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From: sentinel@killer.UUCP (Rob Tillotson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Modem 1200 Question (?Reposting)
Message-ID: <334@killer.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Nov-86 02:49:07 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 14 02:49:07 1986
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In article <904@ethos.UUCP>, ggw@ethos.UUCP writes:
> Is there a simple way to keep the CBM Modem 1200 from coming up initially
> with auto-answer enabled? ...

    Unfortunately, no.  I saw mention someplace that Commodore planned to
make one of the dip-switches disable auto-answer, but as far as I know they
never did... of course, since I have one of the first 1670's that wouldn't
help me much anyway!
    Anyhow, you should invest in a "Ringer Silencer", available at your local
Radio Shack for around $5-$7.  It's basically a 6 foot phone cord with a
switch in the middle which disables ringing.  You simply replace the cord
between your modem and wall with this thing, and set the switch to OFF.
Of course, this disables the ring on the phone connected to the modem as
well, but I have not found this to be a problem, as there is another phone
in the next room.
    Also, I have noticed no problems regarding line noise using this, and
as a side effect it also seems to keep my 1670 from picking up the line
whenever I dial another phone in the house (all of them are pulse... the
darn 1670 thinks that someone is trying to call!).  Not bad for $7.

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