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Other screen display problems
If you have screen display problems other than the ones listed in this
appendix (such as lines of text running off the screen), you may have a
problem with your communications software.
The problem generally shows up as soon as you begin to send or receive data.
Check the user’s guide that came with your communications software to
confirm that your modem is set correctly.
If you’re dialing an on-line service, verify that your system is set to match
what the service requires.
The following table lists some of the display problems you may encounter.
Solutions will vary depending on your communications software.
What you see Possible cause Possible solution
Data sent by the remote Speed (bps rate), Consult your software
modem appear as random parity setting, or data bits manual, call your on-line
text on your screen. setting is incorrect. service to find out what
bps rate is expected,
or experiment until you
find a bps rate that works.
Data appear as double Both correspondent’s Turn off your local echo;
characters. and your software are that is, change to a full
echoing characters. duplex setting.
Lines of incoming data Both correspondent’s Turn off your program’s
are double-spaced. and your software are line-feed (or newline)
sending line-feed command.
(also called newline)
commands.
Incoming data write over Correspondent expects Turn on your program’s
the same line. your software to begin line-feed (or newline)
a new line. command.
Incoming characters Correspondent expects Turn on your program’s
disappear off the right your software to provide word wrap command.
side of the screen. word wrap.
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