Fax Modem (250-3581) Menus Faxback Doc. # 5889 COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURATION MENU The Communications Configuration Menu is opened from the Communications Selection Menu, either by clicking on the config command or by pressing ALT-G. MODEM CONTROLS This section lists the commands BitCom uses to communicate with your modem. These commands will work for almost any Hayes-compatible modem. PORTS This field indicates which COM port BitCom will use. Most modems and I/O cards are preset to COM2. PRINTER: This field can be set LPT1 LPT2 or LPT3. Most printers are connected to LPT1. If your printer is connected to a COM port (also called a serial port), type the following command at the DOS prompt before using: MODE LPTX: = COMy where x = 1 or 2; and y = 1 or 2. TIMING NULLS: This field indicates the number of null characters BitCom will send to your printer after each line. The default is zero. SCROLL BUFFER: This field indicates the number of lines that BitCom will save in its Scroll Buffer. This number should be between 24 to 240. A full page is 24 lines. The default setting is 240. To turn the Scroll Buffer on, press SCROLL LOCK. FILE DIRECTORY When you select the Send file command, BitCom will list the files in the directory that your specify in this field. COMMANDS SETIRQ: Opens the IRQ Settings Menu, which lets you choose the IRQ (interrupt request line) that BitCom will use for a COM port. CONNECTTYPE: Opens the Connections Type Initial Prefixes Settings Menu, which lets you add or edit the modem initialization strings that BitCom uses. NOTE: If you have BitCom version 6.x, V42 command will open V42 Setting menu, which lets you change the V.42bis parameters. The default settings will work in most cases. THE COMMUNICATIONS PARAMETERS MENU The Communication Parameters menu lets you select the communications parameters of a phone book entry. This menu will appear when you add or edit a phone book entry. CONNECTION TYPE / V42 This option lets you change the modulation technique that your modem normally uses. When set Connection Type (version 5.x) to Default, BitCom will leave your modem in it's default mode. When set V42 (version 6.x) to Yes, BitCom will type to establish a connection using either V.42bis/V.42. If that fails, it will then type MNP-5 or MNP-4. If the other remote computer does not support any of these protocols, BitCom will automatically "fall back" to a normal connection. COMM OPTIONS BAUD: This is the speed at which your modem sends and receives data. BitCom supports baud rates of up to 38,400. PARITY: The possible settings here are None, Even, Odd, Mark or Space. The suggested default setting is None. DATA: The possible values are 7 and 8. They represent the number of data bits that make up a byte of information. STOP: The choices are 1 and 2. This field show the number of stop bits used. ECHO: This field can be set to Yes or No. The default setting is No. These options are also called full-duplex (Yes) and half-duplex (No). MODE: This field can be set to Call, Ansr or Drct. When set to Call, BitCom will try to establish a connection, using the Dial Prefix and the phone number. If set to Ansr, BitCom will send the Answer string to the modem. The Answer String instructs the modem to stand by for an incoming call. If you choose Drct, BitCom assumes it has a direct connection with the host computer and sends nothing. FLWCTL: This field (Flow Control) can be set to None, XON/XOFF or RTS/CTS. Flow Control determines the type of handshaking used between BitCom and the modem. In most cases, you should use RTS/CTS (hardware flow control). SPECIAL KEYS During a communication session, BitCom reserves six function keys for special purposes, such as capturing data or opening the Option Menu. However, these function keys can be changed. For example, you might want to press ALT-H for Help instead of F1. You might also need to change a function key if you are using terminal emulation. On the DEC VT100 terminal, for example, F1 is used as the Gold key. TO CHANGE A KEY ASSIGNMENTS: 1. HIGHLIGHT THE SPECIAL KEY FIELD YOU WANT TO CHANGE. 