Officejet Pro 8610 - Answer a call by phone then receive a fax REMOTELY

Hello everyone
We just bought and installed an Officejet Pro 8610 as a fax machine on our home/office phone line.
The phone line also receives regular calls and a phone is connected to the line BUT 2 FLOORS ABOVE.
Is there a way to receive a fax after answering the call from the phone ?
If the phone was close the Officejet we could start the fax using the touch panel, but this is not the case.
We had a standard fax machine (Sharp UX-238) that can be started remotely right from the phone that answers the call simply digiting "5**" .
(see also http://files.sharpusa.com/Downloads/ForBusiness/DocumentSystems/MFPsPrinters/Manuals/MX6240N_7040N/c...
We wondering if similar behavior or so is available on the Officejet Pro 8610.
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Hi,
If yo pick up your phone and hear a fax sounds, dial "123" from your phone and that should cause the fax to answer the call.
If you do not see such response, ensure that Error Correction Mode is enabled within the printer setup and check again:
On the printer control panel, swipe the display to scroll to Setup , and then touch the Setup icon ( ).
Touch Fax Setup , and then touch Advanced Fax Setup .
Touch Error Correction Mode .
Touch On.
Touch the Home icon ( ) to return to the main screen.
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