Gateway Solo 9500 User Manual page 275

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 in Windows XP:
1
Click , then select
Start
Modem Options
2
Click/double-click the
tab.
Modems
3
Select the modem you want to adjust, then click
4
Click the
Modem
5
Exit Phone and Modem Options by clicking
To turn down the modem volume in Windows Me and Windows 98:
1
Click , then select
Start
the
Modems
2
Double-click the
appears.
3
Click the
General
4
Adjust the
5
Click .
OK
Control Panel
icon, click
Switch to Classic View
Phone and Modem Options
tab, then adjust the
, then
Settings
icon, click
view all control panel options
icon. The Modems Properties dialog box
Modems
tab, select your modem, then click
control.
Speaker volume
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Software support tools
. If you do not see the
.
icon, then click the
Properties
control.
Speaker volume
twice.
OK
. If you do not see
Control Panel
.
Properties
Phone and
.
.
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