Elecraft P3 High-Performance Panadapter Manual User Manual
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Setup Options
The transmit mode options and text color
parameters that you can set are listed below. Press
Ctrl-Alt-S
to open the setup menu on the SVGA
screen. This screen will cover the transmit data
window and status bar temporarily. Use the
up/down arrows on the keyboard to select a
parameter and the left/right arrows to change the
parameter. Pressing
Ctrl
-
arrow changes the values
in larger steps. Press
Esc
to save the changes and
close the menu. The parameters are saved in non-
volatile memory so they will be retained after
power has been turned off and then on again.
Transmit Mode: CR, ^T, VOX
Allows you to control when text entered on the
keyboard is sent:
CR: The K3 will start transmitting the text
only after the
Enter
key is pressed.
^T: The K3 will start transmitting the text
only after
Ctrl-T
is pressed.
VOX: The K3 will transmit each character
as it is typed on the keyboard.
NOTE: Pressing
Ctrl-R
will interrupt a
transmission. In CR or VOX modes, press
Enter
to restart a transmission. In ^T mode,
press
Ctrl-T
to restart the transmission.
Pressing
Esc
stops the transmission and
clears any unsent text.
Transmit Timeout: 0 to 90,000 ms (0 to 90
seconds) in 200 ms (0.2 second) increments.
The length of time an idle signal will be transmitted
in PSK or RTTY modes after the last character is
sent. Any character entered on the keyboard during
this time will be sent and the timeout period will
start over. Pressing
|
(the vertical bar) on the
keyboard will terminate the delay and return the K3
to receive mode immediately.
Transmitted Text Color: 1 to 50
The color of the text in the transmit data window
changes as each character is sent. Use this
parameter to choose the color of the characters after
they have been sent.
Tx Text Color: 1 to 50
Use this parameter to choose the color of the
unsent characters in the transmit data window.
Rx Text Color: 1 to 50
Use this parameter to choose the color of the text
shown in the receive data window.
Beacon Text Mem# and Beacon Interval
See Beacon Mode on page 27.
Text Message Entry
There are 50 text message memory locations available that can be used in CW, RTTY or PSK modes. Each
location can store up to 124 characters (including spaces). These messages are stored in non-volatile memory so
they will not be lost when power is cycled. Create a text message as follows:
Press
Ctrl-Alt-T
to enter the text message window. The window opens on top of the data and status
windows. Press the up and down arrows to find an available (empty) message location (indicated by an
belowshows that memory location 1 is available.
Empty Text Message Location.