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gecko
I have a HP 950Cse AIO printer-fax-scanner.
I want to connect it to my computer modem, which is connected also to
my phone/answering machine strung up thus:
wall>HP950 line-port; thence HP950 phone port>PC Modem-line port;
thence PC Modem-phone port>phone and its answering machine.
My phone's answering machine is set to answer on the 4th ring.
So is my HP950 printer's fax. I think that is the max for both.
If I don't pick up the phone by the fourth ring, I want the answering
machine to record. But the HP950 fax pre-empts that, seeking a fax
signal. All the caller hears is the fax 'screech' signals. Of
course, the phone and its answering machine work just ducky if my
HP950 is OFF.
I thought at one time that I had things connected this way, and all
worked fine. That is, they did not conflict with each. Now they do.
So obviously I have something hooked up differently and wrong.
The one new ingredient here is that my phone and its answering machine
are new.
Anyone see anything I have wrong here?
Thanks
Gecko
I want to connect it to my computer modem, which is connected also to
my phone/answering machine strung up thus:
wall>HP950 line-port; thence HP950 phone port>PC Modem-line port;
thence PC Modem-phone port>phone and its answering machine.
My phone's answering machine is set to answer on the 4th ring.
So is my HP950 printer's fax. I think that is the max for both.
If I don't pick up the phone by the fourth ring, I want the answering
machine to record. But the HP950 fax pre-empts that, seeking a fax
signal. All the caller hears is the fax 'screech' signals. Of
course, the phone and its answering machine work just ducky if my
HP950 is OFF.
I thought at one time that I had things connected this way, and all
worked fine. That is, they did not conflict with each. Now they do.
So obviously I have something hooked up differently and wrong.
The one new ingredient here is that my phone and its answering machine
are new.
Anyone see anything I have wrong here?
Thanks
Gecko