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- Setup hints for BGFAX with USR V.34 Everything/Intermail 2.29c 05-01-95
- B.J. Guillot
- FidoNet 1:106/400 InterNet: bjg90783@jetson.uh.edu
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- DO NOT USE THIS HELP FILE FOR IM 2.28 OR LOWER. IM 2.29c ADDED AN EXTENDED
- ANSWER FIELD, AND IT IS ASSUMED YOU ARE USING THAT VERSION OF INTERMAIL!
-
- NOTE: USR Sportster 14.4K modems cannot be used with BGFAX and FD
-
- NOTE: I do not recommend using the 21600 USR modem (v.32terbo) with BGFAX
- because of many problems in the fax mode (09/20/93 and 12/08/93).
-
- The only USR modem I recommend using with BGFAX is the 28800 V.Everything
- with at least the 12/02/94 FLASH firmware. The 28800 Sporster modem should
- work with the same configuration, but I have not tested with one.
-
- Please make sure the following two items are true before proceeding...
- (1) Your modem is NOT set to "Auto Answer" mode (REGISTER S0 MUST EQUAL 0)
- (2) You have already put all relevant DATA commands for the BBS into NVRAM
-
- Note that, generally, fax (AT+F) commands CANNOT be stored in NVRAM.
- Here is the relevant information from IMSETUP ...
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- [IMSETUP] Modem -> Advanced Setup -> Command Strings
- On-hook ... ATZ|
- Dial ...... AT
- Prefix ... +FCLASS=0DT
- Init-1 .... ATZ|
- Init-2 .... AT+FCLASS=2.0|
- Init-3 .... AT+FLI="713 555 1212"|
-
- +fclass=0dt enables data mode operation on outgoing calls
- +fclass=2.0 enables fax mode operation
- +fli="713 555 1212" sets your FAX ID, up to 20 characters
- +fnr=1,1,1 tells modem to let BGFAX know connect speed
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- [IMSETUP] Modem -> Advanced Setup -> Answer Control
- Manual answer Yes
- Force answer ... AT+FCLASS=2.0|~AT+FAA=1;+FNR=1,1,1;A|
- Answer delay ... 2
-
- The "+faa=1" causes the modem to answer adaptively, i.e., to automatically
- determine whether the incoming call is fax or data and return the response
- to the modem. Why are we duplicating the "+fclass=2.0" command? In case
- you were attempting to dial out and experience a "NO DIALTONE" situation,
- it will cause the modem to reinitialize fax mode so that the +faa=1 command
- will be accepted. The answer delay may need to be modified if you are
- using an external Caller ID box.
-
- [IMSETUP] Modem -> Advanced Setup -> Connect Strings
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- You will see a list of 14 or so preconfigured connect strings, press
- <INSERT> to add one. The USR modem will report "+FCO" on when an incoming
- fax call is detected when in Class 2.0 adaptive answering mode.
-
- Connect Message Speed EC BBSexit Terminate
-
- +FCO 19200 N 0 255
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- Notice that "BBSexit" is equal to ZERO. "Terminate" instructs IM to exit
- IMMEDIATELY as it receives the fax response. ("BBSexit" tells the user
- to press <Esc>, and obviously, a fax machine cannot do that.) The "19200"
- speed is basically a dummy variable, as it could be any speed number.
-
- IMRUN.BAT should contain something similar to ...
-
- @echo off
- c:
- cd\im
- im
- if errorlevel 255 goto fax
- if errorlevel 103 maint.bat
- if errorlevel 102 toss.bat
- if errorlevel 101 local.bat
- if errorlevel 100 dobbs.bat
- goto end
- :fax
- rem ---1 is for com1, and z is for zfax format
- bgfax /fco:4 c:\bgfax 1 z
- rem ---if /fco:4 gives you problems, try using /fcos instead
- imrun.bat
- :end
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- P.S... USR's FAX/ARQ light WILL flash when waiting for calls!
-
- Regards,
- B.J. Guillot
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