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- FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
- FaxModem Wizard, COMTEST.COM ---------------------------------------- 1
- Fax/Modem-Driver not loading----------------------------------------- 2
- FaxMail for Windows does not run or does not run properly------------ 3
- None of the Fax/Modem-Drivers work----------------------------------- 4
- I set the sound/volume/retries but my Fax/Modem ignores my changes--- 5
- Fax/Modem-Driver didn't even attempted to load from my AUTOEXEC.BAT-- 6
- This Function requires a Fax/Modem-Driver before entering Windows---- 7
- I do not know what kind of Fax/Modem I have-------------------------- 8
- I tried the Fax/Modem-Driver that was suggested for my Fax/Modem, but 9
- ElectraSoft Fax phone number 713-499-5939,11,11,11,11 did not work--- 10
- I can FAX but can not print------------------------------------------ 11
- Computer keeps asking if I want to allow writing to FM_DS_IN.CFG----- 12
- U.S. Robotics Sportster 14.4 Class 1 Fax/Modem Problems and Solutions 13
- I am prone to losing dialog boxes behind other boxes and windows----- 14
- "Pulse" or "Tone" Dial-Out------------------------------------------- 15
- Fax came out of my Printer blank------------------------------------- 16
- FaxMail for Windows Cover-Page width--------------------------------- 17
- When building a Cover-Page; Where should I put the Logo?------------- 18
- Why couldn't <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> be done automatically?---------- 19
- My Fax/Modem hangs up during send/receive---------------------------- 20
- <CONVERT TO FAX> doesn't work from some of my programs--------------- 21
- FM_ROCK1.COM works on one computer but not on another identical one-- 22
- I ran FaxModem Wizard, COMTEST.COM. What does OUT: and IN: mean ---- 23
- FaxModem Wizard, COMTEST.COM produced only OUT:s--------------------- 24
- Digicom Connection 14.4+Fax or P. C. LOGIC FAX144C, FAX144DM--------- 25
- My GVC, FM-144HVBIS/R1 V1.61, won't work properly------------------- 26
- My "Supra FAX Modem" does not work right----------------------------- 27
- My "HP Deskjet 500C" takes 30 minutes per page to print a Fax. !HELP! 28
- Does the FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Driver LH (LoadHigh)?--------- 29
- Windows keeps asking if it should take control of Fax/Modem COM?----- 30
- My Modem seems to have some sort of conflict while in Windows-------- 31
- FaxMail Convert to Fax replaces fonts in some programs like Notepad-- 32
- I have a problem that is not covered here---------------------------- 33
- Everything works except I can't print faxes-------------------------- 34
- While sending/receiving faxes parts of the page are not delivered---- 35
- While sending/receiving faxes only one page is delivered------------- 36
- List of Fatal Error Code meanings------------------------------------ 37
-
- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
- Q1
- I ran COMTEST.COM and read the COMTEST.TXT file that it generated.
- What does all that "gibberish" mean?
-
- A1
- OUT: mean OUT to your Fax/Modem. That is the way FaxMail for Windows
- talks to your Fax/Modem.
-
- IN: mean IN from your Fax/Modem. That is the way your Fax/Modem talks
- to FaxMail for Windows.
-
- Typical dialog between FaxMail for Windows and your Fax/Modem follows:
-
- OUT: AT+FCLASS=? }FaxMail for Windows to Fax/Modem; What Class are you?
- IN: 0,1,2 }Fax/Modem to FaxMail for Windows;
- }I am Class 0 (Data,BBS), Class 1 Fax and Class 2 Fax.
-
- IN: OK }Means your Fax/Modem supports said function.
- IN: ERROR }Means your Fax/Modem does not supports said function.
-
- See A8.
-
- Q2
- When I am booting and while my AUTOEXEC.BAT is loading I hear two BEEPs
- and the Fax/Modem-Driver says it is not loaded.
-
- A2
- 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.
-
- Q3
- FaxMail for Windows does not run or does not run properly.
-
- A3
- 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.
-
- Q4
- None of the Fax/Modem-Drivers work.
-
- A4
- 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.
