Multitech MultiModem MT2834ZPW Owner's Manual

Model MT2834ZPW
Owner’s Manual
Owner's Manual
82056900 Revision A — 11/7/96
Model MT2834ZPW
Copyright © 1996 by Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of mer­chantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Furthermore, Multi-Tech Sys­tems, Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes.
Record of Revisions
Revision Date Description
A 11/7/96 Manual released.
Trademarks
MultiModem, MultiModemZPW, Multi-Tech, and the Multi-Tech logo are trade­marks of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. MNP is a registered trademark of Microcom Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows 95 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Patents
This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patent numbers:
5,301,274; 5,452,289; 5,535,204
. Other patents pending.
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
2205 Woodale Drive
Mounds View, MN 55112
Phone:
612-785-3500 or 800-328-9717
Tech Support:
800-972-2439
BBS:
612-785-3702 or 800-392-2432
Fax:
612-785-9874
FaxBack:
612-717-5888
Web Site:
www.multitech.com
FTP Site:
ftp.multitech.com
Tech Writer: brian@multitech.com
Contents
Chapter 1 - Intorduction and Description
Congratulations ............................................................................................ 6
Features........................................................................................................ 6
Data ....................................................................................................... 6
Fax ......................................................................................................... 7
Voice ...................................................................................................... 7
What is in Your Modem Package? ............................................................... 8
Manual Organization .................................................................................... 8
Section I: Getting Started...................................................................... 8
Section II: Modem Installation............................................................... 8
Section III: Using Your Modem.............................................................. 9
Section IV: Troubleshooting.................................................................. 9
Typographic Conventions........................................................................... 10
Chapter 2 - Installing Your Modem
Introduction................................................................................................. 12
What You’ll Need ........................................................................................ 12
We supply............................................................................................ 12
You supply ........................................................................................... 12
Safety Warnings ......................................................................................... 13
Installation .................................................................................................. 13
Step 1: Install the MT2834ZPW into the Computer............................ 14
Step 2: Connect the Phone Line......................................................... 15
Step 3: Connect a Microphone and Speaker ..................................... 16
Step 4: Install the Windows 95 Drivers............................................... 17
Chapter 3 - Testing Your Installation
Introduction................................................................................................. 20
Step 1: Check the COM Port Installation ................................................... 20
Step 2: Call the Multi-Tech BBS................................................................. 22
How to Run MultiModemZPW Help .................................................... 23
How to Remove Your Old Modem from Windows 95 ......................... 2 4
Step 3: Send a Fax..................................................................................... 2 5
Other Ways to Access Microsoft Fax .................................................. 26
Step 4: Test the Voice Function ................................................................. 27
Answering Machine Test ..................................................................... 27
Loopback Test ..................................................................................... 27
Speakerphone Test ............................................................................. 28
Chapter 4 - Configuring Your Communications Software
Introduction................................................................................................. 30
Configuring Communications Software ..................................................... 30
Chapter 5 - Controlling Your Modem
AT Commands ............................................................................................ 34
S-Registers ................................................................................................. 45
Result Codes .............................................................................................. 47
Chapter 6 - Solving Problems
Introduction................................................................................................. 50
Initial Checklist............................................................................................ 50
Common Problems ..................................................................................... 51
The Modem Does Not Respond to Commands.................................. 5 1
The Modem Dials But Cannot Make a Connection ............................ 53
The Modem Disconnects While Online .............................................. 5 5
The Modem Cannot Connect When Answering ................................. 56
File Transfer Appears Slower Than It Should Be ............................... 56
Data Is Being Lost ............................................................................... 5 6
There Are Garbage Characters on the Monitor.................................. 57
Fax and Data Software Won’t Run at the Same Time ....................... 57
Chapter 7 - Warranty, Service and Tech Support
Introduction................................................................................................. 60
Limited Warranty ........................................................................................ 60
Technical Support ....................................................................................... 6 1
Recording Modem Information............................................................ 61
Service ........................................................................................................ 6 2
The Multi-Tech BBS.................................................................................... 63
Logging on to the Multi-Tech BBS ...................................................... 6 3
Downloading a File.............................................................................. 63
Reading a Message ............................................................................ 6 5
Leaving a Message ............................................................................. 65
Bulletins ............................................................................................... 6 5
About CompuServe .................................................................................... 66
About the Internet....................................................................................... 66
About the Multi-Tech Fax-Back Service ..................................................... 6 7
Appendices
Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance ......................................................... 70
Appendix B: Technical Specifications ........................................................ 8 0
Appendix C: ASCII Conversion Chart ........................................................ 83
Index
Chapter 1 - Intorduction and Description
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Congratulations
Congratulations on your purchase of one of the finest internal data/fax/
voice modems available today: the MultiModemZPW™ from Multi-Tech
Systems.
