Sony PCG-SR17K manual Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone Line

Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone Line

Plugging the Phone Line into Phone Line Jack

Phone line jack

Phone cable (optional)

✍Your notebook does not work with party lines, cannot be connected to a coin-operated telephone, and may not work with multiple phone lines. Some of these connections might result in excess electrical current and could cause a malfunction in the internal modem.

Connecting the Internal Modem to the Telephone Line

The notebook comes with an internal fax modem that allows you to exchange data by faxing through the Internet or faxing by connecting the notebook to the telephone line using a phone cable (optional).

The maximum communication speed of the internal modem (V.90, 56K) is

56 Kbps for data reception and 33.6 Kbps for data transmission. This speed may vary depending on the line conditions.

✍Note: The internal fax modem can only be connected to a subscriber telephone line. Do not connect it to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange). Connecting to the PBX may cause a major system malfunction.

Check the dialing mode of your telephone by pressing any button on your telephone while holding the receiver off the base unit. If you hear a tone sound, your dialing mode is the tone mode. If you hear a click sound, your dialing mode is the pulse mode. If you have a rotary-type telephone, your dialing mode is also the pulse mode.

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