-
- Q5
- I set the sound/volume/retries but my Fax/Modem ignores my changes.
-
- A5
- The DoveFax and some other Fax/Modem do not support volume and
- speaker manipulation.
-
- Q6
- I did the INSTALL.EXE and re-booted, but the Fax/Modem-Driver didn't
- even attempt to load from my AUTOEXEC.BAT.
-
- A6
- FaxMail for Windows put a Fax/Modem-Driver 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. If you do, move the Fax/Modem-Driver to a
- place in your AUTOEXEC.BAT where they will load, preferably, first.
- The Fax/Modem-Driver looks something like this:
-
- C:\FAXMAIL\FM_ROCK2.COM
-
- NOTE: If you are using the FaxMail for Windows Dynamic All Class
- Fax/Modem-Driver, there will be nothing placed in you AUTOEXEC.BAT.
-
- Q7
- 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 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 use the FaxMail for Windows
- Change Fax/Modem-Driver command and install
- a different Fax/Modem-Driver.
-
- A7
- 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 ("Convert to Fax").
-
- Solution:
- Close the FaxMail for Windows "Control" Program by clicking on the
- <System> button, <QUIT> button. Load the Windows Control Panel
- (found in "Accessories" Group or "Main" Group), select Printers and
- choose the Printer-Driver that you want as your Default-Printer-Driver.
- Then reload the FaxMail for Windows "Control" Program
-
- 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 "Convert to Fax". 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 "Convert to Fax" is your
- Default-Printer-Driver and when FaxMail for Windows makes it's swap it
- swaps "Convert to Fax" for "Convert to Fax".
-
- Q8
- 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?
-
- A8
- To learn more about your four COM-Ports (COM?-IRQ?), exit Windows and
- run FaxModem Wizard, COMTEST.COM, after reading "USING COMTEST.COM"
- in the FaxMail for Windows README. COMTEST.COM is included with
- FaxMail for Windows.
-
- Q9
- I tried the Fax/Modem-Driver that was suggested for my Fax/Modem, but
- it did not work.
-
- A9
- Run: FaxModem Wizard, COMTEST.COM and read the COMTEST.TXT report it
- generates. See A8.
-
- Notes:
- *The Universal Fax/Modem-Drivers are designed to overcome special
- Problems.
-
- *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.
-
- Q10
- I called the ElectraSoft Fax phone number 713-499-5939,11,11,11,11
- and it did not work.
-
- A10
- Call voice 713-261-0307 first to make sure that it is available and
- not being used for R&D. BTW, the ,11,11,11,11 tells us to route the
- call to our Fax/Modem. If you want to call our Computer Technical
- Support (CTS) BBS dial 713-499-5939 without the ,11,11,11,11.
-
- If you have a pulse-dial-phone, use 713-499-8423 to fax ElectraSoft.
-
- Q11
- I am in Windows and I try to print but the FaxMail for Windows
- "FaxMail Convert to Fax" intercepts the print-job and wants to send it
- to a remote Fax-Machine.
-
- A11
- 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-Driver found in your WIN.INI form your normal default to the
- 'FaxMail for Windows Convert to Fax(FM_PN_DX.DRV)' Print-Driver.
- So...If the <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> button is set to the Convert to Fax
- ("FAX IS ACTIVE") mode and you re-boot with a (press <Alt+Ctrl+Del>),
- turn the power off-on or power failure, the Convert to
- Fax(FM_PN_DX.DRV) will be left in your WIN.INI file. As a result,
- toggling the <PRINTER OR FAX TOGGLE> button will switching "back and
- forth" between the Convert to Fax and Convert to Fax Print-Driver and
- your actual default Print-Driver will be lost.
-
- Solution:
- If/when this happens:
- 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.
-
- Q12
- 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.CFG and the
- FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Driver FAXMODEM.CFG file.
-
- A12
- You have a Virus detection program that is not working properly.
-
- Solution:
- Remove the "Virus detection" software from your AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or
- elsewhere.
-
- Note:
- The FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Driver and Windows to
- Fax/Modem-Driver Interface both write to configuration(.CFG) files
- during each session to track the ever changing "dynamically-flowing"
- defaults that make it easier for you to operate.
-
- Q13
- U.S. Robotics Sportster 14.4 Class 1 Fax/Modem Problems and Solutions.
-
- A13
- There are several Fax/Modem sold by U.S Robotics that are sold under
- the name of U.S. Robotics Sportster 14.4 Class 1. For that reason
- there are more than one method of solving the problems, depending on
- which one you have.
-
- First:
- a. Use a text editor, such as Windows Notepad or SYSEDIT, to open your
- SYSTEM.INI file. For Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11, under [Boot],
- be sure it looks like this.
-
- [Boot]
- COMM.DRV=COMM.DRV
-
- There are other high performance Modem drivers that can be used
- such as COMM.DRV=CYBERCOM.DRV. You can get a high performance
- Modem driver from the ElectraSoft BBS in the FaxMail for Windows
- Support file section.
-
- b. Under [386Enh] add these lines.
-
- [386Enh]
- COMBOOSTTIME=30
- COMnFIFO=2
- COMnBUFFER=4096
- COMnTXSIZE=16
- COMnRXSIZE=8
- COMnPROTOCOL=XOFF
- COMnTXFIFO=1
- COMnRXTRIGGER=8
-
- Where n is the COM-Port that your U.S. Robotics Sportster 14.4
- Class 1 Fax/Modem is on.
-
- c. Save the changes, exit Windows and re-enter Windows. Upon
- re-enter Windows, the changes will be in effect.
-
- Method 1
- Select <Fax>, <SetUp> and change the <Extended Fax/Modem
- Initialization String> to: AT&F&C1&D2&H1&R2S7=60S36=0
-
- Method 2
- Select <Fax>, <SetUp> and change the <Extended Fax/Modem
- Initialization String> to: AT&F&C1&D2&H2&I2S7=60S36=0
-
- Note:
- There are several versions of the U.S. Robotics Sportster 14.4 Class 1
- Fax/Modems that may not work properly with FaxMail for Windows. To
- find out if you have one of these Fax/Modems.
-
- Load a terminal program such as the Windows Terminal program. Set
- terminal to the COM-Port where your U.S. Robotics Sportster 14.4
- Class 1 Fax/Modem is, and type:
-
- ATI7 <Enter>
-
- Part of the response will be the Supervisor Date for the firmware of
- the Fax/Modem. If you receive any one of the following dates:
-
- 2/18/94, 4/21/94 or 6/27/94
-
- call U.S. Robotics at (708) 982-5151 and ask for a firmware update.
-
- If the Supervisor Date is:
-
- 10/29/93 or 11/16/93
-
- remove the phone wire from the back of your Fax/Modem and type:
-
- AT+FCLASS=1 <Enter>
- ATX3D <Enter>
-
- You should hear the Fax-Tone every three seconds. If you do not,
- call U.S. Robotics at (708) 982-5151 and ask for a firmware update.
-
- Q14
- I am prone to losing dialog boxes behind other boxes and windows.
-
- A14
- If you lose a dialog boxes while using FaxMail for Windows, simple
- reload from button or ICON. Actually when you try to reload a lost
- dialog box, 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.
-
- Q15
- I have pulse-dial-phone and can not get tone dial in my area.
-
- A15
- Click on the "SetUp" button and you can select "Tone Dial" or "Pulse".
-
- Q16
- I Viewed a Fax but when I tried to Print it, the paper came out of my
- Printer blank.
-
- A16
- Be sure your printer is set to Portrait and *not* Landscape.
-
- Q17
- When I use the FaxMail for Windows Cover-Page feature; How wide can I
- make it? And; What about the left and right margins?
-
- A17
- 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).
-
- Q18
- When building a Cover-Page; Where should I put the Logo?
-
- A18
- 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.
-
- Q19
- 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?
-
- A19
- 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
- "Convert to Fax" 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 "Convert to Fax" 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.
-
- Q20
- My Fax/Modem-Driver loads all right but when it tries to send/receive;
- the Fax/Modem hangs up immediately.
-
- A20A
- You may have the phone-line plugged into the wrong jack on the back of
- your Fax/Modem.