The MultiModemZPW is an internal, half-length, fax modem card that
can be plugged into any 16-bit ISA expansion slot. Its unique
controllerless design uses your personal computer’s processing power
to handle many communication functions normally done by the modem,
a feature that gives the MultiModemZPW significant flexibility and
upgrade potential as faster microprocessors become available.
This owner’s manual will help you to install, configure, use, and
troubleshoot your modem.
Features
The MultiModemZPW is a full-featured internal data/fax/voice modem
designed for Pentium computers running the Windows® 95 operating
system. General features include:
• Easy Windows 95 Plug-and-Play (PnP) installation.
• Compliance with major ITU-T, TIA, and EIA international standards to ensure compatibility with other modems.
• Discrimination between data, fax, and voice calls.
• Caller ID to identify your caller’s phone number.
• Compliance with the V.80 standard, allowing video conferencing over analog telephone lines with any H.324 video phone system.
Data
• Supports the enhanced ITU-T V.34 standard, with data transmission speeds to 33.6K bps, while also maintaining compatibility with lower-speed modems, including the AT&T
®
V.32terbo open standard.
• Supports asynchronous data rates at 33.6K, 31.2K, 28.8K, 26.4K, 24K, 21.6K, 19.2K, 16.8K, 14.4K, 12K, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, and 0–300 bps.
• Automatic fallback to slower speeds in noisy line conditions, and fall-forward to faster speeds as conditions improve.
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• ITU V.42 LAP-M and MNP Class 3 and 4 error correction.
• ITU V.42bis (4-to-1) and MNP 5 (2-to-1) data compression.
• Automatic disabling of compression when transferring already­compressed files.
• Autodial, redial, pulse (rotary) and touch-tone dial.
• Dial tone and busy signal detection for reliable call-progress detection.
• Compatibility with the standard AT command set used by most communication programs.
• Stores up to four telephone numbers.
Fax
• Supports V.17, Group 3 fax communication standards, allowing it to communicate with other fax modems as well as with fax machines.
• Responds to Class 1 fax commands, enabling it to exchange editable and encrypted faxes with other Windows 95 computers.
• Sends and receives faxes from your computer at 14,400 bps, 9600 bps, 7200 bps, 4800 bps, 2400 bps, or 300 bps.
Voice
• Full-duplex speakerphone support with adjustable speaker volume control. Can record and play back answering machine messages using optional microphone and speaker.
• Remote/local telephone answering machine (TAM) capabilities include voice mail control, record/playback, and call screening.
• Supports the TIA/EIA IS-101 AT+V voice command set.
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What is in Your Modem Package?
Your MultiModemZPW package should contain the following items:
• One MultiModemZPW internal fax modem card
• One MultiModemZPW Drivers disk
• One telephone cable
• Communications software and reference manual
• One brochure with a warranty card
• This
MultiModemZPW Owner’s Manual
If any of these items are missing, please contact Multi-Tech Systems or your dealer/distributor.
Manual Organization
This manual contains four sections:
Section I: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Introduction and Description
This chapter introduces the MT2834ZPW, briefly describing its features and package contents. It also describes the typographic conventions used in this manual.
Section II: Modem Installation
Chapter 2: Installing Your Modem
This chapter describes first how to install the modem in your computer and connect it to a telephone, telephone line, microphone, and speaker. It also describes how to install the modem’s drivers in Windows 95.
Chapter 3: Testing Your Installation
This chapter describes several tests you can make to confirm that your installation is working correctly. The tests, which include step-by-step instructions for downloading a file and sending a fax, also serve as minitutorials for those who are new to online communications concepts.
