QUADRANT COMPONENTS, INC.
CHOICE 33.6 VOICE
Card Type | Modem (asynchronous) |
Chipset | U.S. Robotics |
I/O Options | Microphone in, speaker out, voice, speakerphone |
Maximum Data Rate | 33.6Kbps |
Maximum Fax Rate | 14.4Kbps |
Data Modulation | Bell 103A, 212A ITU-T V.21, V.22, V.22bis, V.32, V.32bis, V.34 |
Fax Modulation | Unidentified |
Error Correction/Compression | MNP5, V.42, V.42bis |
Fax Class | Class I & II |
Data Bus | 8-bit ISA |
Card Size | Full height, half length |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Function | Label | Function | Label |
Telephone line | CN1 | Speaker out or microphone in | CN3 |
Telephone line | CN2 | Speaker out or microphone in | CN4 |
Note: It is not known which one of CN3 and CN4 is the speaker out and which is the microphone in. | |||
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | ||
Setting | Label | Position |
Speaker out connector is stereo | JP5 | Closed |
Speaker out connector is mono | JP5 | Open |
SERIAL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | |||
Setting | JP1/A | JP1/B | JP1/C |
3F8h (COM1:) | Closed | Closed | Closed |
2F8h (COM2:) | Open | Closed | Closed |
3E8h (COM3:) | Closed | Open | Closed |
2E8h (COM4:) | Open | Open | Closed |
í Plug-N-Play | Open | Open | Open |
INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||
Setting | JP2/A | JP2/B | JP2/C | JP2/D | JP2/E |
2 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
3 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
4 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
í Plug-N-Play | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
SUPPORTED STANDARD COMMANDS |
Basic AT Commands |
+++, ‘comma’, A/ |
A, B, C, E, F, H, L, M, O, P, T, V, X |
&C, &D, &G, &P, &R, &S, &T, &W, &Z |
S-Registers |
S0, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S18, S25, S38 |
Note: See MHI help file for complete information. |
Proprietary AT Command Set
DIAL | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] D<#>;[cmds] |
Description: | Dials the telephone number indicated according to any modifiers included in the string. |
Command | Function |
DL | Re-dial last number. |
DP | Pulse dialing enabled. |
DR | Answer mode enabled; originate mode disabled following handshake initiation. |
DSn | Dial stored telephone number n. |
DT | Tone dialing enabled. |
DW | Dialing resumed following dial tone detection. |
D, | Dialing paused for amount of time specified in S8 register. |
D/ | Dialing paused for 1/8 second. |
D! | Flash function initiated. Modem commanded to go off-hook for specified time before returning on-hook. |
D@ | Wait for Quiet Answer function enabled. Modem waits until a "quiet answer," a ring-back signal followed by silence up to the time specified in S7, is received prior to executing the rest of the dial string. |
D; | Modem returned to idle state after dialing. The semicolon can only be placed at the end of the dial command. |
DISPLAY CHIPSET MANUFACTURER | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #MFR? [cmds] |
Description: | Displays the voice chipset manufacturer’s name. |
DISPLAY CHIPSET MODEL NAME | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #MDL? [cmds] |
Description: | Displays the model name of the modem's voice chipset. |
DISPLAY CHIPSET REVISION | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #REV? [cmds] |
Description: | Displays the revision level of the modem's voice chipset. |
FLOW CONTROL - MODEM-TO-MODEM | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] &In [cmds] |
Description: | Selects the type of modem-to-modem flow control used. |
Command | Function |
&I0 | Software flow control disabled. |
&I1 | XON/XOFF pass-through enabled. |
&I2 | XON/XOFF pass-through disabled. |
&I3 | Hewlett-Packard ENQ/ACK host mode enabled. |
&I4 | Hewlett-Packard ENQ/ACK terminal mode enabled. |
&I5 | XON/XOFF pass-through enabled in normal mode and disabled in error-correcting mode. |
MODE SELECTION | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #CLS=n [cmds] |
Description: | Selects which mode the modem will operate in. |
Command | Function |
#CLS=0 | Modem will operate in data mode. |
#CLS=1 | Modem will operate in fax class I mode. |
#CLS=2 | Modem will operate in fax class II mode. |
#CLS=8 | Modem will operate in voice mode. |
PROFILE ON POWER-UP | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] Yn [cmds] |
Description: | Selects the profile that the modem will reset to on power-up. |
Command | Function |
í Y0 | Modem resets to user profile 0 on power-up. |
Y1 | Modem resets to user profile 1 on power-up. |
Y2 | Modem resets to factory generic profile on power-up. |
Y3 | Modem resets to factory hardware flow control profile on power-up. |
Y4 | Modem resets to factory software flow control profile on power-up. |
Y6 | Displays link diagnostics. |
STATUS REGISTER BIT | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | Write: AT [cmds] Sn.m=0 or 1 [cmds]Read: AT [cmds] Sn.m? [cmds] |
Description: | Sets/clears or reads bit m of register n. |
TONE DETECTION | |||||
Format: | AT [cmds] #VTD=x,y,z [cmds] | ||||
Default: | x ,y,z 63 | ||||
Range: | 0 - 63 | ||||
Description: | Sets which tones the tone detection will report. | ||||
Note: | The value of x sets the tone detection modes in voice transmit mode, y sets them in voice receive mode, and z sets them in voice command mode. | ||||
Bit | Value | Function | |||
0 | 0 í 1 | DTMF tones are not detected. DTMF tones are detected. | |||
1 | 0 í 1 | V.25 1300Hz calling tone is not detected. V.25 1300Hz calling tone is detected. | |||
