Connecting to an answering machine

Connect an answering machine to the printer to receive both incoming voice messages and faxes.

Note: Setup steps may vary depending on your country or region. For more information on connecting the printer to telecommunications equipment, see Using an RJ11 adapter.

  1. Make sure you have the following:

  2. Connect one telephone cord into the LINE port wall jack symbol of the printer, and then plug it into an active telephone wall jack.

    connect phone cable to printer and plug into wall

  3. Remove the protective plug from the EXT port telephone_icon_on_printer_back of the printer.

    remove plug from EXT port

  4. Connect a second telephone cord from the telephone to the answering machine.

    phone connected to answering machine

  5. Connect a third telephone cord from the answering machine to the EXT port telephone_icon_on_printer_back of the printer.

    connect answering machine with telephone with printer to fax

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Using an RJ11 adapter