Dial Standby/Return To Dial - Digicom COMSPHERE 3910 Installation And Operation Manual

Dial Standby/Return to Dial

When the modem is operating in Dial Backup mode (DialBckUp), Dial Standby and Return to
Dial allow the modem to switch back and forth between primary leased-line and primary
leased-line backup operation while still maintaining the backup connection (Figure 10-1).
Switching between backup and primary leased-line operation can be performed manually or
automatically. (Refer to Leased Line in Chapter 5, DCP Configuration, to enable the Automatic
Dial Backup configuration option.)
Under normal backup conditions, when a problem occurs on the primary leased line, the modems
establish a connection over the backup network.
When this occurs, Dial Standby appears on the LCD in the Call Setup menu branch. If you select
Dial Standby, the modem switches back to the primary leased line while still maintaining the
backup connection. As a result, Return_to_Dial appears on the LCD instead of Dial Standby.
If the primary leased line is unacceptable, select Return_to_Dial which switches the modem
back to backup network operation (LCD displays Dial Standby). If, however, the primary leased
line is operating properly, select Disconnect from the Call Setup branch to drop the dial backup
connection. Also, if the primary leased-line operation is maintained uninterrupted for the amount
of time specified in the Dial Standby configuration option, the dial backup network disconnects.
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DIAL BACKUP LINE
DIAL
STANDBY
MODEM
Figure 10-1. Dial Backup
Call Setup:
Dial Standby
F1 F2
Call Setup:
Return_to_Dial
F1 F2
RETURN
TO DIAL
X X
LEASED-LINE
FAILURE
F3
F3
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Call Setup Branch
MODEM
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