Quick Start
To get started right away using Pacterm to communicate with your TNC:
1. Copy the file PACTERM.COM from your “Kantronics Program and Infor
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mation Disk” to your hard drive, using DOS or following directions on the
disk.
2. Connect your TNC to COM1 or COM2 of your computer, using a standard
RS-232C serial modem cable, and make sure the TNC is turned ON.
3. Use DOS to change to the drive and directory to which you copied Pacterm.
4. Start Pacterm by typing PACTERM and pressing the ENTER key.
5. When Pacterm starts, you will be on the MAIN Menu. Use the SETUP func-
tions on the MAIN menu as needed to establish communication with your
TNC. The BACKSPACE key will take you to the TERMINAL Screen for
communication. Follow the on-screen instructions and use the MAIN Menu
and the TERMINAL Screen to control the session and communicate with the
TNC.
6. If you get the “Pacterm Cannot Communicate” screen the first time you try to
go to the TERMINAL Screen, be sure the TNC is turned ON and/or press the
F7 key to switch the current COM port from COM2 to COM1. If neither of
these works, review other possible problems (described on the screen) and
keep trying until you establish communication.
7. The first time your TNC is used, it will run an AUTOBAUD routine to coor
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dinate the TNC’s BAUD rate with the BAUD rate of the terminal communi
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cation software in use at the time — in this case, Pacterm. Follow the
on-screen instructions, which include entering your CALLSIGN, and then
proceed.
You may be able to get up and running without reading any more of this Pacterm
documentation, but you will find much useful information below, including:
(1) detailed explanations of each function, (2) helpful hints, (3) cautions that
Introduction Pacterm v 2.0
KAM’98 v 8.3 71 User’s Guide
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