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User Manual Cr eativ e Modem Blaster V .92 PCI DI5732 Information in this document is subject to change witho ut notice and does not repres ent a commitment on the part of Creative T echnology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by an y means, electronic or mechanical, including pho tocopying and recording, f[...]

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Contents Introduction Before You Begin .............. ............ ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ........ . ............. ......... ii Package Contents.................. ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ... ......... ii Recording Mo[...]

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Intr oduction[...]

Intr oduction ii Intr oduction Befor e Y ou Begin This section contains information you should kno w about before using this manual. Read the information carefully be fore proceeding further . Package Contents • Creati ve Modem Blaste r V .92 PCI DI5732 card • T elephone cab le • CD-R OM containing driv ers, applications, and PDF User Manual [...]

Intr oduction iii Document Conv entions The following typographical con v entions are used throughout this document . Note. This highlights additio nal or impo rtant information about a feature. Caution! This h ighlights proper usage of your p roduct. Use this i nformation to av oid risky situations. W arning! This wa rns you of possible hazards to[...]

1 About Y our Modem[...]

About Y our Modem 1-2 About Y our Modem Jacks Jacks are one-hole connecting interfaces on your modem card. They allo w you to attach other de vices to your card. Jacks are found on the rear panel of your modem card. The jacks on your modem card can be seen in Figure 1-1. Place the modem card in front of you as you go through this chapter . This wil[...]

2 Installing Hardware[...]

Installing Har dwar e 2-2 Installing Har dwar e Installation Steps Step 1: Pr epare y our computer 1. T ur n of f your co mputer and al l peripheral de vices. 2. T ouch a metal plate on your syst em to gr ound you rself and to discharge an y static electricity , and then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. 3. Remov e your computer casing. 4[...]

Installing Har dwar e 2-3 Step 2: Insert the modem card 1. Align the modem card with the unus ed PCI slot and press the card gent ly b ut f irmly into the slot as shown in Figure 2-2. 2. Secure the modem card with the sc re w you had placed aside earlier . Step 3: Connect to pow er suppl y 1. Replace the computer casing. 2. Plug the power cord back[...]

Installing Har dwar e 2-4 Step 4: Connect to telephone line and telephone set 1. Locate the most con venient telephone wall outlet. If a telephone set is already connected to it, unplug the telephon e cable from the wall outlet. 2. Connect the t elephone cable from a telephone set to t he Phone jack of th e modem. 3. Connect one end of the telephon[...]

Installing Har dwar e 2-5 Notes on connecting the telephone line and telephone set Before using the modem, you need to connect you r telephone line and telephone set to th e modem card. T o ensure that the modem works pro per l y , know that: • Y our modem cannot be used on “party lines”, nor can it be used on toll or coin-operated lines. Con[...]

3 Installing and T esting the Modem Driv ers[...]

Installing and T esting the Modem Drivers 3-2 Installing and T esting the Modem Driv ers This chapter is org anised as follo ws: • Installing the Modem Driv er In W indo ws 98SE/2000/Me/XP • T esting the Modem Driv er Installing the Modem Driv er In Windows 98SE/ 2000/Me/XP 1. After you have installed the modem card, turn on your computer . W i[...]

Installing and T esting the Modem Drivers 3-3 T esting the Modem Driv er In Windows 98SE 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel . 2. Double-click the Modems i con. The Modems Properties dialog box similar t o Figure 3-1 appears. 3. Click the Diagnostics tab . 4. Click the COM port that has been assigned to your modem. 5. Click the Mo re [...]

Installing and T esting the Modem Drivers 3-4 In Windows 2000 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel . 2. Double-click the Phone and Mo dems icon. The Phone and Modems Optio ns dialog box appears. 3. Click the Modems tab . 4. Click your Creative Modem Blaster V .92 DI5732 , and then click the Properties b utton. The Cr eative Modem Blast[...]

Installing and T esting the Modem Drivers 3-5 In Windows XP 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel . 2. Double-click the Phone and Mo dems icon. 3. Click the Modems tab . 4. Click your Creative Modem Blaster V .92 DI5732 , and then click the Properties but to n . The Creativ e Modem Blaster V .92 DI5732 Properties dialog box similar to F[...]

4 Uninstalling the Modem[...]

Uninstalling the Modem 4-2 Uninstalling the Modem Uninstalling the Modem Y ou may at times need to uninstall and then re install the modem to co rrect problems, change configurations, or make v ersion upgrades. The following instructions tell you how to uninstall the modem. In Windows 98SE 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel . 2. Doub[...]

Uninstalling the Modem 4-3 In Windows 2000 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control P anel . 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. When a dialog box similar to Figur e 4-2 appears, click the Change or Remove Pr ograms b utton. 4. Click Cr eativ e Modem Blaster V .92 DI5732 , and then click the Change/Remov e button. 5. Click the Close[...]

