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 ‘timing problem’ in how Phonebook communicates with your modem. See Automatic Timing below to learn how to compensate for this. You can also try changing the baud rate, as some modems apparently don’t work as well at slower rates.
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.
Choose a baud rate from the popup menu. You will experience problems if you choose a baud rate that is faster than your modem can accept.
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.
There are two ways that Phonebook calibrates the ‘timing’ involved when it dials with a modem. If Automatic Timing is selected, Phonebook calculates the timing automatically, by communicating with the modem directly. If this option is off, you must enter a number in the Pause After Initialization text box. The number you enter is how long PhoneBook will wait in 60ths of a second (30 is one half a second). If you’re modem is responding (the lights are blinking on the modem) but the number isn’t dialing, try increasing this number. Anything up to 150 is acceptable. If that doesn’t 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.
Pause After Initialization is included as a ‘last resort’ in case you are having trouble dialing even with Automatic Timing checked. Use Automatic Timing whenever possible.
