HP 1240 - Manual

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On

button

Attach the front panel overlay

Load plain white paper

Connect the power cord

Set the language and country/region

Open the print-carriage access door

START HERE

Unfold the paper trays

Unpack the device

Insert the print cartridges

Follow the steps on this poster in
order.
See the box for exact contents and
system requirements.

Insert the front panel
overlay tabs into the
slots on top of the
device. Press the
overlay down

firmly

on both front corners
until the overlay snaps
securely in place.
Make sure it is
aligned evenly with
the device.

Press the

On

button

to turn on the device.
When prompted,
press

11

for English

or

12

for French,

then press

1

to

accept.
Press

11

for USA or

12

for Canada, then

press

1

to accept.

Remove the bright pink tape
from

both

print cartridges.

Do not touch the ink nozzles
or the gold-colored contacts,
and do not re-tape the
cartridges.

Note:

Make sure the power is on and you

have removed the cardboard from inside
the device.
Hold the black print cartridge with the
large HP label on top. Slide the print
cartridge at a slight upward angle into
the

right

side of the print carriage. Press

firmly until the cartridge snaps up into
place.

Repeat step

b

to install the

tri-color print cartridge on
the

left

side of the print

carriage.
Make sure both cartridges
are secure.

Close the print-carriage
access door.

Note:

You must install

both cartridges in order
for your HP Fax to work.

When prompted, press

OK

to print

an alignment page.
Remove the alignment page and
load the top of the page face down
in the document feeder tray between
the paper width guides, and press

OK

.

When "Alignment Complete"
appears on the front panel display,
the alignment is complete.

Unfold

all three

paper

trays.
Pull out the cardboard
packaging from inside
the device.

Remove tape and the
cardboard packaging
from inside the device.

Black

Tri-color

Paper width guides

Connect the supplied phone cord

Connect one end of the
supplied phone cord to the

1-LINE

jack on the device

and the other end to a wall
jack.

Align the print cartridges

Set the date and time

Press the

Setup

button, press

3

, and then press

1

.

Enter date:

appears on the LCD screen.

Enter the date in mm-dd-yy format using the
numeric keypad, and then press the

OK

button.

Enter time:

appears on the LCD screen.

Enter the time in the hh:mm format using the
numeric keypad. When prompted, press

1

for

AM or

2

for PM.

Set the fax header

Note:

Setting the fax header is required by law in many countries.

Press the

Setup

button, press

3

and then press

2

.

Enter your name:

appears on the LCD

screen.
Using the numeric keypad, enter your name using the numeric keys that correspond to the
letters in your name. For example, to enter the letter R, press the 7 key three times until the
letter R appears on the LCD screen. Continue in this manner until your entire name is entered.
To enter a symbol, press the

*

key repeatedly until the required symbol appears on the LCD

screen. To enter a space, press the

#

key.

When you are finished entering your name, press the

OK

button.

Your fax number:

appears

on the LCD screen.
Enter your fax number using the numeric keypad, and then press the

OK

button.

Need more help?

For more information about setting up your fax
with other equipment or services, see the Fax
Setup chapter of the HP Fax 1240 Series User
Guide.
Still need help?

?

© 2003 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP. Printed in U.S.A.

www.hp.com/support

Adjust paper
guides so they
are close to the
paper without
bending the
paper.

Note:

Forcing

paper too far into
the paper tray
might cause a
paper jam.

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