Hewlett Packard Fax 920 InkJet Plain Paper Fax and Mono Copier

by HP

Product Details

Product Manual [1.09mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 14.2 x 10.2 inches ; 15 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 18 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00001WROY
• Item model number: 920
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Faxing saves time and energy, and is indispensable when you need to get a contract in on a deadline. Great for both home and office, this inkjet plain-paper fax machine from Hewlett-Packard will satisfy most of your communication needs. It can send up to 20 pages at a time, at a rate of 6 pages per second. Weighing 15 pounds and measuring 17 inches across, it's a little larger than most machines, so you may want to place it on another surface near your desktop.

Setting up the machine is quick and simple. You just need to attach the paper extension tray, insert the ink cartridge, and plug it in. (Programming it to suit your needs may take a bit of time, though.) If the fax will have a dedicated line, great--just plug it into the jack and you're ready to run. If you have an answering machine, plug it into the fax so it can receive properly. The fax "listens" to incoming calls and determines whether they are phone or fax calls, and then automatically routes them to the right place. Voicemail users will need to use the manual answer mode unless you subscribe to the "distinctive ring" feature available from some phone companies. When manual users answer the phone and hear the incoming fax beep, press "start."

For your most frequently faxed numbers, you can set up speed dial codes. And, if you often send to a specific distribution list, you can also create a group speed dial. The machine will redial at intervals if the number is busy. The digital screen displays the name of the person being sent to, error messages, and menu choices.

Other options include the fax header, which prints your name across the top of every faxed document (date and time appear automatically), and six reporting options, including keeping track of each fax sent or received, each error, and more.

We also loved this money-saving option: you can program the fax to send after the rates go down. For larger jobs, you can also scan the documents into the machine so you don't have to wait while the fax transmits. The machine's copy function has settings for both text and photos, and six size settings--it can reduce in increments down to 50 percent.

As a nice bonus for this handy machine, HP has included a CD with fax cover templates that you can edit to your own specifications. --Dana Van Nest

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

86 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Machine, but BIG!, June 5, 2000

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Cliff Bauer "Cliff" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hewlett Packard Fax 920 InkJet Plain Paper Fax and Mono Copier (Office Product)

After receiving a few twenty-foot-long faxes on my old fax machine, I decided it was time for a plain paper fax. I'm glad I bought this one.

Installation was a breeze, with the easy-to-read instructions making it easy to program numbers, dates, times, names, etc. The manuals are nice, and are organized well.

The quality of transmissions is extremely good, especially in comparison with my older machine. Faxes come through clearly and with a good degree of sharpness, even if you don't use nice ink-jet paper. Sending faxes is quick (the machine scans papers and then transmits them from memory so you don't have to wait for the entire transmission to take place) and easy-just dial and hit start.

This fax is also especially good in that it works flawlessly with modems, answering machines and telephones on the same line. The three phone jacks on the back of the Fax (into which you plug phones, answering machines, etc.) allow the machine to "listen" to your line and pick up to receive when appropriate. Setting things up at my house only took a few minutes (changing the number of rings on my phone and lengthening my answering machine message by 2 seconds).

My ONLY complaint with the HP fax is that it is BIG. Not only is its "footprint" large, but the thing is also very tall! So, if you have limited desk space, be careful.

Aside from its size, I'm very, very pleased with the 920. Go ahead and buy it.

61 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An HP Fan, February 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hewlett Packard Fax 920 InkJet Plain Paper Fax and Mono Copier (Office Product)

This machine produced beautiful transmissions. The quality lived up to HP standards. It worked wonderfully and three weeks into our use, it was time to purchase a new printer cartridge. Perhaps we received more faxes than the average user. Cartridges were expensive. Also production is slow. Whether or not this is the best machine for you depends on priority need -- time efficiency or quality in product.

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, fast, great price, January 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Hewlett Packard Fax 920 InkJet Plain Paper Fax and Mono Copier (Office Product)

I've been using the HP Fax 920 for one month. It is easy to set up and easy to use. It is much more convenient than PC Scan/faxing. It copies in a snap. The only regret I have is waiting so long to get it!