HP (Hewlett-Packard) 2405 (Q3086A) User Manual

reference guide

fax setup

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If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you 
have no other office equipment on this phone line, connect your HP PSC as 
described in this section.

Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP PSC, 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 PSC.

If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the 

telephone wall jack to your HP PSC, you might 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 

Remove the white plug from the port labeled “2-EXT” on the back of your 
HP PSC, and then connect a phone to this port.

Now you need to decide how you want to answer fax calls: automatically or 
manually.

The HP PSC is factory-set to answer all calls automatically after 5 rings, so you 
do not need to change any settings if you want to automatically receive faxes. 
Your HP PSC will not be able to distinguish between fax and voice calls in this 
case, however, so if you suspect a voice call is incoming, you will need to 
answer it before the 5th ring or the HP PSC will answer first.

If you pick up the phone before the 5th ring and hear fax tones from 

a sending fax machine, you will need to manually answer the fax call. For 
information on how to receive fax calls manually from your attached phone 
and from an extension phone, see 

Telephone
wall jack

Back view of the HP PSC

Telephone

Use the phone cord 
supplied in the box with 
your HP PSC