Quick Link II Fax (250-3027) Receiving a Fax Faxback Doc. # 3231
Receiving a fax is handled by the send/receive program module of Quick
Link II Fax, called RECFAX; when loaded into memory RECFAX totally
automates the process of receiving a fax (strictly speaking RECFAX is a
TSR, or Terminate and Stay Resident program). Depending on how Quick Link
II Fax was installed, RECFAX may already be loaded into memory when you
turn on your computer, so you'll be able to receive faxes whenever your
computer and fax/modem is powered on. If not, RECFAX can be loaded into
memory at any time by following one of the following procedures.
If you are in the Quick Link II Fax main application:
1. Pull down the FAX menu and choose the bottom option, LOAD RECEIVE FAX.
A dialog box appears to inform you that the loading process completes.
2. If the bottom option of the FAX menu is UNLOAD RECEIVE FAX, the RECFAX
module is already in memory. Selecting UNLOAD RECEIVE FAX will remove
RECFAX from memory.
If you are at a DOS prompt:
1. Change directories to the Quick Link II Fax install directory. This
is normally done by typing CD\QL2FAX. Your DOS prompt will probably
change to C:\QL2FAX>.
2. Type RECFAX and press the ENTER key. This loads the module into
memory and initializes the modem. If RECFAX is already loaded into
memory, the screen will say so.
3. To disable the receiving portion of RECFAX from memory, type RECFAX
/OUT at the DOS prompt from within any directory. To totally remove
it from memory, type RECFAX/ ALL.
RECFAX normally stays in an invisible, idle state while awaiting a call; it
pops up a status line over anything else on screen along the top right
edge while actually answering and processing the fax. When a fax gets
received, the call is automatically logged in the RECEIVE FAX LOG and the
fax gets saved on the hard disk in the Quick Link II Fax Install
directory. The first fax file gets named FAX0001.REC - the 4 digit number
increases with each received fax. The received fax file can be viewed,
printed, and re-sent at any time once saved on disk.
RECFAX's default settings will let it answer the incoming call to
determine what it is: either fax, data, or voice. If the call is a fax,
it gets received in the manner just described. If it is a modem/datacall,
RECFAX displays in the top status line that there is an incoming data
call, giving you 30 seconds to quit out of your application and enter the
Quick Link II Fax main application to establish the connection. If the
incoming call isn't a fax or a data call, the status line will display
"VOICE CALL".
How RECFAX makes a determination: Since not all fax machines broadcast
CNG tones (a special noise which makes it clear to a fax/modem that a fax
transmission is following) when sending, RECFAX makes your fax/modem
first broadcast datacom handshake tones, then fax handshake/training
tones, and then repeats the cycle a number of times, depending somewhat on
the fax/modem, and then displays the VOICE CALL message. This means that
people calling you will be hearing some computer tones before you pick up
your handset. If you only have one telephone line and rarely receive
faxes (or people call you ahead of time before faxing), you may want to
set the number of rings to answer the phone to 3-5 and set the ANSWER MODE
to FAX ONLY, which will allow you to pick up the phone before the
fax/modem does.
Text Editor
Quick Link II Fax includes a built-in, miniature text editor, accessible
from the EDIT menu. The Text Editor is perfect for editing Script Files
and other small text documents, and creating small text files to fax out
from the Quick Link II Fax main application. A file is limited to a
maximum of 400 lines of text, or about 5 typewritten pages.
You also have the option of loading your own editor instead of the QL II
Fax editor if you desire. Upon choosing EDITOR from the EDIT menu, a
hierarchical menu will appear for you to specify if you are editing an
existing file, a new file, the contents of the line buffer or Editor
Setup. If you wish to use your own editor such as Word Perfect, choose
EDITOR SETUP. In the first text box enter the drive and full path and
filename for accessing your editor, such as C:\WP5I\WP.EXE. In the second
text box enter any execution time parameters (command line arguments) that
you may normally need to specify for your editor . If you do not use
execution parameters, leave the second text box blank (this is normal).
If you would like to select the file to edit before leaving the Quick Link
II Fax environment and entering the desired editor, select the first check
box. If you wish to have the default path changed to the path of the
desired editor, select the second check box. This may be necessary if the
editor relies on program or setup files in its own subdirectory. Save the
information you have entered by clicking the SAVE button. Click the OK to
continue. Now when you select the Editor you will have your editor loaded
instead of the built in Quick Link II Fax editor. To return to Quick Link
II Fax from your editor, select the quit function provided by your editor.
If you are using the editor provided with Quick Link II Fax, you will need
to select one of the first three options on the EDITOR hierarchical menu.
If you are editing an existing file you will be presented with the
standard Quick Link II Fax file selection screen. You will need to open
the file you wish to edit. The NEW File option will open the Editor with
a blank file and the Line Buffer menu selection will place the contents of
the Line Buffer in the Editor.
When you enter the Quick Link II Fax Editor, the menu bar will change. It
will change to DIAMOND, FILE, and EDIT menus. The DIAMOND menu will allow
you to access a help screen with the Editor key commands. The FILE menu
bar lets you create NEW files, SAVE files, PRINT files, leap to a DOS
SHELL, and RETURN TO QL II FAX. The EDIT menu gives you functions to CUT,
COPY, PASTE, CLEAR, INSERT and DELETE lines.
When you first enter the editor you will be placed in Edit Mode for
editing the text file. You are, by default, in the character insert
mode. You can toggle between insert and over write mode for editing by
pressing the Ins Key on your keyboard. You have full use of the Home,
End, Page Up, Page Down, and Del keys for positioning the cursor in the
text file or removing characters. In addition to the use of the above
standard keys, the Quick Link II Fax Text Editor uses special key
assignments to cut, copy and paste text and to insert and delete lines.
The table below defines the special key assignments.
KEYS MEANING
ALT-S Saves your current text file
Alt-Z DOS Shell
Alt- Editor, Return to QL II Fax
Alt-X Copy marked text to scrap
Alt-C Cut marked text to scrap
Alt-V Paste scrap at cursor position
Alt-D Delete current line
Alt-I Insert line
Alt-M Mark text for copy/cut text
Ins Toggle insert/over write mode
Online help
At almost every point in Quick Link II Fax, there is a Help button just
waiting to be clicked if you are beginning to get lost or don't know what
to do next. The quick key for the Help button is always ALT-H.
Additionally, there is a Help item in the Diamond Menu at the left end of
the menu bar for broader concepts and the Help Index. This online help
system summarizes most of this manual and can guide you through any sticky
spots.
Leaving Quick Link II Fax
Pulling down the FILE menu reveals the two commands to leave Quick Link II
Fax:
Quit
The QUIT function allows you to quit Quick Link II FAX and return to the
DOS command line. Quit does not disconnect the line unless you instruct
it to do so, so you could switch over to another communications program
while maintaining the connection if your other application supports this
function. Quit totally removes the Main Application from memory and is
the normal way to leave the program.
DOS Shell
The DOS Shell function allows you to temporarily exit and perform DOS
functions (like deleting files, for example), and then return to the
communications session. When you are ready to return to Quick Link II Fax
from DOS, simply type the word EXIT at the command line.
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