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SPEEDSTER 288 INTERNAL FAX/MODEM
You do not need to know the commands in this chapter to use your Speedster
288. The commands shown here tell the Speedster 288 in your PC what to do
in very technical terms.
Most people use the communications program’s menus, dialog boxes, and
icons to tell the communications program what they want the modem to do.
The communications program then conveys the command, using the
technical language shown in this chapter, to the modem.
Some people, however, prefer to communicate more directly with the
modem. They type commands that go directly to the modem. What they
type appears on a no-frills window on the screen, and they’re said to be in
“terminal mode.” If you prefer to work this way, you’ll find this chapter
helpful.
5.1 Typing in Commands
• Use the BACKSPACE key to delete typing errors. (You cannot delete
the original AT command since it is stored in the modem buffer.)
• Every command (except
A/
and
A>
and
+++
) must begin with the
AT
prefix and be entered by pressing the ENTER key. For example, to
execute the
$
command, you would type
AT$
and then press the
ENTER key.
• When you see an
n
, replace the
n
with one of the letter or numeric
options listed for that command. For example, for the
E
n
command,
you might type
ATE1
.
• If a command has numeric options and you don’t include a number, zero
is assumed. For example, if you type
ATB
to indicate a
B
n
command, the
modem will understand that command to be
ATB0
. (The last character
being zero, not “oh.”)
• The maximum command length is 60 characters. (The modem doesn’t
count the
AT
prefix, returns [pressing the ENTER key], or spaces.)
•
Defaults are marked with an asterisk
(
*
).
• Type commands in either upper or lower case, not a combination.
5. Commands
