Racal-Vadic 9600VP, User Manual

Page 1: ...Racal Vadic 9600VP Auto dial Modem USER S GUIDE Second Edition First Printing October 1987 Publication Na 18008 286 I11llJ llJlJ...

Page 2: ...Please address comments about this manual to Racal Vadic Corporate Communications 1525 McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas California 95035 C GIr 4 s 1 J o 0 r FfJ Slpr rt C ttl cy s S 0 1987 by Racal Vadic...

Page 3: ...ECTIVE PARTS UPON THE TERMS ABOVE DESCRIBED OR AT Racal Vadic s OPTION REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE Raca Vadic SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONTINGENT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY AND IT...

Page 4: ...erminal Speed 2 4 Line Feed After Carriage Return 2 4 Flow Control 2 5 Speed Conversion 2 5 Speed and Parity 2 5 COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE 2 5 Error Control 2 5 AT Compatible Software 2 6 Software Packa...

Page 5: ...SETIINGS 3 20 OPTIONAL DIALING FUNCTIONS 3 20 How To Dial a Tandem Number 3 20 How To Blind Dial 3 20 Pulse Dialing and Tone Dialing 3 20 HOW TO DISCONNEcr DURING Racal Vadic OPERATION 3 21 AUTOMATIC...

Page 6: ...ING TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN MEMORY How To Store a Telephone Number DIALING WITH AT CO S How To Dial aTelephone Number How To Dial the Number Stored in Memory OPTIONAL DIALING FUNCrIONS How To Dial Tandem...

Page 7: ...TEST 7 4 ANALOO LOOPBACK SELF TEST 7 4 Procedure 7 5 ANALOO LOOPBACK TEST 7 5 Procedure 7 6 END TO END SELF TEST 7 6 Procedure 7 7 LOCAL DIGITAL LOOPBACK TEST 300 BPS 7 7 Procedure 7 8 REMOTE DIGITAL...

Page 8: ...r Figure 7 2 7 4 Analog Loopback Self Test Figure 7 3 7 5 Analog Loopback Test Figure 7 4 7 6 End To End Self Test Figure 7 5 7 7 Local Digital Loopback Test Figure 7 6 7 8 Remote Digital Loopback Sel...

Page 9: ...quipment label The sum of all of the RENs on your telephone line should be less than five to assure proPer service from the telephone company In some cases an REN sum offive may not be usable on a giv...

Page 10: ...to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off try to COITeCt the interference by one or more ofthe following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relo...

Page 11: ...or alterations made by the user may cause the telecommunications company to request disconnection The electrical ground connections ofthe power utility telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe...

Page 12: ...el during rue transfers The 9600VP fits under a telephone or on a desk It has front panel keys membrane switches an LED display a telephone line jack and a power cable jack You can dial telephone numb...

Page 13: ...apid problem identification Automatic speed conversion Five types offlow control Auto dial and auto answer Front panel dialing Stores 15 numbers in memory for automatic dialing Dials an alternative nu...

Page 14: ...cations require pins 1 through 8 and 20 Appendix A gives RS 232 C information Connect the Modem to the Telephone Line Permissive connection Plug one end of the telephone cable into the telephone wall...

Page 15: ...minal to its host computer Leased line modems are usually in constant operation and are rarely turned off Most users install them in pairs and set one to originate and one to answer When powered up th...

Page 16: ...ers and DTR lights do not come on pins 4 and 20 are probably missing from the RS 232 C cable Use a cable with pins 4and 20 Connect an Optional Telephone to the Modem With an optional telephone connect...

Page 17: ...setting with terminals that require DSR and CXR to be ON When the modem responds to an incoming call or an auto dialing command the CSI option turns CXR OFF until it detects true Carrier from the rem...

Page 18: ...st Carbon Copy Close Up Crosstalk MEX PC Professional YAM Q modem RelayGold Respond Error Control The 9600VP has error control so you do not need error control software Error control software slows th...

Page 19: ...p instructions to assist you How To Set Up Crosstalk Version 3 6 or Higher 1 Change the speed and emulation settings SPeed 9600 EM ulate VT100 2 Tum on hardware flow control The screen displays NDSHAK...

Page 20: ...the CCINSTALL EXE program The RESET string in CCMODEM EXE should be set 9600 Delay 1 second Delay 1 second AT C1 D2 F2EOQOVOX4S0 1 Cl RETURN Delay 1 second Close Up Use the most recent release of Clo...

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Page 22: ...nfigured to do so but it cannot dial Before the modem can respond to the Racal Vadic command set it must be interactive with the terminal To make the modem interactive with the terminal type CTRL E RE...

Page 23: ...the address If the location is empty you can enter a telephone number 3 Type the telephone number for example 4328008 The screen displays I 1 43280e8 You may use spaces or dashes in the number to mak...

