Sharp IQ-8900, IQ-8920 manual

indicating that a connection is made with the modem on the other end of the line.

If the other modem answers, but no connection can be made due to a settings mismatch or another cause, or if a connection is made but “garbage” characters appear on the display, press @ to disconnect and try again. If you still have trouble connecting, see “Telecommunications troubleshooting” on p. 271.

• Line noise can generate “garbage” characters. If you can connect with a remote unit at 2400, 4800 or 9600 bps, but garbled characters appear on the screen, try making the connection using a slower transmission speed.

•If your telephone line has a “call waiting” feature, you may get data errors or garbage characters on the screen when someone tries to call you while you are connected to a remote computer. In some areas, you are able to temporarily disable this feature before linking up to the remote computer. Contact your telephone company for details.

•If you connect, but you do not see any characters on the display when you type, or you see double characters, change the local echo setting for the entry to ON or OFF, respectively (see p. 257).

•Unlock the unit before selecting a secret entry.

Hanging up When you want to disconnect, you must “log off” from the remote computer. Do not simply unplug the modem or the telephone line connection. All BBSs and information databases have specific procedures for logging off, or hanging up. Follow those procedures, which will log you off automatically. After logging off, press (ON) on the unit to hang up. If for any reason, the auto log off procedure fails, or you are connected to another individual user, press (ON) at any time to end the call and return to the Dialing Directory display.

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