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If you are going to use Windows NotePad to print this README.TXT, you
will have to go under <File>, <Page Setup>, and set <Left>=0, <Right>=0,
<Top>=0, <Bottom>=0.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Q-1
When I am booting and while my AUTOEXEC.BAT is loading I hear two BEEPs
and the Fax/Modem-Driver and Windows to CAS Interface say they are not
loaded.
A-1
If your Fax/Modem is turned-off or hung, or the Fax/Modem-Driver you
chose is not compatible with your Fax/Modem or computer, the
Fax/Modem-Driver will make a BEEP and fail to load.
When the Windows to CAS Interface(FM_DS_IN.COM) is loading it checks to
be sure that the Fax/Modem-Driver is properly loaded. If the
Fax/Modem-Driver is not properly loaded, Windows to CAS Interface will
make a BEEP and also fail to load.
Q-2
FaxMail for Windows does not run or does not run properly.
A-2
If you are currently using another Fax-Program, you will have to disable
or remove it before using FaxMail for Windows as two Fax-Programs can
not share the same Fax/Modem or run concurrently.
Q-3
None of the Fax/Modem-Drivers work.
A-3
Be sure you have the latest Version. FaxMail for Windows is being
updated continuously. We may have a new Fax/Modem-Drivers that will
work for you. As of the time this was written there had been 36
revisions, Versions V1.00(FAX-V100.ZIP) to V1.36(FAX-V136.ZIP).
Q-4
I set the sound/volume/retries but my Fax/Modem ignores my changes.
A-4
(a) The DoveFax and some other Fax/Modem do not support volume and
speaker manipulation.
(b) If you have a CAS Fax/Modem you will have to use their SETUP program
to set sound/volume/retries.
Q-5
I did the INSTALL.EXE and re-booted, but the Fax/Modem-Driver didn't
even attempted to load from my AUTOEXEC.BAT.
A-5
FaxMail for Windows put a Fax/Modem-Driver and a
Windows-to-DOS-Interface in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Look in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT and see if you have a menu or jump command ahead of the
Fax/Modem-Driver and/or the Windows-to-DOS-Interface. If so, move them
to a place in your AUTOEXEC.BAT where they will load, preferably,
first. The Fax/Modem-Driver and a Windows-to-DOS-Interface look
something like this:
C:\FAXMAIL\FM_ROCK2.COM
C:\FAXMAIL\FM_DS_IN.COM
Q-6
I removed or commented the Fax/Modem-Driver from my AUTOEXEC.BAT and
now when I try to run ant Windows program that has a print-routine in
it, I get a message saying:
+-------------------------------------------------+
| This Function requires a Fax/Modem-Driver and |
| Windows to CAS interface (FM_DS_IN.COM) to be |
| loaded before entering Windows. |
| |
| 1. Did you re-boot after installing FaxMail for |
| Windows? If not, re-boot the computer now. |
| |
| 2. You may have to reinstall FaxMail for |
| Windows with a different Fax/Modem-Driver, |
| and re-boot. |
+-------------------------------------------------+
A-6
If you had a power failure while in Windows or you crashed out of
Windows while FaxMail for Windows was active, your
Default-Printer-Driver may have been replaced with the FaxMail for
Windows Fax-converter ("Fax/Modem Printer Driver on LPT1").
Solution:
Close the FaxMail for Windows "Control" Program. Load the Windows
Control Panel and select Printers and choose the Printer-Driver that
you want as your Default-Printer-Driver.
Note:
When you have the FaxMail for Windows Control loaded and the PRINTER OR
FAX TOGGLE is toggled to FAX, Windows swaps from your Default-Printer-
Driver to "Fax/Modem Printer Driver on LPT1". When you toggle back to PRINTER
or exit Windows, Windows swaps back to your Default-Printer-Driver. If
you crash out of Windows, Windows does not get a chance to swap back, so
the next time you enter Windows it thinks that "Fax/Modem Printer Driver on
LPT1" is your Default-Printer-Driver and when FaxMail for Windows makes
it's swap it swaps "Fax/Modem Printer Driver on LPT1" for "Fax/Modem Printer Driver on
LPT1".
Q-7
I do not know what kind of Fax/Modem I have. Who made my Fax/Modem?
I want to know more about my Fax/Modem. Is it Class 1, Class 2, etc?
