To determine the dialing mode supported by a telephone line, dial a few digits on the telephone, and then listen for clicks (pulses) or tones. Clicks indicate that the telephone line supports pulse dialing. Tones indicate that the telephone line supports tone dialing.
To change the dialing mode in your current modem location setting, follow these steps:
1.Select Start > Devices and Printers.
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3.Click the Dialing Rules tab.
4.Select your modem location setting.
5.Click Edit.
6.Click either Tone or Pulse.
7.Click OK twice.
●Check the telephone number you are dialing and the response of the remote modem.
Dial a telephone number, be sure that there is a response from the remote modem, and then hang up.
●Set the modem to ignore dial tones.
If the modem receives a dial tone it does not recognize, it does not dial and displays a “No Dial Tone” error message.
To set the modem to ignore all dial tones before dialing, follow these steps:
1.Select Start > Devices and Printers.
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3.Click the Modems tab.
4.Click the listing for the modem.
5.Click Properties.
6.Click Modem.
7.Clear the check box for Wait for dial tone before dialing.
8.Click OK twice.
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