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HOW TO USE YOUR
INTELE-MODEM
305-008800
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Ultratec, Inc. 450 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711 (608) 238-5400 (Voice/TTY) Fax: (608) 238-3008 Email: service@ultratec.com www.ultratec.com First Edition October 1998 First Printing © 1989, 1998 Ultratec, Inc. is a registered trademark of Ultratec, Inc. Intele-Modem and Intele-Menu are trademarks of Ultratec, Inc. Hayes is a registered trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.
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CONTENTS Contents i Introduction 1 Quick Guide 2 How to Set Up Your Intele-Modem 3 Equipment you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 How to Use Your Intele-Modem 4 Intele-Menu command set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Hayes command set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Talking to the modem vs. ano
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INTRODUCTION Modems are everywhere these days, tying together millions of computers via the telephone lines. A modem can also be found at the heart of each TTY (text telephone) used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing. But not all modems are alike, nor can they all talk to each other. Computer modems use ASCII code and most TTYs use Baudot code. Without the Intele–Modem, these codes are not compatible. The Intele–Modem’s specialty is allowing computers to talk to TTYs. It listens to one ty
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QUICK GUIDE Where to find more How to make a call information 1. Set up your Intele–Modem and How to Set Up Your computer and turn them on. Intele–Modem, page 3. 2. Load your communications software. Calling with Intele–Menu 3. Press the Escape Key and the Commands, page 5. Spacebar. 4. Type ? to list the menu of commands on your screen. 5. Type D and the number you’re calling. 6. When you connect, begin your conversation. 7. Press the Escape Key and type H to hang up. How to answer a call 1. Se
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HOW TO SET UP YOUR INTELE–MODEM Equipment you need ________________________________________ The place where you set up your computer and modem should have several electrical outlets and a telephone wall jack within five or six feet. CAUTION: The Intele–Modem is designed for standard telephone lines, and it will not work with a computerized telephone system such as a PBX. Connecting the modem to a non-standard phone line may damage your telephone system or Intele–Modem, and will void the warranty
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HOW TO USE YOUR INTELE–MODEM 1. Connect all the hardware. 2. Turn on your computer and load your communications software. If you need more information on these first two steps, see page 3. 3. Turn on your Intele–Modem. 4. Use your software to dial or answer a call. Your software will also allow you to change settings that determine how the modem operates. See your communications software instructions for more information. The rest of the information in this guide is for those who need to directl
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CALLING WITH INTELE–MENU COMMANDS General procedure __________________________________________ Set up your hardware, turn on the computer and modem, and load your communications software. Enter terminal mode. The communications program instructions will show you how to get into terminal mode (sometimes called “talk” or “on-line” mode). 1. Press the Escape Key and then the Spacebar to enter command mode. The Intele–Modem will display the following prompt on your computer screen: Command (Press ?
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7. Press the Enter Key. The modem will dial the number. The OH (Off-hook) and SIG (Signal) lights will go on. INTELE-MODEM Dialing a number lights the Off-Hook and POWER BDT ASC HI LO CD RXD TXD OH SIG CODE SPEED COMMUNICATION PHONE Signal indicators. If the modem can’t dial the number, you’ll see NO DIAL TONE on your screen. The modem will hang up and the Command Line will reappear on t
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Answering with Intele–Menu commands ________________________ You may answer both computer and TTY calls the same way. The Intele–Modem searches incoming signals and switches to either 300-baud ASCII code or 45-baud Baudot code, whichever is correct. If the caller uses ASCII code, the Intele–Modem will be in answer mode at half-duplex. 1. Turn your computer on. 2. Start up your communications software. 3. Turn your Intele–Modem on. The POWER, BDT, and LO lights on the front panel of your Intele–M
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SETTING UP AUTO-ANSWER When you’re away, your Intele–Modem can automatically answer your TTY or computer calls for you. Use Intele–Menu commands to set-up Auto-Answer. 1. Turn your computer on, and load your communications software. Follow your software instructions to get into terminal mode. 2. Turn on your Intele–Modem. 3. Press the Escape Key and the Spacebar. 4. When you see the Command Line, type the R Command. You’ll see the following prompt: Enter # of rings (0-255): Type a number greater
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THE INTELE–MENU COMMAND SET This section contains a complete description of each of the Intele–Menu commands. See page 5 for step-by-step instructions for how to make a phone call. How to use the commands ___________________________________ All commands are entered at the Command Line. When you turn on the Intele–Modem and press the computer’s Escape Key, you’ll see this message on your computer screen: Press the SPACE bar to use Intele–Menu command set Pressing the Spacebar tells the modem you
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What each command does ___________________________________ Many of the commands have several settings. For example the Communication Code has three possibilities. It can be set to Automatic code detect, Baudot code, or ASCII code. When you turn the modem on, the Communication Code is set to Automatic code detect. Each time you type the command, it changes to the next setting. It will change to Baudot code the first time. The next time to ASCII code. The next time after that it will change back t
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Communication Settings _____________________________________ 1–Communication code (The default is O–Originate/Answer (The default is Automatic code detect) Answer mode) This command has three possible This command has two settings: Origi- settings: Automatic code detect, Baudot nate and Answer. It applies only to code, and ASCII code. ASCII code communication. It has no effect when using Baudot code. Automatic code detect–The modem automatically matches the caller’s Originate–When the modem is u
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I–Hi sensitivity (The default is Hi C–Current communication settings Sensitivity Off) This command displays the Communi- cation Settings section of the help This command controls the menu. When you type C Command, Intele–Modem’s E.A.R.S. (Enhanced you’ll see the listing shown below. The Acoustic Reception System™) feature. current settings are in parentheses. It has two settings: Hi Sensitivity On and Hi Sensitivity Off. It only applies Q–Quit to ‘AT’ command mode to Baudot communication. It has
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Auto-Answer Functions_______________________________________ Auto-Answer functions allow you to type and save a message which will be sent automatically when your Intele–Modem is set to Auto-Answer. The message is kept as long as the modem is on. Turning it off erases any messages. Z–Turn Auto-Answer on Typing Y for Yes allows you to enter a new Auto-Answer message. Typing N When you type this command, you’ll for No returns you to the Command see the following message: Line and preserves the old
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® CALLING WITH HAYES COMMANDS Use the Hayes command set with your personal computer and communications software. If you are using a terminal or workstation type of computer, you should use the Intele–Menu command set described on pages 5-13. When you follow these instructions, you will be using the following modem settings: • Automatic communication mode, which means the modem will automatically use either 300-baud ASCII or 45-baud Baudot code, depending upon which code it receives from the othe
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8. To hang up, use the escape sequence (a one-second pause, +++, and another one-second pause) to return to command mode. Then type the ATH Command. Or you can turn off your Intele–Modem. How to answer a call from a computer or TTY __________________ Follow the same procedure to answer both computer and TTY calls. Your Intele–Modem will switch to either 300-baud ASCII code or 45-baud Baudot code, whichever is correct. 1. Turn your computer on. 2. Load your communications software. Follow your s
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COMPLETE HAYES COMMANDS The Intele–Modem uses the complete industry-standard Hayes command set, except that there are no self-test commands. Additional commands have been added for the Baudot code settings. If the command has a default, it’s listed after the name of the command. Hayes commands are also known as AT commands because each command must be preceded by the letters AT. Both letters must be entered in upper or lower case (at or AT). The modem will not recognize an upper case A and a low
