XP5 Pro Chapter Two Pag e 9 of 11
Communications
[Sidebar: Eyeball icon: You must disengage Call Waiting when using the fax/modem. The click from
the Call Waiting can interrupt or cancel transmissions by the fax modem.]
If you purchase a PCMCIA fax/modem for your WinBook XP5 Pro, you will be able to take
advantage of the fax and communications abilities of your system. The fax/modem is capable of
running in two modes: as a fax [XP5 Pro 2.12] and as a modem (which can be connected to other
computers via their modems).
FAXING
Your modem can allow the computer to send and receive faxes. Any Windows application which has a
print command can be used to generate faxes. You can generate quick one-page faxes from the fax
software built into Windows 95. You can combine text and images from different programs into a
single fax transmission. To send a fax from within a Windows program, you need only select the fax as
your printer for that document. Then print the document just as you would to your printer.
Your fax can also be used to receive faxes, which can be sent directly to your printer to produce a
hardcopy of the fax transmission.
Software logs will enable you to track all of the faxes that you have sent or received.
If you want to use the Fax software built into Windows 95, check the documentation for instructions
on activating this application.
[Sidebar: Exclamation icon: The current Federal Communications Commission regulation part 68,
Section 68.318 (c) (3) states that it is illegal to transmit a fax in the United States which does not
contain the following sender information:
"...in a margin on the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the first page of the transmission,
the date and time it was sent and an identification of the business, other entity, or individual sending
the message and the telephone number of the sending machine of such business, other entity or
individual."
Please be certain that you have complied with this regulation and set up your fax software
appropriately before faxing.]
MODEM COMMUNICATIONS
You can use the modem to connect to other computers with a modem, or to log into networks that
allow modem access. Your modem can be set to emulate a terminal for logging into remote systems. It
can also be used with log-in protocols to connect to certain providers and on-line services (including
those provided with Windows 95). Your modem can be set to allow your computer to function as its
own mini-BBS (bulletin board system), enabling callers to log-in to your computer and exchange
information.
