Apple Express Fax/Modem - Manual (Page 115)

Express Status
Express Status is for viewing call progress and modem status before, during,
and after connection.
Selecting Express Status
1 Select Express Status in the Express Settings/Status pop-up menu.
The status field appears.
You can view the connection process by stages: idle, preparing for connection,
opening a connection, and during connection. Express Status monitors each
stage, displaying messages and icons You do not need to be connected to view
Express Status. For example, even while the modem is off or when you open a
connection to the modem in your communications program (the equivalent of
picking up the receiver), messages are displayed.
. See also: Express Modem status messages in Appendix C.
103 T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N
Call progress and
modem status represented
in iconic form.
Connect, protocol,
and other messages.
Status messages about
type of call and modem status.
Icon for your CPU
appears in this location.