-
- A20B
- You may have to Change Fax/Modem-Drivers.
-
- A20C
- You may have a hardware conflict. If so, call ElectraSoft and they
- will help resolve it.
-
- Q21
- I went into a Windows application and tried to send a Fax using the
- FaxMail for Windows <CONVERT TO FAX> option, but the application just
- wants to print to my default printer.
-
- A21
- 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 <CONVERT TO FAX> button, go to <Files>,
- <Printer Setup> and choose "Convert to Fax" as your Printer-Driver.
- Now the <CONVERT TO FAX> will work.
-
- Q22
- I chose
- "Universal, Hayes, Rockwell, 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, Rockwell,
- Class 1 -- FM_ROCK1.COM" because this selection uses the same
- FM_ROCK1.COM Fax/Modem-Driver but it would not work.
-
- A22
- 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.
-
- Q23
- I ran FaxModem Wizard, COMTEST.COM. When I read the COMTEST.TXT report
- that it generated, I found a lot of OUT:s to my Fax/Modem but no IN:s.
- After installation the FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Drivers will not
- load. See A8.
-
- A23
- OUT: mean OUT to your Fax/Modem. That is the way FaxMail for Windows
- talks to your Fax/Modem.
-
- IN: mean IN from your Fax/Modem. That is the way your Fax/Modem talks
- to FaxMail for Windows.
-
- 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, assuming 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 on your IO-Board 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-IRQ5, COM3-IRQ7,
- COM3-IRQ2. IRQ4 is usually used by COM1 so you should *not*, normally,
- use COM3-IRQ4. For details, read "USING COMTEST.COM" in the README.
-
- 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. For details on this subject, read the FaxMail for
- Windows "USING COMTEST.COM" section of the README.
-
- Q24
- My Fax/Modem is *not* listed in the FaxMail for Windows installation
- Fax/Modem Selections. I ran COMTEST.COM. I know that I chose the
- correct COM-IRQ yet when I read the COMTEST.TXT file, that COMTEST
- generates, I find that it only OUT:s to my Fax/Modem but did not IN:
- from the Fax/Modem.
-
- During installation I tried some of the other Fax/Modem-Drivers yet
- when I boot, the FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Drivers will not load.
- The Windows Dynamic All Class Fax/Modem-Drivers doesn't work either.
- See A8.
-
- A24
- 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 on the first line 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
- Fax/Modem-Driver. Read the next Question and Answer for a specific
- example.
-
- Q25
- Digicom Connection 14.4+Fax or P. C. LOGIC FAX144C, FAX144DM
-
- A25
- 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:
- Example 1:
- 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
- Example 2:
- CD \DMODEM {Change Directory to where P.C. LOGIC keeps files
- DL FAX144C.CAR {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
-
- Q26
- My GVC, FM-144HVBIS/R1, V1.61, won't work properly with any of the
- Fax/Modem-Drivers.
-
- A26
- If you have a GVC, FM-144HVBIS/R1 and the version is below V2.00, call
- GVC Tech-Support at (201) 579-2954 and they will upgrade your
- Fax/Modem.
-
- To find out what "Model, Revision, Version" you have, run COMTEST.COM
- included with FaxMail for Windows, read the COMTEST.TXT file that it
- generates and look for the following lines:
-
- OUT: AT+FREV? }Ask Fax/Modem, what Factory Revision.
- IN: AT+FREV? }Fax/Modem echoes back (acknowledge).
- IN: FM-144HVBIS/R1 V1.61 }Model, Revision, Version. (Defective)
- IN: MODEM CHIP : ROCKWELL RC144DP}Rockwell Class 2 Fax/Modem Chip.
- IN: FAX CLASS 2 }Rockwell Class 2 Fax Support.
- IN: OK }Command processed ok.
-
- Note: The Version here is V1.61 which is less than V2.00. This
- customer needs an upgrade. See A8.
-
- Q27
- My "Supra FAX Modem" does not work right.
-
- A27
- Maybe you chose the wrong Fax/Modem-Driver. Some Supras work best on
- "Supra FAX Modem, Class 1,2(1) -- FM_ROCK1.COM"
- and others work best on
- "Supra FAX Modem Plus, Class 1,2(2) -- FM_ROCK2.COM"
-
- If you feel you may need to change the Driver, look in your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT to see which you chose and then run Change
- Fax/Modem-Driver and choose the other when you get to the
- Fax/Modem-Driver selection Window.
-
- Q28
- My "HP Deskjet 500C" takes 30 minutes per page to print a Fax. ! HELP !
-
- A28
- The slowness is due to the "HP Deskjet 500C" Printer-Driver.
-
- Use the Microsoft Windows "HP Deskjet 500" Printer-Driver for printing
- Fax. The suffix C stands for color. Faxes are black and white and
- should only take about 30 seconds per page on the "HP Deskjet 500"
- Printer-Driver.
-
- Q29
- Does the FaxMail for Windows Fax/Modem-Driver LH (LoadHigh)?
-
- A29
- Yes, the "LH " tells your computer to load the Fax/Modem-Driver high:
- LH C:\FAXMAIL\FM_ROCK2.COM
- If you want them to load into conventional memory, remove the "LH "
- to make it look like this:
- C:\FAXMAIL\FM_ROCK2.COM
-
- Q30
- Windows keeps asking if it should take control of the COM-Port that I
- have my Fax/Modem on?
-
- A30
- Load the Windows Control Panel (found in "Accessories" Group or "Main"
- Group), select 386 Enhanced, high-light your COM-Port and select Never
- Warn.
- ( ) Always Warn.
- (*) Never Warn.
- ( ) Idle (in sec.)
-
- Q31
- My Modem seems to have some sort of conflict while in Windows.
-
- A31
- Check your Windows COM-IRQ setting. Here is the step-by-step
- directions:
- Load <Control Panel (Found in Accessories on Main Group)>,
- <Ports>,
- select your port,
- <Settings>,
- <Advanced>,
- Set <Base I/O Port Address> to:
- If your Fax/Modem is on COM1, Set to: 03F8
- If your Fax/Modem is on COM2, Set to: 02F8
- If your Fax/Modem is on COM3, Set to: 03E8
- If your Fax/Modem is on COM4, Set to: 02E8
- Set <Interrupt Request> to:
- If your Fax/Modem is on COM1-IRQ4, Set to: 4
- If your Fax/Modem is on COM2-IRQ3, Set to: 3
- If your Fax/Modem is on COM3-IRQ5, Set to: 5
- If your Fax/Modem is on COM4-IRQ7, Set to: 7
- etc, etc, etc, etc, etc. . . . . . . . . .
- OK,
- OK,
- Close.
-
- Q32
- When using "FaxMail Convert to Fax" with programs such Notepad the font
- is replace with a substitute.
-
- A32
- When the Windows FM_FAX.DRV (Print Driver) Scans for a font, it may
- select the wrong one if they have similarities. To avoid this you
- need put your fonts in alphabetical order. To do this, open your
- WIN.INI (usually in C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI. Your fonts are listed under
- [font] like this:
-
- [fonts]
- Arial (TrueType)=ARIAL.FOT
- Arial Bold (TrueType)=ARIALBD.FOT
- Arial Bold Italic (TrueType)=ARIALBI.FOT
- Arial Italic (TrueType)=ARIALI.FOT
- Courier (TrueType)=GSTCOURM.FOT
- Courier Bold (TrueType)=GSTCOUBD.FOT
- Courier Bold Italic (TrueType)=GSTCOUBI.FOT
- Courier Italic (TrueType)=GSTCOUIT.FOT
-
- I saw this problem occur in a WIN.INI that was as follows:
-
- [fonts]
- WP Greek Courier (TrueType)=WPCO08N_.FOT
- . . .
- . . . (Dots symbolize more lines)
- . . .
- Courier (TrueType)=GSTCOURM.FOT
- Courier Bold (TrueType)=GSTCOUBD.FOT
- Courier Bold Italic (TrueType)=GSTCOUBI.FOT
- Courier Italic (TrueType)=GSTCOUIT.FOT
- . . .
- . . .
- . . .
-
- Q33
- I have a problem that is not covered here.
-
- A33
- Most likely there is either a solution to your problem, or a newer
- version of FaxMail for Windows does not have the problem. Contact
- ElectraSoft at 713-261-0307.
-
- Q34
- Everything works except I can't print faxes.
-
- A34
- If you are using the printer driver that came with Windows, you might
- try using the one that came on the disk with your printer. When
- installing it, Windows may say that it is older. Ignore this and use
- it anyway because it may be a better an faster one. If this does not
- fix the problem, call the printer manufacture manufacture or ElectraSoft.
-
- Q35
- While sending/receiving faxes parts of the page are not delivered.
-
- A35
- Flow Control is dealt with in two places. The Flow Control part of the
- Initialization Strings sets the modem to either Rts/Cts Xon/Xoff. The
- [Rts/Cts] and [Xon/Xoff] options in FaxMail SetUp tell FaxMail and
- Windows what Flow Control the modem will be using. You need to make
- sure they are both in harmony with one another
-
- In most cases, FaxMail prefers to use Rts/Cts Flow Control. A few
- modems need Xon/Xoff Flow Control. Select <Fax>, <SetUp> to load the
- FaxMail SetUp dialog box and experiment with the Flow Controls. They
- are [Rts/Cts] and [Xon/Xoff]. Most of the Initialization Strings you
- will have to choose from are Rts/Cts. If you want to modify a Strings
- from Rts/Cts to Xon/Xoff, for example changing AT&K3 (which is the
- Rts/Cts Flow Controls for some modems) to AT&K4 (which is the Xon/Xoff
- for the same modems) you should change FaxMail SetUp options from
- [Rts/Cts] to [Xon/Xoff]. Look in your modem manual under AT commands
- to see what part of the Initialization String is the Flow Control.
-
- The USRobotics 28,800 baud class 1,2,2.0 uses Xon/Xoff Flow Control
- while running in the Class 2.0 fax mode but uses Rts/Cts in Class 1.
-
- Q36
- While sending/receiving faxes only one page is delivered.
-
- A36
- Flow Control can inadvertently effect page changing. See above.
- If your Fax/Modem supports more than one class, the highest class will
- usually give the highest performance. The [Dynamic] selection will
- set your Fax/Modem to the highest supported class. If your modem
- supports more than one class, try doing a Class-Over-Ride to Class 1.
-
- Q37
- List of Fatal Error Code meanings.
-
- A37
- Fatal Errors
- 0000 NoFatalError
-
- Rcv,Receive Fax Fatal Error Codes
- 1001 Rcv_AnswerPhone
- 1002 Rcv_AnswerNow
- 1003 Rcv_NSF
- 1004 Rcv_CSI
- 1005 Rcv_DIS
- 1006 Rcv_DCS_1
- 1007 Rcv_DCS_2
- 1008 Rcv_TCF_1
- 1009 Rcv_TCF_2
- 1010 Rcv_TCF_3
- 1011 Rcv_CFR
- 1012 Rcv_EstabConnection
- 1013 Rcv_CreateDCX_1
- 1014 Rcv_CreateDCX_2
- 1015 Rcv_CreateDCX_3
- 1016 Rcv_CreateDCX_4
- 1017 Rcv_AnotherPage
- 1018 Rcv_Find1stFF
- 1019 Rcv_GetAnotherT4Byte
