Radio Shack 25-3090 User Manual

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Installing the Fax/Modem ................................ 1

Windows 98 ................................................. 1

Windows 2000 ............................................. 2

Windows ME ................................................ 3

Windows XP .... ..................... ..................... .. 4

Uninstalling the Fax/Modem Driver ................. 5

Windows 98 ................................................. 5

Windows 2000 ............................................. 5

Windows ME ................................................ 6

Windows XP .... ..................... ..................... .. 6

Installing SuperVoice ...................................... 7

Operation ........................................................ 7

Parts and Accessories .................................... 8

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OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack USB 56K Fax/Modem. It lets you easily connect a
notebook or desktop computer running Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, ME, or XP to the
Internet, and to send and receive faxes or e-mail. It is light and compact, so it fits conveniently
in your pocket. It complies fully with USB specification 1.1(0) and comes complete with a built­in USB cable, a USB extension cable, and an RJ11 cable.

• Designed for both notebook
and desktop PCs

• Complies with 56Kbps
modem ITU V.90 standard

• Fax rates up to 14,400 bps

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This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules

following two conditions: (1) this device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

. Operation is subject to the

supplied USB extension cable if
necessary. The

Wizard

• Supports ITU-V . 80 video
conferencing

• Plug and play

• Low power consumption

• Power, on-hook, and
transmit LED indicators

Add New Hardware

screen appears.

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If you need a longer USB cable, connect the
supplied USB extension cable’s USB jack to
the fax/modem’s USB plug by matching the
USB icons on the fax/modem’s USB plug and
the extension cable. Then connect the
extension cable’s USB plug to the computer’s
USB port.

Product: USB 56K Fax/Modem

Model: 25-3090

Responsible

Party:

Phone: [phone]

RadioShack
100 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, TX 76102

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Before connecting the fax/modem, verify
that your computer’s processor is an Intel
Pentium or compatible, running Windows
98/98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or
Windows XP, and has an available USB
port.

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1. Turn on your computer.

2. Flip up the phone line jack cover on the
fax/modem. With the locking tab facing
up, insert one end of the supplied RJ-11
cable plug into the phone line jack until
it clicks. Then connect the other end to
the telephone line wall jack.

4. Click
appears.

5. Select

device (Recommended),

The following screen appears.

. The following screen

Next

Search for the best driver for your

then click

Next

.

3. Connect the fax/modem’s USB plug to
your computer’s USB port, using the

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Installing the Fax/Modem

Installing the Fax/Modem

6. Insert the supplied driver installation CD
in your computer, then select

location

. The path is

F:\Win9X

is the CD drive). Click

Next

Specify a

(where F:

.

7. Windows 98 searches for the USB 56K
Modem driver. The following screen
appears.

12. Click OK. The orange PW indicator on
the fax/modem lights, indicating that the
fax/modem is now ready to use. You
can use an existing fax/modem
program or use the supplied
SuperVoice software to send fax, e­mail, or surf the Internet. (See “Installing
SuperVoice” on Page 7.)

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1. Turn on your computer.

2. Flip up the phone line jack cover on the
fax/modem and with the locking tab
facing up, insert one end of the supplied
RJ-11 cable plug into the phone line
jack until it clicks. Then connect the
other end to the telephone line wall
jack.

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If you need a longer USB cable, connect the
supplied USB extension cable’s USB jack to
the fax/modem’s USB plug by matching the
USB icons on the fax/modem’s USB plug and
the extension cable. Then connect the
extension cable’s USB plug to the computer’s
USB port.

8. Verify the driver location, then click
. Windows automatically copies the

Next

driver onto your computer.

9. After copying the modem driver, the

following screen appears.

3. Connect the fax/modem’s USB plug to
your computer’s USB port, using the
supplied USB extension cable if
necessary.

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4. Windows 2000 recognizes the device
and the

Found New Hardware Wizard

screen appears.

5. Click

. The following screen

Next

appears.

10. Click

. Windows automatically

Finish

locates and copies the remaining files.

11. After installation, verify that
appears under the

Modem

Manager

Control Panel/System/Device Manager

tab by clicking

USB 56K

Device

Start/Settings/

2

.

