Summary Of The Indicator Lights; Installing The Software - Zoom USB Faxmodem Quick Start Manual

Summary of the Indicator Lights

The USB faxmodem has a set of eight indicator lights on
the front. A chart explaining what the lights mean appears
below. This chart is also reproduced in condensed form on
the bottom of the faxmodem.
Light
OH (Off Hook)
ACTIVITY
RING
LINK
EC/DC (Error Correc-
tion/Data Compression)*
56K
FAX
READY
*Error Correction/Data Compression filters out line noise, repeats transmissions auto-
matically if an error occurs, and automatically compresses data when it's sent and de-
compresses it when it is received.

Installing the Software

Consult the Software Installation Guide that came with
your faxmodem to install a complete faxing and communi-
cations package that will help you get the most out of your
modem. Also explore the other software offerings on the
Zoom Link CD. The CD describes each program and offers
easy point-and-click installation.
That's it! We hope you enjoy the use of your new USB
faxmodem.
Chapter 1: Setting Up Your USB Faxmodem
Description
Lights when the faxmodem is off hook.
Flashes whenever data or commands are trans-
mitted from the serial port of your computer (or
other device) to the faxmodem, or vice-versa. At
high speeds the light may appear to be continu-
ously on.
Blinks on and off when detecting incoming ring.
Lights when the Data Carrier Detect (DCD) signal
from the faxmodem to the computer is on.
Lights when using V.42 or MNP 4 error correction
and V.42bis or MNP 5 data compression.
Lights when communicating in V.90 or K56flex ™
mode.
Lights when a fax connection has been made to
another faxmodem or to a fax machine.
Lights when the faxmodem is turned on; is unlit
when the computer is in power-save mode.
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