Quick Link II Fax (250-3027B) Settings Faxback Doc. # 3227 Line settings Choosing LINE SETTINGS from the SETUP menu causes the LINE SETTINGS dialog box to appear. This dialog box allows you to select the line speed, data format and flow control to be used during communications; these settings are independent of the settings in the DATA PHONE LIST, but the same general guidelines for setting them apply (refer to the Data Phone List section for more information). The CANCEL button will exit without using any changes. The OK button will remove the dialog box and implement all option changes. Baud rate Possible baud rate settings may vary from 110 baud to 115,200 baud. The default speed is 2400 baud. Refer to your modem manual for the maximum baud rate that your modem will handle. Data bits The allowable options are 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 data bits - the default setting is 8 data bits. Parity Parity may be Odd, Even, Mark, Space or None. None applies only when 8 data bits are selected. The default setting is no parity. Stop bits The allowable settings are 1, 1.5 or 2. The default setting is 1 stop bit. Flow control Flow Control is the process of telling each computer to stop sending data and starting it again. This provides time to process the data received. Flow control is usually not needed for 2400 baud data connections. Xon/Xoff is a software flow control that involves the sending of special control codes as part of the data. It is usually necessary for ASCII file transfers. Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS) is implemented in both software and the modem hardware, therefore your modem must support the RTS/CTS standard for this method to be used. The RTS/CTS method is more reliable and is necessary for use with modems equipped with V.42/V.42bis and MNP Level 5. The default setting is none. Modem setup The modem Setup dialog box provides you with the ability to define the modem INITIALIZATION, DIAL, and HANG UP strings. This dialog box also allows you to set the COM port that the modem will use and define key information to be used by the Fax Manager for answering incoming calls. The CANCEL button allows you to exit the dialog box without making any changes. The DEFAULT button resets the settings to factory defaults. The OK button accepts all changes and removes the dialog box from the screen. The HARDWARE button allows you to change the class of Fax Manager used by Quick Link II. It is not normally necessary to alter this setting. Initialization string The modem initialization string is the command set that Quick Link II Fax issues to the modem when the application is first started. The default string works with most modems and fax/modems. If your modem has special features or commands, the AT commands needed to enable them are entered here. Check your modem manual for a detailed breakdown of the AT command set. An abbreviated set is listed in Appendix C. Dial string The Dial string is the command Quick Link II Fax issues to the modem when instructed to dial a number. This event occurs when dialing from the Data Phone List, using the Dialer, sending a fax, or connecting to either CompuServe, Dow Jones or GEnie. Click the OPTIONS button to automatically change the Dial string for pulse dialing, detecting the dial tone, detecting the BUSY signal, and/or disabling call waiting. Hangup string The hangup string is the command Quick Link II Fax issues to the modem when the HANGUP command is chosen from the CONNECT menu. This string is pre-set to ATH, which is the AT command to hangup the modem. Dial prefix/suffix The dial prefix/suffix strings are appended to the beginning and end of the telephone number when dialing. These strings are handy when you need to dial using credit card, or for long distance telephone access, or for dialing a digit to get an outside line. For example, if you need to dial a 9 to dial out of an office building, enter a 9 and a COMMA (,) in the DIAL PREFIX (a comma is a 2 second pause). Answer mode This entry asks under what circumstances you want Quick Link II Fax to answer the telephone. FAX ONLY tells Fax Manager to process fax calls only and hangup on all others. With DATA ONLY selected, Quick Link II Fax will handle data calls and hang up on fax or voice calls. AUTO DETECT instructs the Fax Manager to answer all calls. With Auto Detect selected the Fax Manager will receive fax transmissions, transfer data calls automatically to the Quick Link II Fax main application, or display a message that a voice call is waiting and provide a limited amount of time to respond prior to hangup (some modems are not capable of Automatically Detecting the line). If you do not want the phone to be answered, select the NEVER ANSWER option. Selecting the Never Answer option is similar to setting the number of rings to answer to 0. Number of rings to answer phone