Re: Help on Modem

[Steve Jensen <sjensen@primenetyourknife.com>]

John G. <johng@videotron.ca> writes:
: Hi, Everyone!

: O.K. I've got a AE 2400 baud Datalink modem, and guess what,
: I've lost the purple manuals that came with it!

: What I need to know is what the row of 8 dip switches are
: used for (their function) .

: If anyone knows this let me know as I am trying to get this modem
: to hook up to another one without having a phone line carries. i.e.
: direct connection.

o= open/off (press on side marked 'open')
c= closed/on (press on side by numbers)
 
sw1 interrupts
c- on
o- off
 
sw2 carrier detect
c- on all time
o- follows modem
 
sw3 dsr & cts
c- on all time
o- follows modem
 
sw4 baud
c- 2400
o- 1200
 
sw 5 & 6 data format
8/1  5-c 6-c
7/1  5-c 6-o
8/2  5-o 6-c
7/2  5-o 6-o
 
sw 7 & 8 parity
none  7-c or o  8-c
odd   7-c       8-o
even  7-o       8-o
 
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