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    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1188     5-18-95

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    	    ADVANTAGE! ADVENTURE 80XX MODEM FAILURE STARBRIGHT-PLAIN AND
    					   STARBRIGHT-SPEAKERPHONE

    PROBLEM

    The Advantage! Adventure 80XX system may exhibit a modem failure or the FAX
    may stop in the middle of a transmission.

    CAUSE

    The diagnostics test may leave the EEPROM in the wrong default condition.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501541-XXX      ADV MT 423 8MB MPC
    501545-XXX      ADV P60 543 8MB MPC
    501546-XXX      ADV P90 543 8MB MPC

    SOLUTION

    Using a Terminal Emulation program such as TERMINAL.EXE, enter the
    following commands:

    To check a machine for incorrect values on Starbright-Plain and Starbright-
    Speakerphone, the commands are:

    	   ATZ
    	   AT&V

    Look on the second line of the display (after the profile) for \N6 or \N1.
    If the line reads
    \N1
    the settings are INCORRECT.

    The commands for setting the correct settings on Starbright-Plain and
    Starbright-Speakerphone modems are:

    	   ATZ
    	   AT&F
    	   AT&W&W1

    Wait for the OK message after each command before typing
    the next.