home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Cream of the Crop 3
/
Cream of the Crop 3.iso
/
comm
/
140xpcom.zip
/
XPCOM140.CMP
/
XPCOM14
/
DOCS
/
SECTION.007
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1993-11-20
|
6KB
|
142 lines
XPCOM Version 1.4 Page : 7-1
Pactor Operation
XPCOM fully supports the new Pactor mode for the PK-232 by AEA.
Pactor offers a cross between Packet and AMTOR, including larger
block sizes and full CRC error correction. Pactor also has
the ability to switch baud rate depending on band and link
conditions. To enter the Pactor mode, select the Pactor Listen
option in the AMTOR menu or press Alt-P.
Initiating an ARQ Link
To initiate an PACTOR ARQ link use the following steps.
1. Enter the other station's call by pressing F2.
2. Press the Alt-C keystroke sequence.
3. The call of the other station will already be
present, if the contact will be using a NORMAL path
length press the return key. If you wish to make the
link a LONG PATH connect press the insert key followed
by and exclamation point (!). This tells the TNC to
establish it's link timing to accommodate a LONG PATH
connection. If the link is successful you will enter the
Transmit mode.
Turning the Link Over
1. Pressing the 'END' key will send the text that has
been defined in the Operating Parameters screen. This is
located in the Setup Menu.
2. Or use the 'Page Down' key at the end of any
transmission to turn the link back to the other station.
NOTE -> The PAGE DOWN key may also be used to
change a link over to the other station. If for
some reason you need to take over control of the
link, press Alt-F9. This will force a change over
on the link.
Dropping an Unsuccessful Link
1. If the link is unsuccessful, you should drop the link
as soon as possible to eliminate unnecessary
interference to other stations.
2. To drop the link, press the 'HOME' key. This will
immediately drop the link and return the TNC to PACTOR
standby mode.
XPCOM Version 1.4 Page : 7-2
Identifying during an PACTOR contact
XPCOM has a very simple way of adding the call signs of the
stations during an PACTOR contact.
1. Press the F2 key and enter the call of the other
station.
2. After the call has been entered it may be imbedded
into the outgoing text by pressing 'Alt-I'. This will
place 'Othercall DE Yourcall' (W0AAA DE W0BBB) into the
outgoing text buffer. This text may be defined in the
Operating Parameters menu.
Ending an ARQ Contact
To end an ARQ contact press the F4 function key. This will
send "DROPPING LINK DE YourCall" and also send the
appropriate commands to the TNC. This text may defined in
the Operating Parameters screen.
Unproto Communications
To start an Unproto transmission, place the TNC in PACTOR
Mode. To do this, press the 'Alt-P' key sequence.
To place the TNC in Unproto Transmit
Press the Page Up key to go the transmit mode.
To go to Receive
Press the Page Down Key.
Calling CQ for an ARQ Link
To call an automatic CQ press the F5 function key. This
will start the CQ sequence as described in the Setup Menu
section of this document. To abort the CQ press any key.
If a station links to you an alarm will sound and the auto
CQ will be aborted.
If you have Auto Search selected, the program will search
the log for the station that connected. If Display Mini log
is on, the other stations Name, QTH and last QSO information
will be displayed. Auto Search is located in the Oper Params
option in the Setup Menu.
XPCOM Version 1.4 Page : 7-3
Screen Layout in Pactor
The Pactor screen has several options for control of the
operation.
Pactor Standby PTHUFF : Off Compressed
Standby PT200 : ON Normal Path
Shown above is an example of the status window for the Pactor
mode. This gives the user the ability to monitor the status
of the current link. The following items are monitored.
Top status line.
Pactor - Current operating mode.
Standby - Mode condition
PTHUFF - Status of TNC
Compression. On/Off.
Compressed - Give current status
of Incoming or Outgoing
compressed data. If the word
compressed appears, the incoming
or outgoing data is compressed.
TMAIL Operation (Alt-J)
XPCOM Version 1.4 and above now supports TMAIL for those AEA
controllers that have the mailbox option. The TMAIL status is
shown in the center status bar. To change the state of TMAIL
(ON or OFF), click on the status bar or press Alt-J.