A-7
Run: COMTEST1.COM and COMTEST2.COM. They will tell you what CLASS, the
Manufacturer, the Model number and much much more about your Fax/Modem.
After running COMTEST1.COM and COMTEST2.COM, you may need to turn your
Fax/Modem (computer if you have an internal Fax/Modem) off-on and reload
your Fax-Software. If you are using FaxMail for Windows COMTEST1.COM
and COMTEST2.COM sends a signal to the FaxMail for Windows
Fax/Modem-Driver asking it to re-initialize(reset) your Fax/Modem.
Q-8
I tried the Fax/Modem-Driver that was suggested for my Fax/Modem, but it
did not work.
A-8A
Run: COMTEST2.COM. Test the COM-Port and see if the Universal Class 2
Fax/Modem-Driver will support your Fax/Modem. COMTEST2 will create a
written report in the form of a text file (FAXMODEM.TXT). If the
Universal Class 2 Fax/Modem-Driver will support your Fax/Modem, the
written report will say:
This Fax/Modem supports Class 2, Fax Mode.
and it will say:
The "Universal, Internal/External, Fax/Modem, Class 2 -- FM_ROCK2.COM"
Fax/Modem-Driver should work with this Fax/Modem on this COM-IRQ.
A-8B
Run: COMTEST1.COM. Test the COM-Port and see if the Universal Class 1
Fax/Modem-Driver will support your Fax/Modem. COMTEST1 will create a
written report in the form of a text file (FAXMODEM.TXT). If the
Universal Class 1 Fax/Modem-Driver will support your Fax/Modem, the
written report will say:
This Fax/Modem supports Class 1, Fax Mode.
and it will say:
The "Universal, Internal/External, Fax/Modem, Class 1 -- FM_ROCK1.COM"
Fax/Modem-Driver should work with this Fax/Modem on this COM-IRQ.
Notes:
*These two Universal Fax/Modem-Drivers are designed to overcome special
Problems.
*If you do not know what class your Fax/Modem is, run both COMTEST1 and
COMTEST2, as your Fax/Modem can and often is both class 1 and class 2.
*You should turn your Fax/Modem off-on just before each test. In the
case of an internal Fax/Modem, turn your computer off-on.
Q-9
I called the ElectraSoft Fax phone number (713)-499-5939 and it did
not work.
A-9
Call voice (713)-261-0307 first to make sure that it is available.
Q-10
I am in Windows and I try to print but the FaxMail for Windows
Fax/Modem Printer Driver(C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\FM_PN_DX.DRV) intercepts the
print-job and wants to send it to a remote Fax-Machine.
A-10
Click on the <System-Button> and then on the
<PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> button.
Notes:
*If the <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> button has a check by it and it says
"FAX IS ACTIVE", then the print-job will be printed on a remote
Fax-Machine. If the <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> button is not checked and
it says "PRINTER IS ACTIVE" the print-job will be printed on your
default printer.
*When you toggle the PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE, FaxMail for Windows swaps the
Print-Priver found in your WIN.INI form your normal default to the
'FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem Printer Driver(FM_PN_DX.DRV)' Print-Driver.
So...If the <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> button is set to the
Fax/Modem Printer Driver ("FAX IS ACTIVE") mode and you re-boot with a
(press <Alt+Ctrl+Del>), turn the power off-on or power failure, the
Fax/Modem Printer Driver(FM_PN_DX.DRV) will be left in your WIN.INI file. As a
result, toggleing the <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> button will switching
"back and forth" between the Fax/Modem Printer Driver and Fax/Modem Printer Driver
Print-Driver and your actual default Print-Driver will be lost.
Solution:
If, or when, this happens, you will have to:
1. Click on the <System-Button>
2. Click on the <QUIT> FaxMail for Windows button.
3. Load the Windows 'Control Panel' program.
4. Load the 'Printers' program.
5. Highlight your normal Printer-Driver.
6. Click on <Set As Default Printer>.
7. Click on <Close>.
8. Load the FaxMail for Windows 'Control' program to reload FaxMail for
Windows back-ground operation again and all will be normal again.
Q-11
As I am using FaxMail for Windows, a message keeps popping up; asking
me if I want to allow the system to write to FM_DS_IN.COM and the
FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Driver which is also a ".COM" file.
A-11
You have a Virus detection program.
Solution:
Remove the "Virus detection" software from your AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or
elsewhere.
