How to receive a fax using the Epson Workforce 840:
1. Turn off the
phone answering machine
2. Give the
sender our home phone number
3. Our home
phone is already plugged into the printer and the wall
4. I have the
fax set to “auto off,” so turn it on (it's a tiny green light)Let the phone
ring
5. Make sure
the “auto” selection on the printer is off
and the phone answering machine is on
How to send a fax using the Epson Workforce 840:
1. Turn off the
phone answering machine
2. Place the
fax on the scan bed
3. On the
printer display, click “send fax”
4. A number pad
will come up. Type in the number
5. Click okay
and then the diamond shape to send the fax
6. Follow the
prompts on the printer display
7. Make sure
the “auto” selection on the printer is off
and the phone answering machine is on
How to send a fax from a free cloud-based fax service:
1. Turn off the
phone answering machine
2. Go to
http://faxzero.com/ (Faxzero is free to send, but it charges for receiving)
3. Fill in the
sender and receiver information
4. Check email
and click on the confirmation link
5. Let the
phone ring. Do not pick up
6. Keep
refreshing the “attempting delivery” page on faxzero or check email to verify
delivery
7. Make sure
the “auto” selection on the printer is off
and the phone answering machine is on
How to test sending and receiving a fax (to troubleshoot or
verify that the machine is working)
1. Turn off the
phone answering machine
2. I have the
fax set to “auto off,” so turn it on (it's a tiny green light)
3. Send a fax
to HP 1-888-473-2963
(http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c00259105)
4. HP will
return a fax (apparently they don’t know we’re testing a non-HP machine)
5. Let the
phone ring
6. Make sure
the “auto” selection on the printer is off
and the phone answering machine is on
Another way to test only receiving a fax from a free
cloud-based fax service:
1. Turn off the
phone answering machine
2. I have the
fax set to “auto off,” so turn it on (it's a tiny green light)
3. Go to
http://faxzero.com/ and fill in the sender and receiver information
4. Let the
phone ring
5. Make sure
the “auto” selection on the printer is off
and the phone answering machine is on
