• The FaxPrint (printer driver) is now Quadra (68040) compatible. Previous versions would only print in compatibility mode.
• FaxPrint now supports systems that have more than 20 mb of ram. (This was erroneously diagnosed as a 32 bit problem.)
• FaxPrint is now compatible with the "Tracking" feature of Aldus PageMaker.
• The FaxDriver(s) are now compatible with the Serial Port Arbitrator used by Apple's Remote Access which began shipping with the PowerBooks.
--- NOTE PowerBook Users ---
The FaxSTF Class One driver for portable computers has a feature that will automatically wake up a sleeping Mac when the scheduled transmission time of a fax arrives. This features will ONLY work on the Mac Portable (both models) and the PowerBook 100 computers. In Apple's infinite wisdom, support for this functionality was left out of the PowerBook 140 and PowerBook 170 hardware. You may still use FaxSTF on these computers, however they will not automatically wake up from the sleep state in order to send a fax. This does not affect the ability to wake up the computer when the phone rings in order to receive..
--- Enhancements ---
Although this release was not meant to add many new "features" some minor enhancements did sneak in.
• FaxSTF now supports v17 (14,400 fax) -- send and receive. If your modem allows this option, you will be able to send and receive fax documents significantly faster than before. You should be aware however, that most fax machines currently in use do not support the 14,400 speed. In this case your fax will still go at the highest speed allowed by the other machine, FaxSTF takes care of figuring this out for you.
• In case you didn't notice FaxSTF is now using the Apple Installer with a highly customized installation script. Any suggestions for making the process of selecting the right software for your modem easier are welcome. The installation scripts contain the names of the most popular fax modems. If your modem is not listed in the modem list contact STF technical support.
• When installing a modem by name, if the modem supports both TIA 578 (Class 1) & PN2388 (Draft version of Class 2) FaxSTF will install the class one software. The preference of class one is due to the fact that TIA 578 is a standard and we have had fewer problems controlling modems that support class one than PN2388 based modems. In addition only class one modems support the full FaxSTF feature set including manual send & receive and call grouping.
• FaxSTF now provides better support for multibyte script systems such as Kanji. Note: FaxSTF still uses 9 pt text in many of the dialogs, but will now accept multibyte input in all appropriate edit fields. In addition, appropriate edit fields now accept "roman-only" input.
--- Documentation Changes ---
This section corrects errors in the documentation, as well as changes in the software since the last official printing of the user's manual.
Appendix B, Trouble Shooting, page 77
The manual states that FaxSTF will display the following icon if FaxMonitor cannnot find or connect with the fax modem when your Macintosh is starting up:
FaxSTF no longer looks for the fax modem while the system extension is loading. This was changed due to a incompatibility with Apple's Serial Port Arbitrator. FaxSTF will display the following message when looking for the fax modem:
In the event of a failure to properly initialize the fax modem a messages similar to the following dialog will be displayed:
Chapter 4, Software Configuration, p. 15
The manual states that the "Station Message" will "appear in the page header at the top of each fax page." This is incorrect, the header at the top of the pages is determined by the Company Name and Fax Phone # fields which are entered in the "Cover Page" chooser panel of FaxPrint. See "Cover Page" on page 12.
Appendix D, Device and Feature Support, p. 86
The manual states in the section labeled "Other Devices", that "Modems in the unofficial classification currently following proposed, but unapproved, TIA document SP-2388 (Revised August 20). FAXstf Feature Set as listed in Appendix C, EXCEPT:
• Call Grouping
• Manual Sending/Receiving
This is incorrect. Class II (aka, SP-2388, aka PN-2388) now supports Manual Receive.
--- Commonly Asked Questions ---
Q: Why do I keep getting a -6005 error?
A: There are a couple of reasons the -6005 error will be generated. The first thing to check is the phone number:
• Is the number correct?
• If it is long distance, did you include the "1 "?
• Are you trying to dial your own area code?
Enter the phone number into the fax phonebook exactly like you'd dial it with a regular telephone.
Another reason you could get this error is because of an incompatibility. There are some fax modem/fax machine combinations that just won't work together. Hopefully you won't run into many of these. Here's how to check: Set the speaker on your modem to be "Always" on. Try sending a fax to the troublesome machine. When the machines try to connect, you should hear a bunch of "squealing" and "static" going back and forth several times. If you hear this and they don't connect, they're probably incompatible. Get in touch with the owner of the fax machine and make sure it is Group III compatible.
