MultiModemDSVD User Guide

2 Installation

Step 3: Connect the Modem to Your System

Placing the modem in a convenient location, connect it to your computer’s serial port, to the telephone line, to AC power, and, optionally, to your telephone. For voice operations, connect it to the supplied headset or, optionally, to a microphone and a speaker or sound card.

Note: Do not turn on the modem until you have made all the connections.

MT5600DSDV only

PWR

RS232

PHONE LINE

Figure 2-3. Modem connections.

RS232 Connection

Plug one end of the serial cable into the RS232 connector on the modem, and the other end into a serial port connector on your computer, such as COM1 or COM2.

Line Connection

Plug one end of the phone cable into the modem’s LINE jack, and the other end into a phone line wall jack.

Note: The LINE jack is not interchangeable with the PHONE jack. Do not plug the phone into the LINE jack or the line cable into the PHONE jack.

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