HP Officejet 4315 - Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and answering machine

For example, you cannot use the HP All-in-One for faxing if you are using your
computer dial-up modem to send an e-mail or access the Internet.
There are two different ways to set the HP All-in-One with your computer based on
the number of phone ports on your computer. Before you begin, check your computer
to see if it has one or two phone ports.
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If your computer has only one phone port, you will need to purchase a parallel
splitter (also called a coupler), as shown below. (A parallel splitter has one RJ-11
port on the front and two RJ-11 ports on the back. Do not use a 2-line phone
splitter, a serial splitter, or a parallel splitter which has two RJ-11 ports on the
front and a plug on the back.)

Example of a parallel splitter

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If your computer has two phone ports, set up the HP All-in-One as described
below.

Back view of the HP All-in-One

1 Telephone wall jack
2 "IN" phone port on your computer
3 "OUT" phone port on your computer
4 Telephone (optional)
5 Answering machine
6 Computer with modem
7 Use the phone cord supplied in the box with the HP All-in-One to connect to the "1-

LINE" port

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To set up the HP All-in-One on the same phone line as a computer with two
phone ports
1.

Remove the white plug from the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the HP All-in-
One.

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
HP All-in-One.

3.

Unplug your answering machine from the telephone wall jack, and connect it to
the port labeled 2-EXT on the back of the HP All-in-One.

Note

If you do not connect your answering machine directly to the HP All-

in-One, fax tones from a sending fax machine might be recorded on your
answering machine, and you probably will not be able to receive faxes
with the HP All-in-One.

4.

Using the phone cord supplied in the box with the HP All-in-One, connect one
end to your telephone wall jack, then connect the other end to the port labeled 1-
LINE on the back of the HP All-in-One.

Note

If you do not use the supplied cord to connect from the telephone

wall jack to the HP All-in-One, 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.

5.

(Optional) If your answering machine does not have a built-in phone, for
convenience you might want to connect a phone to the back of your answering
machine at the "OUT" port.

Note

If your answering machine does not let you connect an external

phone, you can purchase and use a parallel splitter (also known as a
coupler) to connect both the answering machine and telephone to the
HP All-in-One. You can use standard phone cords for these connections.

6.

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 HP All-in-One will not be able to receive faxes.

7.

Set the

Answer Mode

to

AnswerMachine

.

8.

Set your answering machine to answer after a low number of rings.

9.

Change the

Rings to Answer

setting on the HP All-in-One to the maximum

number of rings supported by your device. (The maximum number of rings varies
by country/region.)

10. Run a fax test.
When the phone rings, your answering machine will answer after the number of rings
you have set, and then play your recorded greeting. The HP All-in-One monitors the
call during this time, "listening" for fax tones. If incoming fax tones are detected, the
HP All-in-One will emit fax reception tones and receive the fax; if there are no fax

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