SideKar / SideKar Plus User Manual rev 3.2 Page 27 of 84
Displaying Decoded Text
For displaying rig decoded text, the SideKar takes advantage of
the innovative rig feature whereby the rig decodes incoming
data and displays the decoded text on a scrolling 8-character
display at the bottom right of the rig’s screen. The data could
be PSK31, PSK63,
RTTY, or CW. It doesn’t matter.
The SideKar captures these characters as they are decoded
and displays them on a 40-character screen for easier reading.
The SideKar Plus displays them on an 80-character screen.
By displaying 40 or 80 characters at a time, you can read
words and sentences, and not worry about missing characters
if you take your eyes off of the rig’s screen for a short time.
Plus you can freeze and scroll back the text, if you need to.
The SideKar will display the characters decoded and received
from the rig. Once the 20-character line is filled, the next line is
used.
Once both lines of the display are filled, the lines will scroll up
and the bottom will show the next data received.
While receiving text, the Status LED above the display will be
off, indicating the SideKar is in the normal, real-time receiving
mode.
Note: You may find it easier to tune in a specific signal by
placing the rig in the FINE TUNE Mode rather than COARSE
Mode.
With firmware version 2.6.0 and later, you can disable receiving
decoded text from the rig. This may be useful when using the
PX3 panadapter and viewing the decoded text on it. Some
users prefer to see the decoded text on the PX3, but use the
messaging, macros and log on the SideKar. Press
Alt-T
to
toggle between receiving decoded text or not. The default is to
