HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309 - Manual (Page 177)

4. Using another phone cord, connect one end to the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the product. Connect
the other end of the phone cord to the parallel splitter on the side with the single phone port.
5. Unplug your computer modem from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to the parallel splitter on the side
with two phone ports.
6. Connect your answering machine to the other open phone port on the parallel splitter.
NOTE: If you do not connect your answering machine in this way, fax tones from a sending fax machine
might be recorded on your answering machine, and you might not be able to receive faxes with the
product.
7. (Optional) If your answering machine does not have a built-in phone, for convenience you might want to
connect a phone to the back of your answering machine at the "OUT" port.
Back view of the product
1 Telephone wall jack
2 Phone cord connected to the 2-EXT port
3 Parallel splitter
4 Telephone (optional)
5 Answering machine
6 Computer with modem
7 Phone cord supplied in the box with the product connected to the 1-LINE port
8. If your modem software is set to receive faxes to your computer automatically, turn off that setting.
NOTE: If you do not turn off the automatic fax reception setting in your modem software, the product
will not be able to receive faxes.
9. Turn on the Auto Answer setting.
10. Change the number of rings to wait on the product to the maximum number of rings supported by your
product. (The maximum number of rings varies by country/region.)
11. Set your answering machine to answer after a low number of rings.
12. Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, your answering machine will answer after the number of rings you have set, and then
play your recorded greeting. The product monitors the call during this time, "listening" for fax tones. If incoming
fax tones are detected, the product will emit fax reception tones and receive the fax; if there are no fax tones,
the product stops monitoring the line and your answering machine can record a voice message.
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