Dial backup – Paradyne 3800PLUS User Manual

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Call Setup Branch

5-3

3980-A2-GB30-40

October 1998

Select Disconnect.

F1

Disconnect
Command Complete

F2

F3

The modem goes on-hook (hangs up) and the call is

disconnected. This includes any calls being used for dial
backup of leased lines. The Command Complete status
message is displayed.

To exit this function and remain in the Call Setup

branch, press the

key. To exit and return to the

Top-Level menu, press the

key.

AT Command Equivalent

The AT command equivalent for Disconnect is H or

H0.

Answer

Answer allows the modem to go off-hook, generate an

answer tone, and begin the handshaking process with the
calling modem. Use the Answer function when the
Auto-Answer Ring Count configuration option is
disabled. (See the

Line Dialer

section in Chapter 8,

Configure Branch.)

To access Answer from the Call Setup branch, make

the following selections:

F1

Call Setup:
Answer

F2

F3

Press the

key until Answer is displayed. Select

Answer.

F1

Answer
Command Complete

F2

F3

The modem goes off-hook and attempts to establish a

connection in Answer mode. The Command Complete
status message appears on the LCD.

To exit this function and remain in the Call Setup

branch, press the

key. To exit and return to the

Top-Level menu, press the

key.

AT Command Equivalent

The AT command equivalent for Answer is A.

Dial Standby/Return to Dial

The Dial Standby and Return to Dial functions appear

on the LCD only after the modem, operating on leased
lines, is placed into dial backup. Once the modem is
operating in Dial Backup mode, these functions allow the
modem to be switched back and forth between dial and
leased-line operation while still maintaining the dial
connection. See Figure 5-1. (Switching between dial and
leased-line operation can be performed manually or
automatically by enabling the Auto Dial Standby
configuration option.)

496-13081-01

MODEM

MODEM

LEASED-LINE

FAILURE

X

X

DIAL BACKUP LINE

DIAL

STANDBY

RETURN

TO DIAL

Figure 5-1. Dial Backup

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