Page 24: ...RL C then select a memory location for example 2 The screen displays 02 2345678 2 Type CI RL F repeatedly until the cursoris at the right end of the line 3 Type a semicolon 4 Type the description For...

Page 25: ...type 1 RETURN The screen displays 1 How To Erase All Telephone Numbers Stored in the Modem s Memory 1 Type C RETURN The screen displays C ADDRESS 2 Type C RETURN The C must be uppercase The screen dis...

Page 26: ...want but you must store all linked numbers in memory locations How To Link Two Numbers 1 Type L RETURN The screen displays L L INK NUMBER 2 Type the address of the first number to dial a slash f and...

Page 27: ...of addresses 2 and 14 look like this 02 7654321 iSALES OFF ICE 03 14 2345678 MA IN OFF ICE 02 The three characters at the ends of the lines show that address 14 is linked to 2 and address 2 is linked...

Page 28: ...Ifyou type D REI URN The screen displays t D NUt1BER To dial type a telephone number and press RETURN How To Stop Dialing To stop dialing while you are still typing the telephone number press RETURN...

Page 29: ...call the screen displays ONL INE 600 or 1200 or 300 ERROR CONTROL Ifthe modem does not complete the call it becomes interactive with the terminal again and the screen displays an explanatory message I...

Page 30: ...een displays R NUMBER OF RETRIES 5 1234567 F CAL DIC DIAL ING BUS l 1234567 iRACAL t D IC DIAL ING RING ING ANSl ER TONE ONL INE 96eeBPS ERROR CONTJ OL The modem continues to dial the number and the s...

Page 31: ...ing 1 3 To return to the asterisk prompt press RETURN The screen displays How To Change an Option Setting 1 Type 0 RETURN The screen displays 0 OPT 101 1 IUMBEJ 2 Press the number of the option you wa...

Page 32: ...to change Ifyou want an option setting to remain the same enter an asterisk in its place To change several options type 0 the new settings and RETURN For example to change options 1 2 and 4 type 023 2...

Page 33: ...bled 09 Response messages 1 Long Messages 10 Datacharacterlength 1 10 Bits 11 Disconnectcontrol 1 Enabled 12 Not used 13 Not used 14 Async sync 1 Async 15 Automatic redial 1 No Redial 16 Speed select...

Page 34: ...VP Q05A STANDARD OPTION OCR CONTROL LOCAL COpy BLIND DIAL RESPONSE MODE DISCONNECT CTRL NOT USED AUTO REDIAL FLOW CONTROL NOT USED CTS CONTROL DTE PROTOCOL SYNC FALL BACK NOT USED 02 1 04 1 06 1 08 1...

Page 35: ...to the RS 232 C interface With setting 1 CXR follows the true carrier signal from the remote modem With setting 2 CXR comes ON until the modem detects answer tone then it goes OFF until the modem dete...

Page 36: ...e number from the first digit When tone dialing on a tone line use setting 2 so the modem will dial the number five seconds faster than with setting 1 Setting 1 Setting 2 Setting 3 Auto select Tone di...

Page 37: ...sponse Messages Character Message A B C D E F G H I J L N o Q R S T U l 1 5 blank blank blank blank blank 9600VP 3 16 Word Message ANSl ER TONE BUS IN IAL ID COMMAND DIAL ING NO D IAL TONE FA ILED CAL...

Page 38: ...s or synchronous operation You can also select asynchronous and synchronous operation from the front paneL When you select setting 2 the modem Win operate synchronously after it returns to idle To ret...

Page 39: ...nversion to work correctly you must use a flow control method option 17 matched to your system See Appendix B for flow control methods Setting 1 Setting 2 Disabled Enabled Option 19 Not used Option 20...

Page 40: ...ion in response to the prolonged loss of the carrier signal The modem will hang up in the time selected by the setting This option provides an automatic way to hang up a call on the answer side after...

Page 41: ...A K makes the modem pause for five seconds before it continues dialing Each K forces a five second pause You can insert more than one K for a longer pause To enable blind dialing set option 7 to setti...

Page 42: ...answer automatically When itreceives aring signal the modem will answer the call automatically and send an answer tone to the calling modem LIST OF COMMANDS To display the list ofcommands on your scre...

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Page 44: ...er or both Except whenyou press DIAl each key performs the function indicated by its name For example REDIAl redials a number and SPEED changes the modem speed After you press DIAl each key enters its...

Page 45: ...ress this key when you dial from the front panel The DLB light comes on when the modem performs any of the digitalloopback tests SELF TESTIS Key and Light To start an analog loopback self test or a di...

Page 46: ...200 bps Depending on the setting of option 25 Sync fallback To enter the number 7 press this key when you dial from the front panel ANS 8 Key and Light To switch automatic answer on or off press ANS B...

