ThinFax 1414-LX/LXM with MiniFax For HP 100/200LX Revision 1.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.
1 ‘ ‘ INTRODUCTION Thank you and welcome to our next generation of the ThinFax modem card for HP 100/200LX. This User's Manual explains in detail how to install, and how to operate the ThinFax modem cards. The following products are covered in this manual: ThinFax 1414LX ThinFax 1414LXM (Modem + MiniFax) (Modem + MiniFax + 2, 4 or 8 MB FLASH memory) Both ThinFax cards come with MiniFax, an onboard fax program with the same user interface of the HP 100/200LX palmtop computer.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Preparing the HP 100/200LX 2 Memory: You should reserve at least 400 KB of system memory for the MiniFax (70KB) and the HP System Manager. If you plan to use other built-in applications, consider increasing the size of the system memory accordingly. Press the &… and S key to start Setup.
Hardware Installation (Cont.) Software Installation Inserting the Card Hold the card with the EXP logo on the top. Slide the card into the slot located at the left side of the HP 100/200LX. Push the card in until the end of the card is flush with the case. (See Below) To install the ThinFax card: C Press the &… , MENU, A, L key. To close all applications. C Press &… , D to display DOS prompt C:\. C Type A: and press Enter, Change to drive A: in the ThinFax 1414LX/LXM card.
5. NOTICE: What type of your telephone line ANALOG OR DIGITAL? Type ATDT nnn nnnn then press ENTER, where nnn nnnn is your telephone number. The modem will attempt to dial and later it should display BUSY result code. User type in these lines Check your telephone line, the Fax/Data can be connected to an ANALOG Line ONLY ! (normal house hold line) Modem’s responses After you have finished the above procedures, this is proof that the modem is installed properly and functioning well.
Accessing the Flash (F:) drive ThinFax 1414-LXM user can access the Flash F:(typical) drive just like other DOS drives after the software installation is completed. All file operations such as Copy, Delete, Move are supported both within DOS prompt and any HP built-in application. The Flash F: drive is pre-formatted at our factory.
The initial screen after running MiniFax will be: 5. To edit a Cover page, press TAB to highlight the Cover Page box and press ENTER, or press F6. 6. Fill in; Company: of the fax recipient (if any), From: Your name goes in here, Fax# for your local fax number. You may add the reference subject to the Re: field and any additional notes to the Comment: field. The comments field is limited to approximately 16 lines or 500 characters.
. The MiniFax will attempt to make a connection with the remote fax machine, the progress graph starts incrementing until it reaches 100%. Receiving a Fax Connect the ThinFax modem to a working telephone line and then to start MiniFax, After MiniFax is started, press MENU, F, R or F3 from any of the other MiniFax menu to display the following screen If there is any error, please consult APPENDIX C for more detail and possible cause of the error. 1.
page and highlight Cover page then press ENTER or use Hot-key. Fill in the text boxes such as number of pages, reference and comments. If the file name is omitted from the File name field then only the cover page will be sent. 4. Highlight Send Fax and press ENTER or press F8 to start sending fax. 4 SENDING A FAX This section contains all the detailed explanations of the MiniFax functions including the entries in each main function.
Press TAB to move the highlight among the field, button or List boxes. Use Up arrow or Down arrow to move within the Name and Fax# List box and then press ENTER to accept the highlighted selection. The name and fax number will be copied automatically to the fax recipient's To: and Fax #: field in the Send screen. The telephone directory and the Phone book entry on this screen are identical to the entry from the built-in HP 100/200LX Phone Book.
Receive Fax Entry RECEIVING FAXES This section explains in detail the steps required to receive faxes. NOTE: The MiniFax requires space in the C: drive to store the received fax. Depending on the received fax's resolution, approximately 35KB (standard mode, 200 x 100/200 dpi) or as high as 95KB (fine mode 200 x 200 dpi) of the disk's space will be needed for a one page (letter size) fax. # Press MENU, F, R or F3 or from any other MiniFax menu to display the following screen To receive fax 1.
