Set the answer mode – HP Officejet 5605 All-in-One Printer User Manual

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Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your
computer modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the
telephone wall jack and plug it into the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your
HP All-in-One.

Connect a phone to the "OUT" port on the back of your computer modem.

Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your HP All-in-One, connect one
end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled "1-
LINE" on the back of your HP All-in-One.

Note

If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone

wall jack to your HP All-in-One, you might not be able to fax successfully.
This special phone cord is different from the phone cords you might
already have in your home or office. If the supplied phone cord is too
short, see

The phone cord that came with my HP All-in-One is not long

enough

for information on extending it.

If your computer 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, your HP All-in-One will not be able to receive faxes.

Set the

Auto Answer

setting to

Off

For information on changing this setting, see

Set the answer mode

Run a fax test. For information, see

Test your fax setup

You must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, or your HP All-in-
One cannot receive faxes. For information on receiving faxes manually, see

Receive a

fax manually

Change settings on the HP All-in-One to receive faxes

In order to receive faxes successfully, you need to change some settings on your
HP All-in-One.

Note

The HP All-in-One is usually set up to receive faxes during the

HP Image Zone

software installation through the

Fax Setup Wizard

(Windows

users) or

Fax Setup Utility

(Mac users). Depending on the information you

provided, the HP All-in-One will be set to receive faxes automatically or
manually. You can change the setting at any time from the control panel.

If you are unsure which settings to choose for the options described in this section,
see

Set up the HP All-in-One for faxing

Set the answer mode
The answer mode determines whether your HP All-in-One answers incoming calls or
not.
●

If you set the HP All-in-One to answer faxes automatically, the HP All-in-One will
answer all incoming calls and receive faxes. Set the

Auto Answer

setting to

●

If you set the HP All-in-One to answer faxes manually, you must be available to
respond in person to the incoming fax call or your HP All-in-One will not receive

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