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- Device Ports
Device Ports

Your LifeBook notebook comes equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect an external device

including disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc.

Communications Ports

Your LifeBook has a Modem jack (RJ-11) and a LAN jack (RJ-45) to accommodate external

communications.

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack

The modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is used for

your internal modem. To connect the telephone

cable follow these easy steps: (Figure 34)
1Align the connector with the port opening.
2Push the connector into the port until it is seated.
3Plug the other end of the telephone cable into a
telephone outlet.
Figure 34. Connecting the Modem
DO NOT CONNECT THE INTERNAL MODEM TO A DIGITAL PBX AS IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO
THE MODEM OR YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SOME HOTELS USE THE
DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS, PLEASE BE SURE TO FIND OUT BEFORE YOU CONNECT YOUR MODEM.
CONSULT YOUR PBX MANUFACTURER’S DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THE INTERNAL MODEM IS DESIGNED TO THE ITU-T V.90 STANDARD. ITS MAXIMUM SPEED OF
53000BPS IS THE HIGHEST ALLOWED BY THE FCC, AND ITS ACTUAL CONNECTION RATE DEPENDS ON
THE LINE CONDITIONS. THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 33600BPS AT UPLOAD.