Manually Answering With Your Modem; Installing Your Pc Modem - Gateway Solo 3100 User Manual

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Using Your Gateway Solo 3100 Notebook
Click the
Properties
5.
selected. The default Answer mode is
uses the same COM port as your modem, keep the default setting.
Otherwise, you must change the Answer mode to be able to receive
faxes.
6.
Select
Manual
if you will use your phone line for voice calls or other
programs. Select
Answer After
faxing. Click
OK
to save changes.
Close the Microsoft Fax Properties window, but leave Microsoft
7.
Exchange open in order to receive faxes.
You are notified when a fax arrives. After a fax is received, click the
8.
Inbox
folder in the Personal Folders window, then double-click the first
fax in the list. The fax document opens in the FaxViewer.
9.
Click
to print the fax.
Print

Manually answering with your modem

If you set the modem's answer mode to Manual, you must manually answer
the phone when it rings. To manually answer the phone, double-click the
modem icon in the taskbar's status area, then click the
the dialog box that appears.

Installing Your PC Modem

You may want to use a separate PC Card modem instead of the built-in
modem. PC Card modems include basic data/fax modems using regular
telephone lines, cellular modems, and network modems. Network modems
can use network-only connections or use a combination of network and
telephone connections.
button and make sure your active modem is
Don't Answer
if you will use your modem only for
. If another program
Answer Now
button in

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