Receive a fax manually

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Receive a fax manually

Set up backup fax

Reprint received faxes from memory

Poll to receive a fax

Forward faxes to another number

Set the paper size for received faxes

Set automatic reduction for incoming faxes

Block unwanted fax numbers

Receive faxes to your computer using HP Digital Fax (Fax to PC and Fax to Mac)

Receive a fax manually

When you are on the phone, the person you are speaking with can send you a fax
while you are still connected. This is referred to as manual faxing. Use the instructions
in this section to receive a manual fax.

NOTE: You can pick up the handset to talk or listen for fax tones.

You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is:

Directly connected to the printer (on the 2-EXT port)

On the same phone line, but not directly connected to the printer

To receive a fax manually
1.
Make sure the printer is turned on and you have paper loaded in the main tray.
2. Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
3. Set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number to allow you to answer the

incoming call before the printer answers. Or, turn off the Auto Answer setting so
that the printer does not automatically answer incoming calls.

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4. If you are currently on the phone with the sender, instruct the sender to press Start

on their fax machine.

5. When you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, do the following:

a. Touch Fax, and then select Start Black or Start Color.
b. After the printer begins to receive the fax, you can hang up the phone or remain

on the line. The phone line is silent during fax transmission.