10 • Troubleshooting
Problems Connecting to Data Center via Analog Line
Symptom | Solution |
Improper phone | • Make sure you've connected your mailing system |
line or phone line | to a dedicated analog phone line (the same type |
not connected to | you connect your home phone to). If you are |
machine | using a DSL line, you should use a DSL filter ob- |
| tained from your DSL provider. |
| • Verify that the phone line has a dial tone. |
| • Make sure the phone line connectors are firmly |
| seated in their receptacles. |
| • Try using the alternate method of communicating |
| to the Data Center via the Internet (see Chapter 6, |
| Adding Postage/Connecting to the Data Center). |
Incorrect setup of | Go to the Chapter 6, System Settings, and check |
system options | the following: |
| • Does your phone system require you to dial a |
| prefix number to get an outside phone line? Make |
| sure to include this in the setup if needed. |
| • Is the dial method correct? You have to tell the |
| machine if your phone uses a pulse or tone for |
| dialing. |
Problems Connecting to Data Center via PC Meter Connect Desktop Application
Refer to the Troubleshooting section in Appendix A - PC Meter Con- nect Desktop Application.
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