Firmware Version 1.21
2/2/2010
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Paddle Command Mode
There is an optional “User Interface” speed setting, available via the
U
command. This setting will take effect in place of the Set speed any time you
are in Paddle Command Mode. In this way you can easily recover from any
unfortunate selections of Set speed and hi/lo speed control settings. It is
recommended that you set the UI speed to some speed you can copy with
relative ease. If you set it to zero, the keyer’s speed in Paddle Command Mode
will be set as normal – either the Set speed or the speed set by the speed control
knob, depending on the position of the knob.
Command Mode is entered by pressing function buttons 5 and 6 simultaneously. All six
buttons will illuminate orange, and you will hear a ‘?’ prompt in Morse code from the
sidetone speaker. At this point you can query or set any of the saved parameters. You
can exit command mode at any time by tapping any button, or by sending the SK
prosign.
To find out the current state of a parameter, simply send its character by itself. The keyer
will respond with the command character (the same one you sent), followed by the
current setting of the corresponding parameter. For example, to check the current setting
of Farnsworth spacing, you send ‘
F
’. The keyer responds with ‘
F 0 ?
’. This tells you
the current Farnsworth setting is zero, or OFF. You will notice that the keyer’s prompts
and responses are sent at a slightly higher pitch than what you send from the paddle; this
is the keyer’s “voice” and should make it a little easier to keep track of what is
happening.
To change the setting, send the character followed immediately by the new setting. The
keyer will confirm your command by responding with the command character (the same
one you sent), followed by the current setting of the corresponding parameter. If you
enter a setting value that is out of range (too high or too low) for that parameter, the keyer
will not change the setting and will simply report the current setting. Let’s say you want
to change the QSO number to 1. You would send ‘
Q1
’. The keyer will respond with ‘
Q
1 ?
’.
Occasionally you won’t remember the allowable range of settings for a command, and
won’t want to look through the manual to figure it out. You can send the command letter
followed by a question mark, and the keyer will respond with the minimum and
maximum values for that parameter.
Let’s assume you wish to find out the command menu speed and change it. You enter the
command mode by pressing buttons 5 & 6, and the buttons all light up orange. You hear
the keyer send ‘
?
’ in Morse code.
