Tandy DCM212 Operation Manual page 26

Tandy
protocol
mode
operation
Automatic
mode
operations
The
DCM
212
can be
programmed
to
make
a
call
or
answer your
tele-
phone
automatically. In the
automatic
mode
operation,
you
can
call
an
information
service
without picking
up
the
phone
—
just
type
in
the
phone number on
your
computer
keyboard.
You
can
also
tell
the
Modem
to
auto-answer your
telephone.
Example
3:
Automatic answer
mode
1.
To program
your
DCM
212
to
answer incoming
calls,
press
Q
CD
to
wake up
the
Modem,
then
press
®
to
send
the
answer
com-
mand. Remember,
if this
is
a
cold
start-up,
the
DGM
212
will default
to
automatic
originate
mode
and you
will
need
to press
®
to
select
answer mode.
The
display
shows:
*A
To
check
that
all
the parameters
are
set correctly,
press CD for
the
list
command
and
look
for
the
ORIG
MODE
and
MANUAL
MODE
parameters.
Then,
press
(X)
to force
the
Modem
to
seize
the
phone
line.
2.
The
Modem
prompts UA
I
T
I
NG FOR
R
I
NG
and
waits for the
telephone
to ring.
3.
When
the
phone
rings,
the
Modem
begins counting the
rings
and
the screen
shows
the
message
RING
for
each
ring.
After
2
rings,
it
answers by
seizing
the telephone
line
and
asserting
carrier.
The
calling
modem
replies
with
its
carrier.
Then
the screen
shows:
CONNECT
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The
modems
are
now
in
ON-LINE
status
and
telecommunications can
begin.
When
the
Modem
does not
receive
a valid
tone
from
the other
Modem
within
30
seconds,
it
aborts the
call
and
sends the
message
NO
CAR-
RIER. The
DCM
212 then
returns to the
auto-answer
mode.
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