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CompuServe
logon
CompuServe
Information
Service
is
widely
known
for
its
numerous
on-line services for
both
business
and
home
computer
owners. Dedi-
cated telephone
numbers
in
major
cities
provide
you
access
to
CompuServe. Use your
information
service user's
guide
to find out
how
to
contact
and
use
the
service.
Since the
DCM
212
is
already
in
the
command
receptive
state
—
wait-
ing
for
your
command
—
all
you
have
to
do
to
begin the
logon
is
pre-
pare
it
to
dial
the
information
service
access
number.
1.
Press
(D)
to
place the
Modem
in
the
dialer
programming mode.
For
example,
if
you
enter (111)555-1234
as
your
local
1200 bps
ac-
cess
number,
the sequence appears
as:
DC
111)555-1234
2.
When
the
phone number
is
properly formatted
(see
D
command,
Tandy
protocol
reference),
press
(x)
to force the
Modem
to execute
the switches
and
seize
the telephone
lines
and
to
begin
dialing the
number.
OFF
HOOK
indicator
lights.
The
screen
shows:
DIALING*.
.
1115551234
3.
When
the
dialing
has been
made
successfully,
the screen
shows:
CONNECT
1200
If
you
have
selected
low
speed
mode
operation, the screen
shows
CONNECT.
Dialing
.
.
.
and
connect
are the
result
codes
(discussed
later in
this
section)
which
keep
you
informed of
the
status
or progress
of a
phone
call.
If
you
received
a
?
instead
of
the
message shown,
you probably
entered
a key
that
the
Modem
did not
recognize.
4.
Press
(
CTRL
)
(g
and
type the
User
ID number
that
you
received
with the software
package
when
the screen
prompts:
User
ID:
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