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- From: plangdon@airmail.net (Pete Langdon)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Zoom Problems
- Date: 11 Feb 1996 05:13:01 GMT
- Organization: Internet America
- Message-ID: <4fjtst$mgh@news-f.iadfw.net>
- References: <4es30p$ru4@Holly.aa.net> <4f0h7l$43i@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> <4f2gf8$344@news.borg.com>
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- I suggest you contact Zoom's tech support here on the web. I didn't save
- their url, but you can find it on Yahoo. I've found them to be very
- responsive via e-mail and have helped me. Take a hard look at comit and
- WinFAx. Trash is my opinion.
-
- In article <4f2gf8$344@news.borg.com>, warren@borg.com says...
- >
- >In <4f0h7l$43i@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>, drckw@ix.netcom.com(Cherie
- Whitmore ) wri
- >tes:
- >>I have a ZOOM 14.4 internal faxmodem that initially didin't work, and
- >>after over $150 worth of phone bills to Boston, they concluded the
- >>hardware was defective. I had to exchange it and now I have a faxmodem
- >>that sometimes connects the modem on the second try, sometimes it takes
- >>three or four. I get call failed try again after it dials, sometimes
- >>before it dials. It's on com4IRQ3.
- >>
- >>A week ago, the fax stopped functioning. It also would connect after
- >>the second try. Now it won't send. It fails and gives me a NO CARRIER
- >>message.
- >>
- >>I'm on Windows 3.11, using WinFax and Comit.
- >>
- >>Does anyone know how I go about finding whether
- >>1: I have another defective piece of Zoom hardware? or
- >>2: Com Port conflicts that suddenly and fatally arose? or
- >>3: Software glitches?
- >>
- >>I cannot see the point of spending another $150 on phone calls to Zoom.
- >>They'll tell me to keep trying every configuration possible, after
- >>which they will say, gosh, we don't know what it is. Maybe the
- >>equipment is defective [again].
- >>
- >>Again, if anyone can point me in the right direction, I would be most
- >>grateful.
- >>
- >>CKW
- >
- >Move the modem to COM2 and use IRQ3. Use the MSD.exe program to
- evaluate
- >your IRQ, DMA, and total hardware setup.
- >
- >You didn't mention checking or confirming the SHUTDOWN process of your
- >WINFAX operation during other comm attempts. Until you get stable comm
- >sessions going DO NOT attempt faxing operations. Be sure your fax
- printer is
- >not active. Why? Once a fax program attaches itself to a port, it will
- hold
- >that line, even if it does permit some form of shared service. Then,
- once you
- >have stable comm sessions, use fax carefully. To use general comm, open
- >the print manager, select the fax printer, pause it, then minimize the
- print mgr
- >.,
- >do not close it.
- >
- >Warren
- >http://www.borg.com/~warren
- >
-
-