Compaq M300 manual 15-19, Characters are garbled/transfer rates are slow

Solving Modem Problems Continued

15-19

Fax transmissions do not work.

Another communications software application is open.

Modem is receiving inadequate power.

Close the other communications application.

Connect the computer to external power

or

If the computer must run from a battery pack,

■Make sure the battery pack is fully charged.

■Clear all power conservation selections.

Characters are garbled/transfer rates are slow.

The wrong printer driver is selected.

There is noise in the telephone line.

Settings on the sending and receiving modem do not match.

The error correction feature of your modem software is interfering.

Verify that you have selected the correct printer driver.

Request a telephone line filter from your local telephone service provider.

Use the same parity, modem speed, word length, and stop bits settings on both modems.

Disable error correction (&K0) and data compression (&M0) using AT commands.

NOTE: To access AT commands and instructions for using them, select Start⊕Compaq Information Center⊕Modem Commands.

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