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TAPI
The telephony applications programming interface (TAPI) system-board
connector uses a 4-pin cable to interface your internal TAPI-compliant
expansion card with the audio system in your computer. To locate the TAPI
system-board connector, see “System Board Components.” Your computer
supports TAPI-compliant cards using the standard TAPI connector (labeled
TELE). For example, you can connect your modem to the TAPI connector
and then use your audio speakers and microphone as a speakerphone. The
microphone carries your voice into the computer and then through the
TAPI system board connector to your modem card. The caller’s voice enters
through the modem card to the TAPI system board connector and then out
to the speakers. You can also use this configuration to record and play sound
files over the phone.
NOTE: See the
documentation that came
with the TAPI-compliant
expansion card for more
information on using
TAPI devices and to
verify the card works with
your computer.
Installing a TAPI Device
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see “Safety First—
For You and Your Computer.”
NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20
seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, “System Board
Components.”
1
Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.
2 Open the computer cover.
3 Install the TAPI-compliant expansion card.
See the manufacturer’s documentation for more information.
4 Connect the 4-pin TAPI cable to the TAPI system-board connector.
To locate the TAPI connector on the system board, see “System Board
Components.”
5 Connect the 4-pin TAPI cable to the TAPI expansion-card connector.
To locate the TAPI connector on the expansion card, see the
manufacturer’s documentation.
6 Close the computer cover.