User`s guide

56K Professional Message Modem40
Glossary
Cross references are printed in
boldface
. Cross references with
items in the Command Summary, found in the “Technical Quick
Reference” section, are printed in
italics.
analogue loopback
A modem self-test in which data from the keyboard or an internal test
pattern is sent to the modem's transmitter, turned into analogue form,
looped back to the receiver, and converted back into digital form.
analogue signals
A variety of signals and wavelengths that can be transmitted over
communications lines such as the sound of a voice over the phone line.
These signals are in contrast with
digital signals
.
answer mode
This mode is used by your modem when answering an incoming call
from an originating modem. The transmit/receive frequencies are the
reverse of the originating modem, which is in
originate mode
.
application
A computer program designed to perform a specific function, such as a
word processing or organizing data into a spreadsheet.
ARQ
Automatic Repeat reQuest is a general term for a function that
automatically allows your modem to detect flawed data and retransmit it.
See
MNP
and
V.42
.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code used to
represent letters, numbers, and special
characters,
such as $, !, and /.