Using your VAIO desktop

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Guide

 

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Using the modem

 

User

 

Your VAIO desktop is equipped with an internal modem. You need to connect a phone line to take

 

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advantage of online services and the Internet, to register your computer and software online, and to contact

To connect a phone line, proceed as follows:

 

 

VAIO-Link.

 

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1 Plug one end of the phone cable into the phone connector on the back of the computer.

 

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2 Plug the other end into the wall jack.

 

 

Before using your modem, it will be necessary to select

 

 

 

 

the country where you are actually using it.

 

 

The detailed procedure for selecting the actual country is

 

 

explained in Configuring your modem in the Software

 

 

User Guide.

 

 

￿ A country-specific phone plug is supplied with your VAIO desktop, allowing

 

 

you to plug the phone line into the wall jack. We recommend you to use the

 

 

supplied plug, because the usage of any other phone plug can decrease the

 

 

connection quality.

 

 

Your computer cannot be connected to a coin-operated telephone, and may not

 

 

work with multiple phone lines or a private branch exchange (PBX). If you connect

 

 

the modem to a parallel connected phone line, the modem or the other connected

 

 

device may not function properly. Some of these connections may result in excess

 

 

electrical current and could cause a malfunction in the internal modem.

 

 

Only DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) signalling (tone dialling) is supported.