This basic setup page indicates the recommended set-up for the modems. The trouble shooting section may indicate changes to these settings, but everything starts with these basic settings. Also 99% of systems will work with the basic settings

• Rover Setup
• Base Setup
• Rover Cell phone adapter cable
• Base Cell phone adapter cable

Note that the use of a 4700 or a 37779 Rev A will mean that a cheater cable must be created.

Rover Setup

5700, 37779 Rev B, Modem to PC cable

Survey Controller settings

Field Setting Comments Port 3 Any of the ports with flow control will work Baud Rate 19200 Higher rates not allways supported by the modems, over air links are today less than 19200 . Init String AT &D0 Ignore DTR. If this command causes problems you may have to make a cable, see the DTR page. The Standard Rover Cable solves this probem. When the standard rover adapter cable is in use the init string should be empty. Before making a cable try having the init string empty, as a number of phones will work without this. Hang Up AT H0 Leave it as this, otherwise the modem will always be connected Dial prefix ATDT Leave this at this this setting, otherwise the rover will not dial out! number to dial nnn Enter the phone number that you would dial on a phone. Dial suffix <blank> ? Not normally needed Post Connect <blank> ? Not normally needed, used for a password if needed

Base Controller settings

Field Setting Comments Port 3 Any of the ports with flow control will work Baud Rate 19200 Higher rates not allways supported by the modems, over air links are today less than 19200 . Init String AT &D0 S0=1 Ignore DTR. If this command causes problems you mayt likely have to make a cable, see the DTR page. S0=1 tells the modem to asnwer after 1 ring. Most likely you will have to see the, base modem hangs up while answering the phone page The standard Base adapter solves both of these problems. When using the base adapter cable the init string should be AT S0=1 Hang Up AT H0 Leave it as this, otherwise the modem will always be connected CTS enabled Yes/No A number of Survey Controller versions force flow control. A number of cables require flow control to be on. To turn off flow control may require a extra setting on the modem. With a 4700 no is prefered

It the event that you have problems with the above settings you can go though the trouble shooting section, or assuming that you have a 5700. You can create these basic cheater cables. Which will work with 99%+ of the phones. If you create the cables you can remove the &D0 from the init strings, so th rover init string becomes blank.

Standard 5700 Rover Cheater Cable

This is the standard DTR cheater cable. Try your phone without this cable, as at least 75% of the phones don't need this cable.

Name	Pin	Receiver Side	Phone Side	Notes
CD	1	Not connected	Not Connected
Rx	2	Straight though	Straight though	If using a normal download cable cross over with 3
Tx	3	Straight though	Straight though	If using a normal download cable cross over with 2
DTR	4	Not connected	6 on phone side
GND	5	Straight though	Straight though
DSR	6	Not Connected	4 on phone side
RTS	7	Straight though	Straight though	Connect to pin 8 if not using a 37779 Rev B
CTS	8	Straight though	Straight though	Connect to pin 7 if not using a 37779 Rev B
RI	9	Not connected	Not connected	Not Needed, Not recommend to be connected

Standard 5700 Base Cheater Cable

This is a combination of the DTR cable and the base hangs up while answering cable.

Name	Pin	Receiver Side	Phone Side	Notes
CD	1	Not connected	8 on receiver
Rx	2	Straight though	Straight though	If using a normal download cable cross over with 3
Tx	3	Straight though	Straight though	If using a normal download cable cross over with 2
DTR	4	Not connected	6 on phone side
GND	5	Straight though	Straight though
DSR	6	Not Connected	4 on phone side
RTS	7	Straight though	Straight though	Connect to pin 8 if not using a 37779 Rev B
CTS	8	1 on phone	No connected	Connect to pin 7 if not using a 37779 Rev B
RI	9	Not connected	Not connected	Not Needed, Not recommend to be connected

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