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Section III: Using Your Modem
Chapter 4: Configuring Your Communications Software
This chapter helps you get the most from your modem by describing how to configure communications software written for older operating systems, as well as for Windows 95.
Chapter 5: Controlling Your Modem
This chapter contains concise descriptions of the AT commands that control your modem; its S-registers, which affect how the commands work; and its result codes, which provide you and your software with operational feedback.
Section IV: Troubleshooting
Chapter 6: Solving Problems
This chapter describes some common problems you may run into with your modem, and how to solve them.
Chapter 7: Warranty, Service, and Technical Support
This chapter contains the terms of your warranty and describes how to get help from Multi-Tech Systems for problems you cannot resolve yourself. It includes our technical support phone number, and how to access us through our BBS, the Internet, CompuServe, and our fax­back service.
Appendices
Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Appendix B: Technical Specifications Appendix C: ASCII Conversion Chart
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Typographic Conventions
This manual uses the following typographic conventions:
You type this Text entered by you is shown in boldface.
Spell the entry exactly as shown, using upper and/or lower case type. However, when you see <CR>, press the ENTER key; do not spell it as shown.
AT command
Bold, italicized type is used for an AT or S-register command, but only when we do not intend you to type it.
Screen message
Italics are used for screen messages in addition to conventional uses, such as book and manual titles.
KEYBOARD KEY Names of keyboard keys are shown in all caps
(e.g., BACKSPACE).
<Function Key> Angle brackets indicate a non-literal entry. For
example, <CR> represents the carriage return character that is sent by the key labeled “Enter” on most keyboards.
D:\PATH\FILENAME File name and/or path. In the following
example, a request for a file path is indicated as: D:\PATH\FILENAME
D is the drive, and PATH
is the full directory
path where the file is found.
ENTER, <CR> Instructs you to press the Return, Enter, or
Carriage Return key (depending on how your keyboard is marked).
ALT+X, CTRL+X Instructs you to hold down the ALT or CTRL
key while you press the key represented by
X.
0, O Please note the difference between a zero and
the letter O. This is a zero: 0. This is a capital
O
: O.
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Introduction
This chapter describes step-by-step how to install the MT2834ZPW into your computer and the MT2834ZPW drivers into Windows 95.
What You’ll Need
Before you start, please make sure you have everything you need:
We supply
• One MT2834ZPW internal fax modem card
• One MT2834ZPW Drivers disk
• One telephone cable
• Communications software and reference manual
• This
MultiModemZPW Owner’s Manual
You supply
• A 100-MHz or faster Pentium PC. We recommend a 166-MHz or faster PC for video conferencing.
• 16 MB RAM installed
• Windows 95 installed
• A 3.5-inch floppy disk drive
• An empty 16-bit ISA expansion slot
• Tools to open your computer
• The computer’s manual
• A nearby telephone line jack
• An external speaker or headphone (optional)
• An external microphone (optional)
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Safety Warnings
• Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
• Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations.
• Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface.
• Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
• Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electrical shock from lightning.
• Do not use a telephone in the vicinity of a gas leak.
Installation
Installation of the MT2834ZPW consists of four steps, one of which is optional: (1) Installation of the modem in the computer; (2) connection of the modem to the telephone line and, optionally, to your telephone; (3) optional connection of the modem to an external speaker and microphone; and (4) installation of the modem’s drivers.
Figure 2-1. MT2834ZPW
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Step 1: Install the MT2834ZPW into the Computer
Warning: For qualified service personnel only.
Installation of the MT2834ZPW requires you to open your computer. Please consult the computer manual in addition to the following instructions:
1.
Turn off the computer and unplug it.
Failure to do so may result in
damage to both the MT2834ZPW and the computer.
Do not turn
the computer on until the instructions tell you to do so.
2. Remove the cover from the computer as instructed in the computer manual.
3. Select an empty 16-bit half- or full-size ISA expansion slot. Remove the expansion slot cover and save the retaining screw.
4. Before handling the MT2834ZPW, discharge any static in your body by touching a piece of grounded metal such as a water faucet. Carefully remove the MT2834ZPW from its anti-static bag, handling it only by the mounting bracket and edges. Do not touch the gold­plated connectors along the bottom edge.
