ActionTec DataLink V.90 PC Card Fax Modem PCMCIA manual

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i 1 Introduction 1 P ackage C ont ents 1 Sy stem Requirements 1 T echnical Suppor t 2 2 Before Y ou Begin 3 DOS and W indows 3.1x 3 Window s 95 and 98 5 Window s NT 4.0 6 3 Installing the Modem 9 4 Installing the Driver Sof tware 11 Window s 95 11 Window s 98 15 Window s Me 19 Window s NT 4.0 20 Window s 2000 23 Window s XP 29 5 Installing the C om[...]

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ii T able of C on tents 1 1 Intr o duc tion Thank you fo r purchasing the A ct ion tec DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem. The M odem offers not ebook comput er users the mobility and connectivity op- tions only a PCMCIA modem can deli ver . Its small size and weight are a perfect match f or the latest notebook c omputer s. The M odem supports both [...]

2 1 Introduction 3 T echnical Suppor t A cti o n t e c E le c tr on i c s p ri d e s i ts el f o n ma ki n g d u ra b l e , h i gh - q u a l i ty , h i gh - pe rf o rm a n c e p r o d u ct s . I f y ou n e ed a s s i st a n c e , t he A ct i o n t ec T ec h n i c a l S up p o rt De p a rt m e nt i s a v a i l a bl e e v e ry da y f r om 6 A. M. t o[...]

2 1 Introduction 3 Before c onnecting the M odem, select the operating system used and read the pre-installation information. DOS and Windows 3.1x M ost portable computer s include some form of Card and Sock et Ser v ices. This software enab les the comput er’ s internal PCMCIA co ntroller to operate. If Card and Socket Serv ices ar e installed, [...]

4 2 Before Y ou Begin 5 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 3. T o r un P oint Enabler , enter the fol lowing at the DOS prompt: pmxfm c=x i=y and then press the Ent er key on the k eyboard. In the entry above, x species the COM por t number (1-4) and y species the Interrupt (IR Q) used (1-15). U sing 3 for the COM por t and 9 for the IR Q work[...]

4 2 Before Y ou Begin 5 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem Windo ws 95 and 98 If the M odem is the rst PC Car d purc hased for the notebook compu ter , ens ure the comput er’ s PCMCIA controller has been initialized and pr operly congur ed for W ind ows 95 and 98 b y following these instruc tions: 1. After b ooting up the computer , selec t [...]

6 2 Before Y ou Begin 7 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem Windo ws NT 4.0 T o ensure the c ompute r is congur ed to use the M odem, the PCMCIA and COM 2 settings must be properly c ongured. PCMCIA Settings 1. After b ooting up the computer , selec t Star t , Sett ings , then Control P anel . 2. In the “Control P anel” w indow , double-cli[...]

6 2 Before Y ou Begin 7 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem C OM 2 Settings T o ensure COM 2 (the pr eferred COM port for a W indo ws NT 4.0 installation) is available f or the M odem to use, Action tec r ecommends disabling COM 2 throughout the S ystem BIOS Setup r outine. T o do this: 1. See the c omputer’ s documentation fo r instr uctions to r [...]

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8 2 Before Y ou Begin 9 The M odem is a T y pe II PCMCIA card and installs in a T y pe II or T y p e III 68-pin PCMCIA slot. N ot ebook compute rs usually hav e PC Car d slots located on the side of the comput er . T o i n s ta ll t h e M od e m , s l i d e i t g e nt l y i n t o t he s l o t , wi t h t he l a b el f a c in g u p . P r es s r m [...]

10 3 Installing the Modem 11 The M odem c omes with its o wn dedicated phone cable. This cable has a standard RJ-11 connecto r on one end for the pho ne line, and a special connector that ts into the M odem on the othe r end. Inse r t the cable into the M odem, as shown in the gure, be low . M Caution : Be care ful not to push the co mputer a[...]

10 3 Installing the Modem 11 4 Installing the Driv er Sof twar e After installing the M o dem, the driv ers softwar e must be loaded onto the comput er . Select the operating system used, then f ollow the instructions. Windo ws 95 There ar e two v ersion of W indows 95: 95a and 95 OSR2. T o discov er which ver sion is running on the comput er , sel[...]

