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Comtech EF Data KST-2000A/B User Manual

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Ku-Band Satellite Transceiver

Revision 9

Operation

MN/KST2000AB.IOM

5–15

LTIMEOUT

Sets the Local mode timeout.

As stated above, remote mode is the default mode of operation. The KST-
2000A/B will automatically switch from LOCAL mode to REMOTE mode after
the last key press has occurred and the time period set in the LTIMEOUT
menu has expired. The time is configurable from 1-9 hours (default = 4 hrs)
and starts counting after the last key press has occurred.
Note: If the system has returned to remote mode, local communications can
be re-enabled at any time by selecting "LOCAL" in the SYSTEM>COMM
menu.

REM BAUD

Programs the baud rate of the terminal.

On entry, the currently selected baud rate of the terminal will be displayed. To
change the baud rate, press [

S] or [T] to select a baud rate from 300 to

19200 baud. Press [ENTER] to execute the changes. Available baud rates
are 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 and 19200.

REM ADDR

Programs the terminal remote address.

On entry, the currently selected address of the terminal is displayed with the
flashing cursor on the "ones" character. Press [

S] or [T] to change the

desired address of the terminal from 1 to 255. The [

W ]

or

[

X] arrow buttons

allow skipping to the "tens" or "hundreds" columns. Press [ENTER] to
execute the change.

REM COMM

Programs the parity bit to EVEN, ODD or NONE.

On entry, the currently selected parity is displayed. Changing parity can also
affect the number of data bits and stop bits. Press an Arrow key to select one
of the valid options: 7,E,2 (default), 7,O,2, or 8,N,1. Press [ENTER] to
execute the change.

DISPTIME

Programs the amount of time the display will stay illuminated. After the time
expires, the display will go dark until any key is pressed. Display time range
is 10-999 seconds. Default 300 seconds (5 minutes).

RCV BAND

KST-2000B only. Sets the receive band to one of three bands:
Band A: 10.950 - 11.700 GHz
Band B: 11.700 - 12.200 GHz
Band C: 12.250 - 12.750 GHz

DISPTEST

Tests the display characters by rotating through the alphanumeric character
set.