Motorola SM56 - Manual

Motorola
SM56 Software Modems
Quick Start User's Guide
Contents
1 Introduction
2
Preparing The Computer For Installation
3 Installing The Modem Hardware
4 Installing The Modem on Windows 9x, Millennium, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP.
5 Installing The Modem on Windows NT 4.0
6 Verifying Correct Installation
7 Troubleshooting
8 Un-installing
and Upgrading
9 Changing The Operating System
10 Improving Direct X Speakerphone Performance and Quality
11 Contact Information
Appendix A SM56 Main Features
Motorola License Agreement
1 Introduction
Motorola's SM56 modems are available for use on PCI, Mini PCI, and AC-Link (including CNR)
PC's. The SM56 modem is a feature-rich, V.90/V.92 modem at an attractive price. It supports all
fax and data fall back modes, and different driver installs include telephone answering machine
(TAM) operation and full speakerphone functionality. This document details installation,
troubleshooting, and usage of the SM56 software modem.
The SM56 modems provide high-speed communications between your personal computer and a
remote location, such as an Internet Service Provider (ISP), so you can:
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Receive data at up to 56 Kbps in V.90/V.92 or K56Flex modes, for faster Internet access.
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Use your computer to send and receive faxes, at up to 14.4 Kbps
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Use your computer as a Video Phone to place and receive Video Phone calls.
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Use your computer as a telephone answering machine (Not available on Data/Fax modems).
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Use your computer as a speakerphone, to place and receive voice calls
(Data/Fax/Speakerphone modems only).
The SM56 modems run on Windows 95/98, in a Windows 95/98 DOS box, Windows Millennium,
Windows NT 4.0,Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Note: The modem cannot be used in pure DOS or on any other operating system. Note that
Windows 9x, NT 4.0, and 2000 require different modem drivers. The driver for one OS will not