KPC-9612 Version 5.2 July 19, 1994
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Pacterm Manual
To Start Pacterm
It is best to leave your TNC off until you have Pacterm set up and in the Terminal Mode. Having
the TNC on early will cause data to be backed up between the computer and TNC. Then when
Pacterm is put in the Terminal Mode, what is in the TNC will dump rapidly to the screen.
Have your computer logged onto the drive and directory where you have stored the Pacterm files
and type PACTERM at the DOS prompt. When Pacterm starts, its help menu is displayed on the
screen. This menu can be accessed at anytime by pressing the F1 key.
Setup
It is important that you first set the communication port and baud rate. Pacterm must know what
port to use to talk to the TNC, and how fast to talk.
F7 increment communication port number
Pressing F7 causes Pacterm to toggle between the communication ports: COM1 and COM2. The
port that is in use is shown near the bottom of the screen. COM1 is default and must be reset, if
necessary, each time you begin the program.
F8 increment baud rate
Pressing F8 will cause Pacterrn to step through the available baud rates. The default is 1200 baud
and must be reset, if necessary, each time you begin the program. Available rates are: 300, 600,
1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600.
This rate corresponds to the MODE command in the TNC. Until the baud rate is set, the TNC will
run an autobaud routine to determine how fast the computer is talking.
F3 toggle KPC / UTU-XT selection
Pressing F3 toggles between the KPC (packet) Help Menu and the UTU-XT (other modes) Help
Menu. Leave this toggle in the KPC selection.
F3, F7, and F8 work only while the Help Menu is on the screen. Other commands work only while
in the Terminal Mode.
Exiting Pacterm
Pressing F10 will exit to DOS from any screen. The TNC power must remain on when exiting this
way because commands are being sent to the TNC.
The Escape key or a Ctrl-C will also exit to DOS from the Help Menu.
Terminal Mode
PRESS BACKSPACE TO CONTINUE.
Pressing the backspace key will put Pacterm in the terminal mode. This is the mode used to talk to
the TNC. The top part of the screen will display data received from the TNC. Data typed on the
keyboard will display between the two lines. The bottom line is the status bar.
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