DART 200 CDPD Modem User’s Guide

G Loading DART 200 Firmware

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NOTE:

The COM2 default might not be correct for many machines; however, the remaining defaults are usually correct.

If you see an *A1 or *A2 in the modem’s active profile enter:

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If you see an *A0, or do not see an *A at all, then proceed to step 4

4.Insert the download diskette into a floppy disk drive on your PC. Make that drive the active drive by typing the drive identifying letter (usually a:) at the DOS prompt followed by a colon ‘:’. For example, C:\> a:

5.The command to download the new firmware is: download [-fFilename] [-cCOMx] [-bBaud] [-iInterrupt] where:

-fspecifies the file name the download started with

-cspecifies the COM port to use (COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4) -bspecifies the baud (9600, 19200, 38400)

-ispecifies the port interrupt number (3, 4, 5, 7) [ ] indicate optional parameters

The defaults are: file.hdr, COM2, 38400 baud, interrupt 3.

6.To use all the default settings simply enter: download

7.An example using COM1 at 19200 baud is: download -cCOM1 -b19200

8.If any errors occur during the download they are displayed along with instructions on what to do about it.

9.The completion status is shown in the download window.

10.Help information can be displayed any time the DOS prompt is displayed by entering: download -h.

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