Q: How can I tell if I have a Class II modem (aka SP-2388, aka PN-2388)?
A: If you bring up FaxStatus, and "About FaxStatus...", "Manual Receive", and "Quit" are the only three items under the "Fax" menu, then you have a Class II modem.
--- Unsupported Utilities ---
Included with the rest of the software is a folder called "Unsupported Utilities." This folder contains some additional programs written by STF development staff, but are not "official" parts of the FaxSTF software. They are provided here for your "amusement." If you find them useful, great!! We welcome suggestions on improving them but keep in mind they are not official products and as such will only be updated if the programmer who wrote them feels so inclined. With that disclaimer in mind…
• FaxSpool Locater v 1.0 (by PDQ-GT)
This utility will allow a user of the FaxSTF fax software to move their ‘FaxSpoolƒ’ folder. This utility will not move the folder directly, since the finder will allow you to do this quite well already, but it will allow you to change the settings in the fax software to make it happy again.
Directions to relocate your ‘FaxSpoolƒ’
1) Move the ‘FaxSpoolƒ’ out of the system folder to anywhere else on your hard drive
Note : This utility will not let you locate your FaxSpoolƒ out on a network, or a shared volume. This would take extensive changes to the fax software to make the software work reliably, and STF already has such software.
2) Run ‘FaxSpoolƒ Locator’ utility
3) Use the standard file open interface provided to open the folder named
‘FaxSpoolƒ’
4) Click on the select button at the bottom of the dialog
Note : This should say ‘ Select “FaxSpoolƒ” ’ at this time
5) Restart your computer, sorry this is the only way the entire set of fax software will be updated
This utility will modify a resource in ‘FaxPrint’; so if you ever replace ‘FaxPrint’ for whatever reason you will need to do steps 1-5 again.
DISCLAIMER : This utility was written after several requests by users wanting to be able to relocate their ‘FaxSpoolƒ’ folder. They had various reasons for wanting to do this, if you cannot think of any reason why you would want to do this, please don’t. There is a chance that this utility could have problems updating the resource it needs to change in ‘FaxPrint’, if you experience any difficulties with the FaxSTF software after using this utility move the ‘FaxSpoolƒ’ folder back into the system folder and restart. If this does not solve the problems you are having, you will need to reinstall ‘FaxPrint’ and restart.
• FaxThis (by Jason Collins)
FaxThis is a utility that can only be used under System 7.0 or later. To invoke Fax This, simply drag documents over and drop them on top of the FaxThis icon. FaxThis will launch the appropriate application telling it to fax the selected documents and quit afterwards. When faxing multiple documents created by a single application, the FaxPrint dialog will usually be brought up only once. This is application dependent. If it only comes up for the first fax, you will have to manually schedule the remainder of the faxes with the Fax Manager application.
If you find an application that does not work with Fax This, you may run into the case where you have to manually quit the application and the Fax This utility. You can quit Fax This by simply clicking in the menu bar.
If you plan to use FaxThis to create a lot of faxes from several different applications, you might want to turn off Fax Status. When Fax Status comes up, the current application will stop printing until it is brought back to the foreground. By turning off the Fax Status DA until you are finished creating faxes, it will stop this from happening.
Known Problems:
Teach Text: FaxThis version 1.0 will not work with Teach Text.
Disclaimer:
FaxThis will either work with an application, or it won't. If you find one that does not work, you can FAX technical support the name of the application, and the version number. Please do not call for telephone technical support. If it doesn't work with a particular application, there's no way to make it work, other than making changes to the FaxThis source code.
• Gremlins (by MOOF)
An application that allows the fax driver to recapture the serial ports left open by a third party application; without restarting your computer! If you run an application and after using it you notice that you can no longer send (or receive) faxes (FaxStatus has switched to data mode) you can use this application to force the fax software to recapture the serial ports.
• FAX Utilities
FAX Utilities is an application that allows you to combine fax files together to create a new fax document or delete pages from an existing fax document; export PhoneBook files to tab delimited text files; create PhoneBooks from tab delimited text files; create fax files from PICT and paint files.
To create a PhoneBook from a text file, the text file must be tab delimited and of the order:
Company Name
Fax Phone Number
Voice Phone Number (this and remaining fields are optional)
