Robotics Sportster Flash x2 Guide de l'utilisateur

MessagePlusUser’s Guide & Reference

Sportster MessagePlus6Front Channel Link Rates33333, 37333, 41333, 42666, 44000, 45333, 46666, 48000, 49333,50666, 52000, 53333, 54666, 56000.Back Cha

User’s Guide & Reference 7Summary of FeaturesKey Features of Sportster MessagePlusSportster MessagePlus is the first product to include features t

Sportster MessagePlus8 • includes software designed specifically for use with SportsterMessagePlus. The software allows the user to take fulladvantage

User’s Guide & Reference 9Part I : External ModemInstallationPart I of this manual covers the installation of your externalSportster MessagePlus.

Sportster MessagePlus10How to Hook Up the Modem1. Turn off your computer and any attached devices, such as aprinter.2. Connect the serial cable to the

User’s Guide & Reference 116. Turn your modem on.7. Turn your computer on.8. Start Windows 3.x.Congratulations! You are ready to start using your

Sportster MessagePlus12How to connect the Modem to the Computer1. Turn off your computer and any attached devices, such as aprinter.2. Connect the ser

User’s Guide & Reference 136. Turn your modem on.7. Turn your computer on.8. Start Windows 95.How to Move Through the “New Hardware Found”Screens1

Sportster MessagePlus14Click on the OK button. Windows will install the drivers for yournew modem.4. You can verify that the install was a success.

User’s Guide & Reference 156. Double-click on the Modems icon. 7. In the Modems Properties screen, you should see SportsterMessagePlus Fax Externa

This manual covers installation and operating instructions for thefollowing U.S. Robotics modem:• Sportster MessagePlus external modemIMPORTANT MESS

Sportster MessagePlus168. Click on the OK button.Congratulations! You are now ready to start using yourSportster MessagePlus.

User’s Guide & Reference 17Part II : Beyond SetupPart II includes information which may not be necessary for installingyour modem or fax/data/voic

Sportster MessagePlus18Section A: Installing Fax/Data/VoiceSoftwareYour modem has been designed and tested using a wide range ofcommunications softw

User’s Guide & Reference 19Flow Control• For hardware flow control (highly recommended), selectRTS/CTS.• For software flow control, select XON/XOF

Sportster MessagePlus20Section B : Remote Voice Retrieval- whilst the modem is in Independent mode -To access your Voice messages remotely, you need t

User’s Guide & Reference 21Section C : Troubleshooting and OnlineHelp RessourcesPROBLEM DIAGNOSIS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONP Thecomputeror softwarewill

Sportster MessagePlus22PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONP The modemdisplaysdoublecharacterson yourmonitor.P The modemwon’t go offhook to dialor

User’s Guide & Reference 23PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONP Your modemwon’tconnect at2400 bpswith a 2400bpsmodem.P Your screenkeepsdisplay

Sportster MessagePlus24PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONP Yourcommunicationssoftware isreportingmany cyclicredundancycheck(CRC)errors andlowcharac

User’s Guide & Reference 25PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONP Errors areconstantlyoccurring inyour V.17faxtransmissions.PCommunicationssoftwar

Table of ContentsU.S. ROBOTICS : THE INTELLIGENT CHOICE ININFORMATION ACCESS™... 1WELCOME TO X2 INFORMATION A

Sportster MessagePlus26Online Help ResourcesConnecting to the U.S. Robotics BBSTo connect to the U.S. Robotics Bulletin Board System (BBS), dial333209

User’s Guide & Reference 27America OnlineConnect to the U.S. Robotics Forum through America Online. Go tothe Keyword field and type USROBOTICS to

Sportster MessagePlus28If You Must Return the Modem to Us• Contact U.S. Robotics Customer Support to obtain a ReturnMaterials Authorisation (RMA) numb

User’s Guide & Reference 29Section D : GlossaryCross references are printed in boldface. Cross referenceswith items in the Command Summary, found

Sportster MessagePlus30asynchronous transmissionData transmission in which the length of time between transmittedcharacters may vary. Because the time

User’s Guide & Reference 31bufferA memory area set aside to be used as temporary storage duringinput and output operations. An example is the mode

Sportster MessagePlus32data communicationsA type of communications in which computers are able to exchangedata over an electronic medium.data compress

User’s Guide & Reference 33Discrete, uniform signals. In this manual, the term refers to thebinary digits 0 and 1. Contrast with analog signals.

