HP Officejet 4215 - receive a fax manually from a phone

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receive a fax manually from a phone

You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is:

Directly connected to the HP Officejet (by using “2-EXT” port)

On the same phone line, but is not connected to the HP Officejet

Note:

If you would like to receive a fax manually using the attached handset

(handset model only), see

receive a fax manually using the attached

handset (hp officejet 4250 series only)

on page 49.

1

Remove any originals from the automatic document feeder.

2

Set the

Answer Mode

to

Tel

so that the HP Officejet does not automatically

answer incoming calls. Or, set the

Rings to Answer

setting to a high

number to allow you to answer the incoming call before the HP Officejet.
For information on setting the Answer Mode, see

set the answer mode

on

page 44. For information on setting the number of Rings to Answer, see

set

the number of rings before answering

on page 47.

3

To receive a fax manually from a phone, do one of the following:

If your phone is plugged into the back of the HP Officejet and you hear
fax tones from a sending fax machine, press

Start Black

or

Start Color

.

If your phone is not plugged into the back of the HP Officejet (but is on
the same phone line) and you hear fax tones from a sending fax
machine, press

1 2 3

on your phone.

If you are currently on the phone with the sender using a phone
connected to the HP Officejet, instruct them to press Start on their fax
machine. Once you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, press

Start Black

or

Start Color

.

4

Wait until you hear the HP Officejet send answering fax tones, then hang
up the telephone.
The HP Officejet receives the fax.