6. Select

Search for a suitable driver for my

device (recommended)

, then click

The following screen appears.

Next

.

13. Click

. The orange PW indicator

Finish

lights and the following screen appears.

Installing the Fax/Modem

7. Insert the supplied driver installation CD
in the CD-ROM drive and select

a location

8. Click

.

. The following screen

Next

Specify

appears.

9. Click
The path is

to select the file location.

Browse

F:\WIN2000

(where F: is the

CD drive).

10. Windows 2000 locates the driver and
the following screen appears.

14. Click

. The fax/modem is ready to

Finish

use. You can use an existing fax/
modem program or the supplied
SuperVoice software to send fax, email,
or surf the Internet. (See “Installing
SuperVoice” on Page 7).

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1. Turn on your computer.

2. Flip up the phone line jack cover on the
fax/modem and with locking tab facing
up, insert one end of the supplied RJ-11
cable plug into the phone line jack until
it clicks. Then connect the other end to
the telephone line wall jack.

3. Connect the fax/modem’s USB plug to
your computer’s USB port using the
supplied USB extension cable if
necessary. Windows ME recognizes the
device and
screen appears.

Add New Hardware Wizard

1 1. Click

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12. Click

to continue. The

Next

Digital

screen appears.

to continue the installation.

Yes

Windows 2000 automatically copies the
driver and related files into the
computer. The device installation is
complete after copying the driver files.

4. Select

Specify the location of the driver

(Advanced)

, then click

Next

. The

following screen appears.

5. Insert the supplied driver installation CD
in the CD-ROM drive and select

for the best driver for your device

Search

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Installing the Fax/Modem

(Recommended)

Enter

F:\WinME

and

Specify a location

.

where F is the CD drive.

device and the

Wizard

screen appears.

Found New Hardware

6. Click

. The following screen

Next

appears.

7. Verify the driver location and click
Windows ME automatically copies the
driver and related files to the computer.
The following screen appears.

Next

4. Insert the supplied driver inst allation CD

.

and select

location (Advanced).

5. Click

Install from a list or specific

. The following screen

Next

appears.

8. Click

. The orange PW indicator

Finish

on the fax/modem lights, indicating it is
ready to use.

9. You can use your existing fax/modem
program or the supplied SuperVoice
software to send fax, email, or surf the
Internet. (See “Installing SuperVoice”
on Page 7.)

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1. Turn on your computer.

2. Flip up the phone line jack cover on the
fax/modem and with locking tab facing
up, insert one end of the supplied RJ-11
cable plug into the phone line jack until
it clicks. Connect the other end to the
telephone line wall jack.

3. Connect the fax/modem’s USB plug to
your computer’s USB port, using the
supplied USB extension cable if
necessary. Windows XP recognizes the

6. Select

Search for the best driver in these

and

locations
search

Include this location in the

. Enter

F:\WINXP

(where F: is the

CD-ROM drive).

7. Click

. Windows XP searches and

Next

recognizes the device’s driver, then the

Hardware Installation

screen appears.

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8. Select

Continue Anyway

automatically copies the driver and
related files into the computer. The
following screen appears.

. Windows

3. Select

USB 56k Modem

Remove

screen appears.

. The

and click

Add/

Confirm File Deletion

9. Click
on the fax/modem lights, indicating it is
ready to use. Y ou can use your existing
program or use the supplied
SuperVoice software to send fax, email,
or surf the Internet. To use the supplied
SuperVoice software, see “Installing
SuperVoice” on Page 7.

. The orange PW indicator

Finish

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1. Click

Start/Settings/Control Panel

Control Panel

screen appears.

. The

4. Click

Properties

5. Click

. The

Yes

OK

Add/Remove Programs

dialog box appears.

to remove the driver.

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1. Click

2. Select

Start/Settings/Control Panel

Add/Remove Programs

Remove Programs

.

. The

screen appears.

Uninstalling the Fax/Modem DriverUninstalling the Fax/Modem Driver

Add/

2. Click the
The

Add/Remove Program Properties

screen appears.

Add/Remove Programs

icon.

