eMachines 13 User Manual page 73

4
Click your modem, then click
5
Click the
appears, the modem passed diagnostics. If no modem information is available,
a white screen appears with no data, or if you get an error such as port already
open or the modem has failed to respond, the modem did not pass diagnostics.
Help and Support
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:
1
Click
Start
Control Panel is in Category View, click
2
Click/Double-click the
3
Click the modem you want to adjust, then click
4
Click the
5
Click
OK
tab, then click
Diagnostic
For more information about modem troubleshooting, click Start, then
click Help and Support.
Type the keyword modem troubleshooting in the Search box
, then click
Control Panel
Phone and Modem Options
tab, then adjust the
Modem
twice to close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box.
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. The Modem Properties dialog box opens.
Properties
. If information about the modem
Query Modem
, then click the arrow.
. The Control Panel window opens. If your
Printers and Other Hardware
icon, then click the
Properties
Speaker volume
Troubleshooting
.
Modems
.
control.
tab.
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