Multi-Tech Systems MT5600BL, MT5600BA manual Windows Terminal

2 Quick Start

13.Press ENTER twice more.

14.Type Z and press ENTER to select the Zmodem transfer protocol.

15.The download begins automatically. As the file is copied to the HyperTerminal folder, a dialog box reports on the progress of the download. If the download fails, your baud rate may be set too high. Log off, set the COM port baud rate lower, and call again.

16.To log off the BBS, press ENTER, type G for “good-bye,” and press ENTER twice more.

17.In the HyperTerminal window, click File, and then click Save to save the HyperTerminal connection description.

Windows Terminal

1.Open the Accessories program group and double-click on the Terminal icon.

2.Select the Settings menu and make the following changes:

Phone Number: Type 1-800-392-2432if you are in North America, or type an overseas access code and 612-785-3702if you are outside North America.

Communications: Select the COM port the modem is connected to and change the

following: Baud rate to 19200; Flow control to Hardware; and Carrier Detect to checked.

Modem Commands: Select MultiTech. If you must dial 9 to get an outside line, type ATDT9, in the Dial prefix box (include the comma).

3.Click File, then click Save, and save as multibbs.trm.

4.Click Phone, then click Dial to dial the BBS. You will know you have reached a modem by the harsh sounds of the modem handshake.

5.When the BBS welcome screen appears in the Terminal window, type your first name, last name, and password following the prompts. If you are a first-time caller, the BBS asks if your name is spelled correctly. If you answer Y, a ques- tionnaire appears. You must complete the questionnaire to use the BBS on your first call.

6.Press ENTER until the Main Menu appears. From the Main Menu you have access to two areas: the File Menu and News. For help with menu commands, type ?.

7.In the Main Menu, type F and press ENTER to access the File Menu, then type D and press ENTER to download.

8.At the file name prompt, if you have Microsoft Word 6.0 or later, type register.doc and press ENTER. If you do not have Microsoft Word, type register.txt and press

ENTER.

9.Press ENTER twice more.

10.Type X and press ENTER to select the Xmodem transfer protocol.

11.To begin the download in Terminal, click Transfers, then click Receive binary file. Next, select the destination directory, type the file name (register.doc or register.txt), and click OK. If the download fails, your baud rate may be set too high. Log off, set the COM port baud rate lower, and call again.

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