Just purchased printer with fax and the room doesn't have a phone jack. Can this allow me to send/receive faxes?
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I have been told that you can send and receive faxes, but I have no first-hand experience doing it. I purchased the unit to connect my Dish receiver up to my telephone line. That operation works quite well, so it would seem that faxes would also.
1066958
the instructions say to plug into a phone jack, it think in the room. I had a phone jack across the room and it worked. I don't know if it would work from a jack in another room. Also, the part that the fax machine plugs into mus b plugged directly int the electrical outlet, no power strip. Hopes this helps
1066959
Yes. I had the same problem, and the Phonex PX-211D eliminated it. I'm very pleased with the Phonex-211D.
1066960
Had to get an extra phone for my legally blind husband no jack where phone was to be placed.......this works if it is directly plugged into the walls following their enclosed directions....only know about phone....it is a jack..so I would believe it would work..it is better than holes in wall and long wire.....
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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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yes. But in a smaller amount. Plus, the ink costs more than the machine and doesn't last long. I use the machine for fax out only and have the print function turned off. Using the machine for incoming faxes would put you in the poor house.
1974659
Does it have to be connected to a Computor? For I only want to fax in and out, and to make copies.. Thanxs
1969702
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.
201926
I do not have a phone line connected to the printer... the printer works perfectly.
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No you do not need the ethernet cable, everything is wireless with the exception of faxing in which you will need a phone line going the back of this printer. Hope this help
1969704
You can send fax by having your phone line plugged in; and going to fax using the touchpad on the device. It does fax pretty easy. My complaint with the machine is that the touchpad does not work good. I often have to touch several times before the machine reacts.
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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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No fax capability. All-in-one means print, scan, copy, photo print in this case.
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You have to have phone service of some kind be it VoIP or AT&T; but youHave to have a signal to plug into the fax
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This fax machine does not have printing capabilities. It can copy and fax. That's it.
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I hooked mine up for that purpose, but haven't been able to figure out the fax function on my new printer. So I am not much help.
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You can't use a fax machine but you can use an internet fax service. Because of the yearly fee and hourly rates, when I'rn out of time,I am going to magic jack. only $20 a year.
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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.
781014
The product description says: "Great for sharing a printer, scanner, or other USB device between two computers (one computer has access at a time)." I'm guessing you select the printer function at the printer. Receiving and sending faxes is a separate function that uses the phone line. So, it's likely that you'd send the fax page just completed to the printer via the switch, then fax it using the printer-to-phoneline connection. If you control all the printer functions from you computer, chances are the switch will work. At $14.99 a pop, it's worth giving it a try.
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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