- 1020 Rcv_WritePcxHdr
- 1021 Rcv_WriteDcxHdr
- 1022 Rcv_WasAborted
- 1023 Rcv_GetAllPageData_1
- 1024 Rcv_GetAllPageData_2
- 1025 Rcv_GetAllPageData_3
- 1026 Rcv_GetAllPageData_4
- 1027 Rcv_BaudRate
-
- Snd,Send Fax Fatal Error Codes
- 2001 Snd_AddCoverPage
- 2002 Snd_AnotherPageProc_1
- 2003 Snd_AnotherPageProc_2
- 2004 Snd_OpenFaxFile
- 2005 Snd_ReadFaxFile
- 2006 Snd_MPS_1
- 2007 Snd_MPS_2
- 2008 Snd_EstabConnection_1
- 2009 Snd_EstabConnection_2
- 2010 Snd_EstabConnection_3
- 2011 Snd_EstabConnection_4
- 2012 Snd_EstabConnection_5
- 2013 Snd_EstabConnection_6
- 2014 Snd_EstabConnection_7
- 2015 Snd_EstabConnection_8
- 2016 Snd_EstabConnection_9
- 2017 Snd_EstabConnection_10
- 2018 Snd_EstabConnection_11
- 2019 Snd_EstabConnection_12
- 2020 Snd_DialThePhone
- 2021 Snd_FTT
- 2022 Snd_ReadDcxHdr
- 2023 Snd_ReadDcxData
- 2024 Snd_FaxTooWide
- 2025 Snd_StartTransmision
- 2026 Snd_SendPage
- 2027 Snd_FinishPage
- 2028 Snd_InvalidFax
- 2029 Snd_AnotherPage
- 2030 Snd_SendFaxEnd
- 2031 Snd_EndSendFaxProc
-
- Log,Receive/Send Log Fatal Error Codes
- 3001 Log_SaveRcvOrEventLog08h_1
- 3002 Log_SaveRcvOrEventLog08h_2
- 3003 Log_SaveRcvOrEventLog08h_3
- 3004 Log_SaveRcvOrEventLog_1
- 3005 Log_SaveRcvOrEventLog_2
- 3006 Log_SaveRcvOrEventLog_3
- 3007 Log_OpenCreateAppendQueFile08h_1
- 3008 Log_OpenCreateAppendQueFile08h_2
- 3009 Log_UpDateUnqNum08h
- 3010 Log_SndNowTaskAndUpDateQue_2
- 3011 Log_SndNowTaskAndUpDateQue_4
- 3012 Log_SndNowTaskAndUpDateQue_5
- 3013 Log_GetTheSendFile_1
- 3014 Log_GetTheSendFile_2
- 3015 Log_GetTheSendFile_3
- 3016 Log_GetSndFutTaskAndUpDateQue_2
- 3017 Log_GetSndFutTaskAndUpDateQue_4
- 3018 Log_GetSndFutTaskAndUpDateQue_5
-
- Errors and Possible causes:
-
- 1001 Rcv_AnswerPhone
- 1002 Rcv_AnswerNow
- 2020 Snd_DialThePhone
- a. Phone line plugged into the wrong Fax/Modem Jack. Should be in
- [Line] or [Wall] jack and not in [Phone].
-
-
- 1006 Rcv_DCS_1
- 1007 Rcv_DCS_2
- 2006 Snd_MPS_1
- 2007 Snd_MPS_2
- 2008 Snd_EstabConnection_1
- 2009 Snd_EstabConnection_2
- 2010 Snd_EstabConnection_3
- 2011 Snd_EstabConnection_4
- 2012 Snd_EstabConnection_5
- 2013 Snd_EstabConnection_6
- 2014 Snd_EstabConnection_7
- 2015 Snd_EstabConnection_8
- 2016 Snd_EstabConnection_9
- 2017 Snd_EstabConnection_10
- 2018 Snd_EstabConnection_11
- 2019 Snd_EstabConnection_12
- 2020 Snd_DialThePhone
- a. Remote Fax/Modem out of paper or glitched.
- b. Remote Fax/Modem not compatible.
- c. Remote Fax/Modem not a Fax/Modem.
-
- 1013 Rcv_CreateDCX_1
- 1014 Rcv_CreateDCX_2
- 1015 Rcv_CreateDCX_3
- 1016 Rcv_CreateDCX_4
- 3001 Log_SaveRcvOrEventLog08h_1
- 3002 Log_SaveRcvOrEventLog08h_2
- a. Your HardDrive could be full.
- b. Too many files open.
-
- 2021 Snd_FTT (Failure To Train)
- 2025 Snd_StartTransmision
- 2026 Snd_SendPage
- 2027 Snd_FinishPage
- 2029 Snd_AnotherPage
- a. Fax/Modem problem.
- b. Remote Fax/Modem not compatible.
-