Commodore VICMODEM VIC-20 - Functions Menu

*Actlvated
control
—
keys
to send operating
instructions to
the
host
computer such as stop,
hold, and
begin transmitting.
*100% machine language
program
—
give
you very fast
and
accurate program
operation.
SPECIAL
FUNCTIONS
MENU
A menu is a
listing of all
the options
available to the
user, in the
same
manner a
restaurant
menu is
ajisiina of the
entrees
available. When
VICTERM I
indicates>j€Rffi>N>L
READY" you
can call up a
menu at
any time by
typing
F4
(Torero this,
hold down
the
SHIFT
key
and press
f3).VICTERr«LUe»dslhe
other
computer
a
special
character
(control
S
for the technically
minded) that
tells
it to
stop sending so
you
won't lose any data
while reading
the
menu.
There are 2
different menus,
the
Communications Formate
Menu,
and
the VIC
Control Menu. You
can switch from one
mentrtothe
other by
typing the N
key. When
finished with the
mefuj.tvoetheJP
key to get b
ack into
terminajjnojiajrie VIC
sends
trie-character
(corrtrotOTtrTat
tens tne
computer to'resume
sending
information
to you.
A.
COMMUNICATION
FORMAT MENU,
MENU#1
1 . Baud
Rate
—
This controls the
speed of
communications in
bits
per
second. The
VICMODEM
operates in the
range to 300
baud. If you
get
nothing but strange
characters
on the screen,
check the
baud rate.
To
set the
baud rate
press the B key,
then use the
CRSR right
key
until the
correct rate is
found.
Press RETURN to
make the
selection.
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