HP Officejet 5610 - Test your fax setup

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Test your fax setup

You can test your fax setup to check the status of your HP All-in-One and to make
sure it is set up properly for faxing. Perform this test after you have completed setting
up your HP All-in-One for faxing. The test does the following:

Verifies the correct type of phone cord is connected to your HP All-in-One

Checks that the phone cord is plugged into the correct port

Checks for a dial tone

Checks for an active phone line

Tests the status of your phone line connection

The HP All-in-One prints a report with the results of the test. If the test fails, review the
report for information on how to fix the problem and rerun the test.

To test your fax setup from the control panel
1.

Set up your HP All-in-One for faxing according to the setup instructions in this
chapter.

2.

Insert the print cartridges and load full-size paper in the input tray before starting
the test.
For more information, see

Replace the print cartridges

and

Load full-size paper

.

3.

Press

Setup

.

4.

Press

6

, then press

6

again.

This selects the

Tools

menu and then selects

Run Fax Test

.

The HP All-in-One displays the status of the test on the control panel display and
prints a report.

5.

Review the report.

If the test passes and you are still having problems faxing, check the fax
settings listed in the report to verify the settings are correct. A blank or
incorrect fax setting can cause problems faxing.

If the test fails, review the report for more information on how to fix any
problems found.

6.

After you pick up the fax report from your HP All-in-One, press

OK

.

If necessary, resolve any problems found and rerun the test.
For more information on resolving any problems found during the test, see

The

fax test failed

.

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Finish

setup