3. Select

4. Click

USB 56K Modem

Change/Remove

automatically removed from your
system.

to exit the Add/Remove

Close

Programs function.

, then click

. The modem driver is

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Uninstalling the Fax/Modem Driver

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1. Click

2. Select

Start/Settings/Control Panel

Add/Remove Programs

Remove Programs Properties

appears.

.

. The

screen

Add/

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1. Click

Start/Control Panel

screen appears.

Panel

. The

Control

3. Select

Remove

USB 56K Modem

. The modem driver is

, then click

automatically removed from your
system.

4. Click OK to exit the Add/Remove
Programs function.

Add/

2. Select

Add or Remove Programs

Add or Remove Programs

appears.

3. Select

USB 56K Modem

Change/Remove

, then click

. The modem is
automatically removed from your
system.

4. Click

to exit the Add or Remove

Close

Programs function.

. The

screen

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• For detailed features and use of the
SuperVoice software, refer to the complete
manual on the SuperVoice CD. After
installation, click on the SuperVoice icon,
then click Manual in the SuperVoice dialog
box.

• Be sure to exit the SuperVoice program
before disconnecting the modem from the
USB port.

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After installing the driver, you can use your
computer’s existing fax/modem program or
install SuperVoice.

1. Insert the SuperVoice CD into your
computer’s CD-ROM drive. The

from these Languages

2. Select a language from the list and click

. The

Next

want to install

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Select

screen appears.

Select the Software that you

screen appears.

5. Then the following screen appears.

If the installation program cannot locate

Windows may prompt you to

a file,

insert your Windows CD-ROM. If this
occurs, insert the Windows CD-ROM
and click

I

f your computer did not come with a

Windows CD-ROM,

OK

.

you will need to

find the missing file on your hard drive.
i Note the name of the missing file and

click

OK

.

3. Click

SuperVoice

Install Program

. The

SuperVoice

screen appears,
prompting you to install the program to
C:\SUPERVOC\.

4. Click

Proceed

. Follow the on-screen

instructions to install the program. The

Install Program

screen appears.

ii Open Windows Explorer and search

for the missing file. Note the path of
the file and close Windows explorer.

iii In the SuperVoice installation dialog

box

Copy Windows Files

BROWSE

and navigate to the missing

click

file’s location to continue the
installation.

6. Enter the applicable information, then
click

Proceed

automatically installed and the

Fax Printer

7. Click

. The files are

Add PIC

message appears.

. The SuperVoice icon appears

OK

on your Windows desktop and the
program is now ready to use.

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To send faxes or e-mail using SuperVoice or
another fax/modem program, select

as the printer. The program prompts

Printer

you for recipient information.

PIC Fax

Installing SuperVoice

When transmitting faxes or e-mail, the green

indicator lights.

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When the telephone line is on-hook, the
yellow

indicator lights.

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Parts and accessories are available at your local RadioShack store. Accessories are also available online at www.radioshack.com. Parts
and accessories are available but not limited to the following.

A USB extension cable comes in handy if the provided
USB extension cable is not long enough.

Attach up to four additional ports with a 4-Port USB Hub.

Limited Ninety-Day Warranty

This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman­ship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company­owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABIL­ITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RE­SPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE
OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WAR­RANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVE­NIENCE, LOSS OF TIME, DATA, PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAG ES, EVEN IF Radio Shack HAS BEEN AD­VISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclu sion or limit a­tion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to
you.
In the event of a product defect during the warranty period, take the product and the RadioShack
sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store. RadioShack will, at its option, un­less otherwise provided by law: (a) correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and
labor; (b) replace the product with one of the same or similar design; or (c) refund the purchase
price. All replaced parts and products, and products on which a refund is made, become the prop­erty of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and products may be used in the performance of
warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the remainder of the
original warranty period. You will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after the
expiration of the warranty period.
This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God, abuse,
accident, misuse, improper or abnormal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper installation or
maintenance, alteration, lightning or other incidence of excess voltage or current; (b) any repairs
other than those provided by a RadioShack Authorized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as
fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, shipping or insurance costs; or (f) costs
of product removal, installation, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from
state to state.

RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102

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RadioShack Corporation
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

25-3090

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