Sony PCG-V505 series User Manual
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Using your VAIO computer
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Using the modem
Your computer is equipped with an internal modem.
You need to connect to a phone line to take advantage of online services and the Internet, as well as to
register your computer and software online, and to contact VAIO-Link.
You need to connect to a phone line to take advantage of online services and the Internet, as well as to
register your computer and software online, and to contact VAIO-Link.
To connect a phone line, proceed as follows:
1
Plug one end of the phone cable (1) into the phone line jack
on the computer.
2
Plug the other end into the wall jack (2).
Troubleshooting the modem
My modem does not work or cannot establish a connection
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Check that the phone line is plugged into your computer.
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Make sure that the modem is the only device connected to your phone line.
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Check that the phone line is working. You can check the line by plugging in an ordinary phone and
listening for a dial tone.
listening for a dial tone.
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Check that the phone number the program is dialling is correct. The modem dialling mode may be
incompatible with your telephone line.
incompatible with your telephone line.
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The modem may not work properly if you are with a Private Automatic Branch eXchange (PABX).