Quick Link II Fax  (250-3027B)    DOS Installation     Faxback Doc. # 3217

Instructions

If you don't have Windows or don't care to use it, you can install the DOS
version of Quick Link II Fax from DOS directly off the Quick Link II Fax
Install disk.  All the files on the Quick Link II Fax Install disks are
compressed and cannot be used until the Install program has been run.  The
following steps will walk you through the installation process.

  1.  Turn on your computer.  If your computer boots into Windows
      automatically, pull down the FILE menu in the Windows Program
      Manager and choose EXIT, which exits out of Windows to the DOS
      prompt.  If your computer launches a menu program, quit out of it to
      the DOS prompt.  Otherwise, your computer should have the C:\>
      prompt showing.

  2.  Insert the Quick Link II Fax Install disk into your floppy drive.
      If you put the disk into the A: drive, type A:\DOSINST; if you put
      it into the B: drive, type B:\DOSINST and press the ENTER key.

  3.  Answer the COLOR question about your monitor with either a Y or N.
      Press any key to go past the System Requirements screen.

  4.  The Target Drive screen asks you which hard drive you want Quick
      Link II Fax to install on - the default is C.  To accept this drive
      press the ENTER key.

  5.  The follow-up question asks you which directory on your hard drive
      you want Quick Link II Fax installed on - "The default is \QL2FAX.
      If you want Quick Link II Fax to install to another directory of
      your choosing, type in the new directory name and press ENTER;
      otherwise, simply press the ENTER key to accept the default
      directory.  If you do not accept the default directory or enter a
      different directory, Quick Link II Fax will install on the root
      directory of your hard drive, generally regarded as a bad thing to
      do.  If you do not care to think about directories or are unclear on
      the concept, simply accept the default setting and just press ENTER.

  6.  Quick Link II Fax asks for confirmation of your settings.  Press the
      ENTER key to accept.  Accepting begins the unpacking of the Quick
      Link II Fax files.

  7.  Exchange Install Disks when prompted, if necessary.

  8.  The Installer will suggest that you print the README file at this
      time.  The README file contains updates to the manual since the time
      of printing.  This file can be viewed and printed at any time.  To
      print it now, press Y: otherwise, press N.

  9.  The RECEIVE FAX LOAD OPTION dialog box appears next, asking you if
      you want the module that actually receives faxes to be loaded into
      memory every time you start your computer.   Answering Y enables
      your computer to receive faxes automatically without you having to
      actually turn fax receiving "on".  Answering N means that you must
      manually load the module that receives faxes whenever you turn your
      computer on and/or wish to receive faxes.  The trade-off of having
      the module load automatically at boot up is that some conventional
      memory is subsequently occupied at all times, and you may be
      surprised when an unexpected call comes in and your computer
      automatically answers it.  This option can be manually changed at
      any time.  Press Y or N to continue.

  10. The FastFax IV Load Option dialog box appears next, asking you if
      you want the module that allows you to send a fax out from most
      printing DOS applications to be loaded whenever you start your
      computer.  Answering Y enables you to fax out of applications
      directly without having to manually load the module.  Answering N
      means that you must manually load this feature when you wish to fax
      out of applications directly.  FastFax takes an additional amount of
      conventional memory above and beyond the Receive Fax module when
      loaded, so you may only want to load FastFax in memory as you use
      it.  Press Y or N to continue.

  11. A Confirmation dialog box double-checks your options.  Press Y or N
      to continue.

  12. To work properly and install any additionally selected load options,
      Quick Link II Fax needs to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Unless
      you have a specific reason to do otherwise, press M to select the
      first option.  Quick Link II Fax then completes the installation,
      prompts you through quitting the installer, and leaves you with the
      DOS Prompt in the Quick Link II Fax install directory.

  13. Remove the Quick Link II Fax disks from the floppy drive and put
      them in a safe place away from heat, dust, and magnetic fields.
      This is a good time to fill out the registration card at the end of
      this manual and mail it in.

Where to proceed

Quick Link II Fax is now successfully installed and ready for faxing
documents out of most DOS applications that can print to a LaserJet Series
II, sending faxes from within Quick Link II Fax itself, and can be set for
receiving faxes.

Additional Win/DOS Considerations

This section outlines the special features of Quick Link II Fax for
Windows when it is used in conjunction with Quick Link II Fax for DOS.

We have developed the Quick Link II Fax for Windows package with the idea
that Windows users do not operate in the Windows environment exclusively.
Therefore we have given our Windows package the special capability of
communicating with our Quick Link II Fax for DOS package.  This enables a
user to share a variety of fax/data information between Windows and DOS,
such as Phone Lists, Fax Logs, and Scheduled Faxes.  No longer does a user
have to worry about receiving a fax that may come through if they have
temporarily quit Windows to do some work in DOS.  This feature also gives
the user the ability to schedule faxes with the DOS product and have them
detected and transmitted by the Windows product.

(br/all-11/4/94)