. You must
be available to respond in person to the incoming fax call or else...

If you connect the printer to a line with distinctive ring, have your telephone company
assign one ring pattern to voice calls and another ring pattern to fax calls. HP
recommends that you request double or triple rings for a fax number. When the printer
detects the specified ring pattern, it answers the call and receives the fax.
TIP:You can also use the Ring Pattern Detection feature in the printer’s control
panel to set distinctive ring. With this feature, the printer recognizes and records
the ring...

3.Touch down arrow , and then select  Tone or Pulse Dialing .
4. Touch to select  Tone Dialing or Pulse Dialing .
Set the redial options
If the printer was unable to send a fax because the receiving fax machine did not
answer or was busy, the printer attempts to redial based on the settings for the busy-
redial and no-answer-redial options. Use the following procedure to turn the options on
or off.
•Busy redial : If this option is turned on, the printer redials automatically if it
receives a busy...

Set the fax sound volume
Use this procedure to increase or decrease the volume of the fax sounds.
To set the fax sound volume
1.Touch right arrow 
, and then select  Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup , and then select  Basic Fax Setup .
3. Touch Fax Sound Volume .
4. Touch to select  Soft,Loud , or Off.
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....