Technical information

Note: If your modem shares a line with your telephone, and you want to make sure that the modem

does not answer your incoming calls before you do, you can either deselect the “Auto-answer incoming

calls” checkbox or set the number of rings to a high value.

Call Saver mode

Call Saver mode lets you save money on connection charges when you retrieve voice messages from a

remote location. If there are new messages and Call Saver mode is selected, the modem answers your

call at the number of rings set in the Call Saver ring number field. If there aren’t any new messages, the

modem does not answer after the Call Saver ring number setting. You still have time to hang up before

the modem answers your call.

To operate correctly, Call Saver mode requires that the value in the Call Saver ring number field be at

least two rings less than the value in the auto-answer ring number field. For example, you can set auto-

answer to five rings and Call Saver to two rings. If your voice mail does not respond by the third ring,

then you know that there are no new messages.

Ring Sound

From the Ring Sound pop-up menu, you can choose the sound that your computer plays when you

receive an incoming call. You can also install and use your own sounds.

For more information on installing additional sounds, open the Guide (h) menu and choose Mac OS

Guide when the Finder is active.

Progress sounds

You can monitor the sounds of a fax in progress by choosing one of the settings in the Progress sounds

pop-up menu:

m Use application settings: Lets you control the speaker volume from your communications software

(and from the Sound control panel)

m Turn off: Turns the speaker off for applications that use the modem

m Keep on until carrier: Leaves the speaker on until a connection is established

Connecting

Your Computer to

a Telephone Line