Note:
The FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Driver(FM_?????.COM) and Windows to
DOS Interface(FM_DS_IN.COM) are both ".COM" files and contain an
internal configuration that is written to during the course of each
session to track the ever changing "dynamically-flowing" defaults to
make it easier for you to operate.
Q-12
There is more than one copy of the FaxMail for Windows "Control" program
in my Windows StartUp group.
A-12
If you had to try more than one Fax/Modem-Driver during installation,
You will have to click once on the extra FaxMail for Windows "Control"
ICON, click on Files and then click on delete.
Q-13
I am prone to losing dialogue-boxes behind other boxes and windows.
A-13
If you lose a dialogue-boxes while using FaxMail for Windows, simple
reload from button or ICON. Actually when you try to reload a lost
dialogue-boxes, the new instance detects the old instance and sends a
message to it that brings it to the top and then does not load itself.
Because you get back the one you lost, you do not lose any of your work.
Q-14
I have pulse-dial-phone and can not get tone dial in my area.
A-14
Click on the "SETUP" button and you can select "Pulse" or "Tone" under
{Type of Phone Dial:}.
Q-15
I Viewed a Fax but when I tried to Print it the paper came out of my
Printer blank.
A-15
Be sure your printer is set to Portrait and *not* Landscape.
Q-16
When I use the FaxMail for Windows Cover-Page feature; How wide can I
make it? And; What about the left and right margins?
A-16
No more than 72 characters wide. You do not have to concern
yourself with the left or right margin as there is a 3/8" left and
right margin built into FaxMail for Windows NotePad for you. This
will permit compatibility on Fax Machines as well as Fax/Modem to
Fax/Modem to Printer supports.
Note:
Do *NOT* use the <Tab> in the a Cover-Page file (*.CVR).
Q-17
When building a Cover-Page; Where should I put the Logo?
A-17
Go into the FaxMail for Windows NotePad and open a Cover-Page file
(*.CVR) and put your cursor on the first line. Select Fields and Logo.
Be sure that the <Logo-Field> is on the first line in the Cover-Page
file, by itself, with no other text on that line. When the Send-Fax
program processes the Cover-Page file, it will use the information on
that line and then remove that line, so your second line will become
the first.
Q-18
When I want to Fax, I have to go to the <System> button and toggle the
<PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> to FAX and when I want to Print to my default
Printer, I have to toggle the <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> to PRINTER. Why
couldn't that be done automatically?
A-18
Some Windows applications get a HANDLE to the Printer-Device-Context
upon entry and when you go to print, they use that HANDLE. If we were
to suddenly swap from the default Printer-Driver to the
"Fax/Modem Printer Driver on LPT1" Driver, the current application would crash
when it tried to use the obsolete HANDLE.
Note:
FaxMail for Windows does send out a global message to all applications
every time it swaps from the "Fax/Modem Printer Driver on LPT1" to your
"Default-Printer-Driver" or back again, but not all applications pay
attention to it, so you may have to toggle the <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE>
before loading these applications.
Q-19
My Fax/Modem-Driver loads all right but when it tries to send/receive;
the Fax/Modem hangs up immediately.
A-19
You may have the phone-line plugged into the wrong jack on the back of
your Fax/Modem.
Q-20
I went into a Windows application and tried to send a Fax using the
FaxMail for Windows <SEND FROM WINDOWS> option, but the application just
wants to print to my default printer.
A-20
AMI Pro, WordPerfect and some other Windows applications have their
Printer-Driver information stored in an ?.INI file and are not willing
to swap their Printer-Driver on the fly.
Solution:
Before using the <SEND FROM WINDOWS> button, go to <Files>,
<Printer Setup> and choose "Fax/Modem Printer Driver on LPT1" as your
Printer-Driver. Now the <SEND FROM WINDOWS> will work.
Q-21
I chose
"Universal, Hayes, Internal/External, Fax/Modem, Class 1 -- FM_ROCK1.COM"
the first time I installed FaxMail for Windows and everything worked
fine. I noticed that when I chose "Hayes" that the INSTALL.EXE used
FM_ROCK1.COM Fax/Modem-Driver. Later, I installed FaxMail for Windows
on another computer, it also had a Hayes. This time I chose
"Universal, Internal/External, Fax/Modem, Class 1 -- FM_ROCK1.COM"
because this selection uses the same FM_ROCK1.COM Fax/Modem-Driver but
it would not work.
