- Hewlett-Packard Fax Machine User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP 1040/1050 Fax series
- Load paper 1
- Load documents to fax or copy 2
- Send a fax 2
- Receive a fax 3
- Make a copy 3
- Make a telephone call 4
- The HP Fax 1040/1050 6
- The menus 12
- Overview of menu options 13
- Loudspeaker-HP 1040 Fax 16
- Speakerphone-HP 1050 Fax 16
- Navigate the menus 17
- Enter dates, times, text, and telephone numbers 18
- Speed dialing 21
- Paper types and sizes 23
- Document types and sizes 23
- Set document resolution and contrast for a single copy 24
- Adjust volume 25
- Automatic fax redial 26
- Receiving via an extension telephone (HP 1040 Fax only) 26
- Set rings to answer 27
- Use Caller ID 28
- Block junk fax numbers 28
- Scan & Fax Mode 29
- Image TCR 29
- Distinctive ring (DRPD) 30
- Answer/receive mode 31
- Turn on the message center 35
- Record your greeting 36
- Play your greeting 36
- Screen or monitor your calls 37
- Announcement only 37
- Play back messages 37
- Erase messages 38
- Remote Access 39
- Message paging 41
- Record a conversation 41
- Broadcasting 43
- Delayed fax 44
- Polling 45
- To cancel the scheduled job 46
- Forward faxes 47
- Set the date and time 49
- Turn on and off sounds 49
- Set the fax header information 50
- Print reports 51
- Reprinting faxes 52
- Clearing memory 53
- Loudspeaker-HP 1040 Fax 53
- Speakerphone-HP 1050 Fax 53
- Redial a number in memory 54
- Print cartridge information 55
- View ink level 55
- Print the self test 56
- Replace the print cartridge 56
- Clear jammed documents and paper 58
- Maintain the print cartridge 59
- Clean the document scanner area 61
- Adjust the scanner 63
- LCD error messages 63
- Troubleshooting 66
- Paper types and sizes 71
- Document types and sizes 71
- Print cartridge 72
- Product specifications 72
- A sample of ITU #1 test chart (reduced to 60.5%) 74
- Environmental product stewardship program 75
- Regulatory notices 76
- Declaration of conformity 78
- Use Hewlett-Packard support services 79
- Hewlett-Packard LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT 80
- Contents
- Quick start
- HP Fax basics
- The HP Fax 1040/1050
- The menus
- Overview of menu options
- Loudspeaker-HP 1040 Fax
- Speakerphone-HP 1050 Fax
- Navigate the menus
- Enter dates, times, text, and telephone numbers
- Speed dialing
- Paper types and sizes
- Document types and sizes
- Set document resolution and contrast for a single copy
- Adjust volume
- Automatic fax redial
- Receiving via an extension telephone (HP 1040 Fax only)
- Additional features
- Digital message center (HP 1050 Fax only)
- Advanced faxing
- Feature reference
- Care and maintenance
- Specifications and regulatory information
- Index

Care and maintenance 68
Troubleshooting
Print quality problems
Paper feeding problems
Problem Solution
Light or blurred characters. Check ink level as described in View ink level on page 55. To
install a new print cartridge, see Replace the print cartridge on
page 56.
Make sure the print cartridge is installed correctly. To clean the
print cartridge, see Maintain the print cartridge on page 59.
Smudged or dark characters. Make sure the paper is straight and unwrinkled. Let ink dry
before handling the paper. To clean the print cartridge, see
Maintain the print cartridge on page 59.
Characters with white lines. If
Ink Low. Install new ink cartridge
is displayed,
install a new print cartridge as described in Replace the print
cartridge on page 56.
Remove and reinstall the print cartridge.
Clean the print cartridge (see Maintain the print cartridge on
page 59.)
Improperly formed or misaligned
characters.
Clean the print cartridge (see Clean the print cartridge nozzles
on page 59.)
Abnormal black horizontal lines Clean the cartridge carrier (see Clean the cartridge carrier
contacts on page 60.)
Problem Solution
Paper is jammed during printing. Clear paper jam as described in Paper jams during printing on
page 58.
Paper sticks together. • Make sure you have fewer than 50 sheets in the paper tray.
• Humid conditions may cause some paper to stick together.
Take the paper out and fan the pages and replace.
Paper fails to feed. Remove any obstructions inside the printer.
Multiple sheets of paper feed. When loading paper, do not force the paper down into the
printer. If multiple sheets have caused a paper jam, clear the
paper jam. (see Paper jams during printing on page 58.)
Paper skews or buckles in the paper
tray.
The paper tray can hold up to 50 sheets. Make sure the paper
guides do not cause the paper to bow. When loading paper,
do not force it down into the machine.










