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Normally you will want to avoid using the digit 'D' in any of the command names. For more
information about command names, see Chapter 5.
Unkey or Press 'D' to Execute:
After entering a command name and any other digits that command might require, you can tell
the controller to go ahead and execute the command in several ways. If you are entering the
command from a radio, you should normally just unkey. The controller will execute the
command and speak a voice message to tell you what it did (except for a few commands that
don't have voice messages). There may be times when the receiver's squech is too loose and is
stuck open or when someone sits on their mike when the controller won't be able to tell when
you unkey. At those times, you need another way to make the commands execute. That is the
purpose of the "force-execution" digit. It tells the controller to execute the command right
away. It is normally set to the digit 'D'. You should not use it when it is not necessary, because
as soon as you release the 'D', the controller will start speaking the command response, even if
you haven't unkeyed yet, and you won't hear the first few words of that response. When you are
entering commands from a computer or serial terminal, you can tell the controller to execute a
command in two ways, either by entering a 'D' or pressing the enter key. When entering
commands from the reverse autopatch, you can't unkey or press 'D' (on most phones), so there
is another way, called "timed execution". When timed execution is turned on, you can just
enter a command and wait for a few seconds and the controller will execute it. For more
information about the force-execution digit and timed execution, see command 078.
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