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Description of the Modem Settings Key in the Windows Registry
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Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
This article describes the
Modem Settings registry key in the Windows Me/98/95 Registry. This key is located in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Modem\xxxx\Settings
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The Settings key contains commands for configuring various modem settings. After the Init key commands are sent, Windows builds a dynamic configuration command string by concatenating various entries shown in the following table. The command depends on the settings selected in the modem's properties.
The following table describes the entries under the Settings registry key:
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| Subkey | Description | Example |
|---|
| Prefix | Configuration command prefix | AT |
| Terminator | Configuration command suffix | <cr> |
| DialPrefix | Dial command prefix | D |
| Dial_Pulse | Use pulse dialing | P |
| Dial_Tone | Use tone dialing | T |
| Blind_Off | Detect dial tone before dialing | X4 |
| Blind_On | Do not detect dial tone before dialing | X3 |
| CallSetupFailTimeout | Specify call setup time-out | S7=<#> |
| InactivityTimeout | Specify inactivity time-out | S30=<#> |
| SpeakerVolume_Low | Low speaker volume | L1 |
| SpeakerVolume_Med | Medium speaker volume | L2 |
| SpeakerVolume_High | High speaker volume | L3 |
| SpeakerMode_Off | Speaker always off | M0 |
| SpeakerMode_Dial | Speaker on during dial and negotiation | M1 |
| SpeakerMode_On | Speaker always on | M2 |
| SpeakerMode_Setup | Speaker on only during negotiation | M3 |
| FlowControl_Off | No flow control | &K0 |
| FlowControl_Hard | Hardware flow control | &K1 |
| FlowControl_Soft | Software flow control | &K2 |
| ErrorControl_Off | Error control disabled (normal
mode, not direct) | +Q6S36=3S48=128 |
| ErrorControl_On | Error control enabled (auto reliable) | +Q5S36=7S48=7 |
| ErrorControl_Forced | Error control required to connect
(reliable) | +Q5S36=4S48=7 |
| ErrorControl_Cellular | Cellular protocol enabled | \N3-K1)M1-Q1*H1 |
| Compression_On | Compression enabled | S46=138 |
| Compression_Off | Compression disabled | S46=136 |
| Modulation_CCITT | Use CCITT modulations for 300 and
1200 bps | B0 |
| Modulation_Bell | Use Bell modulations for 300 and
1200 bps | B1 |
| SpeedNegotiation_Off | Connect only at default modem
speed; do not fall back | N0 |
| SpeedNegotiation_On
| Use lower DCE speed to connect, if necessary | N1 |
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
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