HP LaserJet Pro MFP M225, M226 - User Guide

Set up to send and receive faxes
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Before starting
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Step 1: Identify the phone connection type
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Step 2: Set up the fax
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Step 3: Configure the fax time, date, and header
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Step 4: Run a fax test
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Step 5 (Optional): Configure settings for receiving digital faxes (Windows)
Before starting
Make sure that the product was fully set up before connecting the fax service.
NOTE: Use the telephone cable and any adapters that shipped with the product to connect the product to
the telephone jack.
NOTE: In countries/regions that use serial telephone systems, an adapter is shipped with the product. Use
the adapter to connect other telecom devices to the same telephone jack the product is connected to.
Complete the instructions in each of the following four steps:
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Step 1: Identify the phone connection type on page 62.
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Step 2: Set up the fax on page 63.
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Step 3: Configure the fax time, date, and header on page 67.
4.
Step 4: Run a fax test on page 68.
Step 1: Identify the phone connection type
Review the following equipment and service types to determine which setup method to use. The method
used depends on the equipment and services already installed on the phone system.
NOTE: The product is an analog device. HP recommends using the product on a dedicated analog telephone
line.
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Dedicated phone line: The product is the only piece of equipment or service connected to the phone line
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Voice calls: Voice and fax calls use the same phone line
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Answering machine: An answering machine answers voice calls on the same phone line used for fax
calls
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Voice mail: A voice-mail subscription service uses the same phone line as the fax
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Distinctive ring service: A service from the telephone company that allows several phone numbers to
be associated with one phone line, and each number has a different ring pattern; the product detects
the ring pattern assigned to it and answers the call
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Computer dial-up modem: A computer uses the phone line to connect to the Internet through a dial-up
connection
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