ART100@PSUVM.BITNET ("Andy Tefft 862-6728", 814) (01/11/89)
I'm using a Hayes Smartmodem 1200 right now. I traded it for a while with a friend who couldn't get it to work on his PS/2 (it said 'no DSR' and my modem worked fine, so I'm letting him use it. It's a dumb modem so nothing hayes really applies to IT) I'm having some small problems with the Hayes though: 1) a minor annoyance is a relatively loud 60 Hz hum coming out of the speaker. Anyone know what causes this one? It's not affecting performance. 2) My friend doesn't have a manual for the Hayes, just a brief list of switch settings. I don't get any output from the modem, no matter what I do, as far as replies like 'on line' and echoing of my commands. I tried setting the switch he has listed as 'echo commands on screen' but this makes no difference. One switch (switch 4) causes both the SD and RD lights to light up when I type commands but it still doesn't show up on the screen (the commands work though, in either position). my current switch settings (switches 1-7 accessible removing the front panel): up down down up up up up down (it's not marked which is on and which is off) Can anyone give me quick settings which will make this work right with my //c? It works ok not but not RIGHT. Please mail replies directly to me if possible. Andy ART100@psuvm.bitnet
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (01/11/89)
>1) a minor annoyance is a relatively loud 60 Hz hum coming out of the speaker. >Anyone know what causes this one? It's not affecting performance. Try turning down the volume (the volume control is next to the phone jack connector on the back). >2) My friend doesn't have a manual for the Hayes, just a brief list of You're in luck. Before a zillion inexpensive clones that work just as well as the Hayes Smartmodem were advertised in every mail order catalog, I spent (what today is) an embarrassing amount of money on a real Smartmodem, AND I have the manual right here... >switch settings. I don't get any output from the modem, no matter what >I do, as far as replies like 'on line' and echoing of my commands. I tried >setting the switch he has listed as 'echo commands on screen' but this >makes no difference. One switch (switch 4) causes both the SD and RD lights >to light up when I type commands but it still doesn't show up on the screen >(the commands work though, in either position). You want switch 2 UP and switch 3 DOWN to get the modem to respond to commands with an English word. >my current switch settings (switches 1-7 accessible removing the front panel): > >up down down up up up up down > >(it's not marked which is on and which is off) Up and down each have a meaning on most of the switches, so "on" and "off" wouldn't really make sense for some of them. I recommend the factory settings for use with just about every flavor of Apple 2 and Apple 2 commware (SOFTERM can make use of carrier detect - switch 6 - but it doesn't have to be set that way, and I prefer the factory settings even with SOFTERM). I just popped the front off my Smartmodem to make sure I AM in fact using all of the factory settings with my //c (I am). down up down up down down up down Switch Function 1 DTR (pin 20), down = true 2 results code, up = English, down = number if switch 3 is down 3 echo results code, down = yes 4 echo characters while in command state, up = yes 5 auto answer incoming calls, up = yes 6 CD (carrier detect), down = true 7 phone jack, up=RJ11 (modular jack) down=RJ12,RJ13 (multiline) 8 recognize "AT" command, down=yes Switches 2,3,4, and 5 can be changed by software (AT commands), the others can't be altered by software. Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited) According to the American Facsimile Association, more than half the calls from Japan to the U.S. are fax calls. FAX it to me at: 1-203-486-5246