How to Send and Receive Fax on HP Officejet 3830 Printer

One of the features of HP Officejet 3830 is that it can send and receive faxes. Faxes, including color faxes, can be sent and received via the printer. You can plan faxes to be sent at a specific time and create phone book contacts to send faxes to regularly used numbers quickly and effortlessly. You may also adjust several fax options from the printer control panel, such as resolution and the contrast between brightness and darkness on the faxes you send.

Before you start faxing, double-check that your printer is set up properly for faxing. Run the fax setup test from the printer control panel to ensure the fax is properly configured.

How to send Fax on HP Officejet 3830 Printer

Depending on your situation or requirements, you can send a fax in a variety of methods.

Send fax using the printer control panel

Using the printer control panel, you may send a single or multiple page black and white or color fax. If you want printed proof that your faxes were sent successfully, you must enable fax confirmation.

How to send a fax from the printer control panel

1. Fill the document feeder with the original print side up, or place the original print side down on the right front corner of the scanner glass.
2. From the home screen, press Fax
3. then press Send Now
4. then press Enter Fax Number. Use the keypad to enter the destination fax number and then click OK
5. next step, press Black or Color as your needs
6. The printer delivers the document to the number you entered if it finds an original loaded in the document feeder.

Send a fax from the computer

A document can be faxed directly from your computer without having to print it first. To use this feature, make sure you have the HP printer software loaded on your computer, that the printer is linked to a working phone line, and that the fax function is configured and running properly.

How to send a fax from the Windows computer

1. Open the document that you want to send on your computer
2. Click File menu in HP printer software, click the Print button
3. Then choose the item "Fax" from the Name list
4. Click the button that displays the Properties dialog box to change settings (such as whether to send the document as a black or color fax). This button may be known as the Properties, Options, Printer Setup, Printer, or Preferences, depending on your software application.
5. After you have changed any settings, click the OK button
6. Then click OK
7. Enter the recipient's fax number and other information, make any necessary fax settings, and then click the Send Fax button. The printer begins faxing the document by dialing the fax number.

How to send a fax from the Mac OS computer

1. Open the document that you want to send on your computer
2. Click File menu in HP printer software, click the Print button
3. Select the printer that has “(Fax)” in the name.
4. Click the Fax button once you've done filling out the fax information.

How to receive Fax on HP Officejet 3830 Printer

Faxes can be received manually or automatically. If you disable the Auto Answer feature, you will have to manually receive faxes. After the number of rings defined by the Rings to Answer setting, the printer automatically answers incoming calls and receives faxes if the Auto Answer option is enabled (the default value). (The default value for Rings to Answer is five rings.)

If you get a Legal-size or bigger fax and your printer isn't set to use Legal-size paper, the fax is reduced to fit on the currently loaded paper. The printer prints the fax on two pages if the Auto Reduction option is turned off.

Receive a fax manually

While you are still connected to the phone, the person you are communicating with can send you a fax. You can communicate on the phone or listen for fax tones by picking up the handset.

Manual faxes can be received from a phone that is directly linked to the printer (on the 2-EXT port).

How to receive a fax manually

1. Make sure the printer is powered on and that the input tray is filled with paper.
2. Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
3. Set the Rings to Answer option to a high number so you can answer the phone before the printer does. Alternatively, disable the Auto Answer feature to prevent the printer from automatically answering incoming calls.
4. If you're still on the phone with the sender, request that the fax be sent directly.
5. Press the Fax menu, then press the Send and Receive menu, and then press the Receive Now menu from the Home screen when you hear fax tones from a printer.
6. You may either hang up the phone or stay on the line after the printer starts receiving the fax. During fax transmission, the phone line is quiet.

If you need more detailed information about faxing on HP Officejet 3830, you can read the detailed guidance on HP Officejet 3830 User Manual post.