Brother International PN-5700DS Owner's Manual - English - Page 245

you call an information service, you must also identify yourself with a "log in". 1. Setting up: Communicating through a modem is very similar to a tele- phone conversation between two people. In order to make the conversation possible, some rules must be observed. For example, both persons will speak the same language and will agree to speak one at a time. When communicating through modems, some parameters like baud rate and parity must have the same setting at each end of the line. When you subscribe to an information service, you receive a list of the settings that you are supposed to use. if you use different settings, the host computer will not adjust automatically, and communication will be impossible. Before you try to communicate with a friend, simply agree on the settings that you will use. For more details about the setting, see: • "Setting Up" on page 239. 2. Being dialed: The Terminal mode of your unit must be displayed on the screen when someone is dialing you. If you are working with your unit or if you are already communicating with someone, your machine cannot be dialed. 3. Dialing: This machine performs automatic dialing. This means that you do not have to manually dial a number on the phone but simply type it on the screen. To make this procedure even easier, you can select the phone number from the current Address Book file. An information service can usually be dialed at any time. The same is not always true when transferring a file to a friend's personal computer. Before dialing a friend, call him by phone to make sure that his computer is ready. For more details about dialing, see: • "Dialing" on page 235. • When sending a file to a personal computer that is connected to your unit by a NUL MODEM cable, dialing is not necessary. 4. Auto log in: The log in data contains the information that allows an information service to identify you. This machine allows you to record the log in data as you enter it on the screen when requested to do so by the information service. Once the log in data has been recorded, the machine will automatically transmit it after dialing. 5. Transmitting/Receiving: Once you are connected, the text that you type is transmitted and the text that is received is displayed on your screen. Optionally, the text that is transmitted can be "echoed" back to your screen for confirmation. You can transmit the contents of a Create Document file or store the information received in a memory file. For more details about reception and transmission, see: • "Sending a File" on page 245. • "Receiving a File" on page 246. 231 WMORINUITTA 0 i