A-21
When the Fax/Modem-Driver is being installed, it is modified by the
INSTALL.EXE. These modifications will differ from one manufacturer to
the next.
Solution:
Select the Fax/Modem-Driver by manufacturer rather than by name and be
sure to use the INSTALL.EXE to install rather than coping the Drivers.
If you copy the files onto your HardDrive, FaxMail for Windows will
not work.
Q-22
I run COMTEST1.COM and COMTEST2.COM. When I read the FAXMODEM.TXT
files, that they produced, I found that they only <O> to my Fax/Modem
but did not <I> from the Fax/Modem. After installation the FaxMail for
Windows Fax/Modem-Drivers will not load.
A-22
Check with your Fax/Modem manual and make sure that you know for sure
which COM-IRQ is selected. Also check for COM-Port and IRQ Conflicts.
COM-Port Conflicts, summing we are working with internal Fax/Modems:
You can not skip COM-Ports when installing "COM using" devices. For
example, if your computer came with a COM1-IRQ4 and a COM2-IRQ3
(very common) and you, now, buy a Fax/Modem; you can not configure
your Fax/Modem for COM4. You must put it on COM3-IRQ?(find and use an
unused one) or disable COM2 and configure your Fax/Modem for COM2-IRQ3.
IRQ Conflicts present themselves when for example you have a mouse on
COM1-IRQ4 (the proper configuration) and you configure your Fax/Modem
for COM3-IRQ4. Normally COM3 should/would use IRQ4; but it assumes that
COM1 is not using IRQ4 and that nothing else is using IRQ4. If this
type of "IRQ Conflict" happens to you; simple set your Fax/Modem to:
COM3 and use another UN-USED IRQ such as COM3-IRQ2, COM3-IRQ5,
COM3-IRQ7. IRQ4 is usually used on COM2 and COM4 so you should *not*
normally use COM3-IRQ4.
To configure your COM-Ports or Fax/Modem you will have to remove (or
get a professional to) your device, get the manual and move jumpers or
set DIP-switches.
Q-23
My Fax/Modem is *not* listed in the FaxMail for Windows installation
Fax/Modem Selections. I run COMTEST1.COM and COMTEST2.COM. I know
that I chose the correct COM-IRQ yet when I read the FAXMODEM.TXT
files, that they produced, I found that they only <O> to my Fax/Modem
but did not <I> from the Fax/Modem.
During installation I tried some to the other Fax/Modem-Drivers yet
when I boot, the FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Drivers will not load.
A-23
Some Fax/Modems do not have Fax capabilities built in their firmware.
These Fax/Modems have programs that you load into them just before using
them. Before using the Fax/Modems, you select and load the appropriate
PRE-FAX-PROGRAM and then load the Fax/Modem-Driver. FaxMail for Windows
puts its Fax/Modem-Driver(s) on the first line(s) in your AUTOEXEC.BAT;
so you will have to move the line(s) that load the PRE-FAX-PROGRAM into
your Fax/Modem ahead of the FaxMail for Windows puts its
Fax/Modem-Driver(s). Read the next Question and Answer for a specific.
Q-24
I have a Digicom Connection 14.4+Fax, Class 1; Now what?
A-24
Unlike most Fax/Modems, {Digicom Connection 14.4+Fax} does not have
its Class 1 capabilities in its firmware but rather it is loaded.
The software to TRANSFORM this Fax/Modem into a CLASS 1 Fax/Modem
come with the Fax/Modem. It has to be loader each time you boot your
computer and *BEFORE* you load the FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Driver
(FM_ROCK1.COM) that is found in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Because this
installation places FM_ROCK1.COM in you AUTOEXEC.BAT on the first line,
you will have to go into your AUTOEXEC.BAT and move the lines that load
the TRANSFORMation software so it will be loaded before the
FM_ROCK1.COM Fax/Modem-Driver. When you are finished, your
AUTOEXEC.BAT should look something like this:
CD \SMODEM {Change Directory to where Digicom keeps files.
DL FAX144C1.DSI {Download Class 1 TRANSFORM software to Fax/Modem.
CD \ {Change Directory back to the Root Directory.
C:\FAXMAIL\FM_ROCK1.COM {Load the FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Driver.
C:\FAXMAIL\FM_DS_IN.COM {Load Windows to DOS Interface.