Hal Communications CWR6850, Instruction Manual

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INTRODUCTION
This manual describes the installation and operation of the HAL CWR6850 Telereader Portable
RTTY/CW Terminal. The technical details with schematic diagrams are described in a second publi-
cation, the CWR6850 Customer Maintenance Manual, available separately from HAL Communica-
tions Corp. or its designated dealers and representatives.
The features of the CWR6850 have been designed for convenient and straightforward customer
use; many features are self-explanatory from a close examination of the CWR6850 front panel,
rear panel, screen display or the keytops. However, like many sophisticated electronic devices,
there are some features and operator techniques which you may not understand until you have
read this manual. You should plan to devote several hours to becoming familiar with your
CWR6850.
However, there are many hobbyists, including the writer, who are eager to try the new "gadget"
and lack the patience to plow through chapters of technical talk without at least turning it on and
trying out something. Therefore, for the eager and impatient new owners, we offer Chapter 2 –
SIMPLE HOOK-UP AND OPERATION. After you have your CWR6850 running as described in Chap-
ter 2, please then sit down and read the rest of the manual; you'll find the CWR6850 will do a lot
more things than can be outlined in the simplified instructions.
Please note the contents of APPENDIX A and APPENDIX B in particular. You will probably refer
these pages often as you study this manual.
Figure 1 The CWR6850
(On this picture a newer keyboard is shown as described in this manual)