Compaq E500 Travel Connection Checklist, Check the telephone line type-the modem requires an

NOTE: The internal modem supports a subset of the countries that are listed under the Dialing Properties. If you select an unsupported country, a warning will appear and USA will be selected if you don’t choose a different supported country.

You can confirm your country selection if running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0:

Click Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Modems⊕Dialing Properties⊕and then view your country in the “I am in:” drop- down box.

If you are traveling, you can change your country selection if running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0:

Click Start⊕Settings⊕Control Panel⊕Modems⊕Dialing Properties⊕and then selecting your new country in the “I am in:” drop-down box.

NOTE: For proper modem operation and to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements when traveling, change your modem country selection whenever you operate your modem in a different country.

Travel Connection Checklist

If you experience connection problems while using the modem outside your home country, the following suggestions may help.

■Check the telephone line type—the modem requires an

analog, not a digital, telephone line. A telephone line described as a data line, fax machine line, modem line, or standard telephone line, is probably an analog line.

■Check for pulse or tone dialing—Dial a few digits on the telephone and listen for clicks (pulses) or tones. Then set your communication software to the corresponding dialing mode (pulse or tone).

■Check the telephone number you are dialing and the response of the remote modem—Dial the telephone number on the telephone, wait for the remote modem to answer, then hang up.

Using an Internal Modem (Available on Select Models) 7-5