how do I hook up the fax line to it
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Does this have e-Fax, first 20 faxes free? Does it come with a unique fax/phone number?
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The back of the printer has a port for a standard phone/fax line, which is supplied with the printer. THis fax line has only two contacts instead of the stardard 4 that most phone lines have. Connect this to the proper port and run the fax setup program from the touch panal on the printer. If this is a dedicated and separate line you should be good. If it a shared line with distinctive ring you will need to set the number of rings before the fax comes through. This may take some playing with to get it right. Follow the instructions in the setup program. Good luck. Printer works great in all functions. The back of the printer has a port for a standard phone/fax line, which is supplied with the printer. THis fax line has only two contacts instead of the stardard 4 that most phone lines have. Connect this to the proper port and run the fax setup program from the touch panal on the printer. If this is a dedicated and separate line you should be good. If it a shared line with distinctive ring you will need to set the number of rings before the fax comes through. This may take some playing with to get it right. Follow the instructions in the setup program. Good luck. Printer works great in all... » Read More The back of the printer has a port for a standard phone/fax line, which is supplied with the printer. THis fax line has only two contacts instead of the stardard 4 that most phone lines have. Connect this to the proper port and run the fax setup program from the touch panal on the printer. If this is a dedicated and separate line you should be good. If it a shared line with distinctive ring you will need to set the number of rings before the fax comes through. This may take some playing with to get it right. Follow the instructions in the setup program. Good luck. Printer works great in all functions. « Show Less
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I was able to follow the directions included in the unit packaging and the unit works well. Sorry I cannot be more specific, but with this unit, I liked the way they instructed me to do the install myself, and the resulting operation. Since we have been using the unit for the last six months, we use the scan and send operation almost exclusively instead of faxing. I hope this is of some assistance.
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I don't have the printer or its documents anymore, but I remember that I thought the instructions were pretty clear and it worked first try. I was very impressed, but when I switched internet and phone provider from Cox cable to CenturyLink the Fax did'nt work anymore. I made one attempt to make it work to no avail and it was'nt important enough to pursue it with any tech support.
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The back of the printer has a port for a standard phone/fax line, which is supplied with the printer. THis fax line has only two contacts instead of the stardard 4 that most phone lines have. Connect this to the proper port and run the fax setup program from the touch panal on the printer. If this is a dedicated and separate line you should be good. If it a shared line with distinctive ring you will need to set the number of rings before the fax comes through. This may take some playing with to get it right. Follow the instructions in the setup program. Good luck. Printer works great in all functions.
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you should have a built in fax with 8.1; look under devices and printers? you will need to run a telephone line to your computer.
1703176
You have to have phone service of some kind be it VoIP or AT&T but you Have to have a signal to plug into the fax
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Download the Lexmark software COMPLETE software package if you haven't already and install it. You MUST have a analog phone line available, VOIP (like Vonage) will NOT work unless the VOIP provider states their adapter will work. Plug a standard phone line into the phone jack of the printer. At the front of the printer, select FAX, making sure you have the document properly loaded; then okay. I will be honest, I did not keep this printer as I had issues with the FAX function. I bought a competitor that worked flawlessly using the same phone lines.
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Thanks to everyone for the help on this. I am going to try the suggestions and see if that works. I'd really like to be able to do an outbound fax anytime and receive a fax by pressing the receive button.I fear that the fax picking up in the middle of the call may be due to using VOIP with Vonage as it will occasionally make a faxish noixe when a second call comes in. Will report back the results -- ping me on this list by adding a reply if I don't (i get an email on each reply).
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Hello niki deen: The only phone line you need to connect incoming house ( Lan line) to printer only. Faxes can be transmitted to printer wirelessly. No need to connect phone lines to computers ounce you have set up the printer wireless. You are lucky because the new printers make you pay for faxes sent and rececieved. I do not know how it works receiving faxes though from other places. I think you need to have a fax line number for that. It cost money. You can send out free faxes no problem. That is how I use my printer when sending faxes. Almost all places now use regular e-mails now. Fax machines are becomming a thing of the pass. It is nice to have one when you need it to send out a fax. Hello niki deen: The only phone line you need to connect incoming house ( Lan line) to printer only. Faxes can be transmitted to printer wirelessly. No need to connect phone lines to computers ounce you have set up the printer wireless. You are lucky because the new printers make you pay for faxes sent and rececieved. I do not know how it works receiving faxes though from other places. I think you need to have a fax line number for that. It cost money. You can send out free faxes no problem. That is how I use my printer when sending faxes. Almost all places now use regular e-mails... » Read More Hello niki deen: The only phone line you need to connect incoming house ( Lan line) to printer only. Faxes can be transmitted to printer wirelessly. No need to connect phone lines to computers ounce you have set up the printer wireless. You are lucky because the new printers make you pay for faxes sent and rececieved. I do not know how it works receiving faxes though from other places. I think you need to have a fax line number for that. It cost money. You can send out free faxes no problem. That is how I use my printer when sending faxes. Almost all places now use regular e-mails now. Fax machines are becomming a thing of the pass. It is nice to have one when you need it to send out a fax. « Show Less
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Make sure the phone line coming from your house is connected directly into the fax machine, then connect the fax machine phone line to your answering machine. In addition you have to set up your fax maching to answer faxes on the forth ring and set you answering machine to answer calls on the third ring (less rings than your fax machine). Lastly, set the fax maching to "TAD" (telephone & answering device) located on the top right of the fax machine. This button can accidently be bumped. Check if it is still on "TAD".
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Hi Stella, Short answer is "Yes". You will need to purchase a phone jack "Y" connector and enough phone wire to get to your fax machine from the base. The closer the better! Unplug the phone wire going to the Panasonic Base. Plug that phone wire into one of the "Y" inputs. Plug the "Y" connector back into the Panasonic Base. Use the purchased phone wire to come from the other "Y" input into your fax machine and you're good to go. No phone calls while you're using the fax. Steve
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You can also buy splitter like this Uxcell a13052100ux0686 RJ11 Male Line to Double RJ11 Female Jack Telephone Filter/Splitter and one cable goes to phone other goes to fax.
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It does need a dedicated phone line. The way around it is to use one of those little splitters. Plug it into your phone jack, then use one for the phone line, another one for the faxes. Or you can install an extra phone jack next to the existing one (if you know how).
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you will need to go through the settings and make sure that the incoming is set to fax only. you will also want to lower the ring to answer to the lowest setting.
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You can hook it up straight to phone. This fax is neat. It also works as a printer if you hook it up to your laptop or desktop. I use it for business, definitely recommend it.
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No, I use my regular phone line, unplug the line from the phone and plug it into the printer and then send my fax. When the fax is done, I unplug the line from my printer and plug back into the phone.
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Unfortunately, I have not used the fax. Sorry that I could not be any help to you.
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I am not sure as I only wanted it to fax and my nearest outlet for faxing was out of reach my fax machine is wireless
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Yes, you connect it to the house line. You might need to configure the program that you use, such as your fax software, to make sure it it pointing to the modem. Windows Uodate should automatically download and install the necessary driver. If it doesn't, try connecting the modem to a different USB port.
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You will need a phone line input in order to use the FAX function. The line can be shared for sending with your home line. Receiving on a shared line is more difficult. There are services on the internet that you can use your PC TO send and receive Fax messages they give you a separate phone number for this. Monthly charges come with this.