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PK-88 OPERATING MANUAL
cmd:
This Command Mode prompt tells you that the PK-88 is waiting for you to issue
a command. Anything you type after this prompt is read as a command to the
PK-88. If a monitored packet is being shown, the prompt may not be visible,
even though you are in Command Mode. The front panel 'CMD' LED also indicates
if the PK-88 is in Command Mode.
?What?
The PK-88 did not understand what you typed. Anytime you give the PK-88 a
command it does not understand, a ?What? will be displayed.
Was
now
The previous and current values are displayed whenever you change the value of
one of the PK-88's parameters (unless BBSMSGS is set ON). The was and now
responses confirm that the PK-88 properly interpreted your command, and remind
you of what you have done.
3.4.2
Command Mode Error Messages
If you make a mistake typing a command to the PK-88, an error message is
displayed. Depending on the type of error you have made, you may see the
following messages:
?bad
You typed a command correctly, but the parameters, arguments or values in the
command line could not be interpreted.
?VIA
You typed more than one call sign for the CONNECT or UNPROTO commands without
the VIA keyword.
?callsign
You typed a call sign in a manner that does not meet the PK-88's requirements
for call signs. A call sign may be any string of numbers and letters,
including at least one letter. Punctuation and spaces are not allowed. Any
substation ID used must be a decimal number from 0 to 15, separated from the
call by a hyphen.
?clock not set
You typed the command DAYTIME, but you had not previously set the clock.
DAYTIME sets the clock if it is typed with the daytime parameters, and
displays the time if it is typed without parameters.
?not enough
You did not type enough arguments for a command that expects several
parameters.
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BASIC OPERATION
PK88-47
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