Alpha Technologies CFR 3000, CFR 3000RM User Manual

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Communication

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The initialization string (Item #527) is a set of commands the CFR sends to the

modem to initialize it. For a US Robotics modem, the string is:

ATX4Q0V1&H0&R1&I0&B1

Where:

X4: Extended set of result codes.

Q0: Result codes are displayed.

V1: Display verbal (words not numbers) result codes.

&H0: Disable transmit data flow control (neither hardware “CTS” nor software

“Xon/Xoff” flow control).

&R1: Disable hardware receive data flow control (set modem to ignore RTS

and send data all the time).

&I0: Disable software data flow control (no “Xon/Xoff” flow control).

&B1: Set the RS–232 serial port rate to fixed (set modem to detect the AT

command baud rate and maintain it).

The first three commands are supported by all Hayes-compatible modems. The last four
are supported by US Robotics and some other manufacturers.

TIP: Do not include the auto answer command in the initalization string. The CFR
sends an AT command to control the auto answer mode (either “ATS0=1” or
“ATS0=0”).

For modems that do not support the extended Hayes commands, you should create an
equivalent command. In most cases the simplified string:

ATQ0V1

works well.

4.7 Installing and Using the External Modem (Continued)

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