VIEW FAX View Contents # Select a file and press ENTER, or ALT+ O from the Select View File to display the following View Contents screen. # Press MENU, F, V or press F4 from within MiniFax operation. Function key To View Fax Type in a file name or use TAB to move the highlight bar to Files: List box. Use Up arrow or Down arrow to move within the Files: box. Press ENTER or use the Hot-key to accept the highlighted selection. Note: The View Fax function displays fax file format (.
MINIFAX UTILITY # Press MENU, U or press F4 from any other MiniFax menu to display the following screen. # File name: Enter file name to print. # Directory: Current directory. # Files: The file List box, displays all files in current directory. Press Up arrow or Down arrow to move within the box. Press ENTER to accept the highlighted selection. # Directories: In the Directory List box, you can select the directory or drive you want from this box. Press Up arrow or Down arrow to move within the box.
Log Configuring MiniFax # The configuration menu allows you to do the following operations: registers your name, local Fax number, changes modem characteristics (via Init String field), or for the credit card caller you can add ID number (via Dial Prefix field), Modem speaker control, Pulse and Manual dial selection. # Press MENU, U, C to display the Configuration screen. Press MENU, U, L to display the Log screen.
6. Manual Dial: If checked, the user will be prompted at the send fax screen. Status: Hit Enter after fax tone. About # To display information about the MiniFax programs itself such as revision, and copyright information. Upgrade the MiniFax From time to time EXP will release a maintenance upgrade MiniFax for additional features. The new revision file will be posted on our BBS (516) 496-3753. The file name convention are: For ThinFax 1414-LX Basic-XX.exe. where XX (e.g., 01)= revision number.
Operating Consideration for ThinFax as a Data Modem Operating Mode 5 Using the ThinFax as a Data modem in the HP 100/200LX This section assumes that you had completed the steps required to prepare the HP 100/200 LX for the card modem in the Section 2. The ThinFax 1414-LX/LXM also functions as a data modem with speed up to 14,400 bps. User of the built-in application such as DataComm or CC:Mail or any data communication program should follow the setup procedures for each individual program.
Operating Mode (Cont) The list of commands needed to enter a specific error correction or data compression mode are provided below: Direct mode only: &F \N1 or \N1 V.42 bis with fallback to MNP 5, &F \N3 or \N3 "H3 %C1 MNP 2-4 or V.42: V.42 bis with fallback &F \N4 %C0 or \N4 %C0 "H3 -J1 to V.42/MNP 2-4: V.42 bis only: &F \N4 -J0 or \N4 -J0 "H3 V.
Hardware Installation 1. 5. Connect RJ-11 connector to a working telephone line. ( If you are not planing to use the modem at this time. You may skip this step.) 6. You are now ready to install either the computer manufacturer's Device Driver (If they are Not pre-loaded from the factory) or the EXP's ThinFax Device Driver. Please follow the Software Installation Guide procedures. Locate the PC Card (PCMCIA) slot, which is usually on one side of the computer.
(Check the system configuration program or your computer User's manual for details on how to disable a COM Port) 5. NOTE 4. You can use either a mouse or the TAB key to switch between different fields of the menu. Use the mouse or the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to select among the items in each field.
ENABLING 32-BIT CARD SUPPORT OF WINDOWS 95 CHECKING YOUR MODEM INSTALLATION After installation, you may wish to check if the computer recognized the modem and the assigned COM port. Click on Start => Settings => Control Panel => Modem => Diagnostics tab. Locate the modem’ s COM port then highlight it. Click on ‘More Info... button. The Windows 95 will try to communicate with the modem. The More Info... window appear with all the modem identification information.
select “PCMCIA socket”. Select the appropriate type of PCMCIA Controller that matches with yours and follow the on-screen instructions. Using the ThinFax 1414-LXM as a FLASH card in PC Card Compatible Computer. SYSTEM REQUIREMENT PC Card (PCMCIA 2.10) Device Driver: Most of the notebook computer manufacturers supply their own device driver program to operate the PC Card (PCMCIA) slot on their computers. If your computer comes with the device driver to support PC Card (PCMCIA) slot (i.e.
