Multitech MT5634ZPX-PCl Quick Start Manual

Model MT5634ZPX-PCl

Internal Data/Fax/V oice Modem

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

MultiModemZPX-PCI

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Record of Revisions

Revision Description

A Manual Released

(3/26/99)
B Manual updated to include installation instructions for

(3/31/00) Windows 98, Windows NT, WIndows 2000, Linux, SCO Open

Server and Multi-Tech’s Global Wizard

Trademarks of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. are as follows: MultiModem,
MultiModemII, MultiModem, MultiModemZPX, Multi-Tech, and the Multi-Tech logo.
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Contents

Introduction ............................................................................. 4

Product Description................................................................. 4

Related Documentation........................................................... 6

Adobe Acrobat Reader ............................................................... 6

The MultiModemZPX-PCI User Guide ........................................ 6

Saving and Printing the User Guide ............................................6

Installation Overview ............................................................... 7

Safety Warnings...................................................................... 7

Unpacking Y our Modem .......................................................... 8

What You’ll Need..................................................................... 8

Installing the Hardware............................................................ 9

Connecting Y our Modem......................................................... 9

Sound Card Considerations ...................................................1 1

Installing Software................................................................. 12

Windows 95 ............................................................................... 12

Windows 98 ............................................................................... 13

Windows NT ..............................................................................15

Windows 2000 ........................................................................... 22

Linux .......................................................................................... 25

SCO OpenServer ...................................................................... 27

Initial Setup & Country Selection ........................................... 29

Limited Warranty................................................................... 31

Technical Support.................................................................. 31

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MT5634ZPX-PCI Quick Start Guide

Introduction

Congratulations

on your purchase of one of the finest internal

data/fax/voice modems available today - the MultiModemZPX

™

from Multi-Tech Systems.

Product Description

One Modem, Worldwide Use. The MT5634ZPX-PCI is designed

for global applications with approvals in more than 22 countries.
This means one modem can ship around the world. The global
modem is ideal for businesses with global operations that want to
standardize on one modem and are looking to simplify the ordering
process. Go to www .multitech.com to see a complete list of all the
countries for which this modem has approvals.

The MultiModemZPX-PCI is an internal, half-length, fax modem
card that can be plugged into any PCI slot. Your MultiModemZPX­PCI incorporates

V.90/K56flex

TM

modem technology, which enables
Internet connections at data rates up to 56 Kbps over standard
telephone lines. V.90/K56flex technology is able to propel data
downstream from the Internet to your computer at speeds of up to
56 Kbps because data is digitally encoded instead of modulated.
Upstream transmission, mostly keystroke and mouse commands
from your computer to the central site, continues to flow at the
conventional data rate of 33.6 Kbps.

Note: Though this modem is capable of 56 Kbps
download performance, line impairments, public telephone
infrastructure, and other external technological factors
currently prevent maximum 56 Kbps connections.

Your MultiModemZPX-PCI offers interactive automatic dialing, as
well as command mode option configuration. You can store two
command line/telephone numbers, of up to 40 characters each, in
the modem’s nonvolatile memory. The modem pulse or tone dials
and recognizes dial tones and busy signals for reliable call­progress detection. The modem can detect A T&T calling card
tones. It is FCC-Registered for connection to telephone networks

Introduction

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without any Data Access Arrangements (DAAs).
The MultiModemZPX-PCI is a full-featured internal data/fax/voice

modem designed for Pentium computers in Windows Plug and
PlayTM environments.

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MT5634ZPX-PCI Quick Start Guide

Related Documentation

This MT5634ZPX-PCI Quick Start Guide provides information for a
qualified person to unpack, connect, load software, and configure
the MultiModemZPX-PCI for proper operation.

The MT5634ZPX-PCI System CD contains a detailed
MultiModemZPX-PCI User Guide in Adobe PDF and HTML format,
as well as translations of this Quick Start Guide in several
languages.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

To read or print the Adobe PDF file containing the user guide, you’ll
need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your machine. Adobe
Acrobat Reader is free and can be installed from the System CD
or downloaded from Adobe’s Web site at:

http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html.

