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- RARE LINE NOISE PROBLEM CAUSES
- On-Line Version
- Last Revised: March 25, 1993
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- If you have an older SupraFAXModem with pre-version 1.2H ROM chips, you need
- to get a ROM upgrade from Supra instead of using this checklist. To find out
- what version ROM chips your modem has, type AT I3 from your telecom software's
- terminal mode.
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- Once you've verified that your ROM chips are version 1.2H or greater, here are
- several uncommon line noise problems you may want to consider.
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- Building Wiring:
- Wiring in older buildings can cause line noise problems. There are two such
- wiring problems:
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- 1. Lack of "twisted-pair" wiring. Non-twisted pair wiring consists of four
- wires: green, red, yellow, and black. Twisted pair wiring consists of a
- matched pair of wires: one wire that is colored with a white stripe, and one
- that is white with a colored stripe (i.e. white with blue stripe and blue with
- white stripe). To solve this problem, you need to replace the present wiring
- with twisted pair wiring. Your local telephone company may be able to help
- you with this.
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- 2. Routing next to AC power wires. To solve this problem, the phone wire
- must be re-routed, away from the AC power wires.
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- Distance from Telephone Company Central Office:
- Another problem is one that you can't easily do anything about. Simply put,
- the farther you are from the telephone company Central Office (CO) the more
- likely it is that line noise will be introduced into the lines by nearby AC
- power lines and other sources. This will most likely be a bigger problem for
- people in rural locations. Moving is about the only sure way to fix the
- problem.
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- Magnetic Fields Interference:
- You could also experience line noise problems because you have your computer
- monitor or a stereo speaker on top of or very near your modem. These devices
- can interfere with the modem transformer, despite the modem's aluminum case.
- To solve the problem, move the modem away from these devices.
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- -------------------------- (Article Ends Here) --------------------------
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- Copyright 1993 Supra Corporation
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- Supra Corporation, and SupraModem are registered trademarks of Supra
- Corporation.
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- SupraFAXModem, SupraSmartUART, SupraTurbo, and Silent Answer are trademarks
- of Supra Corporation.