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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

key assignment), or you can select a message that is no longer needed. The example

belowshows that memory location 1 is available.

Empty Text Message Location.