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HP CM8060/CM8050 Color MFP with Edgeline Technology - Fax problems

Fax checklist
General fax problems
Problems with receiving faxes
Problems with sending faxes
Before you can use the fax feature, you must set the date, time, location, and fax header information. This is a legal requirement in the U.S. and many other countries/regions.
Use the information in the following sections to resolve fax problems.

Fax checklist

  1. Make sure you are using the phone cord that came with the fax accessory. The analog phone cord that came with the fax accessory meets RJ11 specifications. The fax accessory requires an analog phone cord and an analog phone line.
  2. Make sure the phone jack is seated correctly in the fax connector on the device.
  3. Make sure the phone line is working correctly. Attach a phone to the wall jack and verify that you can hear a dial tone and you can make a phone call.
  4. Make sure you are using an analog phone system. Some business phone systems are digital and are not compatible with the fax accessory. The device cannot send or receive faxes if it is connected to a voice-over-Internet (VoIP) phone system.
  5. Make sure the fax accessory is connected to the first incoming phone line. HP recommends against using a roll-over phone line in which incoming calls are sent to the next available phone line.
  6. Make sure you are not using a parallel or “T” phone-line splitter. These splitters can degrade the phone signal.
  7. If you are using a surge-protector between the fax accessory and the wall jack, it could be causing communication problems. Try connecting the fax accessory directly to the phone jack on the wall.
  8. If you are using a voice-messaging service or an answering machine, make sure the “rings to answer” setting for the messaging service or answering machine is higher than the “rings to answer” setting for the fax accessory.
  9. Print the configuration pages to verify that the fax accessory is correctly installed and is functioning correctly. If the configuration pages do not include a fax accessory page, then the fax accessory is not installed correctly. If the fax accessory page prints, look under the Hardware Information for the Modem Status section.
    • Operational/Enabled: The fax accessory is installed and ready.
    • Operational/Disabled: The fax accessory is installed, but the Fax feature is disabled. Enable the fax feature by using the Fax tab in the embedded Web server. Select Fax Send Setup. See Fax send setup.
    • Non-operational: The fax firmware has a problem, and it needs to be updated. Contact the HP-authorized support person.
    • Damaged: The fax accessory is damaged. Contact the HP-authorized support person.

General fax problems

General fax problems
Issue
Cause
Solution
A fax was sent after pressing the Stop button on the control panel.
Pressing the Stop button does not cancel faxes that have been completely scanned and are in the job queue.
To cancel a fax that is waiting in the job queue, open the Job Status feature on the control panel. See Cancel faxes.
The same billing code is being used for all outgoing faxes.
The default billing code is being used for all faxes.
If you want to use different billing codes for different fax jobs, set the Billing Codes setting to Billing codes on.For each fax job, a prompt appears so that you can enter a billing code that is different than the default billing code. See Fax Setup menu.
The Fax feature does not appear on the Home screen, or it is unavailable, even though you have enabled the feature.
If you are using the analog fax accessory, it might not be connected correctly, or it might be malfunctioning.
Contact the HP-authorized support person.
If you are using a LAN Fax service or an Internet Fax service, the device might be configured to use an internal modem instead.
Make sure the fax send method is not set to Internal Modem. See Fax Setup menu.

Problems with receiving faxes

Problems with receiving faxes
Issue
Cause
Solution
The fax accessory is not answering incoming fax calls.
The phone line might not be an analog phone line.
The fax feature requires an analog phone line. Digital phone lines and VoIP lines are not supported.
The phone cord might be defective, or it might not be connected correctly.
Make sure you are using the phone cord that came with the fax accessory. Also make sure that the phone cord is securely connected at both ends.
The phone line might not be working.
Attach a phone to the wall jack and verify that you can hear a dial tone and you can make a phone call.
An answering machine might be interfering with the incoming fax.
Set the Rings To Answer setting to a lower number so that the device intercepts the fax before the answering machine answers the call.
A fax is being received very slowly.
The fax might be quite complex.
Complex faxes take longer to send and receive.
The fax might be set for a high resolution.
Ask the sender to try reducing the resolution.
Faxes are not being printed.
The input trays might be empty.
Make sure paper is loaded in the trays.
The Fax Printing Schedule is set to Always store faxes or Use Fax Printing Schedule.
If you want faxes to print immediately, set the Fax Printing Schedule feature to Always print faxes. See Time/Scheduling menu.
If some faxes are being printed but others are not, make sure the fax number for the sender is not on the blocked fax list.
Open the Information menu, and view the Blocked Fax List. If the number is on the list, remove it by using the Fax Setup menu. See Fax Setup menu

Problems with sending faxes

Problems with sending faxes
Issue
Cause
Solution
The fax transmission failed.
The phone line might not be an analog phone line.
The fax feature requires an analog phone line. Digital phone lines and VoIP lines are not supported.
JBIG is enabled, but the receiving fax machine does not have JBIG capability.
Turn off the JBIG Compression feature. See Fax Setup menu.
The receiving fax machine might be malfunctioning.
Try sending the fax to a different fax machine.
The phone line might not be working.
Attach a phone to the wall jack and verify that you can hear a dial tone and you can make a phone call.
The receiving fax machine might be busy.
Increase the Redial On Busy, the Redial On No Answer, or the Redial Intervalsetting. See Fax Setup menu.
The phone line voltage might be low.
Set the Detect Dial Tone setting to Disabled, so the analog fax accessory does not need to detect a dial tone in order to send a fax. See Fax Setup menu.
Noise on the phone line might be interfering with fax communication.
Reduce the Maximum Baud Rate setting to reduce the chances that this kind of error can occur. See Fax Setup menu.
The Dialing Mode setting might not match the required setting for your telephone service provider.
Make sure the Dialing Mode setting is correct. See Fax Setup menu.
If an error occurs during fax transmission, part or all of the data might be lost.
Enable the Error Correction Mode feature so that the device sends the error portion again.
The Fax V.34 feature might be sending faxes at a speed that is too high for current phone line conditions.
Temporarily disable this feature to see if you can send the fax. See Troubleshooting menu.
The fax is being sent, but very slowly.
The resolution for scanning the original document might be too high.
When scanning the original document, touch More Options and then touch Resolution. Set the resolution to a lower level to increase the fax transmission speed.
You might need to change the Optimize Text/Picture setting to a different setting.
When scanning the original document, touch More Options and then touch Optimize Text/Picture. Adjust the setting to optimize it more for text or printed pictures rather than for photographs.
note:
If you are sending a fax of a photograph, the fax takes longer to send than for other types of documents.
If the receiving fax machine supports it, turn on the JBIG Compression feature to improve performance.
See Fax Setup menu
You are unable to send faxes by using the Windows PC Fax send fax driver.
The PC Fax Send feature might be disabled.
You must enable the PC Fax Send feature before anyone can send faxes by using the fax driver. See Fax Setup menu.
The fax was successfully sent from the device, but the recipient did not receive it.
The receiving fax machine might be turned off or out of paper.
Ask the recipient to verify that the fax machine is on and has paper.
The receiving fax machine might be malfunctioning.
Try sending the fax to a different fax machine.
No notification was received, although the option to receive a notification was selected.
The default e-mail address for notifications might not be set, or it might be incorrect.
Sign in to the device, and verify that the e-mail address for the notification option is correct.

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