Normally, it's easy to turn the volume of your USR modem down. Just go to the properties page of the modem and turn the speaker volume down. Unfortunately, in some cases, the option may not be available. So, here's how you can turn the volume down if you can't adjust your USR modem speaker's volume using the conventional method.

1. Go to the Control Panel.
    
2. Click on the Phone and Modem Options.

3. Under Phone and Modem Options, choose the Modems tab

4. Choose the appropriate modem and click on the Properties button.
    
5. Click on the Advanced tab and you should see the screen below.

6. Now, type in the box under Extra initialization commands one of the following commands :-
   M0     Speaker always off
   M1     Speaker on during connection
   M2     Speaker always on
   L0      Softest volume
   L1      Soft volume
   L2      Medium volume
   L3      Loudest volume
    
7. Click OK and your USR modem should now be set with the new volume level.

• I've only tested it on my USR Sportster 56K modem. It will most likely work for other USR modems as well, including the internal modem or Winmodem. Please let me know if it works.
   
• Please do not attempt to add the command for non-USR or TI chipset-based modems. Doing so may cause problems but it's unlikely to damage your modem.

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Thanks for your time and I hope this tip has helped you some! :)

Chai
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