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Chapter 16: Troubleshooting
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■ If you have additional telephone services such as call waiting, call
messaging, or voice mail, make sure that all messages are cleared and call
waiting is disabled before using the modem. Contact your telephone
service to get the correct code to temporarily disable the service. Also make
sure that the modem dialing properties are set appropriately.
To check the dialing properties in Windows XP:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
If your Control Panel is in Category View, click
Printers and Other
Hardware
.
2 Click/Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon, then click the
Dialing Rules tab.
3 Click the location from which you are dialing, then click Edit.
4 Make sure that all settings are correct.
To check the dialing properties in Windows 2000:
1 Click Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel
window opens.
2 Click/Double-click the Modems icon, then click Dialing Properties tab.
The Dialing Properties dialog box opens.
3 Make sure that all settings are correct.
■ Disconnect any answering machine, fax machine, or printer that is on the
same line as the modem. Do not connect these devices to the same
telephone line as the modem.
■ Make sure that you are not using a digital, rollover, or PBX line. These lines
do not work with your modem.
Help and
Support
For more information about dialing properties in
Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword dialing in the HelpSpot Search box
, then click the arrow.