Position Of Printer Switches; Calling Procedure - GE TermiNet 300 Beginner's Manual

BEGINNERS GUIDE
POSITION OF PRINTER SWITCHES
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th~ following switches is not instd11eJ on
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turn on the Printer follow the
instructions that were aiven in the section
on
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calling any
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CALLING PROCEDURE
You are now ready to call the computer. It
ffi3Y
s~em like a Dig step, but it's really
easy. You might
be
3
little nervous about it,
but so was everyone else when he (or she)
c31led the
co~puter t~e
first time.
Re;-r.ember, there is
nJ
human on the other end
l00king at what you
ty~e!
The type of telephone interfacing
(connection) equipment you have makes a
slight difference in the calling procedure;
therefore, each of the three
co~mon
types of
interfacing equipment is discussed
separately. You should go to the section
which discusses the type of equipment
installed in your office.
How do you know what type of equipment is
installed in your office? One way is to ask
someone who
is
already familar with your
equipment. Another way is to read the
descriptions which follow.
The three types of interfacing equipments
ar e
I
1.
Acoustic coupler--this type of
equipment is prooably the most
common. It consists of a box which
has a cable which plu]s into the DATA
socket in the rear (rigLlthand side)
of your Printer. It also has a place
GEK-35970
where an ordinary telephone handset
can be cradled. The advantage of the
Acoustic Coupler is that it uses an
ordinary telephone.
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use
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a
special telep:tone.
The
distin(1uist)in!)
characteristic of
this ty~e
teleohone
is that it has severdl :J'Jshhuttons on
,
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it. Th
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mar (
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TAL K
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etc.
3. Direct Access ArranQement (DAA) with
integral modem-- this equipment uses
d
speci ell tel
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thou]t1 it joes
not look special, and a box wnicfl
connects vou to the telephone line.
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If
'lour
ACOfJstic
Cour'ller
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2.
Dial the COll0'Jter's n1J:nber liKe
'IOU
would any ordinary call. The computer
will respond with
a
continuous high
pitched tone.
3. Set the telephone handset in the
cradle and push it firmly in place.
If the Acoustic Courler has an arm,
it should
~e
hooked over tne
telephone hanJset.
At this '.Joint the REAOY light (on the
Printer contrJl p3nel) should come
ON. ~"'i thin 5
5
econds toe comout er
shoulJ start typing trle
SIGN ON
questions on your Printer.
CALLING
PR()CEjJUR~
USING DATA SET.
1. Press the TALi< pushbutton.
2. ~ial
the cOfnPuter.ls number like you
would any ordinary call. The comouter
'tlill respond with
a
continuous high
pitched tone.
3.
Press the DATA pushbutton first and
then hang up the
tele~hone
handset.
At this point the
READY
light (on the
Printer control panel) should come
() N.
v~ i t hi n
5
sec
0
n
d
s the co
mp
ute
r
should start typing the
SIGN ON
questions on your Printer.
CA r
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i~r;
P ROCEDU Rf: US I NG DAA WITH I NTEGRAL MOD EM.
I.
Pick
ur
the telephone handset and
dial the com;,)uter.ls number like you
would any ordinary call. The computer
will respond with a continuous high
pitched tone.
2.
Pull up the DATA button. (The
telephone handset normally rests on
this when it's hunq
ur).
PI ac e the
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