5. Placing the MT2834ZPW directly above the expansion slot, gently but firmly push it into the connector until the card’s retaining bracket is flush against the computer chassis.
6. With the screw you saved in step 3, fasten the retaining bracket to the computer chassis.
7. Replace the cover of the computer.
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Step 2: Connect the Phone Line
The MT2834ZPW communicates over public switched telephone network lines, also known as the “plain old telephone system.”
Use the modular telephone cable provided with the modem to connect the MT2834ZPW to your telephone wall jack. If you do not have a standard modular wall jack near your computer, you should install one, or have one installed for you by your telephone company. In the U.S., installation kits and adapters are available wherever telephones are sold.
1. Plug one end of the supplied modular telephone cable into the MT2834ZPW's LINE jack. See Figure 2-2.
2. Plug the other end of the telephone cable into a working telephone wall jack.
3. If you wish to connect a telephone to your modem, plug the telephone’s line cable into the MT2834ZPW's PHONE jack.
4. If you wish to use a microphone and/or speaker with the MT2834ZPW, continue with “Step 3: Connect a Microphone and Speakers”; otherwise continue with “Step 4: Install the Windows 95 Drivers.”
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Step 3: Connect a Microphone and Speaker
If you wish, you can use a microphone and speaker with the MT2834ZPW. The microphone can be used for recording answering machine messages, or for speakerphone use. The speaker can be used for playing back messages, or for speakerphone use. See Figure 2-2.
MIC IN
LINE OUT
LINE
PHONE
PHONE jack to connect an optional telephone
LINE OUT jack to connect optional speakers
MIC IN jack to connect an optional microphone
LINE jack to connect to the telephone line
Figure 2-2. MT2834ZPW Connectors
1. To connect a microphone, insert the microphone plug into the modem's MIC IN jack.
2. To connect a speaker or headphone, insert the speaker or headphone plug into the modem's LINE OUT jack.
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Step 4: Install the Windows 95 Drivers
1. Plug in and turn on your computer. As your computer boots, it automatically detects the MT2834ZPW, and the New Hardware Found dialog box appears.
2. In the New Hardware Found dialog box, select “Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer” (the default selection). Then click the OK button. The Install from Disk window appears.
3. Insert the MT2834ZPW Drivers disk into your computer's floppy drive, select the drive letter (A:\ is the default), and click on the OK button. The computer installs the software drivers needed to communicate with your MT2834ZPW, then displays the Windows 95 desktop.
4. Installation of the MT2834ZPW is complete. If you plan to use the provided communications software, install it now according to the instructions provided in its manual, then follow the instructions in Chapter 3, “Testing Your Installation.”
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Chapter 3 - Testing Your Installation
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Introduction
All Multi-Tech modems are thoroughly tested before they leave the factory. Nonetheless, for your own peace of mind, we recommend that you run the following tests after installing your MT2834ZPW, to confirm that it works with your system. Users who are new to Windows 95, or have never downloaded a file or sent a fax from a computer before, will also find this chapter valuable as a mini-tutorial.
Step 1: Check the COM Port Installation
Unlike an external modem, the MT2834ZPW contains its own serial port. When Windows 95 detects the MT2834ZPW, it assigns the next available COM port number to it. Since COM1 and COM2 are standard serial ports in Windows computers, Windows 95 typically assigns COM3 to the MT2834ZPW’s serial port. Windows 95 also assigns the MT2834ZPW a port address and interrupt request (IRQ) number. Because the number of IRQs is limited, a computer with several accessories may not have an available IRQ for your new modem. In that case, you may have to decide which of your other accessories you can modify or do without.
Use the following procedure to check the assignments Windows has made for your modem:
1. Click on the Start button, point to Settings, click on Control Panel, and double-click on the System icon.
2. When the System Properties sheet appears, click on the Device Manager tab. A list of device types appears.
3. Double-click on “Modem” for a list of modems installed in your computer.
4. Double-click on “Multi-Tech MT2834ZPW.” The Multi-Tech MT2834ZPW Modem Properties sheet appears.
5. Click on the Resources tab, and note the Conflicting Device List; if there is a conflict between your modem and another device in your computer, the information appears here. For help in resolving a conflict, click on the Start button, click on Help, and then search the Help index for the Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter.
