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B asi c Opt o ns
The following screens are used to configure the modem’s basic operating conditions.
ONLINE OPTIONS.
The following screens are used to configure the online operation of the modem:
LINE TYPE OPTIONS.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to select from the following line types: dial-up (PSTN), two-wire leased line originate or answer, and four-wire leased line originate or answer.
ERROR CORRECTION OPTIONS.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to turn error correction on or off, or to select automatic error correction. Same as the & E0 , & E1 , and & E2 commands.
FLOW CONTROL OPTIONS.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to select no flow control, hardware flow control, or software flow control. Same as the & E3 , & E4 , and & E5 commands.
DIALING OPTIONS.
The following screens are used to configure dialing options or to dial manually.
TONE/PULSE.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to select between
DTMF tone dialing and pulse dialing. Same as the T and P commands.
BLIND/SMART DIAL OPTIONS.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to select blind dialing, in which the modem sends the OK, CON-
NECT, RING, NO CARRIER, ERROR and NO ANSWER messages to the computer and does not look for a dial tone or busy signal, or smart dialing, in which the modem sends all messages to the computer, including NO DIALTONE and BUSY. Same as the X0 and X4 commands.
DIAL NUMBER.
Use the front panel buttons to enter a phone number and dial it. To scroll through a list of digits and characters, press the Ç
Å
and È buttons. To go to the next position, press the Æ button. To back up or to exit without dialing, press the Æ button several times. To dial the number, press the Enter button. Same as the D command.
DTR DIALING.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to enable or disable DTR dialing. DTR dialing is popular in synchronous applications. In DTR dialing, the modem automatically dials the number stored in memory location 0 when it detects a high DTR (Data
Terminal Ready) signal on the RS-232 interface. The DTR signal must remain high for the duration of the call. To store the DTR dialing number, use the & Z0= command or the ENTER PHONE
#0 menu option.
Note: Plug and Play does not function if DTR dialing is enabled.
DTR is used during Plug and Play, and DTR dialing interferes with it.
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COMMAND MODE OPTIONS.
The following screens are used to configure result code responses.
ENABLE/DISABLE RESPONSE.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to enable or disable the sending of result codes to the computer.
Same as the Q0 and Q1 commands.
VERBOSE/TERSE RESPONSE.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to select verbose or terse result codes. Same as the V0 and V1 commands.
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ENABLE/DISABLE CMD MODE.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to enable or disable the modem’s ability to accept AT commands
SYNC/ASYNC OPTIONS.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to select the method of data transmission.
ASYNC, NORM?
Normal asynchronous transmission using the
AT command set.
ASYNC, V.25bis?
Asynchronous transmission using the V.25bis
command set.
SYNC, NORM?
Normal synchronous transmission using any command set.
V.25bis HDLC NRZ?
V.25bis synchronous transmission using
NRZ encoding.
V.25bis HDLC NRZI?
V.25bis synchronous transmission using
NRZI encoding.
V.25bis BISYNC?
V.25bis bisynchronous transmission.
RESET FACTORY DEFAULTS.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to reset Profile 0 and the modem’s active configuration to the factory defaults. Same as the AT&F&W command string.
CONNECT RATE OPTIONS.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to change the modem’s serial port and data transmission speeds.
SERIAL BAUD RATE.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to select the modem’s serial port speed. The valid range is 1200 to
115200 bps. Same as the $SB commands.
MODEM SPEED.
Use the Æ and Enter buttons to select the modulation protocol to use in originating or answering a connection. This also selects the maximum transmission speed at which the modem can operate. Same as the + MS=[mod] command.
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