Using the Internal Modem 7-3
Writer: Carey Gregg Saved by: Rebecca Wiggins Saved date: 02/06/98 11:07 AM
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Connecting the Modem
Connecting the Modem in North America, Latin America,
Japan, or Hong Kong
The telephone connector (RJ-11) that came with your modem is
intended for an analog line, the type found connected to a standard
telephone wall jack. If you are in an office, the analog line is often
the one connected to a fax machine or modem. To get an analog
line in a hotel, request a room with a
“
data
”
line.
NOTE
:
The modem is equipped with Digital Line Guard, a feature
that protects the modem if it is accidentally plugged into a digital
PBX system with too much power on the line. If the modem is
plugged into a digital line that might damage the modem, the
following error message is displayed on the screen:
DIGITAL LINE NO DIALTONE
If the modem is plugged into a digital line that would not damage
the modem, the modem times out and the following error message
is displayed on the screen:
NO DIALTONE
NOTE
:
You do not have to turn the computer on or place it in
Suspend to connect the modem.
To connect the modem to a standard telephone wall jack in North
America, Latin America, Japan, or Hong Kong:
1
Connect the standard telephone cable into the RJ-11 jack on
the rear panel of the computer.
2
Plug the opposite end of the telephone cable into a standard
telephone wall jack.
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