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External Control
The Decoder/Display unit (Option 01) may be controlled from an external terminal or computer
when connected to the VR60 receiver through a RS232 serial cable. To do so, turn on power and
respond to the “KEYPAD (Y/N)" prompt with NO. The display will then show the default baud
rate of 9600 baud with the Y/N prompt. If this is the desired baud rate then select YES on the
keypad, otherwise select NO until the desired baud rate is shown and then select YES. The baud
rate selections are 9600, 1200, and 300 baud. The display will then show:
ENTER COMMAND
TERMINAL MODE
All future commands may now be entered at the terminal keyboard. The following terminal keys
are used to replace the front panel keypad. To return to keypad operation, the VR60 receiver must
be powered down and powered up again.
EXTERNAL COMMANDS
FUNCTION KEYPAD TERMINAL OPTION
Decode DECODE D
Setup SHIFT SETUP S
Set Frequency FREQ F
Log Data LOG L -03B
Inspect Data Storage SHIFT LOG SETUP LS -03B
Monitor SHIFT 9 +9 or .9 -03B
Enter (YES) ENTER (Y) RETURN or Y
Next (NO) NEXT (N) N
0 - 9 0 - 9 0 - 9
+ + + or . -6
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. + + or .
NOTE: CTRL-C will reset the VR60 receiver and have the same effect as momentarily switching
off the power.