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

hp psc 2400 series

chapter 13

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If your PC modem’s software is set to automatically receive faxes to your 
computer, turn off that setting. 

If you do not turn off the auto fax receive setting in your 

PC modem software, your HP PSC will not be able to receive 
faxes.

Connect a phone to the “out” port on the back of your PC modem.

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 

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, 
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 

To receive faxes manually, you must be available to respond in person to 
incoming fax calls or your HP PSC cannot receive faxes. 

Before you can answer fax calls manually, you need to change the Rings to 
Answer setting to No Answer as described in 

 on page 59. For information on how to receive fax calls manually 

from your attached phone and from an extension phone, see 

If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, and you 
also have an answering machine that answers voice calls at this phone number, 
connect your HP PSC as described in this section.