193 Comms
Note! You can use the Copy and Paste commands on the Edit menu to copy
and paste text to and from other MC 218 programs. When you paste text in the
Terminal emulation screen, it is sent to the remote machine: this is often called
‘pasting to a host’.
When you’ve finished the communications session, you may want to:
• Save the settings on the other machine. In HyperTerminal this is done
using Save on the File menu.
• Save the communications settings on the MC 218 using Save settings as
on the File menu, giving the file an appropriate name, e.g. MC 218 to PC.
You will then be able to start communications between the machines again
quickly, using Load settings on the File menu in Comms, and by clicking on
the appropriate icon in the HyperTerminal folder.
Connecting the MC 218 to a remote machine via a modem link is very similar
to connecting directly with a PC, except that the signals between the two
machines travel via a telephone line with a modem at each end. You must
ensure:
• The Baud rate you use does not exceed the maximum that the two modems
are capable of handling.
• You correctly initialise the modem the MC 218 is connected to.
To start a connection:
1. Connect the MC 218 to the modem using the PC docking cable and a
modem adaptor cable - contact your Ericsson distributor for details.
Connect the modem to a telephone socket.
2. Select communication settings in Comms that are appropriate to the
modem’s maximum speed, and identical to the remote machine’s settings.
3. Start communications with the modem by typing
AT
and pressing Enter. The modem should return OK, which will appear in
the Terminal emulation screen. If it doesn’t, make sure all cables are
connected correctly and the communication settings are appropriate to the
modem according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
4. Type the modem initialisation string appropriate to the modem and press
Enter. This may be ATZ or AT&F, but you should check the modem
manual for further details.
5. Type ATDT followed by the telephone number (including any dial-out
prefix you need to add) of the remote modem you are connecting to. When
the other modem answers, you will normally see a CONNECT message in
the Terminal window, and can begin to log in according to the remote
machine’s requirements. This may require pressing the Enter key a few
times to get a ‘prompt’ (a line of text sent by the remote machine, such as
username: which waits for a command or a response).
• When communicating with a remote host, you may find you receive
characters too quickly to read. Use Pause on the Transfer menu to
CONNECTING VIA A MODEM LINK
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