2 | 0 í 1 | T.30 1100Hz fax tone is not detected. T.30 1100Hz fax tone is detected. | |||
3 | 0 í 1 | V.25/T.30 2100Hz answer tone is not detected. V.25/T.30 2100Hz answer tone is detected. | |||
4 | 0 í 1 | Bell 2225Hz answer tone is not detected. Bell 2225Hz answer tone is detected. | |||
5 | 0 í 1 | Call progress tones are not detected. Call progress tones are detected. | |||
TONE GENERATOR - DIRECT ENTRY | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VTS=[m, n, x] |
Range: | m 200-3000, n 200-3000, x 0-255 |
Unit: | m 1 Hz, n 1 Hz, x .1 second |
Description: | Generates a dual-frequency tone for duration x at frequencies m and n. |
TONE GENERATOR - TIMED PHONE KEYS | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VTS={a, n} |
Range: | a 0-9, A-D, #, *; x 0-255 |
Unit: | x .1 second |
Description: | Generates the DTMF tone for duration x for the character a. |
TONE GENERATOR - PHONE KEYS | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VTS=a |
Range: | 0-9, A-D, #, * |
Description: | Generates the DTMF tones for the characters in the string for the duration set with +VBT. |
TONE GENERATOR LENGTH | |
Format | AT [cmds] #VBT=n [cmds] |
Default: | 10 |
Range: | 0 - 40 |
Unit: | 0.1 second |
Description: | Sets the length of DTMF tones that are generated. |
VOICE BUFFER SPACE | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VSK=n [cmds] |
Default: | 255 |
Range: | 0 - 255 |
Unit: | 1 byte |
Description: | Sets the amount of data the modem can send into the buffer after the XOFF signal is sent. |
VOICE DEVICE | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VLS=n [cmds] |
Description: | Selects the I/O device for the DSP chip. |
Note: | This modem may not support all options listed below. The #VLS? command will display the available options. |
Command | Function |
í #VLS=0 | Telephone line and handset used for voice I/O. |
#VLS=1 | Telephone handset used for voice I/O. |
#VLS=2 | Internal speaker only used for voice I/O. |
#VLS=3 | External microphone only used for voice I/O. |
#VLS=4 | Telephone line and handset used for voice I/O; internal speaker enabled. |
#VLS=5 | Headset used for voice I/O. |
#VLS=6 | Speakerphone used for voice I/O. |
#VLS=7 | Handset muted by disconnecting handset or speakerphone from telephone line. |
#VLS=8 | Connects caller ID relay for recording of conversation over handset. |
#VLS=9 | Connects handset (or speakerphone) to DSP chip for recording or playback. |
VOICE - DISPLAY BUFFER SIZE | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VBQ? [cmds] |
Description: | Displays the size of the voice buffer. |
VOICE - DISPLAY COMPRESSION TYPE | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VCI? [cmds] |
Description: | Displays the type of compression currently in use. |
VOICE - LOCAL SERIAL PORT SPEED | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #BDR=n [cmds] |
Default: | 0 |
Range: | 0 - 48 |
Unit: | 2400bps |
Description: | Sets the speed of the local serial port when in voice mode. A value of 0 indicates that the modem should auto-detect the correct serial port speed. |
VOICE RE-RING DETECT TIME | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VRA=n [cmds] |
Default: | 70 |
Range: | 0-255 |
Unit: | 10 mS |
Description: | Sets the maximum time the modem will wait for the remote station to ring again before it assumes that it has gone off-hook. |
VOICE RECEIVE | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VRX |
Description: | Commands the modem to begin receiving voice data. |
VOICE RING DETECT TIME | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VRN=n [cmds] |
Default: | Unidentified |
Range: | Unidentified |
Unit: | Unidentified |
Description: | Sets the maximum time the modem will wait for the remote station to ring before it assumes that it went off-hook before it rang. |
VOICE SAMPLE QUALITY | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VBS=n [cmds] |
Description: | Selects the number of bits per sample that the modem records. |
Note: | This modem may not support all options listed below. The #VBS? command will display the available options. |
Command | Function |
#VBS=2 | Modem records 2 bits per sample in ADPCM encoding. |
#VBS=3 | Modem records 3 bits per sample in ADPCM encoding. |
í #VBS=4 | Modem records 4 bits per sample in ADPCM encoding. |
#VBS=8 | Modem records 8 bits per sample in PCM encoding. |
#VBS=16 | Modem records 16 bits per sample in PCM encoding. |
VOICE SAMPLING RATE | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VSR=n [cmds] |
Description: | Sets the sampling rate used when recording voice signals. |
Command | Function |
í #VSR=7200 | Selects a sampling rate of 7.2KHz. |
#VSR=11025 | Selects a sampling rate of 11.025KHz in PCM encoding only. |
VOICE SILENCE DETECTION TIME | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VSP=n [cmds] |
Default: | Unidentified |
Range: | 0 - 255 |
Unit: | .1 second |
Description: | Sets the minimum amount of silence that the modem will detect. |
VOICE SILENCE DETECTION THRESHOLD | |
Type: | Configuration |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VSS=n [cmds] |
Description: | Sets the threshold of sensitivity that the modem uses to determine silence detection. |
Command | Function |
#VSS=0 | Silence detection disabled. |
#VSS=1 | Minimum silence detection sensitivity. |
#VSS=2 | Standard silence detection sensitivity. |
#VSS=3 | Maximum silence detection sensitivity. |
VOICE TRANSMIT | |
Type: | Immediate |
Format: | AT [cmds] #VTX |
Description: | Commands the modem to begin transmitting voice data. |
Proprietary AT Command Set
See QUADRANT COMPONENTS, INC. CHOICE 33.6 for a full command summary.