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MINI-MODEM (56 KBPS DATA/FAX MODEM)
terminal mode, enter AT followed by <CR> to check
whether your modem is operational. If everything’s fine,
your modem will respond OK.
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You can dial by using the ATD command and the
phone number of the modem with which you wish
to connect—for example, ATDT17245553500. Your
modem will dial the number; a “scrambling” noise is
heard as the modem negotiates the kind of connection
it can make, and once the modems have settled on a
common connection, a connect message on your
computer’s video is displayed. To hang up a call, enter
ATH0<CR>. Your modem will return on hook, just as if
you had returned a phone’s handset to its cradle. Your
video now displays OK, signifying that your modem is
ready for your next command.
3.6 Software Configuration
Communications software must be configured to work
with the Mini-Modem, your computer, and the remote
system it is calling. Fortunately, most communications
programs make the process easy by providing a default
initialization string to your modem as well as defaults for
most of the other required parameters.