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MicroLink 33.6TS User's Manual Data Communications Computer Graphics...
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ELSA GmbH is a DIN EN ISO 9001 certified company. With the certificate of May 16, 1995, the authorized certification institute TÜV CERT has confirmed the conformity of ELSA GmbH with the worldwide quality standard DIN EN ISO 9001.
However, you will always find the latest information on the Web server http://www.elsa.de or in the ELSA ONLINE Support BBS (see the appendix "Product Support" for phone numbers).
Brief Description Brief Description Design MicroLink 33.6TS is a desktop modem in a flat, robust metal housing. Transmission types MicroLink 33.6TS supports the following transmission types and bit rates: 300 bps duplex (not in the United Kingdom) Bell 103 V.21...
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(see Chapter "The AT Command Prefix", page 25). Voice function MicroLink 33.6TS is equipped with a voice function, allowing you to use your modem as an answering machine in connection with the supplied voice software (see section 5.9, page 78).
Sheet included with this manual containing all necessary information for your country. 3.1 BABT Approval (United Kingdom) This section applies only to the BABT approved British versions of the ELSA MicroLink ® 33.6TS modem. This apparatus has been approved by the BABT for the use of the following facilities:...
Some telephone exchanges in the Netherlands still provide a dial tone in the frequency range between 100 and 200 Hz which will not be recognized by MicroLink 33.6TS . It is therefore possible that the modem will not function properly at all public telephone exchanges. Dial tones in the frequency range between 340 and 550 Hz are properly recognized.
You cannot connect your modem to a party line or to a coin telephone line. You must only connect your modem to a standard modular telephone jack, type RJ11. If your modem needs repairs, you must arrange for ELSA to make them if you are to keep the FCC registration of your modem valid.
Setting up the Modem Setting up the Modem 4.1 For Your Safety ® In the interests of your safety and the correct operation of your new ELSA MicroLink modem with your computer system, please regard the guidelines listed below. IMPORTANT ◊...
Setting up the Modem 4.2 Setting up MicroLink 33.6TS The following illustrations show the front and rear panels of the ELSA MicroLink 33.6TS : Front panel of the MicroLink 33.6TS The LEDs provide a status display and indicate the status of the interface lines (see also appendix "The RS-232 interface"...
Disk" window click on OK. The files required files will now be copied onto hard disk. Select modem In the "Select Device" window, select the ELSA MicroLink 33.6TS and click on OK. Your ELSA MicroLink 33.6TS is now installed under Windows 95. Check In the "Properties for Modems"...
5.3, page 25). To send AT commands to the modem from a PC, you need a suitable commu- ® nications software, also called "terminal program". All ELSA MicroLink modems are shipped with the famous communications program Telix . Two operating states The two general operating states of a modem are the command state and the online state (transmission state).
Supported bit rates MicroLink 33.6TS supports DTE rates up to 115,200 bps. Default values for the data format are 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit ( 8N1 ). The following data formats are recognized automatically:...
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This command controls the bit rate adaptation (automatic speed matching) during the establishment of a connection. With AT%L1 (default setting) and with AT%L3, the MicroLink 33.6TS operates in accordance with the ITU-T standard V.100. Modems complying with this standard automatically adapt themselves to the transmission bit rate of the other party.
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This command controls the bit rate adaptation during the establishment of a connection. With AT%M0 (default setting) MicroLink 33.6TS operates in accordance with the ITU-T standard V.8. Modems complying with this standard automatically adapts itself to the transmission bit rate of the other party.
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AT$Y The AT$Y can be used to modify the supervisor password . The authorized user must enter the supervisor password. The factory set supervisor password is ELSA. This default password can be modified using the AT$Y command. The password must have a minimum of four characters and a maximum of eight. Numbers, capitals and punctuation are valid characters.
Operation 5.7 Registers MicroLink 33.6TS has internal registers you can use to modify the configuration of the modem (see ATSn command, page 48). On the following pages, the functions of each register are described. Please note that changing the value of a bit-mapped register can affect several functions at once! Bit-mapped registers Be very careful with changing bit-mapped registers, i.e.
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0 = reversed bit order for T.4 data (Class 2 '89, receive) 1 = normal bit order for T.4 data (Class 2 '89, receive) 0 = operation with conventional fax software 1 = Special settings for fax operation with ELSA Transfax reserved 0 = fillbits are removed from T.4 data 1 = fillbits are not removed from T.4 data...
