Heathkit HK 232 Manual

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Command Update (August 1988)

for the

Heathkit

PACKKIT®

Model HK-232

Oopyrlghl © 1988

HEATH COMPANY

All Rights Reserved

Printed in the United States at America

INTRODUCTION

This Command Update describes the February 23. 1988
firmware release. which has added some new com-
mands and changed a few of the existing commands.

A new feature. the NAVTEX Mode, is also available.
NAVTEX is a relatively new marine weather broadcast
service that is rapidly being installed in coastal areas
around the world. NAVTEX broadcasts navigation and
weather information to ships on 518 kHz.

NOTE: This release causes the Controller's signbn
message to indicate a checksum of 3A7.

HEATH COM PANY
BENTON HARBOR. MICHIGAN 49022

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AF

BBS

NEW COMMANDS

AFILTER ON/OFF Default: OFF
Modes: All
Parameters:

ON The ASCII characters that are specified in the MFILTER list are
filtered out and never sent to the terminal or computer.

OFF Characters in the MFILTER list are filtered only from monitored
packets.

Some terminals and computers use special characters to clear the screen or perform
other special functions. To prevent the Controller from sending these characters, enter
them in the MFILTER list and then turn AFILTER 0N.

NOTE: If ECHO is ON and the terminal or computer sends a filtered character. the
Controller will echo it back to the terminal or computer.

AFmI'ER works in all modes and is not affected by the CONNECT/CONVERSE
TRANSPARENT status.

BBSMSGS ON/OFF Default: OFF

Mode: Packet
Parameters:

0N Makes the Controller's status messages look like the TAPR-style
output.

OFF The Controller's status messages work normally.

When BBSMSGS is ON, some of the status messages change or are suppressed. This
may improve operation of the Controller with some BBS software. The following
Controller status messages are suppressed if BBSMSGS is ON:

No "(parm) new (value)"

Connect messages: No ; v2; 1 unACKed"

No "xxx in progress: (dest) via (digis)"

No space after the comma in digipeater lists

"VIA" appears in upper case

If MRPI is ON, digi paths are displayed in TAPR format

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