Page 47: ...dth has been allocated for the side with the most data When the light goes off the bandwidth has been split in half for transmission in both directions as is necessary for sending small packets ofdata...

Page 48: ...then presses VOICE DATA The answering modem transmits a high pitched answer tone The person at the originate end presses ANS so that the ANS light goes off then presses VOICE DATA The CXR light comes...

Page 49: ...AL How To Stop Dialing To stop the modem from dialing and return it to idle press RESET SWITCHING BETWEEN VOICE AND DATA COMMUNICATION How To Switch from Voice to Data Communication You can answer tel...

Page 50: ...computer system the originating modem will automatically disconnect but it will take approximately 20 seconds MODEM SPEED Press SPEED to change the modem speed when you dial a call with a telephone wh...

Page 51: ...er card 2 Press SYNC Option 2 DSR changes to setting 3 option 3 CXR changes to setting 1 and option 14 Async Sync changes to setting 2 When the modem goes on line the DSR light goes on The RXD and CXR...

Page 52: ...uring 9600 bps operation How To Begin Leased Line Operation The modem will operate on a leased line asynchronously or synchronously at any of the front panel speeds To set the modem for leased line op...

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Page 54: ...r last saved configurations Some AT commands and memory locations called S registers let you store optional settings so you can configure the modem to your application These procedures assume that you...

Page 55: ...with the command AT Z En Local Echo The command En controls local echo At stanup local echo is on and each command you type appears on your screen If your computeror terminal also echoes characters th...

Page 56: ...mand Sn x changes the setting of S register n to the value x T Tone Dial The command T selects tone dialing Type ATDTto tone dial a number You may insen the dialing modifier T at any point in a teleph...

Page 57: ...Message Character Word Meaning I OK Command line executed as entered with no errors or command line was ignored 1 CONNECT Carrierdetected at 300 bps 2 RING Ring signal detected from an incoming call...

Page 58: ...de The command forces the modem off line when combined with ATH RETURN To go on hook follow the escape code with ATH or ATZ Do not type AT before the escape code or RETURN after the escape code Do not...

Page 59: ...F loads the factory settings contained in ROM into RAM W Write Active S Registers The command W saves the current settings of registers SO S14 S18 S2I S22 S23 S25 and S27 in permanent memory Z Store...

Page 60: ...t The command Ln controls the modem s speed LO instructs the modem to hunt for the highest obtainable speed and Ll forces the modem to connect only at the initialized speed This command has two option...

Page 61: ...RING OPTION SETTINGS IN MEMORY How To Save a Setting in Permanent Memory After you configure the modem s settings you can save the new settings in permanent memory To save the settings type AT W The n...

Page 62: ...e modem detects CXR from the remote modem within 30 seconds the screen displays CONNECT and the speed transmission except when set to response message code XO For example CONNECT 9600 Ifthere is no CX...

Page 63: ...PBXs have nonstandard dial tones and require you to dial a digit usually 9 to get an outside line In blind dialing the modem does not wait for the dial tone before dialing Insert commas in the comman...

Page 64: ...e ifyou type ATSO 1 RETURN the mcxlem answers a call after one ring The front panel ANS key does not need to be on dming AT operation only the RESET key operates during AT operation DISCONNECT COMMAND...

Page 65: ...ays OK How To Store an S Register Value in Memory To store the values of an Sregister in memory type AT W RETURN Only 5 registers SO SI S14 S18 521 S22 523 525 and 527 can be stored in memory How To R...

Page 66: ...is is the character that the modem recognizes as a carriage return Factory setting 13 CR S4 Line Feed This is the character that the modem recognizes as a line feed Factory setting 10 LF SS Backspace...

Page 67: ...signal before it recognizes the carrier as valid Range 6 to 255 tenths of a second Factory setting 6 tenths ofa second 600 milliseconds S10 Loss of Carrier Disconnect Carrier Off Delay The modem send...

Page 68: ...ster Bit mapped S22 Option Settings Register Bit mapped S23 Option Settings Register Bit mapped S24 Not used S2S Delay to DTR This register controls the delay to DTR Range FIXed FactoI setting 0 05 se...

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Page 70: ...software If you are using an Apple ll or an Apple lIe make sure that you have selected the right slot Type on the keyboard and see whether the modem s TXD light comes on Ifit does not come on then yo...

Page 71: ...n 4 to setting 1 to enable auto answer The front panel ANS key light must be on In AT operation enable auto answer with ATSO l Type AT W to save this setting in nonvolatile memory The Modem Will Not D...

Page 72: ...he default is SO O To check whether this has happened call into the modem with a telephone Watch the ring indicatoron the answering modem If the RXD light goes on off on the modem has gone into AT ope...