Quick Link II Fax will pick up the line and answer the phone on the number of rings specified in the ANSWER ON field. Setting this number to 0 will keep the Fax Manager from answering calls. Some modems will answer 1 to 2 rings after the number specified due to the hardware. The default is 1. Terminal options The TERMINAL OPTIONS dialog box allows you to set the terminal attributes you want Quick Link II Fax to use. A number of check boxes are provided to turn options on or off. Local echo The Local echo option tells Quick Link II Fax to display all keyboard entries directly to the terminal window rather than letting the remote computer echo the keystrokes back as is normal. If you cannot see what you type, turn this option on. If characters appear double, (lliikkee tthhiiss) turn this option off. Some telecom programs call this setting "Duplex/Half-Duplex". Change CR to CR/LF These options tell Quick Link II Fax to translate all outgoing and/or incoming Carriage Returns to Carriage Returns + Line Feed. If incoming or outgoing lines are overwriting each other, turn the option on. Line wrap This option issues a carriage return + line feed if more than 80 characters are transmitted on a single line. Destructive backspace This option instructs Quick Link II Fax to erase a character when the backspace key is pressed. When this option is not selected, pressing the backspace key will move the cursor back one character but will not erase the character that may be above the cursor. Show status bar This option tells Quick Link II Fax to always display the terminal Status Bar when the program is started. Choosing STATUS BAR from the EDIT menu only affects the Status Bar for a single session. Show button bar This option tells Quick Link II Fax to always display the Button Bar when the program is started. Choosing BUTTON BAR from the EDIT menu only affects the Button Bar for a single session. ON-Line at startup This option opens the terminal window and COM port when the program is started. Off-Line on hang up This option ensures Quick Link II Fax closes the COM port when you exit the program. Smart mode Selecting REDIAL ON BUSY tells Quick Link II Fax to perform an auto-redial when your modem detects a busy signal. Selecting AUTO BAUD tells Quick Link II Fax to automatically reset the baud rate if the modem answers a call and makes a connection at a rate other than the rate specified at dialing. Smart Mode options apply at any time Quick Link II Fax dials the modem, such as when using the Dialer, Phone List, executing a Script Dial Statement, or connecting to CompuServe, Dow Jones or GEnie. You must also have an AT Command set compatible modem that detects and displays the connection baud rate. English responses must be set on. Color setup The COLOR button provides you with the capability to adjust the terminal screen foreground and background colors, as well as the colors used for blinking text for VT100/VT102. All color choices are accessible through the pull down menus. Terminal Emulation The TERMINAL EMULATOR menu allows you to change the emulation by providing you with an emulator list. Quick Link II Fax supports Teletype (TTY), Dec VT102, Dec VT100, Dec VT52 and ANSI terminal emulation. Terminal emulation is the ability of Quick Link II Fax to make your PC look like a specific type of terminal to a remote computer. In performing this task Quick Link II Fax translates the remote computer's special instructions for such things as screen cursor positioning, display color and text/graphics display. VT100 / VT 102 setup The VT100 button allows for additional settings for the VT100/VT102 emulation modes. By selecting the VT100 Button the VT100/102 Terminal Setup dialog box will appear. You should take special care in not changing the default settings unless you are certain that the host application absolutely requires a change. The default settings have been set to the most commonly used values. Altering options such as the Tab Stops may cause host applications to not operate properly on your terminal. The following options are found on the VT100/VT102 Terminal Setup: New line mode With this option off, a Return generates a carriage return. A linefeed (LF) moves the cursor to the next line maintaining the current column position. With this option on, a Return generates a carriage return and a linefeed. A linefeed moves the cursor to the left margin of the next line. Answerback message The text box contains a 1 to 20 character message that will be transmitted upon computer request or operator commmand. Tabs Up to 10 tab positions may be entered in the tab text box. Each tab position entry must be separated from the next entry by a comma. The OK button will remove the dialog box from the screen and implement any option changes. Clicking CANCEL removes the dialog box from the screen but does not use any changes made. (br/all-11/4/94)