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6. Exit the System Properties sheet.
7. In Control Panel, double-click on the Modems icon.
8. When the Modems Properties sheet appears, click on the Diagnostics tab. A list of ports and the devices installed on them appears.
9. Click on the COM port the Multi-Tech MT2834ZPW is installed on, then click on the More Info button to make sure Windows 95 can communicate with the modem. Clicking on the More Info button causes Windows 95 to send commands to and read responses from the modem, and to display information about the modem’s COM port.
10. Write down the modem’s port, interrupt, address, and highest speed. You will need this information to set up any “legacy” (non­Windows 95) communications software you install.
Port: COM__ Interrupt:____ Address:_______ Speed:_______
11. Click on the General tab. Select the Multi-Tech MT2834ZPW and click on the Properties button to review the modem’s default communications settings. Do not change any settings unless you have special requirements.
12. Click on the Dialing Properties button and review your dialing settings. If you must dial
9
to get an outside line, type 9 in the local and long distance boxes. If you have call waiting service, disable it to prevent it from interrupting a data or fax transmission.
13. Exit the Modems Properties sheet.
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Step 2: Call the Multi-Tech BBS
Test the modem’s data functions by using HyperTerminal to call the Multi-Tech Bulletin Board System (BBS) and download ZPWHELP.EXE, which contains additional reference information about the MT2834ZPW in convenient Windows Help format.
1. Have your modem’s serial number handy; you will need it to gain full access to the BBS.
2. Select Start, Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal.
3. Start HyperTerminal by double-clicking on the Hypertrm icon. HyperTerminal asks for the name of the connection.
4. Type Multi-Tech BBS in the Name text box, and click OK.
5. In North America, type 800 in the Area Code box and 392-2432 in the Phone Number box. Local and international users, type 612 in the Area Code box and 785-3702 in the Phone Number box.
6. Verify that “Multi-Tech MT2834ZPW” is selected in the Connect Using drop-down list box, then click OK.
7. In the Connect dialog box, click Dialing Properties.
8. Make any necessary changes in the Where I Am and the How I Dial from This Location boxes. If you must dial
9
to access an outside line, you should type 9 in both the local and the long distance boxes unless your phone system has a special requirement.
9. Click OK, then click Dial. If you have a speaker connected to the MT2834ZPW, you will know you have reached another modem by the harsh sounds of the modem handshake.
10. When the BBS welcome screen appears in the HyperTerminal 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 questionnaire appears. You must complete the questionnaire and supply your modem’s serial number to use the BBS on your first call.
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11. Press ENTER until the Main Menu appears (answer N to any Newsletter or Bulletins questions for now). From the Main Menu, you have access to three main areas: the Files Menu, the Message Menu, and Bulletins. For help with menu commands, type ?.
11. In the Main Menu, type F and press ENTER to access the Files Menu, then type D and press ENTER to download.
12. At the prompt, type zpwhelp.exe, then press ENTER twice.
13. Answer Y or N to the automatic logoff question.
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.
16. If you answered N in step 13, log off the BBS by pressing ENTER, typing G for “good-bye,” and pressing ENTER twice more.
17. In the HyperTerminal window, click File, Save to save the HyperTerminal Connection description.
How to Run MultiModemZPW Help
1. Open the folder into which you downloaded ZPWHELP.EXE.
2. Move the file to a permanent location on your hard drive.
3. In Windows Explorer, double-click on the file name to extract the Help files.
4. For easy access, place a shortcut to ZPWHELP.HLP on your Windows desktop.
5. To run MultiModemZPW Help, double-click on the Zpwhelp icon.
6. Select the topic you are interested in by double-clicking on its title in the Contents tab or by searching for it in the Index or Find tab. Within a topic you can get related information by clicking on a button or a green, underlined word. For other help in using Help, press F1 when any topic window is open.
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How to Remove Your Old Modem from Windows 95
If your MT2834ZPW replaces another modem, the old modem installation remains in Windows even after you install the new modem, and the old modem is still selected in HyperTerminal and other Windows 95 applications. Although you can change the application connection descriptions one at a time, it is easier to force Windows 95 applications to use the MT2834ZPW by removing the old modem installation from Windows.
