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- From: forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis )
- Subject: Re: Digicom Scout+ problems
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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 04:24:40 GMT
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- In article <9301070210.AA05696@poincare.phys.cmu.edu> keister@poincare.phys.cmu.edu (Bradley D. Keister) writes:
- >I'm having two intermittent problems with a Digicom Scout+ on a
- >Gateway 16 MHz 386sx.
- >
- >1. Occasionally, when I've used the modem for some application, it
- >will answer the phone (which is used for voice!) with its tone, even
- >though I've set every initialization string I can find to turn off
- >auto answer (ATS0=0). Perhaps I've missed something, but it's getting
- >to the point where, after running any communication session, I will
- >start kermit or procomm and type AT*O just to make sure that S0 really
- >is zero. It does appear that the AT&F reset command sets S0=2, so
- >perhaps there's an additional software reset being made that I haven't
- >seen. Is there a clean way around this?
-
- I don't know how clean this is, but I put my desired string into the
- volatile memory by following it with an AT&W, then call it with ATZ, instead
- of the factory default with AT&F.
-
- >2. There are also times (which keep recurring, though I can't
- >forcibly reproduce them) where the modem becomes completely silent,
- >that is, it gives no response whatsoever to any AT commands, including
- >AT*O, and various AT&F commands (even repeated); by "silent" I mean
- >not just no echo, but no OK, either. The only way I can remedy this
- >is to reboot, and, in a few instances, use the reset button. Is this
- >something I should expect, and/or is there a way around it?
-
- Mine won't respond on com port 2 (on a Zeos 386SX20), though if I start on
- com port 4 (where it works normally) then switch to com port 2, it will work
- till I power down; it won't respond when power's reapplied. I use &C1&D2 in
- my initialization string; though this is a factory setting, it doesn't work
- normally until I include it. I've been trying to call Digicom's technical
- assistance number; if they ever call back, I'll relate what they have to
- say. Digicom has a BBS at (408)262-1412; I haven't tried it yet, but it may
- be helpful.
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- Eric Forbis forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu
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