HP Presario X1000 Compaq Notebook Series - Modem and Networking - Page 8

Using an Internal Modem To add a new country location, follow these steps: Windows 2000 Professional: 1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel. 2. Select the Phone and Modem Options icon > Select New. 3. Assign the New Location Name (home, work, etc.). 4. Select the Country/Region from the drop-down list. 5. Select OK > OK. Windows XP Home and XP Professional: 1. Select Start > Control Panel. 2. Select the Network and Internet Connections icon. 3. Select Phone and Modem Properties (menu in the left column) > Dialing Rules tab. 4. Select the New button and assign it a name (home, work, etc.). 5. Select the Country/Region from the drop-down list. 6. Select OK > OK. Solving Travel Connection Problems If you experience connection problems while using the modem outside your home country, the following suggestions may help: ■ 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 probably an analog line. Modem and Networking 1-5