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Page 74: ...Test 1 Disable speed conversion at both modems Change option 18 to setting 1 the default setting 2 Be sure that the modem is idle If necessary press RESET or type I RETURN at the asterisk prompt 3 Set...

Page 75: ...bly lies in the area shown by the solid line IT I 1 _ _c n_te_ I Analog Loopback Self Test Analog Loopback Test _ _ End to End Self Test 1200 or 300 bps or Local Digital Loopback Test 300 bps 96OOVP 0...

Page 76: ...lf automatically The automatic self test checks the transmitter receiver and microprocessor circuits When the modem detects an error the EC light flashes briefly EO TXO RXO HS OTS DSR OTR RI OXR m CJ...

Page 77: ...lated into test pattern Modem 96OOVP 013A Receiver Circuit 1 Telephone r Line busy 1 5 8 e Figure 7 3 Analog Loopback Self Test Procedure 1 For an asynchronous test press SPEED until the SPEED light t...

Page 78: ...busy signal The indicator lights should look like this EC TXO RXO HS CTS DSR DTR RI CXR CJ IE IE CJ Cl 96OOVP Ql6A 3 Type characters at the keyboard The screen will display single or double character...

Page 79: ...s or off for 300 bps 2 Connect with the remote modem 3 After connecting with the remote modem press SELF TEST at the local modem Have the remote operator press SELF TEST on the remote modem The local...

Page 80: ...ator goes off 3 Connect with the remote modem at 300 bps 4 Press DLB The indicator lights should look like this EC TXD RXD HS CTS DSR DTR RI CXR DO ClOD D 96OOVP 02OA s Have the remote operator type i...

Page 81: ...ote modem at 1200 bps 3 Press DLB so that the DLB light comes on Ifthe remote modem cannot respond to a DLB test the DLB light will go off within a second 4 Press SELF TEST so that the SELF TEST light...

Page 82: ...modem at 1200 bps 3 Press DLB until the DLB light comes on Ifthe remote modem cannot respond to a DLB test the DLB light will go offwithin a second The indicator lights should look like this EC TXO A...

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Page 84: ...ear To Send 6 DSR CC Data Set Ready 7 SG AB Signal Ground 8 CXR CF Carrier Detect 9 V p Testing Voltage 10 V p Testing Voltage 11 Not used 12 Not used 13 Not used 14 Not used 15 scr DB Serial Transmit...

Page 85: ...Jack Jack 1 nc No Connection I nc No Connection 2 nc No Connection nc No Connection 3 MI Mode Indicator MIC Mode Indicator Common 4 Ring Ring TIp TIp 5 TIp TIp Ring Ring 6 C Mode Indicator MI Mode In...

Page 86: ...file transfers Error Control Superset MNP Microcom Networking Protocol is an automatic and transparent error control protocol for asynchronous data communication The modem transmits data in frames of2...

Page 87: ...Band Flow Control In band flow control methods also called XON XOFF flow control use ASCII control characters in the data stream to start and stop the data flow The XON character DCI or CTRL Q starts...

Page 88: ...o the computer and passes the XOFF flow control chameter through to the remote computer which also stops transmitting data Ifyour system or software requires in band flow control set the transmitting...

Page 89: ...s for the last call or all statistics since its last reset To display statistics type S RETURN The screen displays 1 LAST CALL 2 SUMMAR 3 RESET WHAT NUMBER Last Call Statistics Ifyou press 1 Last Call...

Page 90: ...y the transmitting modem The formula for the compression percentage is COMPRESSION PI DO x 100 DI For example when the modem sends DO 8 bytes for every 10 that it receives 01 it has a data compression...

Page 91: ...rds how often the modem disconnects after eight retries transmitting one frame at 2400 bps This counter has four digits The NO RESPONSE TIMER counterrecords how often the local modem gets no response...

Page 92: ...OF BYTES AT 4800 OF BYTES AT 2400 NORMAL DISCONNECT RETX ON 1 FRAME NO RESPONSE TIMER OTHER Figure B 2 Summary Statistics Display 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o The ATfEMPTEI CALLS counteroperate...

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Page 94: ...ty Bell 212A Bell 103 V 29 2 wire Modulation Technique 9600 7200 4800 bps QAM V 29 212 operation DPSK 103 operation Binary phase coherent FSK Operation High speeds Asynchronous full duplex terminal op...

Page 95: ...bps connection to the DTE while accepting calls at 9600 1200 or 300 bps Flow Control XON X0FF CTSIRTS or CTS DTR Built in Tests Automatic self test Analog loopback self test Analog loopback data test...

Page 96: ...error control Tandem Dialing A character embedded in a telephone number causes a pause for new dial tone allowing dialing through Sprint Mel or PBX systems Telephone Directory Up to 15 telephone numb...

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