Changing The Operating System - Motorola SM56 Quick Start User Manual

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A button to access the on-line User's Guide.
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COM port selections.
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Country and language selections.
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Data/Fax/Speakerphone modems only -- microphone and speaker gain selections.
The SM56 Control Panel program also provides access to two Windows components:
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COM port and IRQ information
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A diagnostic utility that issues various ATI commands to the modem and displays the
responses: software build, modem type, and more.
To open the SM56 Control Panel application, selection Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then
double click the SM56 Modem icon. To access the diagnostics option from the Control Panel
applet, click Properties; select the Diagnostics tab; select the COM port corresponding to the
SM56 Modem from the list; and then click More Info. If the driver is properly installed, within
a few seconds a dialog box appears, with responses to the ATI commands. Refer to the AT
Commands section in the on-line User's Guide for an explanation of these commands and
responses.
Verifying SM56 Hardware Operation
To verify correct SM56 modem card hardware operation (up to the isolation transformer), you
can use the following local analog loopback (LAL) test procedure.
1. Important: Remove the telephone line connector from the modem card.
2. Select Start.
3. Select Programs-->Accessories-->HyperTerminal.
4. Double click the Hypertrm.exe icon.
5. Optionally, select a connection name and icon.
6. In the Connect Using window, select Motorola SM56...... modem. Click OK.
7. Enter a number in the Phone Number box...any number since we will not be dialing it. Click
OK.
8.On the next screen select Cancel.
9. Enter AT and hit <Enter>.
The response OK should appear.
10. Enter ATS46 = 23 and hit <Enter>.
11. Enter AT&T1 and hit <Enter>. Wait a few seconds.
12. Type some letters at the keyboard. If the hardware is functioning correctly, the letters you
type appear on the HyperTerminal display.
13. To exit this test mode, type +++ in quick succession (note no carriage return) to escape to
command mode, then type ATH <Enter>.
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Changing the Operating System

The SM56 Modem software is the same for Windows 9 and Windows 98. If the modem is
installed on Windows 95 and you upgrade to Windows 98, the SM56 will continue to function as
before. No new drivers are required.