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Setting Up Your Computer

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C

ONNECT

THE

MODEM

DIRECTLY

TO

THE

TELEPHONE

WALL

JACK

If you

have other telephone devices sharing the line, such as an answering machine, fax
machine, surge protector, or line splitter, then bypass them and use the telephone
line to connect the modem directly to the telephone wall jack.

C

HECK

THE

CONNECTION

Verify that the telephone line is connected to the

modem.

C

HECK

THE

TELEPHONE

LINE

Try using a different telephone line. If you are

using a line that is 3 m (10 ft) or more in length, try a shorter one.

I

RREGULAR

DIAL

TONE

If you have voice mail service, you might hear an

irregular dial tone when you have messages. Contact your telephone company for
instructions on restoring a dial tone.

T

URN

OFF

CALL

WAITING

(

CATCH

-

PHONE

) —

See your telephone directory for

instructions on deactivating this feature. Then adjust the dial-up networking
connection properties.

1

Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2

Click Printers and Other Hardware, click Phone and Modem Options, click the
Dialing Rules tab, and then click Edit....

3

In the Edit Location window, ensure that To disable call waiting, dial: is
checked, and then select the proper code as listed in your telephone directory.

4

Click Apply and click OK.

5

Close the Phone and Modems Options window.

6

Close the Control Panel window.

V

ERIFY

THAT

THE

MODEM

IS

COMMUNICATING

WITH

W

INDOWS

1

Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2

Click Printers and Other Hardware and click Phone and Modem Options.

3

Click the Modems tab.

4

Click the COM port for your modem.

5

Click Properties, click the Diagnostics tab, and then click Query Modem to
verify that the modem is communicating with Windows.

If all commands receive responses, the modem is operating properly.

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