The MultiModemZPX-PCI User Guide

The User Guide can be installed from the System CD-ROM or
downloaded from our Web site at: http://www.multitech.com. The
default installation folder for the PDF User Guide is:

C:\Program Files\Multi-T ech Systems, Inc\S0000056.pdf

Saving and Printing the User Guide

Once the User Guide is displayed on-screen (either in Reader or your
browser), you may save the .pdf or .html file to your system or print a
copy.

Hardware Installation

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Installation Overview

Installing the MultiModemZPX-PCI consists of five steps:

1. Installing the modem in the computer .

2. Connecting the modem to the telephone line and,
optionally , to an external speaker and microphone.

3. Installing the modem’s drivers.

4. Configuring your modem for country-specific operation.

5. Configuring your communications software.

Safety Warnings

• Never install telephone wiring during a lighting storm.

• Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless

the jack is specifically designed for wet locations.

• This product is to be used with UL and cUL listed
computers.

• Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals
unless the telephone line has been disconnected at
the network interface.

• Use caution when installing or modifying telephone
lines.

• Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type)
during an electrical storm. There may be a remote
risk of electrical shock from lightning.

• Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the
vicinity of the leak.

• To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or
larger Telecommunication line cord.

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Unpacking Your Modem

Your MultiModemZPX-PCI package should contain:

• One MultiModemZPX-PCI internal fax modem card.

• One telephone cable.

• One MultiModemZPX-PCI System CD-ROM, including

the MultiModemZPX-PCI User Guide in Adobe PDF
and HTML format.

• Communications software.

• This Quick Start Guide.

• One brochure with a warranty card.

If any one of these items is missing, please contact Multi-Tech
Systems or your dealer/distributor .

What You’ll Need

Before you start, make sure you have everything you need:

• The contents of your MultiModemZPX-PCI package
(as listed above).

• A 100-MHz or faster Pentium PC. We recommend a
166-MHz or faster PC for video conferencing.

• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows
2000, Linux (2.2.x kernal) or SCO OpenServer (5.0.x)
operating system installed.

• A CD-ROM drive.

• An empty PCI expansion slot.

• Tools to open your computer.

• The computer’s manual.

• A nearby telephone line jack.

• An external speaker or headphone (optional).

• An external microphone (optional).

Hardware Installation

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Installing the Hardware

Installing the MultiModemZPX-PCI requires you to open your
computer . Please consult your computer manual in addition to the
following instructions:

1. Turn of f the computer and unplug it. Failure to do so
may result in damage to both the MultiModemZPX-PCI
and the computer . Do not turn on the computer until the
instructions tell you to do so.

2. Remove the cover from the computer as instructed in
the computer manual.

3. Select an empty PCI expansion slot. Remove the
expansion slot cover and save the retaining screw .

4. Before handling the MT5634ZPX-PCI, discharge static
in your body by touching a metal piece of the computer
chassis. Carefully remove the MultiModemZPX-PCI
from its antistatic bag, handling it only by the mounting
bracket and edges. Do not touch the gold-plated
connectors along the bottom edge.

5. Place the MultiModemZPX-PCI directly above the
expansion slot and gently, but firmly , push it into the
connector until the card’s retaining bracket is flush
against the computer chassis.

6. Fasten the retaining bracket to the computer chassis
with the screw saved in step 3.

7. Replace the cover of the computer .

Connecting Your Modem

The MultiModemZPX-PCI communicates over public-switched
telephone network lines. Use the modular telephone cable
provided with the modem to connect the MultiModemZPX-PCI to
your telephone wall jack. If you don’t have a standard modular wall
jack near your computer , install one or have one installed for you
by your telephone company. In the U.S., installation kits and

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adapters are available wherever telephones are sold.
The MultiModemZPX-PCI offers a voice port which allows you to

connect your adapter to a microphone and speaker . The
microphone can be used for recording answering machine
messages or for speakerphone use. The speaker can be used for
playing back messages or as a speakerphone.

LINE OUT

MIC IN

LINE

PHONE

MT5634ZPX-PCI

1. Plug one end of the supplied modular telephone cable
into the LINE jack.

2. Plug the other end of the telephone cable into a
working wall jack.

3. You may connect a telephone to the modem’s PHONE
jack.