Black Box MD1276A, User Manual

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Place front panel Option switch 4 in the Down position (select Dumb mode)
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Place front panel Option switch 6 in the Down position (select Originate mode)
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Place front panel Option switch 3 in the Down position (disable autoanswering)
+ Your modem cannot dial if auto-answer is enabled.
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If necessary, use the Mode button to select the required communication speed
The connection speed of the modem is indicated by the Mode LEDs..
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Press the Talk/Data button to Talk (this button is located next to the front panel Option
switches)
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Using the telephone handset, dial the number
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As soon as the other modem answers your call, press the Talk/Data button to Data
If the AT&D2 command has been issued prior to entering Dumb mode, your computer must
raise the DTR signal before you press the Talk/Data button.
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Place the handset on-hook
The OH and CD LEDs glow when the modem connects.
To hang up:
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Press the Talk/Data button to Talk
Using the Talk /Data Button to Dial
You may commence dialling by pressing the Talk/Data button, located next to the front panel
Option switches. By dialling in this manner, you do not need to use a telephone handset.
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Place front panel Option switch 4 in the Up position (select Smart mode)
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Connect your modem to a personal computer
— refer to the modem
Read Me First Guide for
details
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Run a communications program and enter
“ local mode ” or “ terminal mode ”
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Type: AT&Z0=phoneno <E>
Where
“ phoneno ” is the telephone number you want your modem to dial. This command
stores the number as stored telephone number zero.
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If you are using your modem over leased lines, do not store a phone number.
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Type: AT&D2&M4 <E>
or:
Type: AT&D2E0Q1&M2 <E>
Issue the &M4 command if you wish to use asynchronous communications; issue &M2 if
you wish to use synchronous communications.