eMachines EL1200 Series - Manual (Page 47)

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4 Click your modem, then click
Properties. The Modem Properties
dialog box opens.
5 Click the Diagnostic tab, then click
Query Modem. If information about
the modem appears, the modem
passed diagnostics. If no modem
information is available, a white
screen appears with no data, or if you
get an error such as port already
open or the modem has failed to
respond , the modem did not pass
diagnostics.
The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
When your modem tries to connect to another
modem, it begins handshaking . Handshaking is a
digital “getting acquainted” conversation between
the two modems that establishes connection speeds
and communication protocols. You may hear unusual
handshaking sounds when the modems first connect.
If the handshaking sounds are too loud, you can turn
down the modem volume.
To turn down the modem volume:
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
Modems tab.
3 Click the modem you want to adjust,
then click Properties.
4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the
Speaker volume control.
5 Click OK twice to close the Phone and
Modem Options dialog box.
Help
For more information about modem troubleshooting,
click Start, then click Help and Support. Type modem
troubleshooting
in the Search box, then press E
NTER
.