Multitech MT5600DSVD2, User Manual

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2 Quick Start
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14. The download begins automatically. As the file is copied to the HyperTerminal
folder, a dialog box reports on the progress of the download. If the download
fails, your baud rate may be set too high. Log off, set the COM port baud rate
lower, and call again.
15. To log off the BBS, press ENTER, type
G
for “good-bye,” and press ENTER
twice more.
16. In the HyperTerminal window, click File , then click Save to save the
HyperTerminal connection description.
Windows Terminal
1. Open the Accessories program group and double-click on the Terminal icon.
2. Select the Settings menu and make the following changes:
Phone Number: Type 1-800-392-2432 if you are in North America, or type an
overseas access code and
612-785-3702
if you are outside North America.
Communications: Select the COM port the modem is connected to and change the
following: Baud rate to 19200 ; Flow control to Hardware ; and Carrier Detect to
checked .
Modem Commands: Select MultiTech . If you must dial 9 to get an outside line,
type ATDT9, in the Dial prefix box (include the comma).
3. Click File , then click Save , and save as multibbs.trm .
4. Click Phone , then click Dial to dial the BBS. You will know you have reached a
modem by the harsh sounds of the modem handshake.
5. When the BBS welcome screen appears in the HyperTerminal window, type
your first name, last name, and password following the prompts. If you are a
first-time caller, the BBS asks if your name is spelled correctly. If you answer
Y ,
a questionnaire appears. You must complete the questionnaire to use the BBS on
your first call.
6. Press ENTER until the Main Menu appears. From the Main Menu you have access
to two areas: the Files Menu and News. For help with menu commands, type ? .
7. In the Main Menu, type F and press ENTER to access the Files Menu, then type
D and press ENTER to download.
8. At the prompt, if you have Microsoft Word 6.0 or later, type register.doc and
press ENTER twice. If you do not have Microsoft Word, type register.txt and
press ENTER twice.
9. Type X and press ENTER to select the Xmodem transfer protocol.
10. To begin the download in Terminal, click Transfers, then click Receive binary
file . Next, select the destination directory, type the file name ( register.doc or
register.txt
), and click
OK
. If the download fails, your baud rate may be set too
high. Log off, set the COM port baud rate lower, and call again.
11. To log off the BBS, press ENTER, type G for “good-bye,” then press ENTER
twice again.