Uninstalling the Modem 4-4 In Windows XP 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel . 2. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. The Add or Remov e Programs dialog box similar to Figure 4-4 appears. 3. Click the Change or Remove Programs button. 4. Click Cr eativ e Modem Blaster V . 92 DI5732 , and then click the Change/ Remove bu t t [...]

5 Modem F eatur es[...]

Modem F eatur es 5-2 Modem F eatur es Besides transferring data and accessing online in formation, your Creativ e Modem Blaster has the follo wing features: Plug and Pla y This feature allo ws you to install your modem easily , as it is automatically configured. Fax es Use your modem to send and recei v e fax documents. This feature also allo ws yo[...]

Modem F eatur es 5-3 QuickConnect This feature drastically reduces the amount of time it takes to establish a connection wit h your Internet Service Provider . The characteristics of the last call are sa ved in your computer , and retrie ved for subsequent calls, resulting in a short er connection time. PCM Upstre am This feature enhances y our Mod[...]

Modem F eatur es 5-4 Using Modem- on-Hold 1. If a call comes in while you are on the Internet, the F axT alk NetOnHol d dialog box simi lar to Figure 5-1 appears, click the Accept Call button. Y ou ha ve tw o minutes to complete your call. The call is automatically cut off after two minutes. 2. After comp leting you call, click the Disconnect Call [...]

A T echnical Specifications[...]

T echnical Specif ications A-2 T echnical Specifications This appendix lists the general specifications of your modem. Plug and Pla y ❑ PCI specification compliant. ❑ Plug and Play resources. T able A-1: Plug and Play Resource Inf ormation. D EPENDENT FUNCTIONS R ESOURCE I NF ORMATION Choice 1 COM 3 I/O Port : 3E 8 to 3EF IRQ: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10[...]

T echnical Specif ications A-3 Data Featur es ❑ Integrated data, f ax, and v oice mail modem. ❑ 56,000/54,000/52,0 00/50,000/48,000/4 6,000/ 44,000/42,000/40,000/ 38,000/36,000/34,000 ❑ 33,600/28,800/26,4 00/24,000/21,600/1 9,200/16,800/ 14,4 00/ 12,000/9,600/7,200/4,800 /2,400/1,200/ 300 bps data speeds. ❑ Compatibility wit h the following[...]

B T r oubleshooting[...]

T roubleshooting B-2 T r oubleshooting This appendix provides tips and solutions for resolving some of the pr oblems you might encount er with Creativ e Modem Blaster V .92 PCI DI5732 either during installation or normal use. Pr oblems Installing Softwar e The installation does not start automatical ly aft er the Creativ e Modem Blas ter Installati[...]

T roubleshooting B-3 Resolving Hardwar e Conflicts Hardware conflicts may occur when two or more peripheral devices are set to us e the same I/O address, IRQ line or DMA channel. T o resolve conflicts in W indo ws 98SE, W ind o ws 2000, W indo ws Me or W indows XP , change the resource settings of your modem or the conflicti ng per ipheral device u[...]

T roubleshooting B-4 Resolving Conflicts in Windows 2000/XP T o run Device Mana ger: 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel . 2. Click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Hardware tab . 4. Click the Device Ma nager button. 5. Double-click Modem . 6. Right-cli ck the name of you r modem. A menu appears.[...]

T roubleshooting B-5 The modem cannot connect to the Intern et at 56,000 bps. This may be due to line conditions in your area. Due to FCC regulations and/or line condition s, it is not always possible to achie v e the maximum data rate. T o solve this pr oblem: T ry moving the telephone line away from an y po wer source, monitor , printer or comput[...]

T echnical Support C-1 C T echnical Suppor t W e are committed to giving you the best products aswell as the best service by providing you with a comprehensiv e suite of eService options complemented by telephone support. W ith Creati v e's eService strategy , we deli ver th e best possible custom er experience using our multilin gual Custom e[...]

T echnical Support C-2 W ebchat * Creativ e's interacti ve T extChat enables you to contact our T echnical Suppor t team thro ugh a real-time chat facility . Addition al features, such as web page pushing, coll abor ativ e bro wsing and file and brochure exchange, transform your chat session into a fully interactive support experience . eMail [...]

T echnical Support C-3 If Y ou Ha ve a Pr oblem Please retain all contents includin g packaging and proof of purchase unt il you are fully satisfied with your prod uct. If you hav e a problem installing or using your Creativ e product, please use the Creativ e eServices and/or telephone suppor t for assistance. Should you contact T echnical Su ppor[...]

T echnical Support C-4 Returning a pr oduct for repai r ❑ Creati ve Labs requires that al l returns for repair/replacement mu st f irst be issued with an authorisation number , therefor e you need to contact T echni cal Support to receiv e this number . ❑ T echnical Support will communicate ho w to return the product in question for repair/repl[...]

T echnical Support C-5 Limited W arranty Creativ e Labs (Ireland) Limited (“ Creative”) w arrants to you, the original b uyer and h older of this warranty , as it stands in the accompanying w arranty card, th at the hardware product will be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years after the date of purchase, or[...]

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