Kantronics KPC–3 Plus User Manual page 66

while pressing ―C‖. You will be going between Command and Convers Modes
depending on whether you want to talk to the TNC or have the TNC packetize what you
type to go out on the air.
A Simple Connect
Once you see a station you would like to connect to, be sure you are in Command
Mode, and issue a connect request. For example:
C callsign<CR>
where ‗C' is short for CONNECT and ‗callsign' is the callsign of the station you wish to
connect to.
If for any reason the connection fails, the TNC will send the following message to your
screen:
*** RETRY COUNT EXCEEDED
*** DISCONNECTED
When your TNC does receive an acknowledgment for a connect packet, it will display a
message on your screen like:
*** CONNECTED TO callsign
Then your TNC will change to the Convers Mode (dependent on the setting of
NOMODE and CONMODE). Now what you type will be interpreted by the TNC as data
to be sent to the other station and not commands to the TNC. The MCON parameter
comes defaulted to OFF. Therefore once you are connected all you will see is what you
type and what the person connected to you sends you. Any packets sent by other
people will not be monitored unless they are also connected to you on another stream.
Two things determine when the data you send will be packetized. One is the parameter
SENDPAC. This is defaulted as the return or ENTER key. So as you are typing your
message, whenever you hit the return or ENTER key, you are telling the TNC to make a
new packet. A second parameter, PACLEN, determines the maximum length of any
packet. If you enter data longer than this length, a packet will be made even though you
have not pressed the return or ENTER key.
When you have finished your conversation you need to end the connection. To do this
you go into the Command Mode and type a ―d‖ for Disconnect. Remember to press the
return or enter key after any command to the TNC. Once your station has received the
acknowledgment for the disconnect packet the TNC will send this message to your
screen:
*** DISCONNECTED
Either station can issue the disconnect command, no matter which station originated the
connect.
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