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===> LISTING FILE: AUSTPAC .DOC
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AUSTPAC
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1 . Austpac General Information
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2 . Austpac Logon Instructions
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3 . Austpac Error Codes
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4 . Setting Austpac PAD Parameters
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5 . Austpac Phone Connections
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6 . ------> AUSTPAC UPDATE <------
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AUSTPAC GENERAL INFORMATION
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Charges : You can calculate your Austpac charges based on the
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following rates
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Peak ( 8 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday ) : $4.95/hour
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Off-peak ( all other times ) : $3.95/hour.
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A minimum call charge of $0.20 applies to cover your local
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call fee (which is charged to us) and the Austpac minimum time
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and data charges.
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General info : AUSTPAC allows users to connect to T.A.B.
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cheaper that S.T.D. from anywhere in Australia. It is a
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"Packet Switched Data Service" designed specifically for
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computer or terminal data transfer over Telecom phone lines.
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A number of other services are available via Austpac and
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information on these can be obtained by ringing one of the
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following numbers :
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Head Office : (03) 606.7772
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N.S.W. : 267 6699
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Victoria : 605 6250
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Queensland: 225 6400
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South Aust: 225 7435
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West. Aust: 420 7230
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Tasmania : 20 8800
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A.C.T. : 45 5555
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"Packet Switching" can be defined as "the routing of data in
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discrete quantities called packets, each of controlled format
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and with a maximum size".
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The service is implemented on a completely new network
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designed specifically to provide universal, shared,
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intelligent network for switched data communications.
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A variety of conventional terminals, or computers emulating
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terminals, can communicate with us via a Telecom adaption
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facility called PAD (packet Assembly/Disassembly facility).
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The PAD controls the format and flow of data in both
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directions.
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If you would like a copy of the Austpac "Asynchronous
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Character Data Terminal Users Guide" contact one of the above
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phone numbers. This will explain how to use Austpac correctly
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and also explains how to set your own parameters if the
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standard PAD Profile 7 does not suit your terminal/computer.
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There are times when Austpac will not be available for
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general use due to maintenance and upgrading. These
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interruptions may occur at any time without notice, but the
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frequency of these interruptions should become less and less
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as the system is fine-tuned.
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AUSTPAC LOGON INSTRUCTIONS
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To connect to T.A.B. via Austpac, you should first establish
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a connection with the PAD (Austpac). The procedure for this is
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as follows :
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300 BAUD :
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1. Dial the Austpac number 01921. This number is available
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from any automatic telephone exchange in Australia.
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2. When you get the carrier signal, connect your coupler or
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switch your modem to DATA.
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3. Wait about 5 seconds, and then press H followed by
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carriage return (Note: all input at this stage must be in
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upper case only.) You should then get the message AUSTPAC,
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which indicates a successful connection has been made. If the
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word AUSTPAC appears on your screen prior to entering H,
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connection has already been made and this step is not
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necessary. This procedure identifies your baud rate to
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Austpac, as this phone number is for all terminals operating
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between 110 to 300 baud.
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4. type PROF 7 (carriage return). This sets the PAD profile,
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or characteristics to the Austpac standard profile number 7,
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which is the profile most suited for connection to T.A.B.
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5. You must then enter our identification code, which is
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?238220000 (carriage return). Note : the question mark IS
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required! After a short pause, the message COM should be
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returned and you will then get the T.A.B. logon message.
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Proceed as per normal from this point on.
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1200/75 BAUD :
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1. Dial 01923 instead of 01921. This is Austpacs' Teletext
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facility which does provide the capabilities of connecting to
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us. You do NOT need to enter H for this connection, as the
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baud rate is fixed.
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2. follow steps 4 to 6 (above) to connect to T.A.B.
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If you have any difficulties at all, please write to username
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TAB on the system or call us on (03) 813.1133.
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AUSTPAC ERROR CODES
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1 . Austpac Codes Information
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2 . CLR DER
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3 . CLR DTE
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4 . CLR ERR
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5 . CLR INV
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6 . CLR NC
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7 . CLR OCC
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AUSTPAC CODES INFORMATION
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The following codes are a few of the codes which may be
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returned by the PAD. They are usually in the format of:
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CLR XXX nnn,
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where "XXX" equals the code and "nnn" is an I.D. number
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associated with that message. The I.D. number is only of use
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if it becomes necessary to inform us of the code received,
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whereapon you should give us the complete code received.
