User Guide
Step 5: Install and Configure Your Software
You must have communications software installed in your computer to use your
1.Turn on your computer and run your communications software.
2.Find the dialog box or menu that lets you specify your modem. (In Windows Terminal select Settings Modem Commands; in Hy- perTerminal select File Properties Phone Number; in ProComm Plus for Windows select Window Setup Advanced; and in Trio select View Datacomm Communications Setup Modem Select from List.
3.Choose your modem from the software’s modem list. If it isn’t list- ed, choose a generic modem and modify the settings as necessary.
4.Change the modem initialization string, if necessary. The factory default configuration works well for most purposes. To load the factory default configuration, use AT&F. To load a custom config- uration that was saved using the &W command, use ATZ. Note that the Z command must be in a command string by itself. For a Macintosh, the initialization string should include the &D0 com- mand. If you do not want the modem to always answer the phone, add S0=0 to the string. To use Caller ID with the modem, add S0=2 to the string (Caller ID information is sent between the first and sec- ond rings, so the phone must ring at least twice befor the modem picks up the line). Depending on the software, you might have to end the string with a carriage return character (^M).
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