Modem Card Connectors
This section describes how to connect the telephone to the modem card depending on whether it is to meet U.S. and
Canada telephone standards, or International telephone standards. Since the modem card in your computer supports
Plug and Play, the hardware settings should not conflict with those of any devices on your system.
Telephone Connections for the U.S. and Canada
The following section only concerns telephone connections for the U.S. and Canada. The modem card has two external
connections that allow you to connect the telephone line and handset. The telephone remains operational even when the
computer is turned off. Connecting these devices enables the use of the modem and telephone:
Plug one end of the cable into the TELCO
for an analog line. If you want to use a telephone on that line when you're not using the modem, plug the telephone
cable into the modem's PHONE jack.
Sound card
connector
jack on the modem card. Plug the other end of the cable into a wall jack
Telephone connection
TELCO
connection
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