Command Evaluation; Special Keys - ACC RC-85 Owner's Manual

The classes of Configuration commands include:
Messages
Tone Parameters
Courtesy Tone Selection
Timers
Command Code Prefixes
Emergency Autodial Numbers
Misc. Selections

Command Evaluation

The controller evaluates Touch-Tone commands to determine the function
requested. Commands may be entered over the repeater receiver, the phone
line, or the control receiver. When entered over either receiver, the controller
examines the sequence of Touch-Tone digits sent during the transmission after
the carrier drops (after the user unkeys his PTT). The controller examines the
length of the command, as well as the digits present, and checks for a perfect
match to valid commands before acting on the command received.

Special Keys

There are several special keys that affect operation of the command decoder.
Over the phone, since the controller doesn't know when you've finished
entering your command (since there's no carrier to drop), the controller looks for
a special command terminator key - the # key. For example, to enter the
command "123" over the phone, it should actually be entered as "123#", where
the # indicates the completion of the command sequence. This applies to User,
Control Op, and Configuration commands entered over the phone.
On rare occasions, it is desirable to force a command evaluation when a
command is entered over the air. For example, if a weak carrier is present at the
receiver input, the controller won't detect a carrier drop which would normally
cause a command evaluation. Over the air, the D key serves as an optional
command terminator. If a week carrier is present at the receiver input, and
the Control Op wants to disable the repeater timer, and the Repeater Timer
Disable command is 3A45, he may enter "3A45D" and the command will be
accepted by the controller even though the carrier has not dropped.
Finally, when sending a command to the controller over the air, if you make a
mistake part way though the sequence, a # key will cancel the digits sent to
that point during the transmission, and the correct command may immediately
follow the #. For example, if the desired command is 3A45, and you mistakenly
enter 33, you may enter a # followed by 3A45, i.e. 33#3A45 entered over the air
is interpreted by the controller at 3A45.
The # key sent as the first key of a sequence unmutes Touch-Tone for the
remainder of the transmission and causes the controller to ignore the sequence.
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