HP Officejet Pro 6830 - Set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem

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Set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem

If you are using the same phone line for sending faxes and for a computer dial-up modem, follow

these directions for setting up the printer.
Figure B-6 Back view of the printer

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Telephone wall jack

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Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer to connect to the 1-LINE port.

You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your country/

region.

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Computer with modem

To set up the printer with a computer dial-up modem

1.

Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the printer.

2.

Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your computer dial-up

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 the printer.

3.

Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the printer, connect one end to your telephone

wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-LINE on the back of the printer.
NOTE: You might need to connect the supplied phone cord to the adapter provided for your

country/region.
If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone wall jack to the printer, 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.

4.

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

printer cannot receive faxes.

5.

Turn on the Auto Answer setting.

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Set up faxing (parallel phone systems) 153

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6.

(Optional) Change the Rings to Answer setting to the lowest setting (two rings).

7.

Run a fax test.

When the phone rings, the printer automatically answers after the number of rings you set in the

Rings to Answer setting. The printer begins emitting fax reception tones to the sending fax machine

and receives the fax.
If you encounter problems setting up the printer with optional equipment, contact your local service

provider or vendor for further assistance.