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CLR DER
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This error is returned when our Austpac link is unavailable.
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Please call the T.A.B. Hotline number and leave a message.
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CLR DTE
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This code is returned when you have been disconnected by us
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after logoff or due to some other fault. If you get this
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message other than after logoff, please let us know.
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CLR ERR
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This error code is returned due to a procedure error cuased
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by the operator, e.g. incorrect format.
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CLR INV
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This error code is returned by an error in your TAB I.D.
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entry. Try again with the correct identification - ?238120000
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CLR NC
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This code is returned when a network condition exists such
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as (1) temporary congestion or (2) a temporary fault. This
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code is returned by Austpac itself and is not related to T.A.B.
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Try again later.
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CLR OCC
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This error code is returned when the number required is busy.
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This means that either all available lines are currently in
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use or the system is temporarily unavailable for some reason.
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Try again later.
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SETTING AUSTPAC PAD PARAMETERS
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1 . Pad Parameters - General Info.
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2 . PAR 1 - PAD RECALL
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3 . PAR 2 - ECHO
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4 . PAR 3 - FORWARDING SIGNAL
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5 . PAR 5 - XON/XOFF BY THE PAD
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6 . PAR 6 - PAD MESSAGES
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7 . PAR 7 - "BREAK" SIGNAL OPERAT'N
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8 . PAR 9 - CARRIAGE RETURN PADDING
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9 . PAR 12 - XON/XOFF BY THE USER
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10. PAR 16 - DELETE CHARACTER
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PAD PARAMETERS - GENERAL INFO.
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This section describes each of the RELEVANT PAD parameters
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and how to set them for your particular terminal if required.
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Each menu item first notes the default setting (Profile 7)
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which is set when you type PROF 7 before connecting to T.A.B.
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There are a number of standard "PROFILES" which can be set
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when using Austpac. These profiles differ according to the
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requirements of the user. The profile closest to that required
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with T.A.B. is profile number 7. However, because there are so
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many different terminal types being used, requirements may
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differ, particularly in the area of the delete character.
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Therefore, we have created this section for the benefit of
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users who wish to alter the paramameters they work with.
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All parameters can be altered prior to connecting to T.A.B.
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by use of the SET? command. Any number of parameters can be
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altered at one time. It should be noted that you can only
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issue up to three PAD commands prior to connecting to T.A.B.
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Once connected to T.A.B. you can issue a command to the PAD
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to change any parameters. To do this, you must enter the "PAD
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RECALL" character (default is CTRL-P). Nothing will be
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displayed on the screen to prompt you at this stage. After
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issuing your PAD command, you will be automatically placed
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back into the T.A.B. system.
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As usual, if you have any problems with this, please feel
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free to contact us on (03) 813.1133 during Melbourne business
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hours or send us a note via Electronic Mail to username TAB.
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PAD PARAMETER 1
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Default parameter in Profile 7 : DLE (CTRL-P)
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This parameter allows a user to exit the "Data Transfer
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State" to the "Command State" to issue ONE PAD command.
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Possible values are :
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0 : No PAD RECALL character is defined. All characters sent
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from the users' terminal are forwarded to T.A.B as data, with
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full transparency. Note : when parameter 1 has a value of 0,
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the BREAK signal may be used for PAD recall if parameter 7 is
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set to value 8.
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1 : (DLE or CTRL-P).
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32 to 126 (decimal) : Decimal value of binary number representing the
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character to be interpreted as the PAD recall character.
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After issuing the PAD recall, you are placed in the PAD
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COMMAND mode, and the NEXT set of characters sent by you are
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treated as PAD commands. There is no prompt from PAD at this
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point, unless you have parameter 6 (Indications) set to 5.
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This will result in a prompt of *.
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If you have typed a line, but have not yet sent it through to
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T.A.B. by pressing carriage return, using the PAD recall
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character will send the data through. Therefore, if you use
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the delete key on this text AFTER altering a PAD parameter, it
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will have no effect, as the data will have already been
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transmitted.
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PAD PARAMETER 2
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Default parameter in Profile 7 : 1 (echo on)
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This parameter specifies whether Austpac (PAD) echoes each
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character entered. Echo is usually only turned off when the
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user is in "half-duplex" mode, i.e. the characters typed are
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sent to the screen as well as through your acoustic coupler or
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modem.
