Terminal Help

Terminal Help

Using Terminal

You can connect your device to an online service or corporate server that requires TTY or VT-100 terminal emulation. For example, you can view and download files from a bulletin board or send and receive e-mail. You can also use Terminal to send custom modem strings to your modem.

Tap > Settings > Connections tab and then the connection you want. In the Advanced > Port Settings tab, select the options you want:

Use Terminal window before dialing: After you tap Connect, the Terminal window opens. Commands you enter are not displayed in the Terminal window (see the modem's manual for information on how to display commands). Once you are finished entering commands, tap File > Continue. The Terminal window is closed, and the number you specified in the connection is dialed for you.
Use Terminal window after dialing: After you tap Connect, the number is dialed, and then the Terminal window opens. Commands you enter are not displayed in the Terminal window (see the modem's manual for information on how to display commands). Once you are finished entering commands, tap File > Continue. The Terminal window is closed.
Enter dialing commands manually: After you tap Connect, the Terminal window opens. Commands you enter are displayed in the Terminal window. When you are ready to connect, enter atdt followed by the number you want dialed and then tap ENTER. Or, enter the number you want dialed and then tap File > Continue (the Terminal window is closed).
To clear the buffer, tap Edit > Clear Buffer.

To return to the current Terminal session after switching to another program, tap

> Settings > System tab > Memory > Running Programs tab. Tap Post-dial Terminal, and then tap Activate.