User`s manual

Setting Up Your Modem 2-2
Notes on
Telephone Lines
Before using the modem, you need to connect your telephone line and telephone to the modem
card. To ensure that the modem works properly, know that:
❑ Your modem cannot be used on “party lines”, nor can it be used on toll or coin-
operated lines.
Contact your local telephone company for help if you are not sure about the
suitability of your telephone line.
❑ This modem is intended for use on an analog telephone line, also called a POTS
(Plain Old Telephone Service) line. This modem cannot be connected directly to a
digital telephone line, such as those commonly found in businesses.
Either obtain an analog line or an analog converter compatible with the telephone line
you are using.
Connecting the
Telephone Line and
Telephone to your
Modem
1. Locate the most convenient telephone wall outlet.
2. If a phone is already connected to it, unplug the telephone cable from the wall outlet.