Command List; Command Names - Advanced Electronic Applications PK-88 Operating Manual

PK-88 OPERATING MANUAL
o If you type a command the PK-88 cannot understand - you will see:
?What?
o If you type a correct command word with a wrong argument:
?bad
o If you type a numerical value outside a parameter's range:
?range
o If you set the BEACON interval too short for busy channels:
WARNING: BEACON too often
Here are a few more examples:
ASDFASDF
cmd:
?What?
BEACON E
cmd:
?bad
PACLEN 265
cmd:
?range
DAY
cmd:
?clock not set
5.2

Command List

Commands are listed alphabetically in the following detailed command descriptions. Each
command entry contains several sections:
o Command name
o Command abbreviation or mnemonic
o Default value
o Parameters
5.2.1

Command Names

The command name at the beginning of the description is the full word you can type to
execute that command. You will also see the minimum abbreviation or mnemonic that you
can use instead of the full word. You can always type the entire command word, or any
abbreviation longer than the minimum abbreviation.
For example, consider the MYCALL command:
o Enter the command MYCALL by simply typing MY. The abbreviation M is not suffi-
cient and will be interpreted as the MONITOR command. However, MY, MYC, MYCA,
MYCAL
If a command requires parameters, the type of parameter is indicated after the command
name as well as the default value. For example:
n
o means the command takes a numerical parameter value.
This is not a command.
A parameter was omitted.
Unacceptable numerical value.
You did not set the PK-88's clock.
or MYCALL are all acceptable.
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COMMAND SUMMARY
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