KPC-9612 Version 5.2 July 19, 1994
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NOTE: There is no selection in the KPC-9612 for COM ports – the correct COM port depends only
on the physical connection you have made to your Computer serial port.
Initializing the KPC-9612
Now that the KPC-9612 is cabled to your Computer, the next step is to initialize it. Boot your Com-
puter as you normally do. Place the PACTERM disk (shipped with your KPC-9612) in the A (or B)
drive on your Computer and type A:PACTERM (or B:PACTERM) and press return, When the pro-
gram starts you will see a menu. If you are using COM2, press F7 to select COM2. Press the back-
space key on your Computer and you will be placed in the ONLINE mode of the Pacterm program.
Once the program is operating, turn on the KPC-9612 by depressing the ON/OFF switch on the
front panel and observe that the power LED lights. At this point the KPC-9612 will begin sending
you a message. Since Pacterm is set to communicate at 1200 baud, you may some garbage char-
acters followed by the message:
PRESS (*) TO SET BAUD RATE
When you see this message, press the * (asterisk) key on your keyboard. Do not type the () char-
acters, just the *. You rnust press the * within two (2) seconds of seeing the message printed. If
you performed this properly, the KPC-9612 will prompt you to ENTER YOUR CALLSIGN=>. If you
didn't press the * quickly enough, be patient and try again when you see the message.
Once you have pressed the * at the right time, the KPC-9612 prompts you to ENTER YOUR CALL-
SIGN=>. Type your amateur radio callsign and press return. The KPC-9612 then sends its sign-on
message:
KANTRONICS KPC9612 VERSION x.x
(C) COPYRIGHT 1994 BY KANTRONICS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
DUPLICATION PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF KANTRONICS.
cmd:
At this point your KPC-9612 is set to the NEWUSER Mode with only a limited command set. To ac-
cess all KPC-9612 commands you may want to give the command INTFACE TERMINAL.
Your First Connect
Now that you have initialized your KPC-9612, you are ready to try your first connect. Since you
have not connected the radio to the TNC yet, you'll simply connect to your personal mailbox in the
KPC-9612. This will help you to become comfortable with your KPC-9612 operation before connect-
ing your radios. At the cmd: prompt, type CONNECT call-1 (replace "call" with your amateur
callsign) and press return. Your KPC-9612 will then connect you to the mailbox. Your screen should
look something like this:
cmd:CONNECT N0GZZ-1
cmd:*** CONNECTED to N0GZZ-1
[KPC9612-5.2-HM$]
5000 BYTES AVAILABLE
THERE ARE NO MESSAGES
ENTER COMMAND B,J,K,L,R,S, or Help>
Now you can enter any of the mailbox commands shown (B,J,K,L,R,S or Help). Later you
will want to read the PBBS section of this manual for more Information. If you type the HELP com-
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