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If you can change your terminal program from full duplex to
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half duplex it can be used to check that what you type is
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being correctly received and interpreted by Austpac.
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Possible values are :
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0 : no echo
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1 : echo enabled.
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PAD PARAMETER 3
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Default Parameter in Profile 7 : 2 - CR (carriage return)
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When using Austpac, all data is stored by the PAD until the
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"Data Forwarding Signal" is received. Then the information
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stored by the PAD is sent through to us. The standard
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preferred data forwarding signal is CR (carriage return), but
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the other possibilities are :
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0 : no data forwarding signal.
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2 : data forwarding signal is carriage return (CR).
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6 : <CR> <ESC> <BEL> <ENQ> and <ACK> are all data forwarding
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signals.
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18: <CR> <EOT> and <ETX> are data forwarding signals.
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126: All non-printing characters (including DEL) are data
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forwarding signals.
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These characters are : NUL, SOH, STX, ETX, EOT, ENQ, ACK, BEL,
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BS, HT, LF, VT, FF, CR, SO, SI, DLE, DC1, DC2, DC3, DC4, NAK,
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SYN, ETB, CAN, EM, SUB, ESC, FS, GS, RS, US
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Note 1 : when parameter 3=126, editing characters (including
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delete) should be selected from the non-printing characters
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listed above, to avoid conflict of use.
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Note 2 : The data forwarding signal is included in the data
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sent through to T.A.B. and is the last character in each
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"packet".
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Note 3 : Other conditions which cause data to be sent to
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T.A.B. from PAD are :
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A full PAD buffer (packet) of up to 128 characters, providing
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this data does not include a data forwarding signal.
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Receipt of a BREAK signal.
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Escape to PAD Command mode.
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Receipt of PAD messages (i.e. from Austpac, not T.A.B.)
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PAD PARAMETER 5
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Default parameter in Profile 7 : 1
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Possible values are :
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0 : The PAD does not generate X-ON & X-OFF characters.
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1 : The PAD uses X-ON and X-OFF for flow control.
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In certain circumstances, for reasons of flow control the PAD
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may be momentarily unable to transmit data to the correspondent,
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and if parameter 5 is not zero, the PAD will send to the
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users' terminal/computer an X-OFF character (CTRL-S). The
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users' terminal should then cease to transmit characters.
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To indicate that it is able to accept further characters, the
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PAD will then send the user an X-ON character.
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In particular, the PAD will send an X-OFF character under the
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following conditions :
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1. Providing parameter 1 (PAD recall) is not zero, when the
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user sends the PAD recall character, which causes the PAD to
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stop transferring data and expect a command.
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2. Provided parameter 6 (PAD service signals) is not zero,
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when an indication or answer has to be transmitted to the PAD>
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The PAD always transmits an X-ON each time it first connects
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to T.A.B.
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Note : X-ON = DC1 X-OFF = DC3
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NOTE : If you wish to upload or download, then this parameter
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should be set to 0 prior to this operation.
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PAD PARAMETER 6
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Default parameter in Profile 7 : 1
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Possible values are :
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0 : The PAD does not transmit any messages or indications to
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the users' terminal. Instead, the PAD behaves exactly as if it
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had just transmitted the indication. The users' terminal will
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receive no information about call progress, resets, etc. Care
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should be exercised in setting parameter 6=0 if interaction is
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required. T.A.B. recommends that you do not use this setting.
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1 : The PAD transmits indications to the users' terminal,
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either in response to a command or to report an error.
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5 : The PAD transmits indications (as for value 1) but also
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transmits the prompt PAD signal. It does this to indicate that
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it is waiting for input from the user.
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The prompt signal is <CR> <LF> followed by a *
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PAD PARAMETER 7
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Default parameter in Profile 7 : 21 (DISC, INT, BRK)
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When a BREAK is entered from a terminal, it results in a
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physical break on the communications line.
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Possible values are :
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0 : No action taken.
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1 : INTERRUPT
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2 : RESET
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8 : Escape from Data Transfer.
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21: Interrupt, Indication of break PAD message, and discard
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data.
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PAD PARAMETER 9
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Default parameter in Profile 7 : 4
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possible values are :
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0 : no padding after carriage return.
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n : ("n" = 1 to 7 - inserts 1 to 7 "NULLS" after carriage
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return).
