In TinyTERM 3.3, modem settings require specific steps to save properly:

1. Go to the Configure menu and select Communications.
2. Enter a name for the connection in the box entitled “Network Node or IP Address.” Make sure the name has no spaces or punctuation characters.
3. From Port Selection list, highlight MODEM.
4. Click on the Modem button to the right.
5. Enter the phone number without any spaces.
6. Select the correct modem.
7. Click on Configure Modem and set the maximum speed of the modem to match the host system you’ll be calling.
8. Click on OK three times to go back to the main TinyTERM screen.
9. From the File menu, select Save ICONect.

You should now be able to connect to the host, and the connection should be saved.

This is normal behavior. To get TinyTERM 3.3 and earlier versions to erase when backspacing, go to the Configure menu and select Emulation. Check the “Backspace sends Delete” box there to cause backspace to erase characters.

With default settings, TinyTERM 3.2 does not appear to respond to serial connections. To get it to connect properly, you will need to edit the .tap connection file and change four lines:

• exitdtr=ON needs to change to OFF
• ddtr=ON needs to change to OFF
• dtr=OFF needs to change to ON
• rts=OFF needs to change to ON

Save the file after this. TinyTERM will connect properly after that.

You may find yourself in a situation where several PCs will need to share a single external modem. This can be accomplished with a serial port “swap box,” a device that selects between multiple input lines and one output.

Each PC is plugged into a switched input line. The modem is connected to the output line. When a user needs the modem, he simply sets the selector for his PC after making sure no one else is using it.

Like the 10022 Invalid Argument error, this message means TinyTERM is being blocked by a firewall. Error 10013 usually indicates that the tt.exe program is specifically blocked.

To get rid of the error, change the firewall configuration so that tt.exe is no longer blocked. Set it to be exempt or always allowed instead.

If you do not save a username and password in the Session Properties of TinyTERM Plus, it will pop up a dialog box requesting them when you connect. However, if TinyTERM is configured to save settings on exit, or if you click Yes when asked to save the session, TinyTERM saves the login information automatically.

In TinyTERM Plus versions prior to 4.31, this will happen even if TinyTERM Plus is configured never to save settings on exit. This bug was fixed in TinyTERM Plus 4.31.

To prevent this in TinyTERM Plus 4.31 and higher versions, go to TinyTERM Plus’ Edit menu and select Preferences. Under Save settings on exit, select the Never radio button. You can also choose the Protect all settings option, which will prevent any changes from being saved as long as it is set.

CR 479, fixed in TinyTERM Plus 4.31
CR 640

Neither TinyTERM nor TERM includes a switch for silencing beeps sent by the host. However, you can do this through the included script languages. In TERM Script Language, the command is:

TRANS INPUT “\007” “”

As you can see, this takes the ASCII 7 character — ^G or the bell sound — and turns it into nothing. Unfortunately, there is no equivalent CScript command.

When using TinyTERM 4.21, if the Caps Lock is on, the Alt key does not access the TinyTERM menus. For example, normally Alt-F opens the File menu. If Caps Lock is on, you have to type Alt-Shift-F to do the same thing. This is the only workaround.

If the “Use Alt keys in emulation” option is checked, this is not a problem. But with that option checked, the Alt keys won’t access the menus anyway. This is by design, because they are passed to the terminal instead.

CR 357, fixed in TinyTERM 4.30

TinyTERM versions through 4.50 are hard-coded to use COM1 through COM6. While it’s possible to have more serial ports on a Windows PC, those versions of TinyTERM won’t be able to use them.

TinyTERM versions 4.52 and higher have no hard-coded serial ports. Instead, they request a list of available ports from Windows. Note that ports currently in use by other applications are not considered available. So the “Available devices” list in TinyTERM may not reflect all installed serial ports.

Regardless of the version of TinyTERM, COM ports above COM9 are not recognized in CScript. Only COM1 through COM9 can be accessed through the te.ComPort property.

CR 182, fixed in TinyTERM 4.52
CR 832, te.ComPort

When you are connected to a modem and manually entering commands, it may display OK when you type, but not echo your commands back. Or it may not display anything.

This indicates the modem is in silent mode. To change that, type the following and hit Enter:

ATE1Q0

This will deactivate silent mode on most modems. If it does not work, check your modem documentation for more information.