Novaterm 9.6 User's Guide
one of the Hayes-compatible modem drivers. It is a sequence of
Hayes AT commands that is sent to your modem when Novaterm
starts up. In other words, Novaterm configures your Hayes-
compatible modem at start-up using this series of commands. The
initialization string may also be sent manually by pressing C= I in
terminal mode (see 3.1.3, Commodore key commands, C= I).
In the Configuration menu, Novaterm does not display the entire
initialization string; it cuts off the string to avoid a strange display.
However, the entire string is still there, even though you can't see it
all. The string may be up to 50 characters long.
Sending Hayes commands to a modem is like flipping switches inside
the modem to make it behave in a desired way. The initialization
string consists of a series of these commands bunched together so that
they all take effect at once. Because of this, it can be difficult for the
untrained eye to discern individual commands in the string. A
command begins with either a single letter, an ampersand ("&")
followed by a single letter, or a percent ("%") followed by a single
letter. Most commands have a one- or two-digit number following the
letter, and a special class of commands known as the "S" registers also
have an equal ("=") sign followed by a second number.
Some of the more common commands are listed below. Your
modem's manual contains more complete descriptions of these
commands. Some of these commands may not be supported by your
modem if it is an older or slower model.
E1 - Turn on modem's echo in command mode.
M1 - Turn modem speaker on until connected.
V1 - Turn on "verbose" reporting from the modem.
X4 - Report all status codes.
&C1 - Make carrier detect work properly. (This is very important).
$D2 - Hangup when DTR is dropped (Novaterm likes this also).
&K3 - Hardware flow control (required with high-speed modems).
S0=0 - Turn off auto-answer.
4.3.3 Dial method
The dialing method may be either tone dial or pulse dial. Pulse
dialing is like the old rotary phone method of dialing. It may be
necessary if you live in an area where tone dialing is not supported (in
the United States, tone dialing should be available everywhere).
4.3.4 Redial time