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This chapter discusses the following topic:
Answering
Calls
Your modem can answer telephone calls and (with help from your
data or fax software) manage those calls appropriately. Under
certain conditions, the modem can also tell you who is calling
before the call is answered.
Your fax and data software should be able to handle most answering tasks. However, understanding the answering process will help you set up your software and modem for optimal performance. This chapter is designed to give you that understanding as well as to explain the basic techniques for answering incoming telephone calls. (For more information on your software, refer to your software manuals.)
Answering Calls
Your modem provides two ways to answer calls:
Your modem answers calls automatically (auto answer) if you set Register SŲ to a value from 1 to 255. This value is the number of rings the modem waits before it answers the call. The following example sets the modem to answer calls after the second ring:
AT SŲ=2 [CR]
If you set the modem to auto answer and your modem shares a line with a telephone, the modem may answer calls before you can intercept it. Be careful with auto answer unless you have a dedicated modem phone line. By default, auto answer is disabled.
If you plan to use your modem to run a Bulletin Board System (BBS), the BBS software should automatically configure it for auto answer operation. If you think that you need to change it, refer to your BBS software manual or contact the BBS software publisher for details on how your modem should be set.
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