2. PRESS THE SPACE BAR. 3. PRESS THE NEW KEY OR KEY COMBINATION. The key can be any function key (F1 - F12), on from the numeric keypad, or a combination of the CRTL or ALT key with almost any other key. The new key or key combination will be displayed. NOTE: The Action file HANDYKEY.ACT automatically assigns additional function keys. HELP: This key opens the Help Screen. ESCAPE: This key opens the Option Menu. SHOW FKEY: This keys shows which keys have been assigned to script commands during a communication session. PRINT: This key prints all the data that appears on the screen. SNAPSHOT: This key captures the screen (80 columns by 25 lines) to the file you specified in the Capture File field. BREAK: This key combination sends a break signal to the host computer during a communication session. FILTERS These options give you control of how BitCom sends and receives ASCII files. TRACE: This field has five choices: None, ASCII, Hex, Sys, or Esc. The default is None. ASCII: Echoes received control characters with an at-sign (e.g. @ CTL- B). Hex echoes control codes less than Hex 1F as a hexadecimal codes, preceded by a dollar sign (e.g., $1B). Esc echoes escape sequences in hexadecimal codes. Sys records all incoming characters to the text file BITCOM.TRA, before they are filtered or interpreted by terminal emulation. If None is chosen, no tracing will take place. OUTPUT: This field can be set to Yes or No. The default is Yes. If set to Yes, BitCom will not send line-feed characters when sending an ASCII file. If set to No, BitCom will send line- feed characters. NOTE: If you are using ANSI emulation, this field should be set to No. INPUT: This field can be set to Yes or No. The default is Yes. If set to Yes, BitCom will filter out special control codes and set the high bit of the incoming character to 0. This is known as stripping characters. NOTE: If you are using ANSI emulation, this field should be set to No. AUTO LF: This field can be set to Yes or No. The default is Yes. EXP TAB: This field can be set to Yes or No. The default setting is No. When set to Yes, BitCom will convert incoming tab characters into the appropriate number of spaces. UP CASE: This field can be set to Yes or No. The default setting is No. When set to Yes, BitCom will convert all lower-case ASCII characters into upper-case. BLANK LN: This field can be set to Yes or No. The default setting is Yes. If set to Yes, BitCom will convert lines with only blank spaces to a single blank space. DELAYS CSEND: This field determines the kind of delay that BitCom will take after it send a line of text. This delay only takes place when you are transferring ASCII files. The allowed settings are None, Echo or a number. None is the default. When set to Echo, BitCom will wait for the host computer to echo a character before it sends another. When a number is entered, BitCom will wait that many hundredths of a second before sending the next character. LSEND: This field determines the kind of delay the BitCom will take after it sends a line of text. This delay only takes place when transferring ASCII files. The allowed settings are None, Echo, Manual or char. When set to Echo, BitCom will wait for the number of hundredths of seconds specified in the Lchar field. If Lchar is set to 0, BitCom will wait for you to press ENTER. When set to Char, BitCom will interpret the number in the Lchar field as an ASCII code for a character . BitCom will then wait until it receives that character before sending another line. LCHAR: If Lsend is set the Char, BitCom will wait for the host computer to send the character entered here (in it's numeric ASCII code) before sending the next line. The default is 0. For example, 58 will tell BitCom to wait for a colon (:). This is useful if you must wait for a prompt from a mainframe computer. BREAKT: The default setting is 40. The number entered here is the length of the break signal in hundredths of seconds. REDIAL: The default is 0. The number entered here represents the number of seconds BitCom will wait before redialing if a connection was not made. A 0 tells BitCom not to redial. Make sure BitCom has enough time to make a connection (at least 40 seconds) before redialing. OTHER CAPTURE FILES: This field is where you enter the name and path of a Capture File. AUTOLOG FILE: In this field you can enter the name and path of an Action File. Once BitCom makes a connection, it will automatically run the specified action file. EMULATION: In this field you can enter an emulation file name, without the E=.EMU extension. BitCom will emulate the specified terminal when you start a communication session. CAPTURE MODE: This field can be set to Append or Replace. When set to Replace, the contents of the capture file will be replaced with the text from your next communication session. When set to Append, BitCom will add the text from the new communication session to the end of the capture file. This file will continue to grow until it is replaced. AUTOSPEED: When set to Yes, BitCom will automatically match the fastest speed of your modem with the fastest speed of the answering modem. NOTE: When using the V.42bis/V.42 or MNP protocol, set this option to No. COMMANDS KERMIT: Opens the kermit parameters menu. Refer to the PARAM.TXT file for a description of this menu. ZMODEM: Opens the Zmodem Parameters Menu. Refer to the PARAM.TXT file for a description of this menu. (SMC/ALL-07/05/94))