Compaq Armada e500s Armada E500 Series Quick Reference Guide - Page 77

Setting up the Modem, Windows 95 or Windows 98, Windows 2000 Professional

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2 2. Plug the opposite end of the cable into a standard telephone wall jack. IMPORTANT: Wall jacks for digital PBX systems may resemble standard telephone jacks but are not compatible with analog devices such as modems. Be sure the modem cable is connected to a regular analog phone line. Plugging the modem into a digital line will result in no dial tone and is not recommended. The modem includes protective circuitry against the digital lines producing excess current. A warning buzz will sound briefly when excessive current is detected during a call attempt and the attempt is terminated with the phone line back on-hook. Setting up the Modem NOTE: The following procedures are necessary only if your modem is not installed. If your modem is installed, the name will display in the Modem Properties window in Windows 95 and Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 or in the Phone and Modem Options window under the Modems tab in Windows 2000 Professional. In Windows 95 or Windows 98-Select StartÅSettingsÅ Control PanelÅModem. In Windows 2000 Professional-Select StartÅSettingsÅ Control PanelÅPhone and Modem Options. 6-2 Using an Internal Modem (Available on Select Models)

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6-2
Using an Internal Modem (Available on Select Models)
2. Plug the opposite end of the cable
into a standard telephone
wall jack.
IMPORTANT:
Wall jacks for digital PBX systems may resemble
standard telephone jacks but are not compatible with analog
devices such as modems. Be sure the modem cable is
connected to a regular analog phone line. Plugging the modem
into a digital line will result in no dial tone and is not
recommended. The modem includes protective circuitry
against the digital lines producing excess current. A warning
buzz will sound briefly when excessive current is detected
during a call attempt and the attempt is terminated with the
phone line back on-hook.
Setting up the Modem
NOTE
: The following procedures are necessary only if your modem
is not installed. If your modem is installed, the name will display
in the Modem Properties window in Windows 95 and Windows
98, and Windows NT 4.0 or in the Phone and Modem Options
window under the Modems tab in Windows 2000 Professional.
In
Windows 95 or Windows 98
—Select Start
Å
Settings
Å
Control Panel
Å
Modem. In
Windows 2000 Professional
—Select
Start
Å
Settings
Å
Control Panel
Å
Phone and Modem Options.