CAUTION—SHOCK HAZARD: To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not set up this product or make any electrical or cabling connections, such as the power cord, fax feature, or telephone, during a lightning storm.
CAUTION—SHOCK HAZARD: To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not use the fax feature during a lightning storm.
Setup 1: Printer is connected to a dedicated fax line
Connect one end of the telephone cable to the line port of the printer.
Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an active analog wall jack.
Notes:
- You can set the printer to receive faxes automatically (Auto Answer On) or manually (Auto Answer Off).
- If you want to receive faxes automatically, then set the printer to pick up on any number of rings that you want.
Setup 2: Printer is sharing the line with an answering machine
Note: If you subscribe to a distinctive ring service provided by your telephone company, then make sure that you set the correct ring pattern for the printer. Otherwise, the printer does not receive faxes even if you have set it to receive faxes automatically.
Connected to the same telephone wall jack
Connect one end of the telephone cable to the line port of the printer.
Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an active analog wall jack.
Connect the answering machine to the telephone port of the printer.
Connected to different wall jacks
Connect one end of the telephone cable to the line port of the printer.
Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an active analog wall jack.
Notes:
- If you have only one telephone number on your line, then set the printer to receive faxes automatically.
- Set the printer to pick up calls two rings after the answering machine. For example, if the answering machine picks up calls after four rings, then set the printer Rings to Answer setting to six.
Setup 3: Printer is sharing the line with a telephone subscribed to voice mail service
Connect one end of the telephone cable to the line port of the printer.
Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an active analog wall jack.
Connect the telephone to the telephone port of the printer.
Notes:
- This setup works best if you are using voice mail more often than fax, and if you subscribe to a distinctive ring service.
- When you answer the telephone and you hear fax tones, press *9* or the manual answer code on the telephone to receive the fax.
- You can also set the printer to receive faxes automatically, but turn off the voice mail service when you are expecting a fax.