Dell Inspiron 4000 - Manual (Page 34)

34 Solving Problems
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If you cannot print to a USB printer
Modem Problems
NOTICE: Connect the modem to an analog telephone wall jack only.
Connecting the modem to a digital telephone network damages the modem.
V ER I FY T H E P RI N T ER CA BLE CO N NE CT I O NS — Ensure that the printer
cable is connected as described on page 18.
T ES T T H E E LEC T RI CA L O U T LET — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
E N S U RE T H AT T H E P R IN T E R I S T UR N ED ON — See the documentation
supplied with the printer.
V ER I FY T H A T T H E P R I NT E R IS RE COG N IZ ED BY W I ND OW S —
1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon, click Properties, and then
select the Details tab.
2 Ensure that the Print to the following port: setting is USB.
R EI N S T ALL T H E P R I NT E R DRI V ER — See page 16.
C H E CK T H E T EL E P HO N E J AC K — Disconnect the telephone line from the
modem and connect it to a telephone. Listen for a dial tone.
C O N NE CT T HE M OD EM D I REC T LY T O T H E T EL EP H ON E W AL L JA CK — 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 connect the
modem directly to the telephone wall jack with the telephone line.