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Windows 98 and Windows 95

If you intend to use the Voice First feature with Call Waiting, you will need to run the Voice First Utility, provided on diskette. This is necessary because in some areas of the United States, the length of time before the modem disconnects following the loss of carrier requires adjustment based on local line conditions.

The range of acceptable line sensitivity values is 14 through 255, with 14 being the least sensitive and 255 the most sensitive. If your modem disconnects frequently, decrease the Voice Detect Sensitivity value which will decrease the modem’s sensitivity to incoming calls. A setting of ‘14’ is the least sensitive and will cause the fewest disconnects. To install the utility, do the following:

  1. Insert the Voice First diskette into your diskette drive and run the SETUP.EXE file to install the Voice First utility on your hard drive. Follow all on-screen directions.

  2. Select a sensitivity value (we recommend ‘19’). You may adjust the value clicking on the slide bar and dragging it. You may also adjust values more precisely with the arrow keys on your keyboard.
  3. Under "Modems", select your modem from the list. If you have multiple modems, or a Dual Line modem, you will need to set a sensitivity value for each. In the case of a Dual Line modem, you might typically want to drop a connection for a voice call on Line 1 (keep value above ‘15’) and set Line 2 to always maintain your connection (keep value at ‘14’).
  4. When done, click OK.
NOTE: The VoiceFirst feature allows your modem to detect an incoming call automatically, and drops your connection to allow the voice call through (requires call waiting). When the line becomes free, you are re-connected to the Internet automatically. Call Re-connect requires the Boca MidPoint Teamer software. For features such as Modem Teaming and Failsafe Downloads, and re-establishing connections, install the Boca MidPoint Teamer software.

Windows NT 4.0

If you intend to use the Voice First feature with Call Waiting running under Windows NT 4.0, you will need to enter the following modem commands:

S10=19

In some areas of the United States, you may need to adjust the S10 register for line sensitivity. The S10 register sets the length of time before the modem disconnects following the loss of carrier.

The range of acceptable values is 14 through 255, with 14 being the least sensitive and 255 the most sensitive. A setting of ‘14’ is the least sensitive and will cause the fewest disconnects. We find that S10=19 works well in most regions. If your modem disconnects frequently, decrease the S10 setting which will decrease the line’s sensitivity.

NOTE: If you are using non-Windows applications and wish to use Voice First, add the above commands to your modem initialization string in your application.

To add these commands for Windows NT applications: Start Control Panel. Go to Modems, Modem Properties, Properties, Connection Tab, Advanced, and Advanced Connection Settings. In the Extra Settings box, enter the commands, as shown above, and click OK twice then Close to finish.

NOTE: The VoiceFirst feature allows your modem to detect an incoming call automatically, and drops your connection to allow the voice call through (requires call waiting). When the line becomes free, you are re-connected to the Internet automatically. Call Re-connect requires the Boca MidPoint Teamer software. For features such as Modem Teaming and Failsafe Downloads, and re-establishing connections, install the Boca MidPoint Teamer software.