Compaq Armada m700 Compaq Armada M700 Series of Personal Computers Reference G - Page 111

s In Windows 2000 Professional-Select Start!Settings! Control Panel!Phone and Modems Options. Select the Dialing Properties tab, then 1. On the Locations list, select the location from which you are dialing. 2. Select the Edit button. 3. Select the new country from the drop-down list in the Country/region box. 4. To save the new country selection, select the Apply button. Travel Connection Checklist If you experience connection problems while using the modem outside your home country, the following suggestions may help. s Check the telephone line type-the modem requires an analog, not a digital, telephone line. A telephone line described as a data line, fax machine line, modem line, or standard telephone line, is probably an analog line. s Check for pulse or tone dialing-Dial a few digits on the telephone and listen for clicks (pulses) or tones. Then set your communication software to the corresponding dialing mode (pulse or tone). s Check the telephone number you are dialing and the response of the remote modem-Dial the telephone number on the telephone, wait for the remote modem to answer, then hang up. s Set the modem to ignore dial tones-If the modem receives a dial tone it does not recognize, it will not dial and will display a No Dial Tone error message. To set the modem to ignore all dial tones before dialing: In Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0- 1. Select Start!Settings!Control Panel!Modems. 2. Select your modem, then select Properties!Connection tab, then clear the Wait for Dial Tone Before Dialing checkbox. NOTE: If you continue to receive the No Dial Tone error message after clearing the checkbox, select Start!Settings! Control Panel!Modem!Dialing Properties. Select USA in the I Am In drop-down box, then again clear the Wait for Dial Tone Before Dialing check box. Using an Internal Modem 7-9