HP Officejet 6500A Plus - Manual (Page 66)

To change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ring
1. Verify that the printer is set to answer fax calls automatically.
2. Touch right arrow , and then select Setup.
3. Touch Fax Setup, and then select Advanced Fax Setup
4. Touch Distinctive Ring.
5. A message appears stating that this setting should not be changed unless you
have multiple numbers on the same telephone line. Touch Yes to continue.
6. Do one of the following:
• Touch the ring pattern assigned by your telephone company to fax calls.
- Or -
• Touch Ring Pattern Detection, and then follow the instructions on the printer’s
control panel.
NOTE: If the Ring Pattern Detection feature cannot detect the ring pattern or if
you cancel the feature before it finishes, the ring pattern is automatically set to
All Rings.
NOTE: If you are using either a PBX phone system that has different ring
patterns for internal and external calls, you must call the fax number from an
external number.
Set the dial type
Use this procedure to set tone-dialing or pulse-dialing mode. The factory-set default is
Tone. Do not change the setting unless you know that your phone line cannot use tone
dialing.
NOTE: The pulse-dialing option is not available in all countries/regions.
To set the dial type
1. Touch right arrow , and then select Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup, and then select Basic Fax Setup.
3. Touch down arrow , and then select Dial Type.
4. Touch to select Tone Dialing or Pulse Dialing.
Set the redial options
If the printer was unable to send a fax because the receiving fax machine did not
answer or was busy, the printer attempts to redial based on the settings for the busy-
redial and no-answer-redial options. Use the following procedure to turn the options on
or off.
•
Busy redial: If this option is turned on, the printer redials automatically if it receives
a busy signal. The factory-set default for this option is On.
• No answer redial: If this option is turned on, the printer redials automatically if the
receiving fax machine does not answer. The factory-set default for this option is
Off.
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