Computer Services - Tandy 102 Owner's Manual

Connecting to a Computer
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To connect to a computer net-
work, you need a way of con-
necting the Tandy 102's built-in
modem to an ordinary telephone.
You can use either:
• The direct-connect modem
cable (Cat. No. 26-1410) that
you
used in Chapter 5 of this
manual-This is the most
reliable because it connects the
built-in modem directly to the
telephone wire.
or
• An acoustic coupler (Cat No.
26-3805)-Use this when you
cannot directly connect
to
a
telephone (for example, when
using a pay phone).
1. Set TELCOM's Parameters
You see TELCOM's parameters
when you first enter TEL COM .
Unless you are autodialing, you
do not need to be concerned with
the last parameter-IO pps or 20
pps-but the others must be :
CompuServe: M7EIE
Dow Jones: M7EID
The Source: M7EIE
Other Services: See instruc-
tions later in this chapter.
If you need to reset the
parameters: P ress
crn
and enter
the new value. Example:
CE3)
M7E1E
( ENTER
l.
T hen display
the new value by pressing
crn
( ENTER !.
2. Connect to the telephone
Modem Cable:
Connect the Tan-
dy 102 built-in modem to the
telephone line as you did in
Chapter 5. Be sure the DIR/ ACP
switch (on the left of the Tandy
102) is set to DIR, for "direct-
connect."
Acoustic Coupler:
Connect the
acoustic coupler to the Tandy
102 PHONE jack (on the rear of
the Tandy 102) and set the
DIR/ ACP switch (on the left of
the Tandy 102) to ACP, for
"acoustic coupler."
3. Set to "originate. "
Set the ORIG/ ANS switch (on
the left of the Tandy 102) to
ORIG, for "originating the call."
4. Call the network.
The computer service should
have supplied you with a
telephone number of a network
that you can use to access the
service. (See the last chapter if
you do not have this felephone
number.)
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Accessing Public Computer Services