[RTTY] Re: PK232 Question

[Mike Brown]

Bob, if Richard's idea doesn't work, you should be able to set
the PK 232 back to factory defaults by pulling off the jumper on
the underneath side of the 232. Easy to see, there's a hole
there, and you can use tweasers or needle nose pliers to remove
the jumper. I think the book says to leave it off 5 minutes.
This "should" get you back to factory defaults and get your cmd:
prompt back.

73, Mike K9MI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Kriss" <aa5vu at arrl.net>
To: "rtty-contesting" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 16:26 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Re: PK232 Question


> > Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:57:46 -0400
> > From: "Bob Wanderer" <aa0cy at QUADNET.NET>
> > Subject: [RTTY] PK232 Question
> > To: "RTTY" <RTTY at CONTESTING.COM>
> >
> > I've a PK232MBX that seems to be "stuck" in wordout being
> > on, even though it (dumb terminal mode) claims that the
> > parameter is turned off; and I've set it to off in the dumb
> > terminal.  I tried turning it on, hoping that it would then
> > be off, but no joy.  It was a PK232 upgraded to a MBX with
> > mid-1990 firmware.  Is this normal?  Any ideas?  Should I be
> > in a screen other than dumb terminal?
> >
> > Timewave has not responded to my request for assistance.
> >
> > Thanks & 73,
> > Bob AA0CY
>
> Bob,
>
> It sounds like you are stuck in the KISS mode.  Do you see the
cmd: prompt
> or AEA blurb when you depress the ON/OFF button? If the answer
is NO, you
> are stuck in the host mode.
>
> I have an old script I wrote years ago for the White Knight
term program
> called KISS-OFF that runs on the Mac and it sends a stream of
Control-C's
> that is how the PK-232 manual tell you to exit the KISS mode.
Very hard to
> do if you do not have a cmd: prompt.
>
> Maybe others can help with some PC tricks to get you out of
the KISS mode.
>
> Good Luck
>
> 73, Dick - AA5VU
> Austin, TX
>
>
> (Procedure to reset PK232 to standard non-HOST/KISS mode
> (                   by KD5VU  21 Apr 91
> (File:  KISSON
> (The following routine sends 3 ctl-c chars and waits for cmd:
prompt;
> (  if cmd: is not seen, cycle repeats.
>
> :tryagain
> PAUSE 180
> TYPE ^C
> PAUSE 20
> TYPE ^C
> PAUSE 20
> TYPE ^C
> ALERT1 cmd:/JUMPTO nokiss
> JUMPTO tryagain
> PROMPT asdf
>
> :nokiss
> TYPE ^M
> PAUSE 30
> TYPE ^M
> BELL
> NESTEND
>
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