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- Microsoft Unimodem V README
- November 1995
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- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1995
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- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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- To view Readme.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
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- To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
- then on the File menu, click Print.
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- CONTENTS
- ========
-
- LICENSING
- SUPPORT
- UNIMODEM V FUNCTIONALITY
- INSTALLING THE UNIMODEM V SOFTWARE
- KNOWN PROBLEMS
-
- LICENSING
- =========
-
- You must accept the terms detailed in the License.txt file before you
- can use Unimodem V. If you want to redistribute Unimodem V beyond your
- premises, you must print the file License.txt, sign it, and return a copy
- to the address indicated in license.txt.
-
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- SUPPORT
- =======
-
- Unimodem V support is available through Microsoft Product Support
- Services (PSS). The PSS sales phone number is 1 (800) 936-3500.
-
-
- UNIMODEM V FUNCTIONALITY
- ========================
-
- Unimodem V is the newest release of Unimodem, the Windows universal
- modem driver/telephony service provider for data/fax modems. Unimodem V
- adds the most commonly requested features to support data/fax/voice
- modems, including wave playback and recording to and from the phone line,
- wave playback and recording to and from the handset, and support for
- speakerphones, caller ID, distinctive ringing, and call forwarding.
-
- This release provides .inf files for some specific modems; however,
- Unimodem V provides base support, with the addition of an .inf file,
- for any voice modem based on one of the specific supported chipsets
- (Rockwell, Cirrus, AT&T) or any other AT+V/AT#V standard modem. Support
- for Sierra chipsets is in progress and will be available soon.
- Information on the process for creating .inf files can be found on
- ftp.microsoft.com in the developr\drg\modem directory.
-
- The Unimodem V specification, which describes new features and what you
- need to know about wave drivers, is located on CompuServe« on the WINEXT
- forum, Library Section 3 (TAPI SDK), and on the Microsoft ftp site
- (ftp.microsoft.com or 198.105.232.1) in the \Developer\Tapi directory.
-
- The Unimodem V software consists of the following parts:
-
- 1. The Unimodem V Telephony Service Provider (TSP) and VxD. The TSP
- handles program requests, such as dialing and answering, which are
- passed down from TAPI. The TSP hides modem-specific details of how
- telephony operations, such as dialing, are handled. The VxD is called
- by the TSP to send command strings to the modem. It is called by the
- VCOMM VxD to change modem settings and send/receive data to/from the
- modem.
-
- 2. Operator Agent, a program that identifies whether an incoming call is
- from a person, a fax machine, or a data modem. It then forwards the
- call to the appropriate program, such as the answering machine or fax
- program. If Operator Agent canÆt automatically determine the type of
- call, it asks the caller to identify it. If the caller cannot identify
- it, Operator Agent forwards the call to a program specified by the user.
-
- To start Operator Agent, click the Start button, point to Programs,
- point to Accessories, and then click Operator. When Operator Agent is
- running, an icon appears on the taskbar near the clock.
-
- 3. A wave driver for serial port modems that supports the following
- formats: IMA ADPCM at 4800 kHz, 7200 kHz, or 8000 kHz; and Rockwell
- ADPCM.
-
- 4. A wave wrapper for use with modems with a separate audio hardware
- interface, where synchronization is needed between the modem and audio
- via AT commands. The wave wrapper is called by MMSystem, and it calls
- Unimodem V to send any needed AT commands to the modem. After the AT
- commands are complete, the wave wrapper calls back into MMSystem, and
- MSystem then calls the modem wave device. The modem wave device
- interfaces only with the audio hardware interface.
-
- 5. A wave driver for the Compaq Presario, which uses the wave wrapper.
-
- 6. The following .inf files for modems currently supported by Unimodem V:
-
- mdmcpq.inf Compaq Presario models 520, 720, 820, and 920
- tamwrap.inf Presario wave driver and wrapper
- mdmdsi.inf Creative Labs Phone Blaster
- mdmrock.inf Logicode 14.4 data/fax/voice PCMCIA
- mdmrock2.inf Diamond Multimedia TeleCommander 2500
- mdmrock2.inf Cirrus Logic
- mdmrock3.inf Aztech Systems
- mdmrock4.inf Rockwell PCMCIA reference design
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- INSTALLING THE UNIMODEM V SOFTWARE
- ==================================
-
- To install Unimodem V, you must have a PC running Microsoft« Windows« 95.
- These instructions assume that you have already successfully installed
- the modem hardware according to the manufacturerÆs instructions.
-
- To install Unimodem V software, carry out the following steps:
-
- 1. Run Unimodv.exe, which will automatically extract all files into the
- directory you specify (\Dirname).
- 2. In \Dirname, right-click the file Unimodv.inf, and then click Install.
- 3. Restart your computer.
- 4. In Control Panel, double-click the System icon, and then click the
- Device Manager tab.
- 5. Double-click the Modem icon.
- 6. In the list, click your modem, and then click Remove.
- 7. Click Refresh.
-
- If the modem is Plug and Play, Windows 95 automatically detects the
- modem. If the modem is not automatically detected, carry out these
- additional steps:
-
- 1. In Control Panel, double-click the Modems icon.
- 2. If the Install New Modem wizard does not automatically start, click
- Add.
- 3. Follow the instructions on your screen to detect your modem.
-
- NOTE: Installation of Unimodem V replaces the following Windows 95
- components:
-
- Unimodem.vxd
- Unimdm.tsp
- Umdm16.dll
- Umdm32.dll
-
- If you remove Unimodem V from your computer at some point and want to
- restore these files, the easiest way to do so is to reinstall Windows 95.
-
- KNOWN PROBLEMS
- ==============
-
- Running the Operator Agent with DATA and FAX applications
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- If the Operator Agent is run with only DATA and FAX media mode
- applications running, the Operator Agent will not work correctly.
- If a VOICE media mode application is running with DATA and/or FAX,
- the Operator Agent will work correctly. We are working on a fix
- for this problem.
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