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2.6 Testing Your Modem After Installation
In order to test your modem you should be familiar
with your communication software. Load and set up your
communication software and enter into “terminal mode.”
Make sure that the COM Port and IRQ settings of the
software modem match the modem. Type AT on your
terminalscreenandpressENTER.Youmaysee“AATT”or
nothing on the screen. In either case, the modem should
respondwithanOKor0.Ifitdoesnot,pleaserefertoSection
6for troubleshooting information.
2.7 Using Your Modem
Thecommunicationsoftware includedwithyour mo-
dem product provides a user friendly interface to access the
fax,voice,anddatafunctionsofyourmodem.Thissoftware
should be sufficient for all of your communication needs.
There may be times when you need to access the modem
manually via modem commands. Read Section 3 for a
summary description of the modem command set before
manually accessing the modem. You may want to read the
softwaremanualfirst,however,asthesoftwaremayalready
provideauserfriendlymethodofaccessingthefunctionsyou
need (i.e. dialing or answering calls).
2.8 Where To Go From Here
You should familiarize yourself with the functions
available from the included software by reading its manual.
You will be accessing most, if not all, of the modem's
functions from this software. You may also use any other
commercially available communication software with the
modem.ReadSection3onlyifyouareinterestedinaccessing
themodemmanually,andnotthroughtheincludedsoftware.
Section 4 and 5 contain reference material, and can be
skipped.Ifyouhavedifficultiesgettingyourmodemtowork,
read Section 6, Troubleshooting, to find answers to com-
monly asked questions and problems.
Section Three - AT Command Set
3.1 Executing Commands
Commands are accepted by the modem while it is in
Command Mode. Your modem is automatically in Com-
