HP Officejet 6210 - Set up your HP all-in-one to a computer with one phone port

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Set up your HP all-in-one to a computer with one phone port

This section describes how to set up your HP all-in-one with a PC modem if your
computer has only one phone port.

Back view of the HP all-in-one

1 Telephone wall jack
2 Phone cord connected to the "2-EXT" port
3 Parallel splitter
4 Telephone
5 Computer with modem
6 Phone cord supplied in the box with your HP all-in-one connected to the "1-LINE" port

To set up your HP all-in-one to a computer with one phone port

1

Find the phone cord that connects from the back of your computer (your PC
modem) to a telephone wall jack. Disconnect the cord from the telephone wall
jack and plug it into the parallel splitter on the side with two phone ports.

2

Using another phone cord, connect one end to the port labeled "2-EXT" on the
back of your HP all-in-one. Connect the other end of the phone cord to the
parallel splitter on the side with the single phone port.

3

Using the phone cord supplied in the box with your 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 your HP all-in-one.

Caution

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

telephone wall jack to your 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. If the supplied phone cord

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is too short, see

The phone cord that came with my HP all-in-one is not

long enough

for information on extending it.

4

Remove the white plug from the port labeled "2-EXT" on the back of your HP all-
in-one.

5

If your PC modem software is set to receive faxes to your computer
automatically, turn off that setting.

Caution

If you do not turn off the auto fax receive setting in your PC

modem software, your HP all-in-one will not be able to receive faxes.

6

(Optional) Connect a phone to the other open phone port on the parallel splitter.

7

Set up the HP all-in-one to answer incoming calls manually. Press the

Auto

Answer

button until the light is off.

8

Run a fax test. For information, see

Test your fax setup

.

You must be available to respond in person to incoming fax calls, or your HP all-in-
one cannot receive faxes. For information on receiving faxes manually, see

Receive a

fax manually

.