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 V.3400

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Chapter 9

 Fax Operation

GENERAL

The V.3400 can send and receive fax documents at speeds up to 14400 
bps when used with the appropriate software.  As a fax modem, the 
modem conforms to EIA-578 which defines a standard interface 
between the DTE (a PC with fax software) and the DCE as a fax 
modem.  

When used with a Class 1 fax software package, V.3400 is CCITT 
Group 3 compatible and can send and receive documents at 2400, 4800, 
7200, 9600, 12000, or 14400 bps with any Group 3 fax machine or PC 
with a fax modem.  

Service Class selection configures the modem for Class 0 data mode or 
Class 1 fax mode.  The LCD display indicates when fax mode is 
enabled.  The V.3400 default configuration is for data mode; Service 
Class is normally only changed by the software as necessary.

Previous chapters in this manual contain information about the modem 
that should be understood prior to fax operation.  Those chapters should 
be read before this chapter.

Users should understand the fax software manual before attempting fax 
communications.

FAX OPERATION

The user's manual for the Class 1 fax software package should provide 
most information necessary to configure the software and send and 
receive faxes.  

The information in Chapter 2 of this manual should be considered as 
well, and also the next section of this chapter provides important infor-
mation for proper fax communications.

Summary of Contents for V.3400

Page 1: ...r Class 1 fax mode The LCD display indicates when fax mode is enabled The V 3400 default configuration is for data mode Service Class is normally only changed by the software as necessary Previous chapters in this manual contain information about the modem that should be understood prior to fax operation Those chapters should be read before this chapter Users should understand the fax software man...

Page 2: ...ault command when the fax software is first loaded Subse quent fax operations may not reset the fax profile and if a fax required option has been changed by the user fax operation will not work An example of a fax initialization command is AT F V E S0 0 This can be interpreted as AT F Reset the active profile to the factory default V Set response messages to digit code E Disable local echo off S0 ...

Page 3: ... changes between fax transmissions and if required reset the fax profile for the next fax transmission CLASS 1 DETAILS Operation as a fax modem complies with EIA 578 details of Class 1 operation and compatibility are found in that standard There is no need to be familiar with these details since they are handled by the Class 1 software package but this section briefly summarizes some of them As a ...

Page 4: ...normally issued by the fax software and not by the user They are provided here for reference While only the lower order 7 bits of each character are used for commands and parameters Phase C data transmission or reception requires all 8 data bits Therefore a data format which uses 8 data bits should be used for fax mode Dial Command D The dial command D described in Chapter 5 tells the modem to go ...

Page 5: ...before the A command is issued use the FCLASS 1 command If the modem is in the online command state when an answer command is issued e g a connection is already established modem returns an ERROR result code Otherwise it answers the call and generates a 2100 Hz CED answer back tone in accordance with T 30 The modem then enters V 21 Channel 2 transmit state with HDLC framing and returns a CONNECT r...

Page 6: ...can be determined with the FCLASS command A 0 response indicates the modem is configured for data mode while a 1 indicates it is set for fax mode This informa tion text is preceded and followed by CR LF in addition to being followed by an appropriate result code response Service Class Capabilities FCLASS The available Service Classes can be revealed by the FCLASS command The modem responds with th...

Page 7: ...wing commands instruct the modem to transmit or receive facsimile data with the designated modulation Flow control data buff ering and data filtering are used as appropriate in accordance with the Class 1 specification Each of these commands must be the last command on the command line The modem accepts one of the values listed in Table 9 1 Command Description FTM MOD Transmit data with MOD carrie...

Page 8: ...d selected with the Mod parameter If the selected carrier is detected a CONNECT result code is sent to the DTE if a different signal is detected the modem sends a FCERROR CONNECT ERROR result code and returns to command mode This command is aborted if the DTE sends any character to the modem other than DC1 or DC3 during this mode For additional information consult the Class 1 specification HDLC Tr...

Page 9: ...any of the fax transmit or receive commands can be determined with the FTx or FRx command where x is M H or S The normal transmit and receive capabilities are interrogated with FTM and FRM while the HDLC transmit and receive capabilities are interrogated with FTH and FRH Since the modem can send and receive normal data or HDLC data at all valid speeds up to 14400 bps the modem returns the informat...

Page 10: ... for transferring files between computers with fax modems using a Binary File Transfer BFT standard Although the received file is not a fax image transmit ting the file is similar to sending a fax Since the modem allows T 30 error correction mode with HDLC framing up to 9600 bps fax mode can also be used for BFT if supported by the Class 1 software package The Binary File Transfer is an option in ...

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