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- WINFAX PRO Test Drive README Notes September 3, 1991
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- WINFAX PRO is a fax communications product for Microsoft Windows from Delrina
- Technology Inc. This "Test Drive" version of WINFAX PRO is designed to give
- you a preview of the features in the full WINFAX PRO product. You may copy
- and freely distribute WINFAX PRO "Test Drive".
-
- For more information on WINFAX PRO, contact Delrina Technology:
-
- Phone: 1-800-268-6082
- Fax: 1-408-363-2340
-
- Please review the following notes before running the WINFAX PRO Test Drive
- demonstration software.
-
- Overview of WINFAX PRO
- ======================
- WINFAX PRO consists of four components:
-
- 1. The WINFAX PRO printer driver is installed in your system like any
- other Windows compatible printer. To send a fax from any Windows
- application, choose "WINFAX" using the application's Printer Setup or
- equivalent command, and then select the Print command.
-
- 2. The WINFAX PRO receive module handles incoming faxes.
-
- 3. The WINFAX PRO Image Viewer lets you preview faxes on the screen.
-
- 4. The WINFAX PRO Administrator performs the actual fax send and receive
- functions. It also provides fax management tools.
-
-
- Installing WINFAX PRO Test Drive
- ================================
- If you downloaded WINFAX PRO in a .ZIP file (FAXDEMO.ZIP) unzip it to a
- floppy disk first before proceeding then....
-
- If you have not yet installed WINFAX PRO Test Drive ...
-
- 1. Insert the disk into your computer's floppy disk drive.
-
- 2. From the Windows Program Manager menu bar, pull down the File menu and
- click on the command Run. In the Run dialog, type
-
- A:\INSTALL (or B:\INSTALL)
-
- and click on OK. The installation program can detect whether or not you
- have a fax/modem in your computer. (You can still install WINFAX PRO
- Test Drive without a fax/modem to just preview WINFAX PRO's screens and
- dialogs). The installation program suggests drives and directories for
- your installation which you can overwrite.
-
-
- Setting Up WINFAX PRO Test Drive to Send and Receive
- ====================================================
- If you are running WINFAX PRO Test Drive with a Class 2 or Sendfax fax/modem
- and will be sending and/or receiving test faxes, you may need to fine tune
- your WINFAX configuration. (Note that you cannot send and receive with
- WINFAX PRO Test Drive if you have a CAS compatible fax/modem).
-
- Use the Setup command to check and adjust the following settings:
-
- Paper Size - Choose the paper format in which you will typically send
- your faxes.
-
- Default Resolution - Select 200 x 200 dpi to achieve the highest quality
- fax documents. Select 100 x 200 DPI only if transmission time (cost) is
- more important than the print quality of the fax at the receiving end.
-
- Orientation - Choose the orientation in which you want your faxed pages
- printed at the receiving end.
-
- Display Call Progress - With this feature enabled, WINFAX PRO displays a
- dialog with status messages while you are sending and receiving faxes.
- This feature is recommended in the WINFAX PRO Test Drive, because other
- fax notification features available in WINFAX PRO are not available in
- this demonstration.
-
- Speaker Mode - Set the speaker to always be off or on, or on until WINFAX
- PRO connects with a sending or receiving fax device.
-
- Modem Setup - Configure your fax/modem to handle the following:
-
- Detect Busy Tone
-
- Detect Dial Tone
-
- Pulse Dial - Select this setting if your telephone system does not
- support "touch tone" dialing.
-
- Dial Retries - Set the number of times you would like WINFAX PRO to try
- to send a fax when it encounters a busy signal at the receiving end.
-
- Retry Time - Set the number of seconds between each retry.
-
- Init String - Add special modem settings, if desired.
-
- Maximum Transmission Rate (Max Tx Rate) - Set the maximum rate at which
- your fax hardware is designed to transmit.
-
- Volume - Choose a low, medium or high volume setting for your
- fax/modem's speaker.
-
- Fax Header - This feature is not available in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.
-
- Station Identifier - Type in your fax number.
-
- Sender Name - Type in your name or company name.
-
-
- Previewing WINFAX PRO with WINFAX PRO Test Drive
- ================================================
- The following describes the full functionality of WINFAX PRO, with Test Drive
- limitations noted.
-
- * WINFAX PRO runs with internal or external fax/modems with send or
- send/receive capabilities:
-
- Send only - must be Sendfax compatible
-
- Send/receive - must conform to one of the following sets of
- specifications:
-
- Intel DCA/CAS (Communicating Applications Specification)
- or
- Class 2 (TR29.2 EIA PN 2388 recommendation)
-
- Refer to the end of this README file for a list of some known WINFAX
- compatible boards.
-
- * WINFAX PRO (CAS version) software components work consistently and
- seamlessly in relation to existing CAS software. Any additions or changes
- you make via WINFAX PRO are also detected by your CAS software. For
- example, if you edit your phonebooks in WINFAX PRO, the changes are
- reflected when you view your phonebooks using your CAS software. Files
- from send and receive events generated from WINFAX PRO are also
- accessible via your CAS software.
-
- Note: Some of the features and dialogs shown in WINFAX PRO Test Drive
- do not appear in the CAS version of WINFAX PRO, because those
- features are handled by software accompanying the CAS fax/modem.
-
- Sending Faxes
- -------------
- * Send faxes from any Windows application by simply selecting the
- application's Print command.
- [You can only send one-page faxes using WINFAX PRO Test Drive. In
- WINFAX PRO, you can send unlimited numbers of pages.]
