Choose the recommended answer mode for your setup
Refer to the table below to determine the recommended answer mode for your HP all-
in-one based on your home or office setup. From the first column in the table, choose
the type of equipment and services applicable to your office setup. Then, look up the
recommended answer mode in the second column. The third column describes how the
HP all-in-one will answer incoming calls.
After you have determined the recommended answer mode setting for your home or
office setup, see
Set the answer mode
for more information.
Equipment/services
sharing your fax phone
line
Recommended
answer mode
Description
None.
Automatic
(The
Auto Answer
light is on.)
The HP all-in-one automatically answers all
incoming calls using the
Rings to Answer
setting. For more information on setting the
User Guide
101
Use the
fax
features
Equipment/services
sharing your fax phone
line
Recommended
answer mode
Description
(You have a separate fax
phone line on which you
receive only fax calls.)
number of rings, see
Set the number of rings
before answering
.
A shared voice and fax
phone line and no
answering machine.
(You have a shared
phone line in which you
receive both voice and
fax calls.)
Manual
(The
Auto Answer
light is off.)
The HP all-in-one will not automatically answer
calls. You must receive all faxes manually by
pressing
Start Fax Black
or
Start Fax Color
.
For information on receiving faxes manually,
see
Receive a fax manually
.
You might use this setting if the majority of calls
on this phone line are voice calls and you rarely
receive faxes.
Voice mail service
provided by your
telephone company.
Manual
(The
Auto Answer
light is off.)
The HP all-in-one will not automatically answer
calls. You must receive all faxes manually by
pressing
Start Fax Black
or
Start Fax Color
.
For information on receiving faxes manually,
see
Receive a fax manually
.
An answering machine
and a shared voice and
fax phone line.
Automatic
(The
Auto Answer
light is on.)
The answering machine will answer the call and
the HP all-in-one will monitor the line. If the
HP all-in-one detects fax tones, the HP all-in-
one will receive the fax.
Note
This is the recommended setting if you
have an answering machine. Make sure
the answering machine is set up properly
with the HP all-in-one. For information,
see
Fax setup
.
Also, set the number of rings to answer for the
HP all-in-one to a number greater than the
number of rings to answer for the answering
machine. The answering machine must answer
the call before your HP all-in-one. For more
information on setting the number of rings to
answer, see
Set the number of rings before
answering
.
Distinctive ringing
service.
Automatic
(The
Auto Answer
light is on.)
The HP all-in-one automatically answers all
incoming calls.
Make sure the ring pattern the phone company
set for your fax phone line matches the
Answer
Ring Pattern
set for the HP all-in-one. For more
information, see
Change the answer ring
pattern (distinctive ringing)
.
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HP Officejet 7300/7400 series all-in-one
Use the
fax
features