CD-ROM Today - The Disc! 12/CD-ROM_Today_-_The_Disc_12_June_1995.iso/mac/Shareware for the Disc/Phone Book Plus and DA 2 folder/PhoneBook DA 2.6.7c/PhoneBook DA 2.6.7c.rsrc/TEXT_-15999_Modem Help.txt

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The Modem Settings dialog box lets you specify parameters for modem dialing.

NOTE:  if you are having trouble getting your modem to respond and you KNOW you have selected the right port, there may be a ΓÇÿtiming problemΓÇÖ in how Phonebook communicates with your modem.  See Pause After Initialization below to learn how to compensate for this.

Click either Modem Port or Printer Port depending on which port your modem is connected to.  Click Tone or Pulse depending on what type of phone line you have.

Modem Initialization lets you send a Hayes command to the modem right after it is opened.  For example, if you want to turn off the modem's speaker, you can enter 'atm0' (the number 0) to do that.  There are much to many possible Hayes commands to list here.

Pause After Initialization controls how long PhoneBook ΓÇÿwaitsΓÇÖ for the modem to get ready.  Some modems require more time than others.  The number you enter is how long PhoneBook will wait in 60ths of a second (30 is one half a second).  If youΓÇÖre modem is responding (the lights are blinking on the modem) but the number isnΓÇÖt dialing, try increasing this number.  Anything up to 150 is acceptable.  If that doesnΓÇÖt work, try decreasing the number to no less than 15.  Usually, pauses between 60 and 100 work fine, but some modems are more sensitive than others.