Can't receive faxes, I can send faxes and print reports though. messages says "Receiving Error - ask sender to send again". Any ideas?

fax machines talk to each other before sending data to ensure that the sender/receiver are on the same format and are compatible
for one particular number to be a problem indicates a fax number problem in setting the dialed number area code , dashes etc are all specific
ring the receiving department and ask to confirm that they are having trouble receiving faxes from your number as well

from the user manual:


The default fax confirmation setting is Every Error. This means that your
HP Officejet prints a report only if there is a problem with sending or receiving a fax. A confirmation message indicating whether an item was successfully sent appears briefly on the front panel display after each transaction. To have a confirmation printed for every fax, follow these instructions.


1 Press Setup.
2 Press 1, then press 1.
This selects Print Report and then selects Automatic Reports Setup.


3 Press direction right button until Every Fax appears in the second line of the display, and then press OK.


The HP Officejet will print a confirmation report every time you send a fax informing you whether the fax was sent successfully or not.

Enjoy

Christopher

Make sure you are plugged into the LINE port of the fax machine.

Do you have a DSL or any other digital phone line?

Are you set to "AUTO RECEIVE" ?

Call the fax machine from a regular phone and listen for fax tones.

1 Press Setup.
2 Press 1, then press 1.
This selects Print Report and then selects Automatic Reports Setup.
3 Press ! to scroll through the following report types:
– Every Error: prints whenever there is any kind of fax error (default).
– Send Error: prints whenever there is a transmission error.
– Receive Error: prints whenever there is a receiving error.
– Every Fax: confirms every time a fax is sent or received.
– Send Only: prints every time a fax is sent.
– Off: does not print fax reports.
Note: If you select Send Only, you will also receive error reports if there is
any kind of error generated.
4 Press OK to select a report

More information? you can download manual here
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00095626.pdf

On some fax there are reports that you can print out, it is in the setup for printing out received message, sent messages etc. Try that, if you have a book it will explain how if not ask again and I can talk you through it...

You can configure your HP all-in-one so that it automatically prints error and confirmation reports. If you need printed confirmation each time a fax is sent, follow these instructions before sending any faxes and select Send Only. To set automated report options from the control panel Press Setup. Press 2, and then press 1. This selects Print Report and then selects Fax Report Setup. Press to scroll through the following report types: Every Error: prints whenever there is any kind of fax error (default). Send Error: prints whenever there is a transmission error. Receive Error: prints whenever there is a receiving error. Every Fax: confirms every time a fax is sent or received. Send Only: prints every time a fax is sent indicating whether the fax was successfully sent or not. Off: does not print any error or confirmation reports. Press OK to select the report.

Ok...so I fixed my own problem. I had printed out a system data sheet on my fax machine and found out that the "error" was in under sending confirn, so I went into my menu to the sending confirm section and turned it off. Then my boss tried sending the fax and it came through like nothing was ever wrong...I think the other day when my Iguana got in my office, he must have done something, as I found him perched on my fax machine....hmmmm. Thanks for the follow-up email.

My psychic powers tells me it's a brother 1270 fax that is not connected properly????

After a detailed discussion on chat, we got disconnected before accepting payment. This is not a problem with your fax, as it seems to be receiving most calls fine. I suggest printing out a report - Menu/Set, 2, 0, 2 - of caller ID history and having the phone company look into it further. Either there is a problem with your phone line, or someone is prank calling your fax from outside of your caller ID service area. Both are problems for the phone company to fix.