Paradyne KeepInTouch 3760 User Manual page 99

Data mode
One of two operating modes. When in Data mode, the modem
considers any input from the computer to be data and transmits
it across the telephone line to the remote modem.
DCE
Data Communications Equipment. A modem.
dial command modifiers
A modifier used in the dial string that instructs the modem how
to process a dialed telephone number.
dial string
A series of characters that consists of numbers and modifiers
used to dial a telephone number.
digital signal
A signal used to transfer data between a locally attached
computer and modem.
download
A file transfer in which a file is received from another computer.
DSR
Data Set Ready. A signal from the modem to the computer, sent
via Pin 6 of an EIA RS-232 interface, that indicates the modem
is turned ON and connected to the computer.
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment. The equipment, such as computers
and printers, that provides or creates data.
DTR
Data Terminal Ready. A signal from the computer to the modem,
sent via Pin 20 of an EIA RS-232 interface, that indicates the
computer is turned ON and connected to the modem.
GL-4
Issue 3 April 1994