Viking Electronics 56k User Manual

6. Return the modem right side up and turn it on by the power switch located on the modem’s back spin  
above the serial cable.  
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7. Turn on your computer and any attached devices.  
Your hardware setup in now complete. To complete the setup of your modem, please proceed to the section  
Driver Installation” in this guide.  
EXTERNAL MODEMS (MAC & WIN OS)  
DRIVER INSTALLATION  
Windows 95:  
HARDWARE INSTALLATION  
1. Turn off your computer and any attached devices, such as printers or external drives.  
2. Locate the serial port on the back of your computer and connect it with the serial cable on the back of the  
external modem.  
1. After the boot sequence, you will be prompted with theNew Hardware Foundmessage. Click on theOK”  
button.  
Windows Based Systems: It may be marked COM, SERIAL, MODEM or RS-232. Do not select AUX,  
GAME or PARALLEL port. If you are not familiar with the location of these ports, your computer uses icons  
to mark its ports or there are no markings on any of the ports, please refer to your systems “Owner’s Guide”  
for detailed instructions. The Viking  
external modem comes standard with a  
9-pin connector on its serial cable to  
2. The “Update Device Wizard” window will appear. The device found should read: 56Modem.” Insert the  
Viking modem driver diskette that was supplied with your modem into the floppy drive. (If the diskette was  
not included or lost, the drivers can be downloaded from our Web site.) Then click on the “Next” button.  
3. Your system will retrieve the necessary drives off the driver diskette. Note that the “Device Found” has  
changed from “56Modem” to the “Viking V.90+K56Flex EXT PnP Modem.” Then click on the “Finish” button.  
Your driver installation is now complete.  
correspond with the majority of today’s  
systems. If you computer has a 25-pin  
serial port, you will need to purchase a  
Windows 98:  
1.You will be prompted with the “New Hardware Foundmessage. ThenAdd New Hardware Wizardwindow  
will appear. A message in the window will read “This wizard searches for new drivers for: 56Modem.” Click on  
the “Next” button.  
9-pin male to 25-pin to female adapter.  
Mac Based Systems: Locate the  
external modem port on the back of  
your machine. Plug the corresponding  
connector on the serial cable into this  
2. A new message inside theAdd New Hardware Wizardwindow will readWhat do you want Windows to do?”  
Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended).” Then click on the “Next” button.  
3.The next message that should appear in theAdd New Hardware WizardisWindows will search for new driv-  
ers in its driver database on your hard drive, and in any of the following selected locations. Click Next to start the  
search.” Select Floppy disk drives.” Insert the Viking modem driver diskette that was supplied with your  
modem into the floppy drive. (If the diskette was not included or lost, the drivers can be downloaded from  
our Web site). Then click on the “Next” button.  
port.  
3. Plug the AC power adapter into a standard wall outlet. Also plug one end of the phone cord into a wall  
phone jack.  
Warning: The phone jack you use must be for an analog phone line. If you are in a office building, it  
may use digital phone lines. If you are not sure of the type of phone lines your office building has, con-  
tact your phone system administrator.  
4. The next message should read “Windows driver file search for the device: Viking V.90+K56Flex EXT PnP  
Modem.” The bottom of the window will show your drive A:\ or diskette drive as the location of the modems  
driver. The driver listed should read,“MDMVEXT.INF.” Click on the “Next” button.  
4. Rest the modem on its side. Locate  
the two phone cord jacks toward the  
center of the bottom panel. These jacks  
are interchangeable when connecting  
the modem to a wall jack and a phone.  
Plug the available end of a phone cord  
into one of the jacks and the other end  
to the phone jack located on the wall. If  
you wish to use your modem and phone  
through the same wall phone jack, plug  
the cord from your phone into the  
remaining jack on the modem.  
5. The final message in the “Add New Hardware Wizard” should show your new Viking modem “Viking  
V.90+K56Flex EXT PnP Modem” the top. A message “Windows has finished installing the software that your new  
hardware device requires” should also appear. Click on the “Finish” button.  
Your installation is now complete.  
Windows NT 4.0:  
1. From the “Start” button on your desktop, select “Settings” and then “Control Panel.”  
2. Click on the “Modems” icon. The “Install New Modem” window will appear. You should receive a message  
Please wait while Windows NT attempts to detect your modem.”  
3. You will receive a message that a “Standard Modem” was found. Click on the “Change” button to load the  
correct modem and drivers.  
4. A window will appear showing a list of Manufacturers and Models. Click on the “Have Disk” button.  
Note: You can not use the phone and the modem at the same time if they share the same phone line.  
5. Insert the diver diskette that was included with your modem. (If the diskette was not included or lost, the  
drivers can be downloaded from our Web site) Select your floppy diskette drive at the bottom of the win-  
dow and click on the “OK” button.  
5. Locate the AC power cable plug. Plug the cable from the AC power supply in and rap it around the post,  
so that the power cable crosses and exists out the back panel, as shown in the illustration on the previous  
page.  
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