User manual OCTEK EASYUSER

[. . . ] Easy Installation & User Guide Revision B January, 1996 N YML236-3 Copyright This manual is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, by any means, be it electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of NetComm Limited. Disclaimer NetComm Limited accepts no liability or responsibility, for consequences arising from the use of this product. NetComm Limited reserves the right to change the specifications and operating details of this product without notice. [. . . ] · To set the COM port the parameter -p is used. If it is set to -p2 then the modem is set for COM2 · Check also the -k setting. If the card is in Slot 0 (Slot A) then the -k parameter should be set to -kA and for Slot 1 (Slot B) it should be set to -kB · Also try changing the memory region for INITCARD from c0xA000 to -c0xD000. Then edit the CONFIG. SYS so that EMM386 is set to exclude X=D000-D016 · For more information about INITCARD refer to the readme. txt on the NetComm PCMCIA Installation Disk u Some Toshiba models have a Tsetup program which is run in DOS by typing TSETUP at the DOS prompt. · There may also be an icon for it in Windows that loads a Windows version of the same program · There is a section for PCMCIA which should be set for PCMCIA = Other - COM 2 (2F8 IRQ 3) · For more information consult your Toshiba documentation Easy installation and User Guide 27 7. Installing Your PCMCIA CardModem u If there is another slot then try installing the card in that slot. u If you are also running a Network card in the other slot then try loading the modem drivers only. · This will check if the Network card drivers are interfering with the modem configuration · If the modem responds without the Network drivers loaded, you will have to set your bootup for a MultiConfig which loads either the Modem drivers or the Network drivers · Alternatively you can contact your laptop manufacturer for the latest Card and Socket Services drivers as this may help The modem is not sending faxes properly with Cooee u Try changing the Comm driver that Windows is using. · Edit the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM. INI and in the [boot] section change the COMM. DRV statement so that it is set to COMM. DRV=COMM. DRV · If this is already set try COMM. DRV=CYBERCOM. DRV or if your laptop is using System Soft Card Services, try COMM. DRV=SSCOMM. DRV The modem is not responding under Windows 95 u Ensure that the card is inserted completely into the socket. See if there are any options to enable the slot such as powering the slot on or unlocking the security of the slot. 28 Easy installation and User Guide 7. Installing Your PCMCIA CardModem u Try removing the installed modem from the Control Panel. · Edit the CONFIG. SYS and AUTOEXEC. BAT and remove any PCMCIA drivers · Restart with no drivers at all loading for the modem and try adding new hardware again in the Control Panel u If there is another slot then try installing the card in that slot. Easy installation and User Guide 29 8. Testing Your Modem 8. Testing Your Modem You are now ready to test your modem and make sure that it is configured correctly. If you have any difficulties with the below points then see Section 12, Common Questions and Answers. Testing Your Modem with Windows 3. 1/3. 11 1. Choose the Window Menu from the top of the Program Manager. Choose the Accessories Group (from the pull down menu). Double-click on the icon called Terminal located in the Accessories Group. · If you cannot find the icon then go to the File Menu in the Program Manager and choose Run · Type in terminal at the command line and this will load Terminal for you 5. You will now be presented with a screen called Terminal-Untitled with a flashing cursor in the top left of the screen. Go to the Settings Menu in Terminal and choose Communications from the pull down menu. · The Communications setup screen now loads 7. Choose the COM port that the modem is plugged into from Connector. Select a Baud Rate of 2400 and then click on the OK button. 30 Easy Installation and User Guide 8. Testing Your Modem · Now you will be at a blank screen with a flashing cursor · This is called "Terminal Mode" or "Local Mode" and allows you to send AT Commands to your modem 9. [. . . ] u If you do encounter problems, NetComm provides a team of trained technicians. It is their goal to help solve your modem problem as quickly as possible. u Many problems reported to the Customer Care Centre are simple installation mistakes -- such as not switching on the power at the wall socket -- rather than an actual product fault. u Before calling Customer Care Centre, please recheck the installation of your modem. [. . . ]