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Chapter 2
Answering and
originating
calls
automatically
are discussed in
more
detail in
the section
Automatic
mode
operations.
Advanced programming
options
When
the
DCM
212
detects
a busy
signal after dialing
a number,
the
message
BUSY
is
printed
on
the
screen,
(The
Modem
enters the
dis-
connect mode,)
With
the
Modem
programmed
to redial
a
number
found
busy, the
second attempt
is
made
after
a 60-second
delay.
This
cycle
—
disconnect,
wait,
redial,
disconnect,
wait,
...
—
will
continue un-
til
the
number
of
programmed
attempts
is
completed, or
until
you
abort
the process with the *
command.
To change
the default
dial
attempts
setting,
follow these
steps:
*
.
Wake
up!
I
Bring the
advanced programming
options
to
the screen.
1.
Press
(
ENTER
)
.
The
DIAL
ATTEMPTS
prompt
appears
on
the
screen.
DIAL ATTEMPTS
ii?
2.
Change
the default
num
ber
to
a value other
than
1
by
typing
in
that
new
number.
Press
(
ENTER
)
(6
times)
until
you
have
scrolled
through
all
the options
and
exited
the
menu.
3.
Press
(d)
,
enter the
phone
number
to
be
dialed,
and
press
(x)
.
As
you
might have
noticed,
/command
has 7 other options
in
addition
to
the
dial
attempt
setting.
For
more
information,
refer to
/command
in
Appendix A.
Manual
mode
operations
When
operating
in
manual
mode, you
control the
system
by manually
dialing
and
answering
the telephone.
Manual
mode
(answer
or
originate)
is
useful
when
you want
to talk
by
telephone
to
a
friend
at
a
remote
location
and
later
exchange
computer
data without
redialing.
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