Modem and Networking
Hardware and Software Guide
11–6
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Check for tone or pulse dialing settings
Dial a few digits on the telephone and listen for clicks
(pulses) or tones. Then:
1. Select
Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet
Connections > Phone and Modem Options > Dialing
Rules
tab.
✎
The first time you select the
Dialing Rules
tab, you will be
prompted to enter your area code information in the
Local
Information
window.
2. Select your location, and then select
Edit.
3. Select either
Tone
or
Pulse
depending on what you heard
on the line.
4. Select
OK > OK.
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Check the telephone number you are dialing and the
response of the remote modem
Dial the telephone number on the telephone, wait for the
remote modem to answer, and then hang up.
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Set the modem to ignore dial tones
If the modem receives a dial tone it does not recognize, it will
not dial and will display a No Dial Tone error message. Use
the following procedures to set the modem to ignore all dial
tones before dialing:
1. Select
Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet
Connections > Phone and Modem Options >
Modems
tab.
2. Select your modem >
Properties > Modem
tab.
3. Clear the
Wait for dial tone before dialing
check box.