Black Box MD1640A, MD1641A manual Introduction How To Use This Manual, Introduction and Description

CHAPTER 1: Introduction and Description

1.Introduction and Description

1.1Introduction

Welcome to the world of data communications. You have acquired one of the finest intelligent desktop data/fax modems available today, a Series II Modem from Black Box. Your Series II Modem provides data communication at 33,600-14,400 bps (Enhanced V.34/V.32bis), as well as other prevalent datacomm standards. The Modem supports adaptive protocol enhancing used in typical Unix® batch file transfers and support for IBM's AS/400® and System/3X® environment. If your Series II Modem is a 336+ model, it also performs dial backup with automatic lease line restoration. This Owner’s Manual will help you install, configure, test and use your Modem.

1.2 How To Use This Manual

This manual is divided into nine chapters. There are also several appendices at the end of this manual, most of which repeat information contained in the chapters, but in a more condensed form. These appen- dices can be used as a quick reference. The information contained in each chapter and appendix is as follows:

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description

This chapter begins with a short introduction, followed by a guide (which you are now reading) to the use of this manual. There is a discussion about what components you can expect in your Series II Modem package. We then provide a more detailed description of the modem, including the modem’s technical specifications. Chapter 1 includes sections covering power, LED indicators and a brief summary of PC board controls. (Chapter 9 covers switch settings more thoroughly.)

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