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Sky Cmd - 3, Programming Callsigns, Programming A Tone Frequency, Control Operation

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PROGRAMMING CALLSIGNS The built-in TNCs of the Commander and Transporter communicate each other when you send a control command from the Commander. So you must program different callsigns (9 digits max.) on these transceivers as the IDs of the TNCs. Use the following Menu Nos. to program callsigns: On Commander 500 COM Callsign Callsign for Commander 501 TRP Callsign Callsign for Transporter On Transporter 500 COM Callsign Callsign for Commander 501 TRP Callsign Callsign for Transporter 1 Access Menu 500 or 501, then [ (OK)]. • The callsign entry field appears; the first digit blinks. 2 Press [ ]/[ ]or rotate the Tuning control to select a character. • You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and -. 3 Press [ OK]. • The cursor moves to the next digit. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits. [ESC ]: Cancels entry of a callsign. [A/B]: Deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking. 5 Press [ OK]. to complete the setting. 6 Press [MENU] to exit Menu mode. The keypad also is available to enter alphanumeric characters in step 2. PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY On receiving a tone from the Commander, the Transporter causes the HF transceiver to enter Transmit mode. On both the Commander and Transporter, access Menu 502 and select the desired, same tone frequency. CONTROL OPERATION When in the Sky Command mode, the keys of the Commander will function as below. First switch ON the HF transceiver and press [0] (SYNC) on the Commander. Tuning control Each time you press the desired key, the Commander will automatically enter transmit mode and send the corresponding control command to the Transporter. Key Function Tuning control Frequency or memory channel number change [A/B] In VFO mode: VFO A/ VFO B switch In Memory Recall mode: no change [1] (PWR) Power ON/ OFF [2] (RX) HF frequency receive ON/ OFF [3] (MODE) Modulation mode switch [4] (RIT) RIT ON/ OFF [5] (XIT) XIT ON/ OFF [6] (CLR) RIT offset or XIT offset clear [7] (SPLIT) Split-frequency ON/ OFF [8] (M>V) Transfer from Memory to VFO [0] (SYNC) Current settings retrieve (from HF transceiver) [MONI] To monitor the UHF band on the Commander [B] (M/V) VFO/ Memory Recall mode switch [] XIT/ RIT offset frequency increase [] XIT/ RIT offset frequency decrease In LSB, USB, or CW mode: 10 Hz/ 1 kHz [ ] 1 (FAST) switch In FM or AM mode: 1 kHz/ 10 kHz switch [#] 2 (ENTER) In VFO mode: frequency entry ON In Memory Recall mode: channel number entry ON [PTT] To transmit audio on an HF frequency 1 "FS" appears when you select 1 kHz step (LSB/ USB/ CW) or 10 kHz step (FM/ AM). 2 After pressing [#], press [0] to [9] to enter a frequency or memory channel number. SKY CMD - 3

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SKY CMD – 3
PROGRAMMING CALLSIGNS
The built-in TNCs of the Commander and Transporter
communicate each other when you send a control
command from the Commander. So you must program
different callsigns (9 digits max.) on these transceivers as
the IDs of the TNCs.
Use the following Menu Nos. to program callsigns:
On Commander
500
COM Callsign
Callsign for Commander
501
TRP Callsign
Callsign for Transporter
On Transporter
500
COM Callsign
Callsign for Commander
501
TRP Callsign
Callsign for Transporter
1
Access Menu 500 or 501, then
[
(OK)]
.
•
The callsign entry field appears; the first digit blinks.
2
Press
[
]/[
]
or rotate the
Tuning
control to select a
character.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.
3
Press
[
OK]
.
• The cursor moves to the next digit.
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits.
[ESC
]
:
Cancels entry of a callsign.
[A/B]
:
Deletes the digit at which the cursor is blinking.
5
Press
[
OK]
. to complete the setting.
6
Press
[MENU]
to exit Menu mode.
The keypad also is available to enter alphanumeric
characters in step 2.
PROGRAMMING A TONE FREQUENCY
On receiving a tone from the Commander, the Transporter
causes the HF transceiver to enter Transmit mode. On
both the Commander and Transporter, access Menu 502
and select the desired, same tone frequency.
CONTROL OPERATION
When in the Sky Command mode, the keys of the
Commander will function as below. First switch ON the HF
transceiver and press [0] (SYNC) on the Commander.
Each time you press the desired key, the Commander
will automatically enter transmit mode and send the
corresponding control command to the Transporter.
Key
Function
Tuning
control
Frequency or memory channel number
change
[A/B]
In VFO mode: VFO A/ VFO B switch
In Memory Recall mode: no change
[1]
(PWR)
Power ON/ OFF
[2]
(RX)
HF frequency receive ON/ OFF
[3]
(MODE)
Modulation mode switch
[4]
(RIT)
RIT ON/ OFF
[5]
(XIT)
XIT ON/ OFF
[6]
(CLR)
RIT offset or XIT offset clear
[7]
(SPLIT)
Split-frequency ON/ OFF
[8]
(M>V)
Transfer from Memory to VFO
[0]
(SYNC)
Current settings retrieve (from HF
transceiver)
[MONI]
To monitor the UHF band on the
Commander
[B]
(M/V)
VFO/ Memory Recall mode switch
[
]
XIT/ RIT offset frequency increase
[
]
XIT/ RIT offset frequency decrease
[
]
1
(FAST)
In LSB, USB, or CW mode: 10 Hz/ 1 kHz
switch
In FM or AM mode: 1 kHz/ 10 kHz switch
[#]
2
(ENTER)
In VFO mode: frequency entry ON
In Memory Recall mode: channel number
entry ON
[PTT]
To transmit audio on an HF frequency
1
“FS” appears when you select 1 kHz step (LSB/ USB/ CW) or 10 kHz
step (FM/ AM).
2
After pressing
[#]
, press
[0]
to
[9]
to enter a frequency or memory
channel number.
Tuning control