RS> You DO realise that the %L is only meaningful when connected to
RS> another modem dont you ?  Its meaningless when the modem is on hook.

BG> That's not quite true, and on the M34F, we know that
BG> this is specifically not the case at all.  In on-line
BG> mode, %L will indicate the current line receive level, but
BG> in command mode, the same %L can be used to set the Tx level.

BG> --------------------------------------------------
BG> %L   View Receive Level or Set Transmit Level
BG>        = 0     Display current receive level (-dBm)
BG>        = 11-19 Set transmit level -11dBm to -19dBm
BG> --------------------------------------------------

Yeah, I was a bit careless with the wording there, I meant that
the value you get with %L is only meaningful when online, or more
strictly if offline just keeps stating the last value seen online.

I wasnt attempting to say anything about the use of it for setting at all.
@EOT:

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