K1EL K45 CW Keyboard and Reader Manual
K-42 User’s Manual - Version A.1
6/6/2021
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Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 2
List of K45 features .................................................................................................................................. 2
LCD Display ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Status Line ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Figure 1 – K45 Display Status Line ................................................................................................... 2
Flash Status indicators ............................................................................................................................. 3
CW Reader Module (CWR) ..................................................................................................................... 3
K45 Window Modes ................................................................................................................................. 3
ASR (Automatic Send/Receive) ............................................................................................................... 3
Fast Tx View ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Display Window Adjustment Keys ........................................................................................................... 4
PGDN - Scroll Window Down .................................................................................................................. 4
PGUP - Scroll Window Up ....................................................................................................................... 4
HOME - Go to the beginning of the text window ...................................................................................... 4
END - Go to end of text window ............................................................................................................... 4
LCD Backlight and Contrast Adjustment .................................................................................................. 4
Keyboard Commands ................................................................................................................................... 4
ESC Commands ...................................................................................................................................... 4
ESC C – Configuration Mode ................................................................................................................... 4
ESC D – Dump Display Window(s) .......................................................................................................... 5
Figure 1a – Display Dump Setup Menu ........................................................................................... 5
ESC K - Key mapping Menu .................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 2 – Key Mapping Menu .......................................................................................................... 5
Table 1 – Punctuation to Prosigns Defaults ...................................................................................... 6
ESC-L - Clear both display windows ........................................................................................................ 6
ESC-M - Message Launcher Menu .......................................................................................................... 6
Figure 3 – Message Launcher Menu Example ................................................................................. 6
ESC-P - Practice Mode ............................................................................................................................ 6
ESC-R – RTTY Setup Menu .................................................................................................................... 6
ESC S - Serial number Setup Menu ........................................................................................................ 7
Figure 4 – Serial Number Format Menu (LZ is changed by space bar press) .................................. 7
ESC-U - Firmware Upgrade ..................................................................................................................... 7
ESC-W - Start WinKeyer Mode ................................................................................................................ 7
ESC-H – ESC Help Menu ........................................................................................................................ 8
Control Commands .................................................................................................................................. 8
CTL-C – Start Fast Callsign Capture ....................................................................................................... 8
CTL-E- Send Error Dits ............................................................................................................................ 8
CTL-D - Decrement Key Weighting ......................................................................................................... 8
CTL-I - Increment Key Weighting ............................................................................................................. 8
CTL-L Clear currently displayed text window, either Rx or Tx ................................................................. 8
CTL-M - Match Tx speed to CWR Rx speed ............................................................................................ 8
CTL-N - Play Serial Number .................................................................................................................... 8
CTL-T - Tune ........................................................................................................................................... 8
CTL-U - Change User .............................................................................................................................. 8
CTL-X – Insert Exchange Message ......................................................................................................... 8
INS - Pause Transmit (Insert Key) ........................................................................................................... 8
DEL - Cancel Transmit Buffer (Delete Key) ............................................................................................. 9
Other Key Commands ............................................................................................................................. 9
Right & Left Arrow Keys – Increment or Decrement the Serial Number................................................... 9
Up and Down Arrow Keys - Change Transmit Speed Shortcut ................................................................ 9
CTL-Left & CTL-Right - CWR Audio Gain Adjustment ............................................................................. 9
ALT-Left & ALT-Right - CWR Noise Filter Adjustment ............................................................................. 9
CTL-Up & CTL-Down - CWR Threshold Adjustment .............................................................................. 9
ALT-Up & ALT-Down - CWR Spacing Adjustment .................................................................................. 9
K45 Programmable Messages ..................................................................................................................... 9
Editing messages .................................................................................................................................. 10
Figure 5 – Message Editor Example ............................................................................................... 10
Message Tag ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Fast Callsign Capture Feature ............................................................................................................... 10
Buffered message commands ............................................................................................................... 10
Figure 5a – Buffered Command List Menu, use Up/Down to view them all .................................... 11
