Hanging Up - Sharp IQ-8920 Operation Manual

indicating that a connection is made with the modem on
the other end of the line.
If the other modem answers, but no connection can be
made due to a settings mismatch or another cause, or if
a connection is made but "garbage" characters appear on
the display, press @ to disconnect and try again. If
you still have trouble connecting, see
"Telecommunications troubleshooting" on p. 271.
Line noise can generate "garbage" characters. If you
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can connect with a remote unit at 2400, 4800 or 9600
bps, but garbled characters appear on the screen, try
making the connection using a slower transmission
speed.
If your telephone line has a "call waiting" feature, you
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may get data errors or garbage characters on the
screen when someone tries to call you while you are
connected to a remote computer. In some areas, you
are able to temporarily disable this feature before
linking up to the remote computer. Contact your
telephone company for details.
If you connect, but you do not see any characters on
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the display when you type, or you see double
characters, change the local echo setting for the entry
to ON or OFF, respectively (see p. 257).
Unlock the unit before selecting a secret entry.
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Hanging up

When you want to disconnect, you must "log off" from the
remote computer. Do
telephone line connection. All BBSs and information
databases have specific procedures for logging off, or
hanging up. Follow those procedures, which will log you
off automatically. After logging off, press (ON) on the unit
to hang up. If for any reason, the auto log off procedure
fails, or you are connected to another individual user,
press (ON) at any time to end the call and return to the
Dialing Directory display.
simply unplug the modem or the
not
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