Case H: Shared Voice/Fax Line With Voice Mail; How To Answer Fax Calls Manually - HP 1240 Series User Manual

chapter 7

case H: shared voice/fax line with voice mail

Note:
mail service, so you must be available to respond in person (manually) to
incoming fax calls. If you want to receive faxes automatically instead,
contact your phone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring service, or to
obtain a separate phone line for faxing.
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you
also subscribe to a voice mail service through your phone company, connect
your HP Fax as described in this section.
Telephone
wall jack
Use the phone cord
supplied in the box with
your HP Fax
1 Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP Fax, connect one
end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port
labeled "1-LINE" on the back of your HP Fax.
Caution!
telephone wall jack to your HP Fax, you probably will not be able
to fax successfully. This special 2-wire cord is different from the
more common 4-wire phone cords you might already have in your
office. For more information about how to tell the difference
between the cords, see
when receiving faxes.
2
Press the
display.

how to answer fax calls manually

You must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, or your
HP Fax cannot receive faxes. For information about how to receive fax calls
manually from your attached phone and from an extension phone, see
a fax manually from a phone
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The HP Fax cannot receive faxes automatically if you have a voice
Back view of the HP Fax
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the
I have difficulties when sending faxes and
on page 105.
Answer Mode
button on the front panel until
on page 28.
Telephone
(optional)
TEL
appears on the
receive
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