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TOTE-A-FAX 542
2.1 DESCRIPTION
The Tote-A-Fax 542 (FX119A) is a
compact, battery-powered, portable
9600-bps Group III fax and 2400-bps
Hayes
®
compatible data modem. The
data modem supports today’s most
popular and powerful data
compression and error correction
protocols: CCITT V.42, V.42 bis,
and MNP
®
Level 5.
The Tote-A-Fax 542 is ideal for
portable, laptop, and notebook PC
users. It is perfect for travelers who
use portable PCs and need a way to
send files from remote locations to
the office mainframe, LAN server,
PC, and/or fax machine.
The Tote-A-Fax 542 is one of our
growing line of ultra-compact
products (modems, line drivers,
muxes) that provide you with full
datacomm support
and
the conven-
ience of a small enclosure. Like the
Tote-A-Fax (FX112A), it is one of the
smallest fax modems in the world. It
is compatible with all DOS-based
PCs, Windows 3.0, and the Apple
Macintosh
®
.
With the Tote-A-Fax 542 you can
gather data while “in the field”.
Then connect the Tote-A-Fax 542 to
a telephone (in a hotel room, at
your remote office, an airport, etc.)
and to your portable PC; now you’re
ready to send files anywhere.
2.2 FEATURES/BENEFITS
2.2.1 F
AX MODEM FEATURES
•
Compatible with virtually all
portable PCs
and
with any Group
III fax.
The Tote-A-Fax 542 is compati-
ble with CCITT V.29 recom-
mendations for Group III fax
transmissions. Send and receive
faxes from your
portable/laptop/notebook PC
(DOS, Windows, or Macintosh
systems) to fax machines any-
where at speeds up to 9600 bps.
•
Integrated fax and data
communications software.
The integrated fax/data
communications software loads
in just a few minutes to your
portable PC. The software is easy
to use and gives you all of the
functions and options to
compile files, merge many files
into one file, and send any fax or
data file. You can even customize
a cover sheet for transmissions.
2. INTRODUCTION
