Tandy DCM-7 Operation Manual page 19

Chapter 2
CompuServe logon
CompuServe Information Service is widely known for its numerous on-line
services for both business and home computer owners. Dedicated telephone
numbers in major cities provide you access to CompuServe. Use your infor-
mation service user's guide to find out how to contact and use the service.
Since the DCM-7 is already in the command receptive state - waiting for
your command - all you have to do to begin the logon is prepare the Modem
to dial the information service access number.
1. Press @to place the Modem in the dialer programming mode. For
example, if you enter
(111)555-1234
as your local access number for
touch-tone dialing, the sequence appears as:
DT(111)555-1234
If
you're using a rotary (pulse) type telephone, type R instead of T.
2. When the phone number is properly formatted (see D command, Tandy
prQtocol reference), press® to force the Modem to seize the telephone
lin~s and to begin dialing the number. OFF HOOK indicator lights.
- -
The screen shows:
DIALING ... T(111)555-1234
CONNECT
Dialing ... and connect are the Result codes (discussed later in this sec-
tion) which keep you informed of the status or progress of a phone call.
If
you received a? instead of the message shown, you probably entered
a key that the Modem did not recognize.
3. Press (
CTRL)
©
and type the User ID number that you received with
the software package when the screen prompts:
User ID:
4. Next, type the password that you received with the software package
when. the display prompts: -
Password:
Your password is not printed on the screen to retain its secrecy.
At this point, your logon to CompuServe is complete and you may begin
using the
s~rvice.
To use other information services and host systems, sim-
ply substitute the appropriate dialog as provided in the information
s~rvice
_ user's guide.
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