Mute Modem dial-up sounds

[CompFreak247]

I have a Copper.net basic dial up connection, and I use Windows XP to dial up (No 3rd party dialing programs). However, the sounds of my internal modem dialing always come through my speakers when I dial, and I am forced to either mute the sound temporarily or listen to the annoying and loud dial up noises. I tried opening my modem properties and sliding the "Speaker Volume" slider to off, but it did nothing. How can I stop my modem from dialing aloud?

Thanks,
-CompFreak247

 

[murdocsvan]

i wish i could help, but ive honestly never heard of a dial up modem making noises through the speaker. i always thought they had their own little speaker built-in

 

[CompFreak247]

It's definitely coming through my speakers, probably because it's an internal modem inside my laptop.

 

[mikesgroovin]

Does the modem properties have any tick/check box for "Enable Modem Sounds"?

 

[Alvin.C]

Hello,

Open the Volume Control in Windows (by double clicking the sound icon in the taskbar tray) then go to Options > Properties. Make sure 'Playback' is checked. Then in the 'Show the following volume controls' list look for 'Phone Line', 'Wave Phone', 'Modem' or anything modem / phone related. If you see one and the check box is unchecked, check it then click ok.

Next, locate the mixer level in the volume control and mute it.

 

[CompFreak247]

Mikes, the only volume option I found on the modem was the volume slider. Alvin, the only controls I have are Wave, SW Synth, Cd Player, and PC Speaker. Disabling the SW Synth and PC Speaker had no effect on the dial up sounds.

 

[CompFreak247]

I just found the solution. A little goggling revealed that all I had to do was add "M0" to the modem's initialization commands. I tried it, and it worked. Thanks to all who offered suggestions.

 

[schaft0620]

you can removed the speeker from the modem card

 

[CompFreak247]

you can removed the speeker from the modem card

[sarcasm]I think cutting open my laptop case to find the internal modem might void the warranty[/sarcasm]Sorry, it just annoys me when people don't read my responses. Thanks for trying to help anyway...

 

[Peter.Cort]

you could have run around screaming in an equally annoying manner. lol. glad to see you got your issue fixed. I hate dial up, but im on dsl now, thank god.