Multitech MT9234ZBA-USB Modem User Manual


 
28 MultiTechSystems,Inc.MT9234ZBAUSBUserGuide
Chapter 5 – Troubleshooting
Yourmodemwasthoroughlytestedatthefa ctorybeforeitwasshipped.Ifyouareunabletomakeasuccessful
connection,orifyouexperiencedatalossorgarbledcharactersduringyourconnection,itispossiblethatthe
modemisdefective.However,itismorelikelythatthesource ofyourproblemlieselsew
here.Thefollowing
symptomsaretypicalofproblemsyoumightencounter:
NoneoftheLEDslightwhenthemodemison.
Themodemdoesnotrespondtocommands.
Themodemdialsbutisunabletomakeaconnection.
Themodemdisconnects whileonline.
Themodemcannotconnectwhenanswering.
Dataisbeinglost.
Therearegarbagecharactersonthemonitor.
Themodemdoesn’tworkwithCallerID.
Faxanddatasoftwarecan’trunatthesametime.
NoneoftheIndicatorsLight
Whenyoupluginthemodem,theoperatingsystemdetectsandconfiguresthemodem,andtheTRLEDshould
comeon.
IftheTRLEDdoesnotcomeon,ensurethatthedriverhasbeenin stalled.
ModemDoesNotRespondtoCommands
Makesureyouareissuingthemodemcommandsfromdata communicationsoftware,eithermanuallyin
terminalmodeorautomaticallybyconfiguringthesoftware.(Youcannotsendcommandstothemodemfrom
theDOSprompt.)
Makesureyouareinterminalmodeinyourdatacommunicationprogram,thentypeATandpressENTER.If
yougetanOKresponsefromyourmodem,yourconnectionsaregoodandtheproblemlikelyis inthe
connectionsetupinyourcommunicationsoftware.
TryresettingyourmodembyunpluggingtheUSBcablefromthemodem,andthenpluggingitbackin.
Tryrebootingthecomputer.
Themodemmighthaveaproblembeyondthescopeofthisuserguide.IfyouhaveanotherMultiTech
modem,tryswappingmodems.Iftheproblemgoesaway,thefirstmodemispossiblydefective.Call
TechnicalSupportforassistance.
ModemDialsButCannotConnect
Therecanbeseveralreasonsthemodemfailstomakeaconnection.Possibilities include:
Lackofaphysicalconnectiontothetelephoneline.
Wrongdialtone
Busysignal
Wrongnumber