Setting Up Communications; Connecting The Modem To A Telephone Line - Toshiba Satellite P20-8PW User Manual

Setting Up Communications

To connect to the Internet, use an online service, or communicate across
the telephone lines with another computer, you need:
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A modem (supplied with your Satellite notebook computer).
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A telephone line.
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A browser (supplied with your computer) or communications program.
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An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if you plan to use
the Internet.
Never connect the Modem jack to a digital line. The high current of digital
lines can damage the modem.

Connecting the modem to a telephone line

Before you can use the modem, you must connect it to a standard voice-
grade telephone line.
Disable Call Waiting before you connect through the modem. Call Waiting
interrupts data transmission.
If you use a storage device such as a CD-ROM drive or HDD connected to
a 16-bit PC card, modem speed might be slow or communication might
be interrupted.
1. Plug one end of a standard RJ-11 telephone cable into the modem
jack.
2. Plug the other end of the RJ-11 telephone cable into the modular jack
of a standard voice-grade telephone line.
The telephone cable plug may be different in your country.
User's Manual
Learning The Basics
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