The value 2 activates room monitoring. This turns the speaker off and sets the microphone sensitivity to maximum. In this mode, the MicroLink 33.6TS can be used as a baby monitor. This parameter can be used to adjust the speaker volume within the value range of 0..16 (default value = 5) The value 0 is loud and 16 is soft.
If you play old voice files on your MicroLink 33.6TS and they sound “scratchy” and distorted, it may be that these voice files were recorded using an old procedure. This older procedure differs from the new one in its byte sequence.
Anhang: Technische DatBeschreibung der Rückmeldungen Fax Operation In addition to the modem operating modes, the MicroLink 33.6TS supports sending and receiving faxes at 14.400..2400 bps. As a result of the fax command set Class1 and Class 2, it is possible to use any standard fax software (e.g.
Is the DTE rate (serial port bit rate) of your communications program set to a value within the speed range recognized by your modem? MicroLink 33.6TS recognizes DTE rates up to 115,200 bps. If your modem configuration has been changed, try to reset the modem to the factory default configuration with the AT&F command (even if this command does not appear on the screen).
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(DCE) rate (e.g.115.200 bps MicroLink 33.6TS instead of 38.400 bps). However, this absolutely requires a handshake method for data flow control, either hardware handshake (RTS/CTS) or software handshake (XON/XOFF).
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Telix How can I set the bit rate in Telix to 33.6.. bps for MicroLink 33.6TS ? I only find settings for 9600, 19,200 and 38,400 bps. The bit rate you set in Telix is the DTE rate, i.e. the speed of your serial interface. This rate cannot be set to 33.600 bps.
Data Communications Support Sonnenweg 11 52070 Aachen Germany Fax +49-241-606-6499 In very urgent cases, call the ELSA Hotline in Germany: Phone +49-241-606-6143 Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 4:30 pm (CET) Friday from 9 am to 12 pm (CET)
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Support BBS always holds the latest product information, examples and software tools. ATTENTION Please pay attention to the forum structure of ELSA ONLINE . If you have a ◊ ◊ question, please always choose the appropriate forum, for example the MODEMS forum if you have questions about your modem.
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E-mails to our Support team. You can reach our ELSA Support forum in CompuServe via GO ELSA . In this CompuServe forum, we offer you the same support and service as in the ELSA ONLINE Support BBS.
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Appendix: Product Support ATTENTION Please pay attention to the structure of the mail and file areas in the ELSA ◊ ◊ forum. Please always choose the appropriate mail area for your questions, for example "ELSA modems" for questions about your modem. This facilitates our support work and guarantees that your question is answered as soon as possible.
ELSA Monitor, damage to the cathode ray tube (CRT) has been caused by mechanical load (e.g. from shock to the pitch mask assembly or damage to the glass tube), by strong magnetic fields near the CRT (colored dots on the screen), or through the permanent display of an unchanging image (phosphor burnt).
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6. Additional regulations a) The above conditions define the complete scope of ELSA’s legal liability. The warranty gives no entitlement to additional claims, such as any refund in full or in part. Compensation claims, regardless of the legal basis, are excluded.
Adaptive modem transmission bit rate of the remote station. ELSA was the first manufacturer to obtain a postal registration for an adaptive modem and is using an optimized method according to ITU-T V.100.
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Appendix: Glossary 241-6069800 (Germany), was set up as a forum for ELSA customers to exchange experiences and to post questions for the ELSA support team. Furthermore, ELSA ONLINE constantly offers topical product information, application examples and user software. → →...
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ELSA MicroLink modems equipped with the FullFax feature are capable of FullFax sending and receiving documents to and from Class 3 telefax devices. Of course, the other modem functions are fully maintained, so an ELSA FullFax modem can be used as a multifunctional device for both telefax and data communications.
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ELSA has been developing and manufacturing modems since the German Telekom regulations were liberalized in 1987. ELSA developed the...
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1200/75 bps and 75/1200 bps duplex; V.32 for 4800 bps and 9600 bps duplex; V.32bis for rates up to 14,400 bps duplex; and V.34 for rates up to 33,600 bps duplex. The product line of ELSA MicroLink ® modems covers all the above transmission protocols.
British Telecom Application Form This page applies only to the BABT approved British versions of the MicroLink 33.6TS modem. The modem model described in this manual may not be BABT approved at this time. If you want to connect your modem to the British Telecom PSTN, you are required to fill in the form found below and send it to your local BT agency in order to have the appropriate connection socket installed.
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