HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M176 M177 - User Guide

HP Fax Setup Wizard (Windows)
1. Click Start, and then click Programs.
2. Click HP, click the name of the product, and then click Fax Setup Wizard.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to congure the fax settings.
Congure for stand-alone fax
You can use the product as a stand-alone fax machine without connecting it to a computer or a network.
1.
From the Home screen on the product control panel, select Setup .
2
. Sel
ect
Fax Setup, and then select Fax Set-Up Utility.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts and select the appropriate response for each question.
NOTE: The maximum number of characters for the fax number is 20. The maximum number of
ch
ar
act
ers for the fax header is 40.
Congure
for an answering machine
If y
o
u connect a telephone answering machine to the product, you need to congure the Rings to Answer and
Answer Mode settings for the product. Follow these steps to congure the product.
1
.
F
r
om the Home screen on the product control panel, select Setup
.
2. Select Fax Setup, and then select Basic Setup.
3. Select Rings to Answer.
4. Set the product rings-to-answer setting for at least one ring more than the number of rings for which
the answering machine is set. Use the keypad to enter the number of rings, and then select OK.
5. Select Back to return to the Basic Setup menu.
6. Select
Answer Mode.
7. Select TAM, and then select OK.
With this setting, the pr
oduct listens for fax tones after the answering machine has picked up the call.
The product picks up a call if fax tones are detected.
Congure for an extension phone
If you connect an extension phone to the product, you need to change some fax settings for the product to
work with this conguration.
Follow these steps to congure the product.
1.
Fr
om the Home screen on the product control panel, select Setup
.
2. Select
Fax Setup, and then select Advanced Setup.
3. Select
Extension Phone.
4. Make sure that the On
option is selected.
With this setting turned on, you can alert the product to pick up the incoming fax call by pressing 1-2-3
sequentially on the telephone keypad. Turn this setting o only if you use pulse dialing or if you have a
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