Vectronics VEC-162 - Manual (Page 4)

VEC-162 MultiReader Instruction Manual
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BAUD RATE SETUP
The BAUD RATE SETUP sub-menu allows you to choose the baud rate of the signal that you want the VEC-162
to decode. This only applies to RTTY signals. The selections in this sub-menu do not affect the CW, ASCII, or
AMTOR FEC modes. There are six selections under the BAUD RATE SETUP sub-menu:
1. 45 BAUD
2. 50 BAUD
3. 57 BAUD
4. 75 BAUD
5. 100 BAUD
6. MAIN MENU
Press the OPTION button to change the sub-menu options, and press the SELECT button to select the baud rate
of the signal that you want to decode. The baud rate will be updated and the unit will return to the main menu.
To exit this sub-menu without changing the baud rate, press the OPTION button until the display reads MAIN
MENU, then press the SELECT button to exit.
PRINTER SETUP
This sub-menu allows you to enable or disable printing of received text to the EPSON or compatible printer
attached to your VEC-162. There are two sub-menu selections:
1. PRINTER ON/OFF
2. MAIN MENU
Press the OPTION button to change the sub-menu options, and press the SELECT button to change the printer
enable. If you press SELECT in the PRINTER ON/OFF option, the VEC-162 will toggle the printer enable. It
will display the current state for approximately one second then switch to the main menu. If the printer enable is
set to ON, then each received character is sent to the printer as soon as it is displayed. The printer will store the
characters in a buffer until it has received eighty characters, then the printer will print the buffered characters.
The printer will always store and print character in this manner. If the printer has an odd amount of character
such as 100, then the printer must be taken OFF LINE for the printer to print the remaining buffered characters.
The printer can be taken OFF LINE by pressing its ON LINE button. For further instruction on your printer,
please refer to your printer manual. To exit this sub-menu without changing the printer enable, press the
OPTION button until the display reads MAIN MENU, then press the SELECT button to exit.
RAM SETUP
This sub-menu allows you to view received data that was saved to the RAM buffer. There are six sub-menu
selections under the RAM SETUP sub-menu:
1. RAM PLAYBACK
2. SCROLL SLOWER
3. SCROLL FASTER
4. PRINT RAM ON/OFF
5. CLEAR RAM
6. MAIN MENU
Press the SELECT button while the RAM SETUP prompt is displayed on the LCD to display the first RAM
SETUP sub-menu, RAM PLAYBACK. Pressing the SELECT button now prompts the VEC-162 to begin
displaying all data received since being turned ON. The stored data will start scrolling from the beginning of the
buffer to the last received character. The last received character is followed by an "x" to denote the end of the
buffer. The RAM buffer has a storage capacity of only 8000 characters. If more than 8000 characters have been
received, only the last 8000 characters will be available for display. The display scroll rate may be modified by
pressing the SELECT button while in the SCROLL SLOWER or SCROLL FASTER selections. To stop
scrolling the view screen, press either the OPTION button or the SELECT button. Do the same to start the view