DCP Configuration
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Line Dialer — Multiport Mode
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The Line Dialer configuration options establish parameters used by the modem to answer or
originate calls.
Table 4-2 shows each Line Dialer configuration option as it appears on the LCD, with the Sync
Leased factory default setting (the default value if the modem is just being installed) shown
following the colon ( : ) on the first line and with all available selections listed on the second line.
Following this is a description of the configuration option. Factory default settings are listed in
Appendix F.
Table 4-2
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Line Dialer Configuration Options — Multiport Mode
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AutoAnswerRing#: 1
Nxt 1 Disable 2 4 6 8 10
Auto-Answer Ring Count. Determines the number of rings necessary before the answering modem answers an
incoming call. For example, if this option is set to 2, then the answering modem answers after the second ring.
NOTE: The range of allowable values may be restricted in some countries.
Disable – If selected, the modem must be answered using either the DCP’s Answer command or the Talk/Data function.
Refer to Talk/Data in Chapter 3,
DCP Operation, for more on Manual Answer.
Dialer Type: Tone
Nxt Tone Pulse
Dialer Type. Selects either tone (DTMF) dialing or pulse (rotary) dialing mode.
NOTE: Pulse Mode is disabled in Denmark and in Sweden.
DialTone Detect: Enable
Nxt Enable Disable
Dial Tone Detect. Sets the modem for dial tone detection (enable) or blind dialing (disable).
NOTE: It may not be possible to disable Dial Tone Detect in some countries.
Enable – Modem disconnects the call if a dial tone is not detected within 10 seconds and displays No Dial Tone on
both the LCD and asynchronous DTE terminal.
Disable – Modem dials a call whether or not it detects a dial tone on the line. This is known as blind dialing. The period
of time the modem waits before dialing is specified in the Blind Dial Paus configuration option.
Blind Dial Paus: 2sec
Nxt 2sec 4sec 6sec 8sec 10sec 20sec
This configuration option only appears when Dial Tone Detect is disabled.
Blind Dial Pause. Determines how long the modem waits before dialing a telephone number when Dialtone Detect is
disabled.
NOTE: The range of allowable values may be restricted in some countries.
BusyTone Detect: Enable
Nxt Enable Disable
Busy Tone Detect. Sets the modem to monitor for Busy Tone (Enable) or ignore Busy Tone (Disable).
NOTE: This configuration option is normally enabled; however, if the modem receives false busy tones, this
configuration option can be disabled and the modem ignores all busy tones.
