PORT SmartConnect Smart Connect Digital Adapter manual

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    I MPORT ANT ! F OLLO W THE SETUP PROCEDURE IN THIS U SER G UIDE WHENEVER YO U M OV E S MART C ONNECT T O A DIFFERENT TELEPHONE . PORT , Inc. 66 Fort Point Street Norwalk, CT 06855 T el: (503) 684-3147, Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET WWW: http://www .port.com email:techsupport@port.com © PORT , Inc. 1999 Printed on recycled and recyclable paper . [...]

  • Page 2

    Congratulations on purchasing SmartConnect, a uni versally compatible communication device for ex ecutives, mobile professionals and office w orkg roups. SmartConnect lets you connect y our tele- conferencing unit or modem t o v irtually any digital phone set, multi-line k ey system or hotel telephone in seco nds. SmartConnect is fully compatible w[...]

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    Set SmartConnect to Learn Y our T e lephone Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 6 S MART H INT : If you hav e trouble setting SmartConnect to work with your phone: • Re-check connections (page 2). • Repeat LEARN procedure (above). • Still having difficulty? Call T ech Support: (503) 684-3147. Please Note: •If it does not learn successfully , the Learn[...]

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    How to U se SmartConnect W ith a PC M ode m SmartConnect lets you use your PC modem ev en if you don ’t hav e an analog line where you need one. Just connect SmartConnect between your modem and an y digital (or analog) phone with a modular handset cord. If you are using a modem, y our computer’ s software may have t o be reset for manual transm[...]

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    W INDOWS NT 4.0 1. Open the M y Computer ic on (usually located in upper left corner of desktop). 2. Within M y Computer scr een, click on the CONTR OL P ANEL icon. 3. Then click MODEM. 4. H ighlig ht the modem you wish to use, then click PROPER TIES. 5. Within modem pr operties set Maximum Speed to 38400 or 57600 (setting it at 115200 may cause pr[...]

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    FCC INFORMATION: Y our new S mart Con nect Digital A dapter complies with P ar t 68 of the FCC Rules. Y our local telephone co mpany may need to kno w the compliance information, which may include the Registration Number , Ringer Equivalence N umber (REN), USOC phone jack type, and other information. Y ou ’ll find this info on the underside of Sm[...]