Sportster MessagePlus34full duplexSignal will flow in both directions at the same time over one line. Inmicrocomputer communications, may refer to th

User’s Guide & Reference 35A device that transmits/receives computer data through acommunications channel such as radio or telephone lines. It al

SECTION E : TECHNICAL QUICK REFERENCE ... 41Front Panel Lights (external modems)...41Command Sum

Sportster MessagePlus36RAMRandom Access Memory. Memory that is available for use whenthe modem is turned on, but that clears of all information when

User’s Guide & Reference 37throughputThe amount of actual user data transmitted per second without theoverhead of protocol information such as sta

Sportster MessagePlus38V.32 bisAn ITU-T standard that extends the V.32 connection range: 4800,7200, 9600, 12,000, and 14,400 bps. V.32 bis modems fal

User’s Guide & Reference 39Ymodem GSimilar to Ymodem, except it includes no error checking, whichmakes it faster.ZmodemSimilar to Xmodem and Ymode

User’s Guide & Reference 41Section E : Technical Quick ReferenceSection D includes information about:• Front Panel Lights• Command Summary• S-Regi

Sportster MessagePlus42Symbol Meaning StatusARQ/ Error Control/FAX ... Fax Operations...Data Mode: Automatic RepeatRequest. ON i

User’s Guide & Reference 43Command Summary• Type commands in either upper or lower case, nota combination. Use the Backspace key to deleteerrors.

Sportster MessagePlus44Command Set$ Use in conjunction with D, S, or & commands (orjust AT) to display a basic command list; onlinehelp.A Manual A

User’s Guide & Reference 45W Wait for second dial tone (X2 or X4); linkedto S6 register.@ Dials, waits for quiet answer, and continues(X3 or highe

User’s Guide & Reference 1U.S. Robotics : The IntelligentChoice in Information Access™ongratulations! You have just purchased the Sportster®Messag

Sportster MessagePlus46On Returns online.O0 Returns online.O1 Returns online and retrains.P Sets pulse dial (for phone lines that don’tsupport touch-t

User’s Guide & Reference 47Xn SettingResult Codes X0 X1 X2 X3 X4155/CONNECT 33600 • • • • •180/CONNECT 33333 • • • • •184/CONNECT 37333 • • • • •1

Sportster MessagePlus48Yn Selects power-on/reset default configuration.Y0 Default is profile 0 setting in NVRAMY1 Default is profile 1 setting in NVRA

User’s Guide & Reference 49&Fn Loads a read-only (non-programmable) factoryconfiguration.&F0 Generic template&F1 Hardware flow control

Sportster MessagePlus50&Nn Sets connect speed. If connection cannot beestablished at this speed, the modem will hangup. Sets ceiling connect spee

User’s Guide & Reference 51&Rn Sets Receive Data (RD) hardware flow control,Request to Send (RTS). See also &Hn.&R0 Reserved&R1 M

Sportster MessagePlus52&U17 33,333 bps&U18 37,333 bps&U19 41,333 bps&U20 42,666 bps&U21 44,000 bps&U22 45,333 bps&U23 46,6

User’s Guide & Reference 53S-RegistersTo change a setting, use the ATSr=n command, where r isthe register and n is a decimal value from 0 − 255

Sportster MessagePlus54Register Default FunctionS8 2 Sets the duration, in seconds, for the pause (,)option in the Dial command.S9 6 Sets the require

User’s Guide & Reference 55Register Default FunctionS13 0 Bit-mapped register. Select the bit(s) you want on andset S13 to the total of the value

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Sportster MessagePlus56Register Default FunctionS14 0 ReservedS15 0 Bit-mapped register setup. To set the register,see instructions for S13.Bit Value

User’s Guide & Reference 57Register Default FunctionS21 10 Sets the length, in 10-millisecond units, of breakssent from the modem to the computer;

Sportster MessagePlus58Register Default Function7 128 Software compatibility mode.This setting disables the codesand displays the 9600 codeinstead.

User’s Guide & Reference 59Register Default FunctionS33 0 Bit mapped register setup. To setthe register, see theinstructions for S13.Bit Value R

Sportster MessagePlus60Register Default FunctionS38 0 Sets an optional delay, in seconds, before a forcedhang-up and clearing of the Transmit buffer

User’s Guide & Reference 61The Serial InterfaceThe serial interface is a standard developed by the ElectronicIndustries Association (EIA). It def

Sportster MessagePlus62Section F : Limited WarrantyU.S. Robotics warrants to the original end-user purchaser that thisproduct will be free from defect

User’s Guide & Reference 63To obtain service under this limited warranty, contact theU.S. Robotics Customer support Service and ask for a RMA(Retu

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User’s Guide & Reference 3Welcome to x2 InformationAccessThe latest breakthrough in online communicationsUntil now, 33.6 Kbps was thought to be th

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Sportster MessagePlus4x2 takes advantage of the typical network configuration found whenan analog subscriber connects to a digitally connected server.

User’s Guide & Reference 5Product FeaturesYour Sportster MessagePlus provides many advanced features.Here are just a few :Modulation Schemesx2 tec