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This parameter specifies whether the PAD should transmit
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NULLS after it transmits a carriage return to the users'
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terminal. This is particularly useful if the user is using a
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hardcopy terminal or has a slow printer "chained" to his
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micro/terminal to copy all data received to paper. It operates
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the same way as the T.A.B. PAD command. It is used to ensure
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that characters are not sent when the mechanical device is
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being returned to the left hand margin of the printer/hardcopy
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terminal. Padding may be non-printing characters or time-fill.
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PAD PARAMETER 12
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Default parameter in Profile 7 : 1
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This parameter detirmines whether the users' terminal can
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control the flow of data to and from the PAD by use of X-ON
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and X-OFF characters (CTRL-S & CTRL-Q).
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Possible values are :
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0 : The PAD regards X-ON and X-OFF characters as data
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characters, and as such does not act on them when received.
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1: The PAD interrupts the transmission of data to the users'
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terminal when it receives an X-OFF character. This X-OFF state
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remains until the PAD receives an X-ON character from the
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terminal, or until the PAD Recall character is received.
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NOTE : If you wish to UPLOAD (SAVE) or DOWNLOAD, then this
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parameter should be set to 0 prior to this operation.
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PAD PARAMETER 16
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Default parameter in Profile 7 : 8 (BS or Backspace).
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Possible values are :
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0 to 127 (decimal) : the decimal value of a character is to
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be used as the "character delete character". This is the most
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common delete character used, but some terminals/computers may
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require the use of ASCII 127 (delete).
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Users Users should set both their PAD parameter 16 and their
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T.A.B. DELCHR to the same value.
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AUSTPAC PHONE CONNECTIONS
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If your modem does not have a phone attached, your telephone
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hookup should be as per Telecoms' Mode 3 connection. This is
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outlined for your information as follows, although Telecom can
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easily install this for you. Any other connection, particularly
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if there is more than one phone on the circuit, can result in
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attenuation of signal strength, which can result in "garbage"
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on line.
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If you are using any other connection type and have more than
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one phone installed, you should unplug all unnecessary
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telephones. If you are using a "Y" connector, we suggest you
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unplug the telephone AFTER you have established contact with
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Austpac (i.e. received carrier tone).
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Because the Austpac carrier is often weaker than a normal
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dial-up line, it is important that your receive and transmit
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sensitivity is as high as possible. Acoustic couplers should
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be adjusted to a level of -10dB.
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For the 1200/75 b.p.s. service, the speed must be accurate to
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+1% and -2 1/2%.
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MODE 3 TELEPHONE CONNECTION
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incoming ! ! exchange line
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! !
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2 ! ! 6 611
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! ! socket
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o--------- o
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! !
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\!/ \!/
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o o o -----------------
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M ! ! ! !
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O ! -------)-------------------- !
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D ! loop ! 1! !5
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E ! relay ! ! !
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M ! ! ! !
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------------ ! !
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! !
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--------------- !
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! !
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! -----------
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! !
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! !
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! !
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----!----!-----
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phone ! 2! !6 ! 610
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plug ! ! ! ! socket
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----!----!-----
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! !
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\!/ \!/
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to
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phone
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Basically, what the above diagram describes is as follows :
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The incoming line goes to pins 2 and 6 on a Telecom 611
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socket. This must be the first socket in the circuit. Then run
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a pair from pins 1 and 5 of the same socket to pins 2 and 6 on
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a Telecom 610 socket. Any further telephone extensions can be
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paralleled to pins 2 and 6 and as many sockets as is required.
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It should be noted that when the modem is switched to data,
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ALL telephones in the circuit will be disabled.
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AUSTPAC UPDATE
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AUSTPAC : If you have any difficulty with Austpac connection
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to us, please advise via Electronic Mail to TAB or via the
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hotline. All relevant information will be passed on to Telecom
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and Data General.
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WHO TO CALL
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If you are disconnected from the system when connecting via
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Austpac please call 1107 (free call), (N.S.W. users - (02)
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211.0711) ask for Austpac Division and report the problem.
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DELETE AND CLR DTE
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Austpac users please use your BACKSPACE key ONLY (ASCII 8) to
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delete characters until further notice. Do NOT use DELETE
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(ASCII 127). Also type SET?15:1 after you have typed PROF 7.
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Alternatively, after you have logged on, type CTRL-P SET?15:1.
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This will cut down the incidence of the CLR DTE 000 message!
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NOTE - The TAB Austpac ID number is now ?238220000.
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Imported to the U.S. by P-80 Systems 304-744-2253
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