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Adding A Correction Factor To The Real Time Clock
As is the case with any clock that is not referenced to standard such as WWV, the RC210's Real Time Clock may gain (or lose) a few
seconds over time. This is unavoidable due to temperature changes, crystal tolerances, etc. Fortunately, the RC210 allows you to
"bump" the clock + or - up to 59 seconds in order to obtain the best accuracy possible.
For example, you may notice after your RC210 has been running for a week that its Real Time Clock has lost 2 seconds. With this
command, it is a simple matter to add 2 seconds to the clock's time.
*5105 2 Add 2 seconds to the Real Time Clock's current time
*Note: If you need to subtract seconds from the Real Time Clock, preface the seconds with an "A". For example *5105 A 3 will
subtract 3 seconds from the clock's current time
In addition to adding 2 seconds to the time, this command also stores this correction factor into non-volatile memory. This allows you to
set a scheduler setpoint (in our example above, you'd program a setpoint to run once a week) and automatically apply it to the clock by
storing the Macro Function Number into a Command Macro and have the scheduler run that macro at, let's say, Friday night at
midnight. See the Command Macro and Scheduler programming sections of this manual for details.
Miscellaneous Programming
DTMF Mute On 1st Or 2nd Digit
If DTMF Muting is enabled on a port, this command will select whether muting starts on the 1st or 2nd digit.
*2090x where x=1 to mute on the 1st digit or x=2 to mute on the 2nd digit
Delay Before Speech/CW Starts
You may program a delay time to allow the transmitter to fully come up to power before speech or CW actually starts.
*1022x Set Delay time, where "x" is the amount of time in milliseconds to delay before speech or CW starts. Range is 0 to 32767.
User DTMF Pad Test Command Prefix
This programming command is used to set the Prefix for the User DTMF Pad Test
*2093x where x = 1 to 5 digits used for the User DTMF Pad Test
Which Version Firmware Is Installed?
You can find out which version firmware is currently installed with the following command:
*299999 Speak Version Number
Controlling TimeOut
If programmed to 1, a Port's transmitter will be dropped when a timeout occurs on any other linked Port. If programmed to a 0, a Port's
transmitter will be dropped ONLY when a timeout occurs on THAT Port.
*2051x where x = 1 for timeouts affecting linked Ports, 0 for timeouts not affecting linked Ports