USRobotics 33600, x2/56K user manual Using the Modem, Installation Test

Using the Modem

Installation Test

Follow this procedure to check that the modem works correctly.

1.Turn the computer on.

2.Load and run the communications software. Check the software installation manual for further information. Do not be alarmed when a DOS- based hardware diagnostic tool does not detect the presence of your new modem. The new architecture of Sportster Winmodem 33600 & x2/56K is unknown to many comtest programs and DOS-based tools.

3.In the software, set the serial port rate to 9.600 bits per second (bps) for a V.22 bis modem,

19.200 bps for a V.32 bis modem, 57.600 bps for a V.34 model, 57.600 bps (115.200 bps if available) for a V.34+ model (in some software, this is referred to as the 'baud rate’). The modem will automatically detect this setting when you send a command to it.

4.Specify the serial communications port used by the modem: COM1, COM2 or other.

5.Set the data format to an 8-bit length with no parity or to a 7-bit length with even or odd parity — either one will do — and 1 stop bit.

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