| When attempting to print with Hewlett Packard
printer, receive port not ready.
Hewlett Packard printers may have issues with the method of installation
of Comm Central. Edit the system.ini by clicking on Start / Run / and typing system.ini,
between [boot] and [keyboard] look for comm.drv=pbcomm.drv and ensure the line says
comm.drv=comm.drv. In addition, ensure there are no other lines within these sections that
have comm.drv.
Cannot receive faxes
Get into Settings by click the Settings button and ensure that the amount of
rings you wish to receive faxes is properly set. Then click with your RIGHT mouse button
on the fax icon on the taskbar at the bottom right hand corner by the time, go into modem
properties and set the rings to answer after to the same amount that you set in settings,
and close out of the box.
Unable to detect modem when computer boots.
If when booting up the computer on a Packard Bell system you get the error
message about the modem not being detected or responding. However your modem seems to be
working, go to Start / Settings / Control panel
/ double-click on system / click on the tab Device Manager / click the plus by modem, if you have more than one modem, remove the modems
that are not your modem.
After upgrading to Windows 98 speaker phone is lost.
After upgrading to Windows 98 you may experience
issues with the Speaker Phone option available through Comm Central.
If you are encountering this issue, follow the below recommended steps
to resolve the issue.
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Double-click the
icon at the bottom right of your computer.
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Within the sound properties, click Options /
Properties.
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Within the Sound Properties, verify that Telephone
and Microphone are checked and click ok
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Once back at the Volume Control, ensure that
Microphone and Telephone are not checked on Mute. Generally, these
are defaulted on mute and un-checking these options the speaker
phone will work.
Where can I download or obtain Comm Central?
Comm Central is a Packard Bell application;
therefore, you can only get Comm Central from Packard Bell. Packard
Bell will only provide you this program if it originally came with
your computer. Additional information about purchasing this
product can be obtained by contacting Packard
Bell. In addition, this product did ship with the NEC Ready
line computers as well. If you have a NEC Ready, you can contact
NEC for additional information on this program by contacting NEC.
Issues with
computer Microphone
If you are encountering
issues with your Microphone and are unable to resolve the issue with any
above issues, see our Microphone page
for additional troubleshooting steps.
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