communications: The ability of a modem to answer a phone call. You tell the modem to do this by typing "ATA" and hitting the Return key (to answer right away, "ATS0=1" to answer the next call on the first ring, with Hayes-compatible modems) in most terminal programs. The modem detects a ring and answers the phone without assistance from a program. This is a standard feature of any decent direct-connect modem.
This is when a modem, phone, or other device has the capability to automatically set up a connection with an incoming transmission.
A feature of modems to answer automatically in phone calls for data communication
The modem feature which detects if a phone is ringing, and answers it without assistance from a program.
Description of the auto answer feature.
A modem with the ability to answer incoming telephone calls without the use of a telephone set.
A setting available on most fax machines, fax modems and multifunction devices with fax capability. With auto answer, an all-in-one automatically picks up incoming fax calls after a specified number of rings.
In this setting the modem can pick up the phone line when it detects a certain number of rings. See S-register S0 in the "Technical Reference" section.
The modem feature which enables detection of a ring and answering without assistance from a program.
A phone feature that lets you answer an incoming call after a set number of rings without you having to press a single key.
A setting in modems enabling them to answer incoming calls over the phone lines automatically.
The capability of a terminal, modem or a computer to answer a call and set up a data connection without anyone being there.
