HP Officejet 5610 - Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and voice mail

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Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and voice mail
If you receive both voice calls and fax calls at the same phone number, use a
computer modem on the same phone line, and subscribe to a voice mail service
through your telephone company, set up your HP All-in-One as described in this
section.

Note

You cannot receive faxes automatically if you have a voice mail service

at the same phone number you use for fax calls. You must receive faxes
manually; this means you must be available to respond in person to incoming
fax calls. If you want to receive faxes automatically instead, contact your
telephone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring service, or to obtain a
separate phone line for faxing.

Since your computer modem shares the phone line with your HP All-in-One, you will
not be able to use both your computer modem and your HP All-in-One

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simultaneously. For example, you cannot use your HP All-in-One for faxing if you are
using your computer modem to send an e-mail or access the Internet.
There are two different ways to set up your HP All-in-One with your computer based
on the number of phone ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your
computer to see if it has one or two phone ports.

If your computer has only one phone port, you will need to purchase a parallel
splitter (also called a coupler), as shown below. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11
port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a 2-line phone
splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the
front and a plug on the back.) For additional details, see the

5600 series

Troubleshooting

section in the onscreen

HP Image Zone Help

.

Example of a parallel splitter

If your computer has two phone ports, set up your HP All-in-One as described
below.

Back view of the HP All-in-One

1 Telephone wall jack
2 "IN" phone port on your computer
3 "OUT" phone port on your computer
4 Telephone
5 Computer with modem
6 Phone cord supplied in the box with your HP All-in-One connected to the "1-LINE" port

To set up your HP All-in-One to a computer with two phone ports
1.

Remove the white plug from the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your HP All-
in-One.

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2.

Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your
computer modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the
telephone wall jack and plug it into the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your
HP All-in-One.

3.

Connect a phone to the "OUT" port on the back of your computer modem.

4.

Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP All-in-One, 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 All-in-One.

Note

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

wall jack to your HP All-in-One, you might not be able to fax successfully.
This special phone cord is different from the phone cords you might
already have in your home or office. If the supplied phone cord is too
short, see

The phone cord that came with my HP All-in-One is not long

enough

for information on extending it.

5.

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

Note

If you do not turn off the automatic fax reception setting in your

modem software, your HP All-in-One will not be able to receive faxes.

6.

Set the

Auto Answer

setting to

Off

.

For information on changing this setting, see

Set the answer mode

.

7.

Run a fax test. For information, see

Test your fax setup

.

You must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, or your HP All-in-
One cannot receive faxes. For information on receiving faxes manually, see

Receive a

fax manually

.