12 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 13 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 4. The “Install Fr om Disk” w indow appears. Insert the DataLink Installation CD in the CD-R OM drive of the compute r , then click OK . 5. If Wind ows asks for an instal lation disk, click OK and ent er the dr iv e letter of the CD-ROM driv e in the “Cop y manufacture[...]

12 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 13 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem Window s 95 OSR2 T o l oad t he M ode m ’ s s of tw ar e d ri v er s o nt o a c ompu t er runn in g W indo ws 95 O SR 2: 1. T urn on the c omputer . 2. Insert the M odem into the c omputer’ s PCMCIA slot. 3. W indo ws detects the Modem, and the rst “Updat e Dev ice [...]

14 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 15 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 6. T o determine which COM port and IR Q are assig ned to the Modem, select Star t , Settings , C ontrol P anel , Modems , then Diagnostics . Click COM P ort , then M ore I nfo to view the M odem ’ s properties. N ext, go to chapter 5, “Installing the Communications Soft[...]

14 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 15 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem Windo ws 98 T o load the Modem ’ s software drivers ont o a co mputer running W ind ows 98: 1. T urn on the c omputer . 2. Insert the DataLink Installation CD into the computer’ s CD-ROM drive. 3. Insert the M odem into the c omputer’ s PCMCIA slot. 4. The “ Add N ew[...]

16 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 17 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 5. W hen the next “ Add N ew Har dwar e W izard” window appears, selec t Search for the best driver for y our device (Rec ommended) , then c lick N ext . 6. In the next w indow , click the CD-ROM drive check box, then click Next . 7. W indo ws locates the dr iv er softwa[...]

16 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 17 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem Alternat e W indows 98 Installa tion 1. If Wind ows does not nd the Mode m ’ s driv er software on the CD (see step 7 in the previous procedur e), abort the proc ess by clic king Back until the following window appears, select Display a list of al l the drivers in a spe[...]

18 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 19 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 3. W hen the “Install Fr om Disk” w indow appears, ensure the DataLink Installation CD is inserted in the comput er’ s CD-R OM drive. V erify that the drive lett er of the CD-ROM driv e appears in the “Co py manufacturer’ s les from ” list box, then click OK .[...]

18 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 19 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem Windo ws Me T o load the Modem ’ s software drivers ont o a co mputer running W ind ows M e: 1. T urn on the c omputer . 2. Insert the DataLink Installation CD into the computer’ s CD-ROM drive. 3. Insert the M odem into the c omputer’ s PCMCIA slot. 4. The “ Add N e[...]

20 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 21 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 6. W hen the nal “ A dd New Hard ware Wizar d” window appears, click Finish . The driver softwar e is loaded. N ext, go to chapte r 5, “Installing the Communications Softwar e. ” Windo ws NT 4.0 Before beginning this installation, ensure that the COM 2 port has be[...]

20 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 21 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 4. W hen the “M odem Pr operties” window appears, click Add . 5. The “Install New Modem ” window app ears. Ensure the c heck box is not check ed, then clic k N ext .[...]

22 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 23 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 6. In the next “Install N ew M odem ” window , W indo ws detects the Modem as a “Standar d M odem. ” Click Change . 7. Insert the DataLink Installation CD in the computer’ s CD-ROM drive, then click H a ve Disk . 8. In the next w indow , when prompted for the path [...]

22 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 23 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 9. W hen prompted to selec t the the manufactur er and model of the Modem, click OK , then Next in the follo wing w indow . The drive r software is installed.  N ote : T o verify W indows has found the M odem, select Star t , Settings , C ontrol P anel , then Modems . If [...]

24 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 25 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 7. Double-click Standard PCMCIA Card M odem 8. The “Standar d PCMCIA Card Modem Pro pert ies” w indow app ears. Select Driver , then click U pdate Driver .[...]

24 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 25 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 9. The rst “U pgr ade Dev ice Driver W izar d” w indow appears. Click Next . 10. In the ne xt “Upgrade De vice Dr iv er W izard” w indow , select Searc h fo r a suitable driver fo r m y dev ice (reco mmended) , then clic k N ext.[...]

26 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 27 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 11. When the ne xt w indow appears, sele ct Sp ecify a location, then click N ext . 12. When the ne xt w indow appears, inser t the DataLink Installation CD in the CD-R OM drive of the compute r . 13. Enter X:DriversWindXP2k in the “Co py manufacturer’ s les fr om ?[...]

