USING MODEM STATION
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The “Configuration” screen displays the
following information about your modem.
• Product Type displays the information
relating to the make and model of your
modem.
• Options displays the protocols available to
your modem.
• Fax Options displays your fax compatibility.
• Clock Frequency displays the speed of the
tiny “clock” that controls the timing of
operations within the modem.
• EPROM displays how much information
can be stored in the EPROM (or
Supervisor) chip.
• RAM displays how much memory your
modem has for processing commands and
internal functions.
• Supervisor Date (or EPROM Date)
displays the version date of the ‘firmware’
stored in the Supervisor chip. (The
Supervisor chip contains the special
software used to control your modem’s
functions.) If a support representative asks
you for your Supervisor or EPROM date,
look here.
• DSP Date is the date of the ‘firmware’ that
controls the DSP in your modem.
• Supervisor and DSP rev (or revisions) are
the equivalent of software version numbers.
TECHNICAL STUFF: The
Supervisor chip contains the commands
that control your modem. The DSP
controls execution of those commands.
The Supervisor chip needs orders from
the DSP before it can carry out a
command.