HP ProBook 5220m Notebook PC - Manual (Page 40)

To add a location setting for the modem, follow these steps:
1. Select Start > Devices and Printers.
2. Right-click the device that represents your computer, and click Modem settings.
NOTE: You must set up an initial (current) location area code before you can view the Dialing
Rules tab. If you do not have a location set up, you will be prompted to enter the location when you
click Modem settings.
3. Click the Dialing Rules tab.
4. Click New. (The New Location window is displayed.)
5. In the Location name box, type a name (such as “home” or “work”) for the new location setting.
6. Select a country or region from the Country/region drop-down list. (If you select a country or region
that is not supported by the modem, the Country/region selection for USA or UK is displayed by
default.)
7. Enter the area code, a carrier code (if necessary), and the number to access an outside line (if
necessary).
8. Next to Dial using, click Tone or Pulse.
9. Click OK to save your new location setting. (The Phone and Modem window is displayed.)
10. Do one of the following:
● To set your new location setting as the current location, click OK.
● To select another location setting as the current location setting, select your preference from
the settings in the Location list, and then click OK.
NOTE: You can use the preceding procedure to add location settings for places within your own
country or region as well as in other countries or regions. For example, you could add a setting
named “Work” that includes dialing rules for accessing an outside line.
Solving travel connection problems
If you experience modem connection problems when using the computer outside of the country or region
in which you purchased it, try the following suggestions.
● Check the telephone line type.
The modem requires an analog, not a digital, telephone line. A line described as a PBX line is
usually a digital line. A telephone line described as a data line, fax machine line, modem line, or
standard telephone line is usually an analog line.
● Check for pulse or tone dialing.
An analog telephone line supports one of 2 dialing modes: pulse dialing or tone dialing. These
dialing mode options are selected in the Phone and Modem settings. The dialing mode option
selected must match the dialing mode supported by the telephone line in your location.
To determine the dialing mode supported by a telephone line, dial a few digits on the telephone,
and then listen for clicks (pulses) or tones. Clicks indicate that the telephone line supports pulse
dialing. Tones indicate that the telephone line supports tone dialing.
28 Chapter 2 Wireless, local area network, and modem