Activate Fax to PC and Fax to Mac
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Activate Fax to PC and Fax to Mac
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Modify Fax to PC and Fax to Mac settings
Fax to PC and Fax to Mac requirements
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The administrator computer, the computer that activated the Fax to PC or Fax to
Mac feature, must be on at all times. Only one computer can act as the Fax to PC
or Fax to Mac administrator computer.
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The destination folder's computer or server must be on at all times. The destination
computer must also be awake, faxes will not be saved if the computer is asleep or
in hibernate mode.
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Paper must be loaded in the input tray. For more information, see Load media.
Activate Fax to PC and Fax to Mac
On a computer running Windows, you can use the Digital Fax Setup Wizard to activate
Fax to PC. On a Macintosh computer, you can use the HP Utility.
To set up Fax to PC (Windows)
1. From the computer desktop, click Start, select Programs or All Programs, select
the folder for your HP printer, and then select the option for your HP printer.
2. Double-click Fax Actions, and then double-click Digital Fax Setup Wizard.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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To set up Fax to Mac (Mac OS X)
1. Open HP Utility. For more information, see HP Utility (Mac OS X).
2. Click the Applications icon on the HP Utility toolbar.
3. Double-click HP Setup Assistant, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Modify Fax to PC and Fax to Mac settings
You can update the Fax to PC settings from your computer at any time from the Digital
Fax Setup Wizard. You can update the Fax to Mac settings from the HP Utility.
You can turn off Fax to PC or Fax to Mac and disable printing faxes from the printer's
control panel.
To modify settings from the printer s control panel
1. Touch (right arrow), and then touch Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup, touch Basic Fax Setup, and then touch Fax to PC.
3. Select the setting that you want to change. You can change the following settings:
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View PC hostname: View the name of the computer that is set up to
administer Fax to PC or Fax to Mac.
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Turn Off: Turn off Fax to PC or Fax to Mac.
NOTE: Use the HP software on your computer to turn on Fax to PC or Fax
to Mac.
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Disable Fax Print: Choose this option to print faxes as they are received. If you
turn off printing, color faxes will still print.
To modify settings from the HP software (Windows)
1. From the computer desktop, click Start, select Programs or All Programs, select
the folder for your HP printer, and then select the option for your HP printer.
2. Double-click Fax Actions, and then double-click Digital Fax Setup Wizard.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
To modify settings from the HP software (Mac OS X)
1. Open HP Utility. For more information, see HP Utility (Mac OS X).
2. Click the Applications icon on the HP Utility toolbar.
3. Double-click HP Setup Assistant, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Turn off Fax to PC or Fax to Mac
1. Touch (right arrow), and then touch Setup.
2. Touch Fax Setup, touch Basic Fax Setup, and then touch Fax to PC.
3. Touch Turn Off.
Set up speed-dial entries
You can set up frequently used fax numbers as speed-dial entries. This lets you dial
those numbers quickly by using the printer s control panel.
Set up speed-dial entries
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