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F - V.90  for 56k baud  modem- Forces the modem into V22bis compatible mode.

Serial Port Settings

Modem Port: Select the number of COM port (COM1-COM5) for the modem you are dialing out on. This is the number of the serial port where the internal or external modem is attached.

Baud Rate:  Enter the baud rate as a number. The modems at the NIST handle normal modem speeds from 300 to 9600 baud.

Modem Commands

Attention String:  Enter the modem command string for initializing the modem. This string is used to prepare the modem to call out and precedes the dialing of the phone number. The direct connection procedure in ClockWatch expects that the modem respond with OK after each modem command is issued.

It is important that both flow control and data compression be disabled to allow the modem to read the string output by the timeserver.  The extended Hayes command code to turn off flow control is commonly &K0  and/or  \Q0 and to disable MNP data compression %C0, check your modem documentation for the actual codes. 

A value for the field is optional. The default value for the attention string is ATZX3

Dial String: Enter the modem command string to dial out. The default value is ATDT

Hint: To use pulse dialing change the dial string to ATDP

Hang-up String:  Enter the modem command string to hang-up the modem after communication is finished. The default value is ATH

Hint: You can use a terminal program such as HyperTerminal (a standard Windows accessory) to verify the modem is installed properly and the commands sent to the modem are correct. Configure HyperTerminal to open the same com port the modem is using (but not the modem itself) and type in the same command strings that are used to see if the modem responds.

Dialing

Dial Prefix: Enter the dialing prefix (if any) required to dial out. This digit is dialed before the NIST phone number is dialed.  If you include commas ',' in the string then the dialing will pause a period of time for each comma in the string. There is no default value.

NIST Phone Number:Enter the phone number of the NIST ACTS modem. The default value is the NIST in Boulder, Colorado, USA at 1-303-494-4774