Zoom 27575 quick start Completing the Installation, Summary of the Indicator Lights

Summary of the Indicator Lights

LightDescription

OH (Off Hook)	Lights when the faxmodem is off hook.
ACTIVITY	Flashes whenever data or commands are trans-
	mitted from the serial port of your computer (or
	other device) to the faxmodem, or vice-versa. At
	high speeds the light may appear to be continu-
	ously on.
RING	Blinks on and off when detecting incoming ring.
LINK	Lights when the Data Carrier Detect (DCD) signal
	from the faxmodem to the computer is on.
EC/DC (Error Correc-	Lights when using V.42 or MNP 4 error correction
tion/Data Compression)*	and V.42bis or MNP 5 data compression.
56K	Lights when communicating in V.90 or K56flex™
	mode.
FAX	Lights when a fax connection has been made to
	another faxmodem or to a fax machine.
READY	Lights when the faxmodem is turned on; is unlit
	when the computer is in power-save mode.

*Error Correction/Data Compression filters out line noise, repeats transmissions auto- matically if an error occurs, and automatically compresses data when it’s sent and de- compresses it when it is received.

Completing the Installation

If you have a PC:

You can now verify the COM port setting of your modem and perform a brief test. Follow these steps:

1 Open Control Panel in Windows and double-click on the Modems icon.

2 Click on the entry for your new faxmodem and then click on the Diagnostics tab.

3 Highlight the port next to the entry for your new fax- modem and click on More info.

Clicking on More info also tests your faxmodem by que- rying it with AT commands. A list of responses means the modem is properly connected.

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