26 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 27 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 14. In the ne xt w indow , click N ext . 15. The “Dig ital Signature N ot Found” window appears. Read the warning , then click Y es .[...]

28 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 29 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 16. The last “U pgra de Dev ice Driver Wizar d” window appears. Click Finish . The driver softwar e is installed.  N ote : T o verify the driver softwar e installed correctly , return to the Device Manage r and locate “ Actiont ec 56k PCMCIA Fax M odem. ” D ouble-[...]

28 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 29 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem Windo ws XP T o load the Modem ’ s software drivers ont o a co mputer running W ind ows XP : 1. Insert the M odem into the c omputer’ s PCMCIA slot. 2. T urn on the c omputer and while it boots up , insert the DataLink I nstalla- tion CD in the comput er’ s CD-ROM driv[...]

30 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 31 4. The dr ive r software installs. Whe n the last “Found N ew Har dwar e W izard” window appears, clic k Finish . The driv er software is installed. N ext, go to chapter 5, “Installing the Communications Softwar e. ”[...]

30 4 Installing the Driv er Sof tware 31 If the M odem came with a communications softwar e package, A ct ion tec rec om- mends using this software f or the M odem. The default installation parameters of the software ar e specially congured t o work with the Mode m, and supports both data and fax modes. T o install the communications softwar e o[...]

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32 5 Installing the C ommuncations Soft ware 33 6 T r oubleshooting This section lists some common pr oblems that ma y occur while using the M odem, and offe rs suggestions to sol ve them. Uninstalling the Modem Before att empting an y troubleshooting, ensure the p re-installation pr ocedure outlined in chapter 2, “Before Y ou Be gin, ” was per[...]

34 6 T roubleshooting 35 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem 2. Select Dev ice Manag er , then click on the plus sig n (+) next to “PCMCIA. ” 3. Click on the icon to highlig ht, then click Remo ve . 4. Exit Dev ice Manager and r estart W indo ws. 5. After b ooting up, W indo ws should detect new har dwar e for the PCMCIA Socket (if not, select St[...]

34 6 T roubleshooting 35 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem wil l work with programs that access COM ports). T o solv e this proble m, rst ascertain which ver sion of W indows 95 is running on the c omputer (see the “W indow 95” sec tion of chapter 4, “Installing the Dr iv er Software, ” for more details). Select the versio n and follow t[...]

36 6 T roubleshooting 37 Windows 95 OSR2 1. Eject the Modem from the computer 2. Sele ct Star t , Sett ings , Control P anel , then double-click Modems . 3. Click Modem once to hig hlight, then click Remov e . 4. Close the “C ontrol P anel” window and return t o the D esktop . Do not reboot or restart the computer! Select Start , P rograms , th[...]

36 6 T roubleshooting 37 Limited W arr anty Har dware : A ction te c El ect r on ics , I nc ., w arra nts t o th e e nd u se r (“ C ust o me r” ) th at th is ha r dw ar e pr od uct will be fr ee fr om def ect s in w ork ma ns hip and mat eri al s, un de r no rmal use and se rvice , fo r tw el v e (1 2) mont hs fr om the da te of pur c ha se fr [...]

38 Limited W arr anty 39 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem wil l m ak e r ea s on a bl e ef fo rt s t o pr ovi d e c o mp a ti b il i ty , e x c e p t wh e r e the no n -c om - pa ti b i li ty is c au s ed b y a “bu g ” or de f ec t i n t he th ir d pa rty’ s pr o d uc t o r f r o m u se of th e s of t wa r e pr odu ct no t in ac c o r d an c[...]

38 Limited W arr anty 39 DataLink V .90 PCMCIA F ax M odem W ARRANTIES EX CL USIVE : IF AN A C TI O N T EC EL E CT R O NI C S ’ P R ODU CT DO ES NO T OP ER A TE AS W AR RA N TE D AB O V E, CUS T OME R ’S SOL E REM E D Y FO R B RE A CH OF TH A T W AR R AN TY SH AL L B E R EP AI R, REP L A CEM EN T , OR REF U ND OF THE PU R CHA SE PR IC E P AI D [...]

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