Set Up The Fax; Step 1: Identify The Type Of Phone System You Are Using (Parallel Or Serial) - HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 Guide De Démarrage

Set up the fax

This getting started guide provides
instructions for setting up the fax.
For more information about fax features
available with your HP Officejet/
Officejet Pro device, see the electronic
user guide available on your computer
after you install the software
Solution Center Software (Windows) or the Help Viewer
(Mac OS). (The user guide is also available online at
www.hp.com/support.)
Step 1: Identify the type of phone system you are using
(parallel or serial)
Before setting up the fax, connect the
NOTE:
HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device and install the
software.
To begin setting up the HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device
for faxing, determine whether your country/region's
phone system uses a parallel or serial system.
Parallel-type phone systems
In a parallel-type phone system, you are able to connect
shared telephone equipment to the phone line by using
the "2-EXT" port on the back of the HP Officejet/
Officejet Pro device.
If you have a parallel-type phone system,
NOTE:
see "Step 2: Determine the type of phone line
(dedicated or shared)" on page 5.
The following countries use a parallel phone system:
Argentina Australia
Canada Chile
Colombia Greece
Indonesia Ireland
Korea Latin America
Mexico Philippines
Portugal Russia
4 Set up the fax
either from the HP
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Brazil
China
India
Japan
Malaysia
Poland
Saudi Arabia
If you do not use the supplied cord or
CAUTION:
adapter to connect from the telephone wall jack to your
HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device, 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 "Solve
fax problems" on page 10.
The instructions for fax setup differ depending
NOTE:
on whether you have a serial- or parallel-type phone
system.
If you do not see your country/region listed in the
following sections, you probably have a serial-type
phone system. If you are unsure which kind of telephone
system you have (serial or parallel), check with your
telephone company.
Singapore Spain
Thailand USA
Vietnam
Taiwan
Venezuela