APPENDIX A Basic Data Modem 'AT' Commands Command A/ A Bn Cn D En Fn Hn In Kn Ln Mn Nn On P Qn Sn Sn=x Sn? ? T Vn Xn Yn Zn &Cn &Dn &F &Gn &Jn &M0 &Pn &Q0 &Sn &Tn &Vn ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Default Function none none 1 1 none 1 1 0 0 none 2 1 1 0 none 0 none none none none none 1 4 0 0 1 2 none 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Repeat last command Answer Select CCITT or Bell Carrier control option Dial command Command echo On-line echo Switch hook control Identification/checksum SRAM buffer control S
"On 16 V.42 bis string length * Value saved in NVRAM. Full description of the above >AT= commands is available for downloads on EXP Bulletin Board System. APPENDIX B UPGRADE This appendix contains the procedures to download the maintenance upgrade for the MiniFax, the PC Card (PCMCIA 2.01) device driver and the FLASH memory device driver with format utility program from EXP's Bulletin Board System (BBS). EXP constantly works on perfecting the ThinFax LX/LXM products line.
Download the Upgrade Program using HP 100/200LX Palmtop 5. Press MENU, F, P to set the protocol to ZMODEM. By using the Palmtop's built-in application DataComm with the ThinFax 1414LX/LXM, you can download the upgrade program from the EXP Computer Inc.'s BBS at 516-496-3753. 1. Press MENU, F To use filer to view C:\_DAT directory. If there is any file named MINIFnnn.EXE, where nnn are any numerical characters, delete those files from the directory, or at least rename them to a different name.
Upgrade the MiniFax The upgrade program must be executed from DOS. 1. Press the &… to access More Applications screen. Press MENU, A, L key to close all applications. Press &…, D key to enter DOS environment. 2. After the screen displays the DOS prompt C:\_DAT>,(default path) type INSTALL then Press ENTER to start the program. Follow the prompt message to complete the upgrade process. 3. Upon the completion of the upgrade procedures, you can delete the OLD MINIFnnn.
Questions & Answers The Technical Support staff of EXP are available to help you with any problem in regarding installation ThinFax-LX/LXM and operation of the MiniFax. For all other operations, it is requested that you refer to appropriate HP 100/200LX user=s manual or the communication program user manual. Please read the following Question & Answer. You may find the answer here in this section before contacting Technical Support for help. Technical Support EXP Computer Inc.
Use the key combination, CTRL + SHIFT + ON, to re-initialize the system. Do not initialize the RAM disk or you will lose everything in your AC@ drive. 10) How much space does the MiniFax software take up on my A C@@ drive? None, it does not require any space on the AC@ drive. It requires ~64KB of system memory. 11) How do I connect to a BBS? Use DataComm to dial out to the BBS. Make sure it is set to COM 2, because that is where the modem is.
APPENDIX C ERROR MESSAGE V01, V04: File is not found! Resolution: Check for the location of file. Match the path of the file to the location. V02, V03, V05: Memory overflow! Resolution: Check to see if you have any other applications open and close them. Make sure you have at least 400K of System RAM. M01, M4: EXP ThinFax card not found! Resolution: Check to see if the card is securely seated into the slot. Make sure the TSR, AD:\BIN\CIC100 /GEN 1@, is being loaded by the autoexec.bat. M02: Log file is old.
E06 : Line busy ! Resolution: Try the number again later or a different number. E07 : No answer ! Resolution: Remote machine not on or connected. Try the number again. E08 : Protocol exchange error ! E09 : Line condition may be bad ! Resolution: Protocol/ Speed negotiation error, line is noisy Move to different location and try again. E11 : COM port is not responding ! Resolution: Check COM port with DataComm. Reset the palmtop. Restart MiniFax.
