| BitCom User's Manual Table of Contents CHAPTER TWO - QUICK START Setting Up The Environment..........................................................8 Starting The BitCom Program.......................................................8 Auto Dialing..................................................................................9 Adding a Phone Number Record...................................................11 Editing an Existing Phone Number Record....................................12 Direct Connect - Test Modem.......................................................13 Auto Answer................................................................................14 PC to PC Connection...................................................................15 Disconnecting..............................................................................16 Getting Help................................................................................16 Menu Structure...........................................................................17 Issuing DOS Commands..............................................................18 Changing Key Assignments.........................................................18 Screen Explanation......................................................................19 Num Lock/Caps Lock...................................................................20 Connect Indicator........................................................................20 PRN Indicators.............................................................................20 |
| CHAPTER THREE - FILE TRANSFER: SENDING AND RECEIVING FILES Introduction..................................................................................21 What You Need To Know About Files............................................21 File Transfer protocols..................................................................22 Protocols Supported By BitCom.....................................................23 Choosing a Protocol.......................................................................24 Before You Start...........................................................................25 Sending a File Using the ASCII Method.........................................25 Sending a File Using an Error Correcting Protocol.........................26 Receiving a File Using the ASCII Method......................................28 Receiving a File Using an Error Correcting Protocol......................28 Using External Protocols................................................................31 Downloading Files To a Subdirectory..............................................31 Using SCRIPT/ACTION Files to Do File Transfers.........................32 Transferring Files Using Function Keys.........................................32 Capturing Data..............................................................................33 Snapshot...................................................................................33 File Capture..............................................................................33 Capture to Printer.....................................................................34 Special Notes in Communicating With Mainframes.......................35 CHAPTER FOUR - ADDITIONAL FEATURES...............................36 APPENDIX A - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS..............37 APPENDIX B - TIPS AND HINTS..................................................41 APPENDIX C - FILES ON THE BITCOM DISKETTE.....................46 |