SCS PTC-IIex, Manual

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6 Commands
With the
ARX
command the reception of AMTOR-FEC and NAVTEX can be disabled
independent from the setting of
BC
refer to Table 6.1 on page 40 )
6.11 BEll
Remote
Default setting: 1
Parameter: 0 SYSOP calling disabled.
1 SYSOP calling enabled.
Use of this command causes an intermittent beep (approx. 10 secs) at the remote station.
It serves as a SYSOP call. The SYSOP can interrupt the beep by pressing any key on the
keyboard (e.g. <Return> or <Esc> The SYSOP can either enable the
BEll
command (1),
or disable it (0) on his system.
BEll
also has an effect on the Sysop bell of the Packet-Radio side!
6.12 BKchr
Default setting: 25 (Ctrl-Y)
Parameter: X 1... 127, ASCII code of the character (decimal).
Defines the BREAKIN character used for PACTOR and AMTOR.
The BREAKIN character is a special command for a forced direction change from RX to
TX (
BREAKIN). Because this command is used very often, the PTC accepts the
BREAKIN character only directly in the converse mode, that means that the command
can not be used after the
cmd:-
prompt.
The BREAKIN character may be changed to any other convenient character with this
command at any time.
<Ctrl-B> as BREAKIN character is defined with the command:
BK
2 .
The following characters are not permitted: 8 (Backspace), 13 (CR), 32 (Space), 30
(IDLE), 17 (XON), 19 (XOFF), and other already specified special characters.
6.13 BMsg
Default setting: 1
Parameter: 0 RTTY/PSK31-RX/TX switching messages off.
1 RTTY/PSK31-RX/TX switching messages on.
Switches RTTY/PSK31-RX/TX switching messages on or off. To switch off the
relatively long switching messages is helpful for RTTY- and PSK31 contests to prevent a
rapid scrolling away of useful text.
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