HP Officejet 6500 - Manual (Page 122)

There are two different ways to set up the device 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.
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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 two-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.)
Figure 8-7 Example of a parallel splitter
• If your computer has one phone port, set up the device as described below.
Figure 8-8 Back view of the device
1 Telephone wall jack
2 Phone cord provided with the device plugged into the 1-LINE port on the
back of the device
You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter
provided for your country/region.
3 Parallel splitter
4 Computer
5 Telephone
To set up the device on the same phone line as a computer with one phone port
1. Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the device.
2. Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer
dial-up modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall
jack and plug it into the parallel splitter.
3. Connect a phone cord from the parallel splitter to the port labeled 2-EXT on the back
of the device.
Chapter 8
118 Configure and manage