Black Box MD1641A manual Dial Modifier Commands, Voice/Data Dialing $VD, Pulse or Tone Dial P or T

SERIES II INTELLIGENT DATA/FAX MODEMS

Voice/Data Dialing $VD

Another alternate method of causing the Series II Modem to automatically dial is Voice/Data Dialing. With Voice/Data Dialing, the modem automatically dials the phone number stored in the N1 position of memory whenever the Voice/Data switch is toggled. You must first enter AT$VD1&W0<CR>. This command string enables Voice/Data dialing when the Voice/Data toggle switch is activated. To disable Voice/Data Dialing (default), enter the command AT$VD0 W0<CR>.

5.4.2 Dial Modifier Commands

There are several command characters that can be included within a dialing command (following the letter D), called “Dial Modifiers”. They have various functions, including the selection of Pulse or Tone Dialing, pauses in the dial sequence, automatic re-dials if a number is busy, and reverting to the Command mode or switching to the Answer mode after dialing.

Pulse or Tone Dial P or T

The Series II Modem dials numbers using either pulse or tone dialing, or a combination of both methods. Pulse dialing is a method used by rotary-dial telephones, which involves the timed opening and closing of line relay.

Tone dialing is the method used by push-button (touch tone) telephones, and is sometimes referred to as DTMF, or Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency dialing.

The method used is selected by including a P for Pulse or a T for Tone in the dialing command, right before the digits you wish to have dialed in that manner.

For example, you would pulse-dial the number 555-1212 by entering ATDP5551212 and hitting RETURN. You could tone-dial the same number by entering ATDT5551212 and hitting RETURN. If neither Pulse nor Tone dialing is specified in the dial command, the Series II Modem uses whatever method used last. If the modem has been reset or just powered up, it uses Pulse dialing, even if the letter P is not included in your dial command.

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