Multi-Tech Systems MT5600DSDV2 - Manual (Page 11)

MultiModemDSVD User Guide 2 Installation
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This chapter shows step-by-step how to set up your MultiModemDSVD and
configure your communications software to work with it.
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Before starting, please make sure you have everything you need:
We supply
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ An MT5600DSVD data/fax/voice modem
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A DC power supply module
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A set of four plastic feet
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A modular telephone cable
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A headset (MT5600DSDV only)
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A system CD containing drivers, a User Guide, Phone Tools (a data communica-
tions program), and Acrobat Reader
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A printed Quick Start Guide
You supply
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A computer with an unused serial port
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A shielded RS-232 serial cable with a male DB-25 connector on one end and a
connector to match your computer’s serial port on the other end
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A nearby AC power outlet
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A nearby telephone line jack
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ An optional PC stereo microphone (MT5600DSDV only)
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ An optional amplified speaker or sound card with speakers (MT5600DSDV only)
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ For connecting to a sound card, an optional male-to-male stereo patch cord with
1/8-inch mini plugs (MT5600DSDV only)
If you are new to computers, see Chapter 3, “Features,” for more information about
the required equipment.
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• Use this product only with UL- and CUL-listed computers.
• To reduce the risk of fire, use only 26 AWG or larger telephone wiring.
• Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
• Never install a telephone jack in a wet location unless the jack is specifically
designed for wet locations.
• Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line
has been disconnected at the network interface.
• Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
• Avoid using a telephone during an electrical storm; there is a risk of electrical
shock from lightning.
• Do not use a telephone in the vicinity of a gas leak.