Works: Dial This Number Does Not Release Phone Line

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In most cases, if the Dial This Number method does not release the modem, the update to Works version 3.0a or 3.0b for Windows should solve the COM port problem. If your phone line still won't release, do the following:

1. From the File menu, choose Create New File.
2. Choose the Communications button.
3. In the Easy Connect box, do not enter a phone number. Choose OK.
4. Type the following commands in the communications document:

   ATS2=43
   
   ATS7=30

   Press ENTER after each line.

The screen should show an OK message after each typed line and the phone line should release. If not, make sure the Port setting in the Works Communication Setting dialog is correct. For information on how to check communications settings, see your "Microsoft Works User's Guide."

   ATS2=43   Sets the default Escape char to ASCII 43, "+", which is
             what Works sends to return to command mode.

   ATS7=30   Sets the carrier timeout to 30 seconds.
				

NOTE: The above commands can also solve unreleased phone line problems with the Dial This Number feature in Works version 2.x for Windows. The commands have to be entered in Windows Terminal or another communications application because Works 2.x does not include a communications module.