1. Select Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Modems icon to open the Modems Properties sheet.
3. In the list box, select the old modem.
4. Click Remove, then click Close.
5. The next time you dial a HyperTerminal connection, it will select your new modem and ask you to confirm the selection.
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Step 3: Send a Fax
Test your modem’s fax capabilities by sending a fax to Multi-Tech or to a fax machine in your office. Microsoft Fax is installed in Windows 95 as part of the Microsoft Exchange option. You can use Microsoft Fax to fax from within an application, such as a word processor, or to act as a stand-alone fax program. In the following procedure you will run Microsoft Fax as a stand-alone fax program.
1. Select Start, Programs, Accessories, WordPad.
2. Create a message in WordPad, e.g., “This is a test of the MT2834ZPW’s fax capabilities.”
3. Save the file as “ZPW Test.doc” and exit WordPad.
4. Select Start, Programs, Accessories, Fax, Compose New Fax.
5. The Compose New Fax wizard appears. Click Next.
6. If you wish to send the file to your own fax machine or to another fax modem in your office, type the destination name and phone number in the To and Fax # boxes.
If you wish to send the file to our office, type Multi-Tech Systems in the To box, and 612 785-9874 in the Fax # boxes.
7. Click Add to List, then click Next.
8. Pick a cover page, then click Next.
9. Type a subject line (e.g., MT2834ZPW Fax Test) and a note to go on the cover page, then click Next.
10. Click Add File. In the Open a File to Attach dialog box, select “ZPW Test.doc,” and click Open. The ZPW Test.doc file is added to the Files to Send list box.
11. Click Next, then click Finish.
12. Microsoft Fax opens the ZPW Test.doc file in WordPad and prints it to the Rendering System, then dials the recipient and sends the fax.
13. Exit Microsoft Fax when the Status dialog box says the fax has been successfully sent.
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Other Ways to Access Microsoft Fax
• In a Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 application, select File, Print, and select Microsoft Fax as the default printer.
• In a Windows 95 application, select File, Send.
• In Microsoft Exchange, select Compose, New Fax.
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Step 4: Test the Voice Function
There are several tests you can perform to verify the MT2834ZPW’s voice circuits. Try the answering machine test first; if that doesn’t work, and you have a microphone and speaker connected to the MT2834ZPW, try the loopback and speakerphone tests, which can test the modem’s voice circuits without special software.
Answering Machine Test
Test the MT2834ZPW’s voice function by using the included software to set up the MT2834ZPW as a telephone answering machine. Have a friend call and leave a message, then play it back.
If your modem will not play sound files in voice mode, go to the Windows Control Panel and double-click on the Multimedia icon. Under the Audio tab, select “Modem Wave Driver” as your preferred device for both playback and record settings, then try again.
Loopback Test
1. Connect a microphone and speaker to the MT2834ZPW. To avoid feedback, make sure the microphone and speaker are well separated; better yet, use a headphone instead of a speaker.
2. Select Start, Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal.
3. Double-click on the Multi-Tech BBS icon you created in “Step 2: Call the Multi-Tech BBS.” HyperTerminal starts with the Connect dialog box open.
4. Click Cancel in the Connect dialog box.
5. In the HyperTerminal terminal window, type AT&&S and press ENTER. This command causes input from the microphone to be looped back to the speaker.
6. Speak into the microphone; you should hear your voice on the speaker or headphone.
7. Type ATZ and press ENTER to reset the modem.
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Speakerphone Test
1. Connect a microphone and speaker to the MT2834ZPW.
2. Select Start, Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal.
3. Double-click on the Multi-Tech BBS icon you created in “Step 2: Call the Multi-Tech BBS.” HyperTerminal starts with the Connect dialog box open.
4. Click Cancel in the Connect dialog box.
5. In the HyperTerminal terminal window, type
AT+FCLASS=8 AT+VLS=7 ATDT
xxxxxxx
(dials the phone number
xxxxxxx
)
6. Speak into the microphone to talk to the person on the other end of the line, and listen over the speaker.
7. Type ATH and press ENTER to hang up.
8. Type ATZ and press ENTER to reset the modem.
Chapter 4 - Configuring Your
Communications Software
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