-
- * Broadcast a fax to a group of recipients, as well as sending them to
- individuals.
- [Group broadcasts are not available in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- * Combine documents and data from multiple Windows applications - such as
- a letter from your word processor, a diagram or graphic from your paint
- or draw program, and a cover sheet from your forms processing package -
- into a single fax message.
- [You cannot combine documents from multiple applications in WINFAX PRO
- Test Drive.]
-
- * Send faxes directly from WINFAX, complete with cover page. Define
- customized cover pages for these quick faxes, including logos, fax
- information blocks and additional text.
- ["Direct send" faxes and cover pages are not available in WINFAX PRO
- Test Drive.]
-
- Receiving Faxes
- ---------------
- * Receive faxes in automatic or manual mode. When receiving
- automatically, you can immediately view faxes or send them directly to
- your printer.
- [You can only view one received page - the last page sent to you - in
- WINFAX PRO Test Drive. Also, manual receive and view, print and notify
- on receive are not available.]
-
- * Receive faxes while in DOS or other non-Windows applications by running
- a WINFAX TSR (terminate but stay resident, or memory resident) program.
- (The TSR is not required if you have a CAS compatible fax/modem.)
- [The WINFAX TSR is not available in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- Viewing Faxes
- -------------
- * Preview outgoing faxes and fax attachments before sending them.
- [WINFAX PRO Test Drive provides sample files only to view.]
-
- * Review incoming faxes automatically or at your discretion. View
- individual pages, or get an overview of all pages in a fax.
- [You can view one received page at a time in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- * Rotate received faxes to a more suitable orientation, by 90, 180 or 270
- degrees. When you receive a fax upside down, flip all pages right side
- up!
- [These features are not available in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- * Use four different zoom factors (magnification levels) to view your
- faxes.
- [Only the 100% and full page zoom factors are available in WINFAX PRO
- Test Drive.]
-
- * Convert faxes to graphic image file formats - PC Paintbrush+ (PCX) and
- Tag Image File Format (TIFF). You can modify and reuse fax images in
- other applications.
- [This feature is not available in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- * Select an area from a fax image and copy it to the Windows clipboard.
- You can then copy the selected portion of the fax image to another
- Windows application.
- [This feature is not available in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- * Convert received faxes to WINFAX file format. You can then attach a
- received fax to send it out as part of another fax.
- [This feature is not available in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- Managing Faxes, Fax Events and Phonebooks
- -----------------------------------------
- * Store fax numbers for individuals and broadcast groups in online
- directories, called phonebooks. Import names and fax numbers from ASCII
- text files to your WINFAX phonebooks. Each phonebook can contain a
- total of up to 1,000 individuals and groups, and you can have an
- unlimited number of phonebooks.
- [These features are not fully functional in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- * Schedule faxes to transmit at a future date and time to take advantage
- of low rates and international time differences.
- [This feature is not available in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- * View a list of scheduled faxes waiting to be sent, and received faxes
- waiting to be viewed. Delete and reschedule pending fax events.
- [These features are not fully functional in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
- * Review detailed activity logs of previously sent and received faxes.
- Each entry includes information on station identifier, resolution,
- pages sent and received, status messages and so on. You can delete log
- entries, purge the log of all events, resubmit faxes to be sent again,
- catalogue received faxes with descriptions and print the contents of
- the logs.
- [These features are not fully functional in WINFAX PRO Test Drive.]
-
-
- Compatible Fax/Modem Products
- =============================
- The following is a list of fax/modem products with which WINFAX PRO is
- compatible. Delrina Technology is expanding this list on a regular basis, so
- if you cannot find your specific model of fax/modem, call
-
- 1-800-268-6082
-
- for up-to-date information. (This number is for sales assistance only. Free
- Technical product support is not available for the WINFAX PRO Test Drive.)
-
- Send/Receive Fax/Modems
- -----------------------
- Anchor Automation - Patriot
- Best Data - 9624 fax
- Calpak - SRM 2496
- Cardinal Technologies - MB 2296 SR
- CPI - Viva 24/96 IF
- Digitan - DS 92
- Everex - EverFax 24/96
- Fremont Communications - Fax96 with modem
- GVC - Fax Modem 9624
- Husky - Fax Modem 96
- Image Communications - Twin Comm
- Incomm - Vision PC 2400, 2405 and 2442
- Intel - Connection CoProcessor and SatisFAXtion
- Macronix - Max lite and Maxfax 2
- Prometheus Products - 2496 BSR, 9600 Plus and Promodem Ultima
- Technology Concepts - OmniLink Laser and OmniLink Fax/Modem
- US Robotics/Touchbase Systems - WorldPort 2496
- Zoom Telephonics - FC 96/24 and FX 96/24
-
- Send Only (Sendfax compatible) Fax/Modems
- -----------------------------------------
- Best Communications
- Calpak
- CPI
- Cardinal Technologies
- GVC
- Incomm Data Systems
- Logicode Technology
- Practical Peripherals
- Prometheus Products
- Ventel
- Zoltrix
- Zoom Telephonics
-
- Other
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-
- Omnitel
- Sendfax compatible send/receive fax/modem for Data World NB320 SX
- notebook
-
- Laptop and notebook computers with Sendfax options:
-
- Bitwise Sports SX
- Compu Add 316 SL
- Compu Add Companion 286
- Sharp PC 6220
- Texas Instruments TI Travel Mate 2000
-
- Laptop and notebook computers with Class 2 options:
-
- Compaq - Lte, Lte 286 and Lte 386
- Toshiba - T1000, T1200, T1600, T2000, T3100 and T3200
-