Error Messages - Dell Dimension DMC Owner's Manual

V ERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH
1
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2 Click Printers and Other Hardware.
3
Click Phone and Modem Options.
4 Click the Modems tab.
5 Click the COM port for your modem.
6
Click Properties, click the Diagnostics tab, and then click Query Modem to verify that the modem
is communicating with Windows.
If all commands receive responses, the modem is operating properly.
T URN OFF CALL WAITING ( CATCH
this feature. Then adjust the dial-up networking connection properties.
1
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2
Click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Phone and Modem Options.
3
Click your connection type to highlight it.
4
Click the Dialing Rules tab and click Edit.
5
Click the To Disable Call Waiting box to place a checkmark in it.
6
Select the disable code from the drop-down menu (for example, *70).
7
Click Apply and click OK.
E NSURE THAT YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE
click File. If Work Offline has a checkmark next to it, click the checkmark to remove it and
connect to the Internet.
NSURE THAT YOU HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO AN
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provider to subscribe.
ONTACT YOUR NTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
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Error Messages

If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system or the program that
was running when the message appeared.
A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS
characters in filenames.
W INDOWS
) — See your telephone directory for instructions on deactivating
- PHONE
I NTERNET — With the Outlook Express e-mail program open,
NTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
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— Contact your Internet service provider for assistance.
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— Contact an Internet service
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