Nokia 6185i - Manual (Page 102)

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Note: Data or fax calls cannot be initiated using your
phone’s keypad. All data and fax calls must be
initiated using the data or fax software.
Note: Any touch tones (DTMF tones) needed for calling
cards, special long-distance access numbers, etc.
must be programmed into the dialing string.
To receive a data or fax call
Your phone must be connected to your PC via the data
cable.
1. The appropriate data or fax software must be run-
ning. Consider setting your data or fax software to
automatically answer incoming calls so you can
receive them while away from your PC.
2. Receive you receive a call, Data call or Fax call
appears and an alert sounds.
3. Terminate the data call from your data software; fax
calls typically terminate automatically.
Note: Avoid terminating a call by pressing your phone’s
key. This may cause your data or fax application
to temporarily lock up and could cause loss of data.
Manual selection of incoming data/fax calls
Certain service providers require that you preset your
phone to receive the incoming data or fax call, rather
than having the phone automatically detect the call type.
Note: Check with your service provider to see if “pre-
arrangement” of data and/or fax calls is necessary.
Most popular data and fax programs allow you to send
additional initialization commands to the modem when
the program is launched, or when the modem is instructed
to receive a call. You will need to modify your phone’s
modem configuration in the data or fax software so that
it sends the following special initialization string to the
modem: