P2TERM 
 An intelligent solution to
    control of the PTC-II
        DSP Multimode











                          USER MANUAL
                       Copyright  1993-96
                              by
                           R. Lewis






                          Version 3.02
                            1/14/96












                                                       INTELLIGENT
                                                   Software Solutions
                                                       PO Box 522
                                              Garrisonville, VA 22463-0522









REGISTRATION: _____________________________________________



REGISTRATION: Pt2TERM is being distributed as a shareware
product. It is not now, nor has it ever been public domain or
free software. The registration fee you pay ensures future
support and enhancements to the product. We chose this method
of distribution in order to make life easier for you, our
customer. You get to try the product to ensure that it meets
your needs before making any financial investment.

When you register your copy of Pt2TERM, you will be given a
personal registration number. Enter this number into the
Pt2TERM configuration program (PTCONFIG.EXE) so Pt2TERM will
not "bug" you with the shareware notice screen every time it
starts. If you upgrade your license and receive a new call sign
then you will need to obtain a new registration number to get
rid of the shareware screen. There is no charge for this
service, simply send us your new and old call signs and old
registration number. This can be accomplished more quickly if
you use E-mail.

LICENSING: Non-registered users are granted a limited license
to use Pt2TERM on a trial basis for the purpose of determining
whether Pt2TERM is suited to their needs. Use of an un-registered
copy of Pt2TERM by any person, business, corporation, governmental
agency, or other entity, except for this limited purpose, is strictly
forbidden.

All users are granted a limited license to copy Pt2TERM only
for the trial use of others, subject to the above limitations.
Copies must be distributed with all the original files complete
and unmodified.

Registered users are granted a license to use Pt2TERM on
multiple computers so long as only one copy is in use at any
given time and all operate under the same call sign and
registration number.

LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER:  Intelligent Software
Solutions (ISS) warrants that, for a period of sixty (60) days
from the date of registration of the program it will, under
normal use, perform without significant errors that make it
unusable.  ISS additionally warrants for a period of sixty (60)
days from the date of purchase that any diskettes supplied by
ISS will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. 
ISS's entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this
warranty (which is subject to your returning the program to
ISS) will be, at ISS's option, to attempt to correct or help
you around errors with efforts which ISS believes suitable to
the problem, to replace the program or diskette with
functionally equivalent software or diskettes, as applicable,
or to refund the registration fee and terminate this Agreement.


Note: Most of the brand or product names used in this manual
are tradenames or trademarks of specific manufacturers.

EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTIES, INTELLIGENT
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS (ISS) MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR IN ANY COMMUNICATION
WITH YOU, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  ISS does
not warrant that the operation of the program will be un-interrupted
or error free.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:  IN NO EVENT WILL INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE
SOLUTIONS (ISS), THE AUTHOR OF THE SOFTWARE, OR ANY AUTHORIZED
AGENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST
PROFITS, COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE
PROGRAM OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.  THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF
ISS, THE AUTHOR, OR AN AUTHORIZED AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
REGISTRATION FEE REFLECTS THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK.

DISTRIBUTION DISK:  The Pt2TERM distribution disk contains the
following files:

   PTMANUAL.TXT - The user manual in ASCII text format.
   READ.ME      - Late breaking information in ASCII format.
   REGISTER.TXT - A registration form in ASCII text format.
   CHECKIRQ.EXE - A serial port test utility program.
   PTCONFIG.EXE - The Pt2TERM configuration utility program.
   PT2TERM.EXE  - The Pt2TERM program.
   INSTALL.EXE  - The Pt2TERM installation program.
   LOGEDIT.EXE  - An editor utility for the Pt2TERM logbook.
   PT2TERM.PIF  - A sample PIF file for Microsoft Windows 3.1
   LOGEDIT.PIF  - A sample PIF file for Microsoft Windows 3.1
   PT2TERM.ICO  - An icon for Microsoft Windows 3.1
   LOGEDIT.ICO  - An icon for Microsoft Windows 3.1
   PTHELP.DAT       - A required program data file.
   PTSWN.DAT - A required program data file.
   PTM31A.EXE     - A self-extracting PTModem archive




GENERAL:  Pt2TERM combines the power of the Personal Computer
with SCS or PacComm's PTC-II DSP Multimode PACTOR-Controller to
provide a high speed, fully integrated, easy to use, error-free
communications system for the HF bands.  Pt2TERM is fully menu
driven with a build in on-line help system.  There are a number
of "HOT KEYS"which allow the expert user quick access to the
most often needed features while at the same time providing
easy access via a menu selection. You never find yourself in
the middle of a QSO, frantically searching through the manual
trying remember the command that you urgently need while the
operator on the other end sits wondering why you are only
sending idles.

Operation of Pt2TERM is quit different from operation of most
other PTC terminal programs. The PTC's command mode is normally
hidden from the user. Control of the PTC is accomplished
through menu selections or hot keys. Characters typed on the
keyboard go into Pt2TERM's type ahead buffer for transmission.
The receive window displays only text received from the other
operator. Pt2TERM monitors PTC status and responses in order to
set it's own menu selections and internal operating conditions
accordingly. The PTC command window is used only to set special
modes and seldom used operating parameters or to access the
PTC's mailbox.

For the great majority of commands Pt2TERM and the PACTOR
Controller (PTC) operate in a "closed loop" mode.  When you
make a menu selection, Pt2TERM sends the appropriate command to
the PTC and then checks the response to make sure that the
command was accepted.  You will notice that even if you select
the PTC command function and directly type commands to the PTC,
Pt2TERM follows correctly because it is reading the PTC
responses.  You must however,  NEVER change any of the PTC
command character settings (BKchr, CHOchr, ESCchr, QRTchr)
while Pt2TERM is running because the PTC will no longer be able
to respond properly to the Pt2TERM commands.

One feature that you will happily notice missing from Pt2TERM
is the typical "capture buffer".  If you have ever been in the
position of watching data scrolling across the screen only to
realize that the capture buffer was not open and there is now
no way of saving the data, you will appreciate Pt2TERM. 
Pt2TERM has a 65,000 character, interrupt driven receive buffer
that is ALWAYS open.  No matter what else you are doing, short
of actually exiting the program, the Pt2TERM receive buffer is
capturing data from the PTC.  You can even shell to DOS or call
up your favorite text editor while continuing to capture data. 
You can enter the BROWSE mode at any time, scroll back through
the data, mark and save blocks of text to one or more files, or
save the entire buffer to a file.  When the buffer gets full it
just starts overwriting the oldest data with new characters so
you always have the most recent 65,000 characters available. 
When running 60 WPM RTTY this represents over 2 hours of
continuous reception, probably more data than you will care to
scroll back through.

THE USER MANUAL:  For your convenience a manual is supplied on
disk in a standard ASCII text file named PTMANUAL.TXT.  It can
be viewed by typing README PTMANUAL.TXT <enter> and printed
with the DOS command PRINT PTMANUAL.TXT <enter>.  

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:  Pt2TERM requires the following
hardware and software for operation:

        1)An IBM PC, XT, AT, or fully compatible with (1) a CGA, EGA,
VGA, Monochrome, or Hercules monitor card, (2) a monochrome or
color monitor, (3) at least one floppy disk drive and (4) a
serial communications port.

        2)MS DOS version 3.0 or higher.

        3)A PTC-II DSP Multimode PACTOR-Controller  manufactured in
Germany by Special Communications Systems GmbH, and in the
United States by PacComm Packet Radio Systems Inc.

        4)Optional - A parallel printer.

        5)Optional - A Microsoft or compatible mouse.

RS-232 PORT INTERFACING:  The required wiring between the
computer's serial (RS-232) port and the PTC is described in The
Serial interface (RS232/V24) section of the PTC-II Controller
Manual provided by SCS or PacComm. We highly recommend the use
of shielded cable as an added precaution in an RF environment.
It is also possible to utilize a purchased 9-pin computer to
modem (DTE to DCE) cable with straight through connections. 
Here are sample cable wiring diagrams:

     DB-25                                        DE9P
 Computer serial                                 PTC-II
      1 Ŀ-shield
      7  5
      2  3
      3  2

                   SAMPLE 25 PIN SERIAL CABLE



       DE-9S             DE9P
 Computer Serial         PTC-II
       ShellĿ-shield
         5 5
         2 2
         3  3
 
                   SAMPLE 9 PIN SERIAL CABLE

The PTC comes from the factory set for auto baud rate sensing
of the serial port.  Pt2TERM comes preset to 9600 baud, the
fastest rate compatible with all computer serial ports. 
Pt2TERM begins by sending the PTC an ASCII return so that it
can sense and switch to 9600 baud.

PTC-II FIRMWARE:  One of the nice features of the PTC-II is
that it's firmware is located in "FLASH" memory where it can be
easily upgraded as changes become available.  This easy upgrade
is also an area of some concern as Pt2TERM is highly dependent
upon knowing exactly how the PTC will reply to all commands. 
It is most probable that firmware changes will not effect the
actual PTC commands or their responses and Pt2TERM will
continue to operate normally.  If, after making a firmware
upgrade, Pt2TERM begins reporting command timeout errors then
you will need to upgrade Pt2TERM as well.

INSTALLATION:  Place the Pt2TERM distribution disk in a floppy
drive and type [drive]:INSTALL <enter> where [drive] is the
drive where the installation disk is located (for example, if
you placed the installation disk in drive A then type
A:INSTALL).  The installation program will prompt you to enter
the letter of the drive where you want Pt2TERM installed.  If
you entered the letter of a hard drive (C: for example), then
the installation program will ask you to enter the directory
where you want Pt2TERM placed.  It will then proceed to create
several sub-directories to contain the various elements of the
program.  The Pt2TERM program and log files will be located in
the drive and directory you specified (C:\PT2TERM\for example),
the documentation in C:\PT2TERM\DOCS\ and user data files such
as buffer save, and files for transmission in
C:\PT2TERM\USERDATA\.  If you install to a floppy drive then
all files will be contained in the root directory of the
floppy. The documentation file PTMANUAL.TXT will not be copied
during a floppy installation in order to save space, but it is
available on the distribution disk and can be copied using DOS
if needed.  Pt2TERM will run from a floppy disk but the size of
the log and other data files will be restricted by the limited
disk space available and the speed will be limited by the slow
disk access times.  Use of a hard drive is highly recommended.

During installation you will be prompted to enter your call
sign.  Be sure to enter your BASE CALL, the call that you were
issued without any portable or other special identifiers.  In
the event that you are ever issued a new call sign you will
have to re-install Pt2TERM from the original distribution disk,
so be sure to keep the disk in a safe place.

The installation program checks the drive hardware to determine
if it is a hard drive or a floppy drive.  In order to insure
compatibility with Windows95 you will be prompted to confirm
the drive type.

CONFIGURATION:  Before using Pt2TERM for the first time you
must configure it with PTCONFIG.  Change to the drive and
directory containing the PT2TERM.EXE file and type PTCONFIG
<enter>.  Check the call sign at the top of the configuration
screen to ensure that it was properly set during installation.

Serial Port:  You will need to make sure that Pt2TERM is set to
use the proper serial port (Com-1 to Com-4) and that the baud
rate is set to match the PTC.  When you select Com-1 or Com-3
Pt2TERM uses interrupt IRQ4 (unless the computer is a PS/2 in
which case Pt2TERM will use IRQ3 for COM-3).  If you select
Com-2 or Com-4 then interrupt IRQ3 is used.  This is standard
among the PC clones but there is always the possibility that
the hardware for the serial port you selected has been set to
something other than the standard.  If so, you will need to
change the port hardware to use this standard, select a
different port, or use COM-0 as described below.  There is
usually an IRQ jumper somewhere on the serial card, or on the
mother board if it has an on-board serial port.  The utility
program CHECKIRQ.EXE has been included with Pt2TERM to assist
if you should run into problems.  This utility will test your
serial hardware and display the address and IRQ for each
standard serial port it finds.

COM-0 is a special designation which allows you to manually set
the UART base address and IRQ (interrupt request) for the
desired serial port.  The menu prevents access to the address
and IRQ items unless COM-0 is selected first.  COM-0 is
versatile in that it allows access to non-standard serial ports
which are not supported by the computer's BIOS but it is also
DANGEROUS!  Entering an address or an IRQ which is not actually
a serial port could mean disaster for your computer's system. 
COM-1 through COM-4 are safe because they use the computer's
BIOS for initialization and addresses.  We assume that if you
use COM-0 you are knowledgeable about your computer's address
and IRQ assignments and will make the correct selections.

Printer Setup:  Set Pt2TERM for the proper parallel printer
port (LPT-1 to LPT-4) and set the printer page length (usually
66 lines for dot matrix printers and 60 lines for laser-jet
printers) to prevent Pt2TERM from printing over paper
perforations.  If your printer has its own "skip perforations"
function enabled then set the Pt2TERM page length to NONE. 
Failure to set this properly will cause the printer to
alternate between full and partial pages.  Set the End of Line
characters to either CR, LF, or CR+LF according to the
requirements of your particular printer.

Receive Window:  You can set the received text window height to
anything between 2 and 15 lines.  As the receive window size is
decreased, the type-ahead window size increases by a
corresponding amount.  The default size of the received text
window is 15 lines.

Type Ahead Width:  The type-ahead width can be set to any value
between 10 and 79 characters.  The default is 75 characters. 
This value determines how many outgoing text characters can be
typed on a line.

Mouse Sensitivity:  You can set the mouse sensitivity to slow,
medium or fast according to your personal preference.

SelCal:  Verify your AmTOR SelCal.  Pt2TERM has calculated a
SelCal based upon your call sign using the standard convention
but you can change it to any four letters.

Portable Area:  Set your portable call area if desired.  For
example, if your call is K8KNI and you are operating from the
W4 call area you would enter W4 in the portable area.  Your
call would then be sent as W4/K8KNI even though the PTC will
continue to respond only to the base call of K8KNI.  You can
enter up to four characters and/or numbers in the portable
area.

Editor Name: Enter the name of the text editor to be run from
Pt2TERM. Enter the name EDIT in order to utilize the editor
supplied with DOS version 5.0 and later. See the section
INSTALLING AN EDITOR for more information (page 36).

Registration Code:  Enter the registration number EXACTLY as
received from Intelligent Software Solutions in order to
disable the shareware notice screen. This number works only for
the call sign for which it was issued.  If you obtain a new
call sign you will need to re-register Pt2TERM (at no cost).

Customizing Colors:  Select Set Colors from the PTCONFIG menu
in order to customize program colors.  If Pt2TERM is started
with the /MONO command line or the computer has a monochrome
monitor card installed then the black and white format will be
used regardless of what colors have been set up with PTCONFIG. 
Pt2TERM's screen contains so much information that it is
difficult to display it all with only two colors (black and
white).  Some computers use color cards with black and white
monitors (or LCD displays) that convert colors to various
shades of grey.  If you have one of these, do experiment with
color settings to obtain shades that will be most readable on
your system.

Saving Changes:  When finished setting the parameters as
desired, select Save Changes & Exit from the menu.  PT2TERM.EXE
will be updated with the new parameters and you will be
returned to the DOS prompt.

STARTING Pt2TERM:  The normal way to start Pt2TERM is to change
to the Pt2TERM directory and type Pt2TERM <enter>.  There are
also two optional command line parameters that can be included
in any order.  Start the program by typing PT2TERM /MONO to
force Pt2TERM to use only black and white colors.  If you have
a monochrome monitor card installed this option should be
selected by Pt2TERM automatically, however if you are using a
color card with a black and white monitor or an LCD display
then you may need to use the /MONO command line option to get a
correct display.

Normally Pt2TERM starts by initializing the PTC in order to
ensure that all parameters are properly set.  It is possible to
cause Pt2TERM to bypass this initialization process by starting
Pt2TERM with the /BYPASS command line parameter.  Normally,
THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED because incorrectly set PTC parameters
can cause problems ranging all the way from the obscure to
complete disaster.  If you started Pt2TERM in this manner and
are having problems then you MUST either perform a PTC
initialization by selecting [Reset] from the [PTC] menu or exit
and restart Pt2TERM.  

When Pt2TERM first starts, the screen is divided into five
areas.  The top area displays received text.  Next, a single
line is used for a sliding marquee which displays echoed
transmit text as it is sent.  You will notice the program name
and version number appear on this line while the PTC is being
initialized.  Immediately below the marquee is the status/menu
line.  This line, which normally displays PTC and program
status, is replaced by the main menu during menu operations or
the browse menu during browse mode.  The next area displays
type-ahead buffer text either typed from the keyboard or loaded
from a text file or function key buffer.  This area is at times
overlaid by drop down sub-menus, scroll windows for viewing PTC
commands and the station logbook, and pop-up windows for help
and automatic CQ status.  The fifth area, the bottom line of
the screen, displays the program name, the station call sign,
user prompts, and status/error messages.

NAVIGATING THE MENU SYSTEM:  Pressing the F10 key or clicking
both mouse buttons together causes the status line to be
replaced by the main menu.  Main menu selections can be made
with the right or left arrow keys, by moving the mouse right or
left, or by holding down the Alt key and pressing the
highlighted letter of the desired item.  Main menu selections
can be changed in this manner while a sub-menu is open as well. 
Press the enter key or click the left mouse button to select
the highlighted main menu item and open its associated sub-menu.
Sub-menu selections are made with the up or down arrow
keys, by moving the mouse up or down, or by pressing the
highlighted letter of the desired item.  Press the enter key or
click the left mouse button to select the highlighted sub-menu
item.  Many of the menu selections open user prompts on the
bottom line of the screen where you must enter additional
information.  You can, at any time prior to completing the
selection process, press the Esc key or click the right mouse
button to abandon the current selection and back up one step in
the process.  If you escape enough times you will eventually
get back to the status line.

Some menu items will be dimmed during certain modes and PTC
operating conditions.  The selection bar can be placed over
dimmed items for the purpose of activating the associated help
screen, but the dimmed selection cannot be activated with the
enter key or left mouse button.

There are several types of user prompts which can be displayed
on the bottom line of the screen.  The (ON/OFF) prompt provides
for turning a function on or off.  The desired item is
highlighted with the right or left arrow keys or by moving the
mouse right or left.  The highlighted item is then selected by
pressing the enter key or clicking the left mouse button.  The
(Y/N) prompt works in the same manner but you can also activate
a selection by hitting the Y or N key.

Multiple choice prompts present you with multiple choices and
instruct you to press the space bar to see the next selection. 
You can also click both mouse buttons together to toggle
through the available selections or, assuming you remember the
choices, type the first letter of the desired selection.  If
more than one selection begins with the same letter then typing
that letter will toggle through only those choices.  Once the
desired selection is displayed in the prompt, press the enter
key or click the left mouse button to activate the selection.

The line input prompt expects you to type in information such
as a file name.  Many times the prompt is already filled in
with a default entry so all you need do is hit the enter key or
click the left mouse button to accept the default.  If you
begin typing without first moving the cursor with the arrow
keys, the mouse, or the backspace key then the default value
clears and a new entry begins.  Should you do this
accidentally, just hit the Esc key and then re-select the menu
item and the default prompt will return.  If you desire to make
editing changes to the default entry then move the cursor
before typing any characters.  The line input prompt uses the
following editing keys:

  Del       Delete character under cursor.
  Backspace Delete character left of cursor and move cursor left.
  Home      Move cursor to start of line.
  End       Move cursor to end of line.
  Ins       Toggle insert mode on/off.
  Ctrl-Y    Delete from cursor to end of line.
            Move cursor right.
            Move cursor left.

With insert mode on, typed characters will be entered at the
cursor and everything to the right of the cursor will shift
right.  With insert mode off, typed characters will overwrite
the character under the cursor.  A small block cursor signals
that insert is turned on while a normal underline cursor
indicates insert is turned off.  Once the entry is typed as you
want it just press the enter key or click the left mouse button
to accept it.

HOT KEYS:  Hot keys are keys or key combinations (like Alt-L)
that you can press to immediately activate a function,
bypassing the menu system.  You can, for example, press the F1
through F9 keys to immediately load the associated memory
buffer into the type-ahead buffer for transmission or the Tab
key to initiate a PacTOR changeover.  The hot keys are shown in
parenthesis to the right of the associated selection on the
menu.

SCROLL WINDOWS:  A number of functions present data in scroll
windows.  Move the mouse up and down, or use the up and down
arrow keys to scroll the window a line at a time.  Use the Pg
Up or Pg Dn keys to scroll the window a page at a time.  The
Home key takes you to the first page and the End key takes you
to the last page.  Most scroll windows can be exited with
either the Esc key (or right mouse button) or the F10 key (both
mouse buttons).  The direct PTC command window uses only F10
for exit since PTC commands use the Esc character.

GETTING HELP:  Place the selection bar over any sub-menu
selection and press the F10 key or click both mouse buttons to
see a pop-up help message pertaining to the selection.  Press
the Esc key or click the right mouse button to remove the help
message.

ERROR MESSAGES:  Pt2TERM has a very complete built-in error
processing system.  Things like trying to write to a file with
the drive door open, entering an incorrect file name, or trying
to send data to a printer that is out of paper - things that in
many programs cause fatal errors, system crashes, or that
dreaded "Abort, Retry, Fail?" message - are all handled
gracefully within Pt2TERM.  In most cases an explanatory error
message will pop up on the last line of the screen instructing
you to press any key to clear the message.  Once you clear it
and correct the problem simply re-select the desired operation
from the menu.  One notable exception to the error message is a
printer error when you are direct printing incoming received
data.  Since this operation will most probably be done
"unattended" we didn't want a printer that ran out of paper,
for example, to hang up incoming data waiting for an operator
to notice the error message and clear it.  In this printing
mode there are no error messages.  Pt2TERM simply detects the
error and quits sending data to the printer until someone fixes
the problem.  The printer uses the 65,000 character receive
buffer so data can stack up for a couple of hours before
anything is lost.  Once the printer is back on line Pt2TERM
starts emptying the buffer to the printer as fast as possible
until it catches up with the incoming receive data.  Even
though the printer uses the same buffer as the receive screen,
printer errors do not prevent data from being displayed on the
screen in the normal manner.  The printer operates
independently so long as you do not clear the receive buffer.

WARNING MESSAGES:  Pt2TERM continually checks for PTC related
timing problems.  If a problem occurs at any time during
program operation then a warning message is displayed as
Pt2TERM exits.  Depending upon when they occur, such problems
may not actually affect program operation but the message warns
you of the potential.

Each time Pt2TERM sends a command to the PTC it waits for a
proper response, indicating that the PTC has accepted and acted
upon the command.  Pt2TERM sets a fail-safe timer to prevent a
program lock up in the event that the PTC does not respond to
the command properly.  Normally the PTC should respond to all
commands and the fail-safe should never time out.  A warning
message will display the number of timeouts that occurred
during the current Pt2TERM session. The most likely cause of
fail-safe time outs is a change in the PTC firmware. Pt2TERM
depends upon its knowing exactly how the PTC will respond to
any given command, therefore even minor changes in PTC firmware
could cause a fail-safe time out.

Each time a character is received from the PTC via the serial
port, Pt2TERM must retrieve it before the next character is
completed.  If this does not happen then the serial port
reports an overrun and Pt2TERM displays a warning message. This
is an indication that the computer is running too slow to keep
up with the PTC.  We have never seen this happen, even on a
4.77 Mhz XT, but it is included just in case.  If this message
appears, try to increase the processing speed.  Make sure the
computer's TURBO switch, if it has one, is on.  Remove any
unnecessary TSR's that may be "stealing" processing time from
Pt2TERM.  Run Pt2TERM directly from DOS (Windows slows down the
computer).  As a last resort try reducing the PTC serial port
baud rate to slow down incoming PTC data.

MARQUEE:  The marquee scrolls transmitted text, as it is
acknowledged by the receiving station, across the marquee from
right to left.  The Marquee changes colors to indicate whether
the PTC is in send or receive condition.  With the default
color set up a green background indicates transmit or ISS and a
brown background indicates receive or IRS.  These colors can be
set as desired with the color selection in PTCONFIG.  One
option might be to set the receive marquee foreground and
background colors the same so that the echoed text disappears
unless you are the sending station.  The following special
character substitutions are made on the marquee:

         Carriage Return
         Line Feed
         Bell
          Control or 8-Bit Graphics Characters (except umlauts)

STATUS LINE:  The Status Line is divided into three major
areas.  The left area contains two blocks of information about
the current PTC status.  The next area contains the printer and
station log status and the remainder of the line is devoted to
information related to the station log.  The left-most block
contains the PTC mode as follows:

     BAD-PTC   Indicates that the PTC is not responding to status polls.
     P/A-STY   PacTOR/AmTOR Standby.
     PAC-STY   PacTOR Standby.
     PAC-LIS   PacTOR Listen.
     PAC-FEC   PacTOR FEC (unproto) mode.
     PAC-ARQ   PacTOR ARQ mode.
     AMT-STY   AmTOR Standby.
     AMT-LIS   AmTOR Listen.
     AMT-FEC   AmTOR FEC mode.
     AMT-ARQ   AmTOR ARQ mode.
     RTTY-sp   RTTY mode where sp is the baud rate.
     CW-sp     CW Terminal mode where sp is the transmit speed in WPM.
     AUDIO     Audio - control from the PTC Command window.
     PACKET    Packet - control from the PTC Command window.
     RADIO     TRX - control from the PTC Command window.
     SYStest   System Test - control from the PTC Command window.
     RC UNIT   Remote Control Unit - control from the PTC Command window.
     -WAIT-    The system is processing commands.

The second block contains the PTC status as follows:

     ---       Status not defined for current condition.
     ERR       Error
     REQ       Repeat request
     TFK       Traffic
     IDL       Idle
     OVR       ARQ changeover in progress
     PHA       Phasing
     SYN       Synch
     RDY       Ready

The third block contains three status characters.  The first is
either "A" or "M" for auto or manual print mode.  The next
position contains a "P" if the printer is on or a "-" if it is
not.  The last position contains an "L" if the station log is
open or a "-" if it is closed.  An open log means that the
start date/time has been saved.  When the log is closed that
date/time along with the current time, the call, name, band,
and mode are entered into the log.  You also have the option of
"clearing" the log which means that the log will be closed
without making an entry.

The fourth block contains the other station's call sign and, if
in AmTOR mode, the SelCal.  If his call is empty then the
display will show "F1-His Call" to remind you that pressing the
F1 key will enter his call into the type ahead buffer.

The fifth block contains the other station's name.  If his name
is blank then the display will show "F2-His Name" to remind you
that pressing the F2 key will enter his name into the type
ahead buffer.  The name will be filled in automatically if it
is available from the call to name index.

The sixth block contains the current band in meters.  You can
select any band from 160 M through 6 M.  This information is
used for log entries only.  If you set the transceiver
frequency via the [RADIO] [Frequency] menu then the band will
be updated automatically.

The last block contains the current Z (UTC) time.

SPECIAL MODES:  The Audio, Packet, TRX, SYStest, and RCU modes
of the PTC-II are activated and controlled from the PTC command
window after selecting the [PTC] [Command] menu.  In these
modes, PTC commands are typed in directly as though from a dumb
terminal.  Pressing the F10 key, or clicking both mouse buttons
closes the command window and returns the PTC to its previous
mode.

MAIN MENU:  The main menu replaces the status line whenever the
F10 key is pressed or both mouse buttons are clicked.  The menu
contains the following selections:

MODE  Allows the setting of one of the following operating
modes:

PT+AM+BC - The PTC responds to PacTOR ARQ, AmTOR ARQ, and (if
+BC is shown) AmTOR FEC.  PacTOR Unproto transmissions can not
be received.  ARQ or Unproto transmissions initiated by the PTC
are in PacTOR mode.  This selection corresponds to the PTC mode
of Standby with Automatic AmTOR Receive on (ARX 1) and Listen
off (L 0).  If +BC is shown then AmTOR FEC reception has been
enabled (BC 1).  BC is controlled from the [SET] [Broadcast Rx]
menu selection while in a PacTOR mode.

PacTOR - The PTC operates in PacTOR ARQ mode only.  PacTOR
Unproto transmissions can not be received. This corresponds to
the PTC mode of Standby with Automatic AmTOR Receive off (ARX
0) and Listen off (L 0).

PacTOR-L - The PTC operates in PacTOR ARQ and PacTOR Unproto
modes and monitors PacTOR ARQ links between other stations.
This corresponds to the PTC mode of Standby with Automatic
AmTOR Receive off (ARX 0) and Listen on (L 1).  ARQ or Unproto
transmissions initiated by the PTC are in PacTOR mode.  The PTC
is always returned to listen when an Unproto transmission or
ARQ link is terminated.

AmTOR - The PTC operates in AmTOR ARQ and AmTOR FEC modes only.

AmTOR-L - Monitors AmTOR ARQ links between other stations.  The
PTC acknowledges ARQ calls in AmTOR only.  FEC transmissions
can not be received.  ARQ or FEC transmissions initiated by the
PTC are in AmTOR mode.  This corresponds to the PTC mode of
MONITOR. The PTC is always returned to MONITOR when a FEC
transmission or ARQ link is terminated.

RTTY - Transmit and receive in RTTY (baudot) mode only.  The
current speed is displayed on the menu and status line
(example: RTTY-45) in baud.

CW - Transmit and receive in CW mode only.  The current
transmit speed is displayed on the menu and status line
(example: CW-20) in Words Per Minute (WPM).

SPEED  The speed menu selections vary according to the current
operating mode as follows:

In PacTOR modes the following selections are available:

Unproto - Permits the selection of one of the following
transmission types and baud rates:

  FSK 100 Baud - The standard method for level I or II CQ calls.
  SHORT PSK 100 - The standard method for level II only CQ calls.
  FSK 200 Baud
  SHORT PSK 200
  SHORT PSK 400
  SHORT PSK 800
  LONG PSK 100
  LONG PSK 200
  LONG PSK 400
  LONG PSK 800

Unproto Reps - Allows you to enter the number of times each
block of text will be repeated in unproto mode.  The default
value of 3 is suggested.

In AmTOR modes the speed selection is disabled since all AmTOR
modes are fixed at 100 baud.

In RTTY mode the following selections are available:

60 WPM - Sets the speed to 45 baud (60 Words Per Minute).

100 WPM - Sets the speed to 75 baud (100 Words Per Minute).

Other - Allows you to enter any rate between 20 and 300 baud.

In CW mode the following selections are available:

Tx - Allows you to enter any transmit speed between 8 and 240
WPM. This setting is only used while in the CW Terminal mode
therefore it does not affect the CW Identification speed.

Rx Up() - Increases the CW receive speed by 1/16 the current
value.  This is used primarily while the receive speed is
locked. The up-arrow is the hot key for this function.

Rx Down() - Decreases the CW receive speed by 1/16 the current
value.  This is used primarily while the receive speed is
locked. The down-arrow is the hot key for this function.

Rx Lock(Ctrl-K) - Locks the receive speed to the current value
or unlocks the speed for automatic adjustment.  Use of Rx Lock
assists in decoding noisy signals. Ctrl-K is the hot key
combination for this function.

Ident - Permits you to set the CW Identification speed between
8 and 240 WPM. This setting is used only while the CW Terminal
mode is not active, therefore it does not affect the CW
Transmit speed.

LINK  Provides control of the link, or in non-ARQ modes, simple
transmit/receive control.

In PacTOR and AmTOR modes the following selections are
available:

Over (Tab) - Initiates a change over making the other station
the Information Sending Station (ISS) and your station the
Information Receiving Station (IRS).  The change over command
gets put into the type ahead buffer so the change over does not
actually occur until everything ahead of it in the buffer has
been transmitted.  The TAB key is the hot key which can be
pressed to activate this function without using the menu.

Seize (S-Tab) - Seizes control of the link from the other
station, making you the ISS and the other station the IRS.  The
Shift-Tab key combination is the hot key.  This operation takes
place immediately and once the changeover has occurred your
type ahead buffer begins being transmitted.

ARQ - Prompts you for a call sign (or SelCal in the case of
AmTOR) and initiates an ARQ link with the station.

FEC (S-Tab) - Initiates an unproto transmission in PacTOR using
the previously set baud rate and repetition setting or a FEC
transmission in AmTOR.  Shift-Tab is the hot key combination. 

Disc (Ctrl-D) - Initiates a normal disconnect in ARQ or FEC
modes.  The Ctrl-D combination is the associated hot key.

Abort - Emergency stop transmission immediately. This should
not normally be used to disconnect a link or end a FEC
transmission since it does not follow the proper protocol, but
simply stops transmitting.

In the PacTOR modes the following selection is also available:

ARQ Long Path - Prompts you for a call sign and initiates an
ARQ link with the station using timing parameters adapted for
links over the long path.

In RTTY mode the following selections are available:

Receive (Tab) - Initiates receive mode.  Tab is the hot key.

Transmit (S-Tab) - Initiates transmit mode.  Shift-Tab is the
hot key.

Abort - Clears the type ahead buffer and immediately returns to
receive.

In CW mode the following selections are available:

Receive (Tab) - Locks the type ahead buffer so that it can be
pre-loaded with data from the keyboard while continuing to
receive. Tab is the hot key.

Transmit (S-Tab) - Unlocks the type ahead buffer so that pre-loaded
and  typed data is transmitted.  When the type buffer is
empty the PTC returns to receive.  When there is data in the
type buffer it is immediately sent. This functions as a
keyboard operated break-in until the buffer is again locked
with the Receive (Tab) selection. Shift-Tab is the hot key.

Abort - Clears the type ahead buffer and immediately returns to
receive.

SET - The set menu selections vary according to the current
operating mode as follows:

In PacTOR Mode the following selections are available:

Compression - Select the PacTOR compression mode. The options
are 8-bit no compression, 7-bit Huffman compression and full
level II compression. Note that regardless of the compression
mode set, the PTC will automatically fall back to no
compression when it needs to send 8-bit data. This corresponds
to the PTC's MOde command.

Level - Set the highest permitted PacTOR level (I or II).
Selecting level I forces the PTC to stay in PacTOR I while
selecting level II permits the PTC to use PacTOR II if the
other end of the link will permit it or to remain in PacTOR I
if the other end of the link is not PacTOR II capable. This
corresponds to the PTC's MYLevel command.

Auto Power - When set to ON, the PTC will automatically adjust
the power output level according to signal conditions during
PacTOR II links.  If set to OFF, the PTC will always run full
power output. This corresponds to the PTC's APower command.

Auto Carrier - When set to ON, the PTC will automatically
adjust it's DSP filters around the received carrier frequency
during PacTOR II links. When set to OFF, the PTC will not
compensate for minor tuning errors and drift. This corresponds
to the PTC's AQrg command.

Broadcast Rx - When set to ON, AmTOR FEC broadcasts will be
received in addition to PacTOR and AmTOR ARQ and PacTOR Unproto
while in the Pt+Am mode.  The mode menu will display Pt+Am+Bc. 
This corresponds to the PTC command BC.

In AmTOR Mode the following selections are available:

Letters () - Force receiver to unshift from upper case to
lower case letters. This is used if a data error causes to PTC
to become locked in upper case. The down-arrow is the hot key
for this function.

Rx Pol (Ctrl-R) - Temporarily set the receive mark/space
polarity.  The PTC will automatically be returned to the
default polarity when changing modes or exiting Pt2TERM. The
default polarity is set as required by your transceiver, by
using the TR x command in the PTC Command window. The Rx Pol
selection gives a quick way to check for another station
inadvertently transmitting an upside-down signal. Ctrl-R is the
hot key combination for this function.

Resync (Ctrl-S) - Resynchronize the receiver in AmTOR Listen
(Monitor) or FEC modes. Ctrl-S is the hot key combination for
this function.

Case Switching - If set to ON, the PTC will use the PLX-APLINK
protocol to permit the use of lower case letters in AmTOR
modes.

In Rtty Mode the following selections are available:

Letters () - Force receiver to unshift from upper case to
lower case letters. This is used if a data error causes to PTC
to become locked in upper case. The down-arrow is the hot key
for this function.

Rx Pol (Ctrl-R) - Temporarily set the receive mark/space
polarity.  The PTC will automatically be returned to the
default polarity when changing modes or exiting Pt2TERM. The
default polarity is set as required by your transceiver, by
using the TR x command in the PTC Command window. The Rx Pol
selection gives a quick way to check for another station
inadvertently transmitting an upside-down signal. Ctrl-R is the
hot key combination.

Usos - Set Unshift On Space function ON or OFF. When ON, an
unshift occurs after every received space character. It is
normally good to leave this ON in order to minimize the need to
use the Letters () function.

Squelch - This permits setting the Rtty Print Squelch level
between 0 and 100. A value of 0 causes an always open squelch
where noise will cause randomly printed characters during
periods of no received signal.  A value of 100 will cause an
always closed squelch where nothing will ever be printed. A
value of 45 is normal for most conditions. Experiment with this
value until very few characters are printed from noise but even
a weak signal causes the squelch to open and permit printing.

In CW Mode the following selections are available:

Weight - Permits changing the dot/dash ratio of the cw
characters.  Normal weight is 50%.  The weight setting affects
both the CW Terminal and CW Identification.

Monitor - Set the PTC internal monitor tone to OFF, ON for
transmit only, or ON for transmit and receive.

Ident - Select when a CW identification will occur.  When
activated, CW Identification occurs every 7 minutes and after a
QRT. For selections beginning with an asterisk (*) CW
Identification occurs after a QRT is initiated from either
station, all others occur only after a QRT initiated by ones
own station. CW Identification can be enabled only for PacTOR
ARQ, for PacTOR ARQ and Unproto, or for PacTOR ARQ, Unproto,
and AmTOR ARQ.

  Hint: Don't forget that the filter center frequency set from
the PTC's Audio menu (in the PTC Command window) affects the CW
Terminal as well as the audio mode filters. Be sure this is set
correctly for your transceiver before entering the CW Terminal
mode.

SEND  Provides for the transmission of CQ, files, tests and
buffers as follows:

CQ - Sends a standard format 3 by 3 CQ call repeated three
times (once for CW mode). In AmTOR modes the station SelCal
will be included. If the CQ is initiated while in a transmit
mode then the sequence will be sent once and you will be
returned to receive.  If the CQ is initiated from a PacTOR or
AmTOR receive mode then the CQ will become "automatic".  The
transmitter will key up in Unproto or FEC mode, the sequence
will be sent once and you will be returned to receive.  If no
answer is received in 30 seconds then another CQ call will be
made.  This process continues until either an answer is
received or you press a key to stop the process.  If an answer
is received then the CQ process stops and an alarm rings.  In
order to make it possible to receive answers in FEC or Unproto
mode as well as ARQ, a valid answer is considered either a link
request or any received data.  The automatic CQ function is not
operational in RTTY or CW modes.

CQ DX - This works exactly like the CQ mode except the call is
CQ DX instead of CQ.

Brag File - Copies a file named BRAG.TXT into the type ahead
buffer.  This file must be located in the user data
subdirectory.  You can create this file with a standard ASCII
text editor or with a word processor by saving the file in
ASCII mode.  The brag file is intended to contain a list of
your station equipment and operating conditions.

Text File - Copies any ASCII text file into the type ahead
buffer for transmission.  The file is selected from a
scrollable list of text files located in the user data
subdirectory.  Files ending in .EXE, .COM, or .BAT, and files
related to the Pt2TERM system or DOS will not appear in the
directory list.  Certain commands may be included in the text
files.  See the section IMBEDDED TEXT FILE COMMANDS for more
information (page 29).

Binary File - Transmits a binary file in the selected format. 
You can select from the SCS Nibble format compatible with the
MT and PlusTerm programs, PTModem, or 7-Plus formats (see Page
30). This selection is ONLY available while linked in PacTOR
ARQ.

User (F?) - Enters a user buffer (Shift-F1, Shift-F2 and F1
through F9) into the type ahead buffer for transmission.  You
may also simply press the desired function key as a hot key to
do the same thing without using the menu.  The following user
buffers are available:

   Shift-F1   HisCall or QRZ if HisCall is empty.
   Shift-F2   Current UTC date and time.
   F1         HisCall DE MyCall or QRZ DE MyCall if HisCall is empty.
   F2         HisName or OM if HisName is empty.
   F3 thru F9 Programmable 79 character text buffers used to enter
              data such as your name, QTH, etc.

  Hint:  Can't remember which buffer contains which message? 
The [SEND] [User (F?)] menu selection displays buffer contents
and lets you pick the one you want.

BUFFER  This selection provides control of the various buffers
in Pt2TERM.

Browse - Enters the browse mode, replacing the main menu with a
special browse menu.  Browse mode allows viewing the receive
buffer, saving the buffer, or marking blocks of text in the
buffer for printing or saving to a disk file.

Clear Receive - Clears out the receive buffer and clears the
received text area of the screen.

Clear Transmit - Clears the transmit type ahead buffer, the PTC
buffers, the type ahead screen and the marquee.

Edit User (Alt-F?) - Allows the entry or editing of data in the
F3 through F9 buffers.  The hot key combination (Alt plus the
function key) bypasses the menu system.  Editing is terminated
with a return (which is not entered into the buffer).  Text is
normally entered into these buffers as a string of characters
without returns.  This allows Pt2TERM's automatic word wrap to
format the text at the time it is loaded into the type ahead
buffer for transmission.  For special applications "hard
returns" can be entered into the text with the Ctrl-Q or Ctrl-Enter
keys.  Hard returns are displayed in the edit window as
the  character but are sent as an actual return, thereby
causing the subsequent text to be placed on a new line. 
Certain commands may be included in the user buffers.  See the
section IMBEDDED TEXT FILE COMMANDS for more information (Page
29).

LOG  Provides access to the various station log book functions.

Clear (Del) - Clears his call and name from the buffers and the
status line.  If the log is open you will be asked if you want
to log the call before clearing it.  Del is the hot key for
this function.

Open (Alt-L) or Close (Alt-L) - Toggles the log between open
and closed.  Opening the log places the letter "L" in the
status line and saves the current date/time as a start time. 
Closing the log enters the start date/time, end time, call,
name, band and mode into the log and replaces the "L" in the
status display with "-". Alt-L is the hot key combination.

View - Opens a scroll window for viewing the station log. 
While viewing the log you can press the F key to find the last
entry for a desired call sign.  Repeated finds take you
successively to the previous entry for the same call.  A find
always finds the entry just previous to the current location in
the log.  Find highlights all entries for that call so it is
easy to identify them as you scroll through the log.  If the
status line contains a "his call" entry then that call will be
transferred to the find call prompt.  If the last call found
matches "his call" in the status line when you exit view then
the operator's name will be copied from the log into "his name"
in the status line.  This provides a convenient way to get the
operator's name from the log.

While in view, you may also press the P key to purge the log. 
Purging the log removes all but the last 500 log entries
providing a means of reducing the log file to a manageable
size.  You will probably want to print the log before purging
it in order to have a permanent record of all entries.

Print - Prints a copy of the station log.  Incoming data
printing, if active, will be suspended while the log is being
printed.

Call (Alt-C) - Edit the F1 (his call) buffer. Alt-C is the hot
key combination.

Name (Alt-N) - Edit the F2 (his name) buffer. Alt-N is the hot
key combination.

  Hint: The name will be entered automatically if it is
available in the cross reference index file.

Band (Alt-B) - Enter a new frequency band. Alt-B is the hot key
combination.

  Hint: The band will be set automatically when you set the
transceiver frequency with the [RADIO] [Frequency] menu
selection. 

PRINT  Provides access to various receive data printing
functions.

On/Off - Toggles the printer on and off.  When on, received
data is sent directly to the print device (which can be either
the printer or an ASCII text file) as well as to the receive
buffer and the screen.  When the printer is on, the letter "P"
appears in the second block of the status line.

Auto On/Off - When Auto is on then the print on/off will be
controlled by the received data stream as well as the On/Off
menu function described above.  When the On Code sequence of
characters is receive the print function will be turned on. 
When the off code sequence is received the print function will
be turned off.  You can still change the on/off state with the
above menu selection but the state can be changed back by the
correct sequence of characters.  When Auto is on, the letter
"A" appears in the second block of the status line.  When Auto
is off, the letter "M" (for manual) appears.

The auto mode is useful for saving only specific receive data
to a file or the printer.  For example, you could set an On
Code of "ZCZC" and an Off Code of "NNNN" to send only ARRL
bulletins to a file or printer.  When W1AW begins the bulletin
with "ZCZC" the printer would turn on and when the bulletin is
finished with "NNNN" the printer will turn back off.  No other
data will get sent to the file or printer although everything
received is still placed into the receive buffer and displayed
on the screen.

When the printer is on, each character is examined by the off
code decoder immediately after that character has been sent to
the printer.  If the printer is or has been off line and data
is backed up in the buffer then the print will not be
automatically turned off until the complete off code sequence
has been sent to the printer.  If, however, you manually turn
the print off then that action will occur immediately and any
data backed up in the receive buffer will be lost.

On Code - Allows entry/editing of a sequence of up to 16
characters which, when properly received, will turn the print
function on.

Off Code - Allows entry/editing of a sequence of up to 16
characters which, when properly received, will turn the print
function off.

Device - Allows entry/editing of the name of the file where
print data will be sent.  Entering a file name of "PRN" sends
data directly to the printer instead of a file.  All files WILL
be placed into the user data path.

Auto Binary - Enables and disables the automatic reception of
SCS, PTModem, and 7-Plus formatted binary files. Binary files
can be received ONLY while linked in PacTOR ARQ.

  Hint: Auto Binary requires the continuous decoding of
incoming data looking for binary file headers. Turn this
function off when you are not expecting to receive any binary
files. This will save processing time and prevent the
possibility of false starts due to data that inadvertently
looks like a file header.

RADIO - This menu item provides for control of the transceiver
connected to the  control port of the PTC.

Frequency - Sets the transceiver to a selected frequency
(entered in Khz). The offset from the PTC's TRX menu will be
applied to the entered frequency before it is sent to the
transceiver. This permits the mark frequency to be entered
directly. When the entered frequency falls within an amateur
band, the band is updated for the status line and station log.

Channel - Sets the transceiver to a selected PTC channel. Use
the PTC's TRX menu in the command window to set channel
frequencies and notes. Band data must be updated manually when
selecting a channel.

Scan - Turns the PTC transceiver scan function on and off.  Use
the PTC's TRX menu in the command window to enable channels for
scanning.

  Hint: When changing bands use the [RADIO] [Frequency] menu
selection in order to preserve the transceiver's sideband
setting and update the band setting.

PTC  This menu item provides for control of the PTC.

View Log - Opens a window for viewing the PTC's own internal
link log.

Command - Opens a window for sending commands directly to the
PTC. Use this ONLY for commands that are not provided by the
Pt2TERM menu system.  These include PACket, SYStest, AUdio,
RCU, and other setup functions such as TR, CSDelay, and CTExt.

Reset - Performs a complete reset of the PTC and then reloads
the Pt2TERM startup commands and any commands from the
RESET.PTC file (see ADVANCED PTC CONFIGURATION on Page 38).
This is needed only when the PTC's condition is unknown, for
example if Pt2TERM is started with the BYPASS command line
parameter and then the PTC doesn't work correctly or if the PTC
firmware has been reloaded.

Backup MBX - Saves the PTC Mailbox to a file on the computer's
hard drive. The backup files are located in the Pt2TERM
directory. The backup process begins by copying the PTC Mailbox
to a temporary file named BACKUP.TMP. If all goes well then any
existing BACKUP.PTC file is renamed BACKUP.OLD and the
BACKUP.TMP file is renamed BACKUP.PTC.

Restore MBX - This selection first performs a verify on the
BACKUP.PTC file. If the file is okay then it is copied to the
PTC Mailbox, overwriting any existing Mailbox data.

Exit Setup - This selection steps through a series of prompts
which permit you to describe how the PTC is left after Pt2TERM
is exited. The items you can set are:

   PacTOR Level (MYLevel)    AmTOR FEC Reception (ARX)
   Mailbox (On/Off)          Third Party Traffic(On/Off)
   Connect Message (On/Off)  Transceiver Scan (On/Off)
   Remote Control (On/Off)

About - Displays the PTC BIOS and Firmware Versions, the
Pt2TERM Version, and other pertinent information.

TERM  This menu item provides access to Pt2TERM set up
parameters, an editor, and external DOS programs.

Date/Time/Zone - Allows setting the local date/time and zone so
that Pt2TERM can calculate and display UTC(Z) time.  Changes to
the date or time result in resetting the computer's clock to
local time and the PTC's internal clock to UTC.  Zones are
entered either as the single zone letter (R for example) or as
one of the alternate entries such as EST for Eastern Standard
Time or EDST for Eastern Daylight Savings Time.  The following
are valid entries:

     ZONE      HOURS FROM UTC  ALTERNATE ENTRIES
      Z              0            GMT or UTC 
      A             +1
      B             +2
      C             +3
      D             +4
      E             +5
      F             +6
      G             +7
      H             +8
      I             +9
      K             +10
      L             +11
      N             -1
      O             -2
      P             -3
      Q             -4            AST or EDST         
      R             -5            EST or CDST
      S             -6            CST or MDST
      T             -7            MST or PDST
      U             -8            PST
      V             -9            ALA (Alaska)
      W             -10           HAI (Hawaii)
      X             -11

Pt2TERM can be set to automatically compensate for Daylight
Savings Time using the United States standard.  Pt2TERM assumes
that the computer's clock is advanced one hour to Daylight
Savings Time at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in April and
retarded one hour to Standard Time at 2:00 AM on the last
Sunday in October.  The decision as to which zone is in use is
made each time Pt2TERM is started as well as any time the date,
time, or zone is changed via the Pt2TERM menu.  If Pt2TERM is
running when the computer's clock gets changed from outside the
program (by an automatic ROM Bios for example) then Pt2TERM's
UTC will have a one hour error until the program is re-started
or the date/time/zone is manually set from the menu. The
automatic Daylight Savings time function is activated by
preceding a standard time zone entry with an asterisk (*).  For
example, to activate automatic Daylight Savings Time for the
Eastern zone simply enter *EST or *R in the zone prompt.  When
entering automatic Daylight Savings Time ALWAYS use the
standard time zone, even if the time you entered was Daylight
Savings Time.  Pt2TERM will take care of the one hour
correction based upon the current date.

The date can be entered in either the European (01JAN1980) or
the U.S. (JAN 1, 1980) formats.

Type Ahead Mode - Allows selection of character, word, or line
mode for the type ahead buffer.

In character mode each character is sent to the PTC as it is
typed.  There is no chance to correct it with a backspace first
unless you are operating PacTOR which can transmit the
backspace character and make the correction at the receiving
end of the link.  You must hit the enter key at the end of each
line or words may be split between lines because there is no
automatic word wrap in character mode.  In AmTOR, RTTY, or CW
modes you will get a short beep any time you hit the backspace
key while in PacTOR you can backspace to the beginning of the
current line before you begin getting the beeps. In CW, your
typing will need to be kept at least one character ahead of
what is being sent in order to maintain proper character and
word spacing. 

Word mode saves up each word until you type a space or enter,
then it is sent to the PTC.  There is no need to type enter in
word mode because words are automatically wrapped to the next
line if they do not fit on the line being typed.  In the PacTOR
modes you can backspace and correct as far as the beginning of
a line.  Attempting to backspace beyond the beginning of the
current line will cause a short beep.  Corrections to the word
currently being typed will be made before it is sent to the PTC
while words already sent will be corrected by transmitting
backspace characters to the other end of the link.  In AmTOR,
RTTY, or CW modes corrections can only be made to the word
currently being typed because these modes do not support the
backspace character.  Attempting to backspace beyond the
beginning of the current word in AmTOR, RTTY, or CW will cause
a short beep. In CW, the spacing between characters in words
will be perfect while the spacing between words will be erratic
unless your typing keeps at least one word ahead of what is
being sent.

Line mode works like word mode except that the entire line is
saved and available for editing until you type enter or a word
wraps to the next line.  Remember that if you use line mode the
PTC will be sending idles (or in the case of CW, nothing) to
the other station during the time you are typing the line. 
PacTOR, AmTOR, RTTY, and CW modes will allow backspacing to the
beginning of the current line before getting short beeps.

  Hint: We recommend Word Mode as the most comfortable for
normal use.

User Data Path - The user data path is the location of user
files such as those for transmission and those created by
buffer saves or printing to files.  This path defaults to the
root directory for floppy disk installations and the USERDATA
subdirectory (usually C:\Pt2TERM\USERDATA\) for hard drive
installations.  The menu selection permits changing the path
for user files.  A new user data path is saved as part of the
Pt2TERM configuration so it will continue to be used each time
the program is started.

Help - Activates a help window explaining how to use Pt2TERM's
build in on-line help system.

Editor - If an editor program name has been entered with
PTCONFIG, this menu item will be active.  Selecting Editor will
cause Pt2TERM to shell to the named editor.  The receive buffer
is still capturing data while the editor is active. See the
section INSTALLING AN EDITOR for more information (Page 36).

Shell to DOS - Returns you to the DOS prompt.  At the DOS
prompt type EXIT <enter> to return to Pt2TERM.  This is useful
for running other small programs or using DOS to work with
files.  The DOS default directory path is set to the Pt2TERM
User Data Path.  If the path is changed with DOS commands, it
will be automatically returned to the User Data Path when you
return to Pt2TERM.

Exit (Ctrl-X) - Exits the Pt2TERM program.  Ctrl-X is the hot
key combination.  This is the ONLY valid way to exit Pt2TERM. 
It ensures that all files are updated and that the PTC is left
in a valid state.  NEVER turn off the computer or the PTC until
Pt2TERM has finished exiting!

BROWSE MENU:  The browse menu replaces the main menu during
browse operation.  In browse mode a block cursor appears in the
receive display area of the screen.  The cursor can be moved
around the screen with the arrow keys or by moving the mouse. 
If you try to move the cursor past the upper edge of the area
then the data will scroll down.  If the cursor is moved to the
bottom edge of the area then the data will scroll up.  The Pg
Up and Pg Dn keys can be used to scroll up or down a page at a
time.  The home key will display the first page in the buffer
and the end key will display the last page.

Block Mark - Marks the spot under the current cursor location
as one edge of a text block.  You can also click the left mouse
button or press enter to perform this function.  Marking a text
block consists of setting two block markers, one at each end of
the text to be marked.  When both markers have been set, the
text between them will be highlighted and the Block Mark menu
selection will be disabled.

Block Clear - Clears any currently set block markers.  This
menu item is disabled if there are no block markers set.  You
can also clear an individual block marker by placing the cursor
over the marker and pressing enter or the left mouse button. 
Block markers are also cleared any time you exit Browse.

Block Save - Saves the currently marked block to a disk file or
the printer.  You will be prompted to enter the name of the
file.  If you enter "PRN" then data will go to the printer,
otherwise it will be sent to the file you designated.  If the
file already exists you will be asked for permission to
overwrite it.  If you answer no then you will be asked if you
want to append (or add) the block of data to the existing file. 
If you answer no again, the block will not be saved.  You can
re-open the menu and enter another file name.  The file will be
placed in the user data path.  The Block Save menu item is
disabled if both block markers have not been set.

Buffer Save - Saves the entire buffer to a disk file in the
same manner as described above except that it is not necessary
to mark a block of data.

Exit - Exits the browse mode and re-displays the status line.

THE DATE FORMAT:  Dates are always displayed by Pt2TERM using
the format 10JAN80.  This eliminates the ambiguity between
countries.  Some countries use mm/dd/yy and others use dd/mm/yy
so a date such as 01/10/80 could be either Jan 10th or Oct 1st. 
The date prompt for the DATE/TIME/ZONE menu is more flexible,
allowing dates to be entered as 10JAN1994, 10 JAN 1994, or JAN
10, 1994.  Just make sure the day comes before the year and use
the standard three letter abbreviation for the month.

THE CHARACTER SET:  Pt2TERM is designed primarily to process
readable text.  Characters which can be typed from the keyboard
include bell (Ctrl-G), backspace, return, the pass character
(Ctrl-V), all letters and figures (ASCII 32 through 126) and
the special umlaut keys.  Files can, in addition to the above,
include ASCII 127 through 254, making it possible to send IBM
graphics and line drawing characters.  Any other characters
will be ignored.  The pass character (Ctrl-V) can be used to
transmit control characters (ASCII 1 through 26) by typing
Ctrl-V followed by the letter A through Z, respectively.  If
Huffman compression is selected, the PTC will temporarily turn
it off in order to send characters above ASCII 126 (except the
umlauts as described below).

The pass character (Ctrl-V, ASCII 22) will be displayed on the
type ahead screen as .  The bell (Ctrl-G, ASCII 7) will be
displayed as  (although it is sent as an ASCII 7 which will
ring the bell at the receive end of the link).

When sending a text file or user buffer, all characters from
the file or buffer pass through the type ahead buffer just as
though they had been typed from the keyboard.  The type ahead
buffer mode (character, word, or line), including automatic
word wrap, will affect the transmission.

GERMAN UMLAUT CHARACTERS:  Pt2TERM fully implements the PTC's
umlaut character translation scheme.  Certain key combinations
are used to generate the (IBM-compatible) 8-bit ASCII code for
these characters on a U.S. style keyboard.  If Huffman
compression is disabled then the PTC simply passes the 8-bit
ASCII characters on to the receive end of the link where they
can be directly displayed.  If however, Huffman compression is
enabled then the PTC converts these 8-bit characters to
otherwise unused 7-bit characters and sends the 7-bit
characters to the receive end of the link.  This has the
advantage that Huffman compression is applied to the translated
umlaut characters thereby improving the data  throughput.  It
has the disadvantage that the equipment at the receive end of
the link (either the controller or the terminal software) must
have the ability to convert the 7-bit characters back to their
8-bit representations in order for the umlaut characters to be
properly displayed on the screen.  If the receive side of the
link does not do the translation then the representations of
the 7-bit characters will be displayed (things like  and ). 
When Pt2TERM is receiving, it will display both the 8-bit and
the 7-bit data as the proper umlaut characters.  The umlaut
translations performed by Pt2TERM and the PTC are as follows:

  Pt2TERM         ASCII Sent   ASCII Sent  Untrans.
  Keyboard Umlaut Huffman Off  Huffman On  Display
  Ctrl-A          131           4           
  Ctrl-O          148           15          
  Ctrl-U          129           16          
  Alt-A           142           20          
  Alt-O           153           21          
  Alt-U           154           22           
  Ctrl-B          255           23          

The last column (Untranslated Display) shows what the receiving
operator will see if Huffman is on and the receiving station does
not do a corresponding translation.

IMBEDDED TEXT FILE COMMANDS:  Text files which will be transmitted
with the Send Disk File menu selection and user buffers may have
certain special commands imbedded into them. All commands begin
with the pipe character (|) followed by a two character command
which represents the keyboard "hot key" which performs that same
function.  Note that the command character is the pipe (|) which
is generally located above the backslash (\) key, and NOT the
colon (:). When Pt2TERM sees the pipe character it interprets the
following two characters as a command. If the pipe and the next
two characters form a valid command then the requested function
or buffer is inserted into the transmitted text at that point and
the command characters are not transmitted. If the pipe and the
two following characters do not form a command then all three
characters are transmitted as text. To transmit a pipe character
just make sure that the pipe and the following two characters do
not form a valid command.

The following commands may be accessed via the text file:

      File        Keyboard
      Command     Command   Function          
      |S1         Shift-F1  Send HisCall
      |S2         Shift-F2  Send Date and Time (UTC)
      |F1         F1        Send HisCall DE MyCall
      |F2         F2        Send HisName
      |F3         F3        Send F3 User Buffer
      .           .         .
      .           .         .
      |F9         F9        Send F9 User Buffer
      |TA         Tab       ISS/IRS Changeover or Receive
      |^D         Ctrl-D    Disconnect

  Note: The |F3 through |F9 commands are not permitted in user
buffers.

  Hint: Program the F9 buffer with BTU |F2|F1|TA so that when
you press the F9 key you transmit something like "BTU Bill
K8YOU DE W1ME" followed by an ISS/IRS changeover.  Note that
spaces are not required between the imbedded commands because
buffers automatically include a final space character.

BINARY FILE TRANSFERS:  Binary files (those which contain
characters outside the normal printable range) cannot be
directly transferred over a PacTOR link because some of the
characters are reserved for PTC control functions. Binary files
can only be transferred via a conversion process which shifts
characters away from the reserved values before sending them to
the PTC and shifts them back again after reception at the other
end of the link. Both ends of the link MUST use the same
protocol in order to transfer binary files. It is unfortunate
that many terminal programs utilize their own unique protocol
thereby requiring  both ends of the link to run the same
terminal program. There is no widely accepted standard protocol
so Pt2TERM provides you with three options, SCS compatible,
PTModem, and 7-Plus.

SCS Format: This protocol was designed by Special
Communications Systems, the developers of PacTOR, for use in
their MeisterTerm and PlusTerm programs. The protocol is
particularly well suited to PacTOR because it takes advantage
of PacTOR's Huffman compression technique to speed up the
transfer. Basically, each data byte is converted into two bytes
which are always in the printable range. This process doubles
the amount of raw data to be transmitted. With Huffman
compression however, transmission times may be nearly the same
as if the original file were sent uncompressed. To use the SCS
format, the other operator must be running Pt2TERM, PlusTerm,
MeisterTerm, or some other compatible software.

Pt2TERM uses a compatible extension of the original SCS
protocol. The protocol used in PlusTerm and MeisterTerm does
not support early termination of the file transfer by the
receiving station. A Pt2TERM file send can be terminated by the
receiving operator turning the link around with a seize or
break-in command. When control is turned back to the sending
station, Pt2TERM sends a message confirming that the file
transfer has been terminated. If PlusTerm or MeisterTerm is the
sending station and the receiving Pt2TERM operator presses the
Esc key (or if Pt2TERM detects and error in the received data),
Pt2TERM will turn the link around and send a *BREAK* command
followed by a descriptive message and a changeover. PlusTerm
and MeisterTerm do not recognize the *BREAK* command and
continue sending encoded data which will now be dumped to the
receive buffer and screen of Pt2TERM. If the sending operator
notices the *BREAK* command he can manually terminate the
transfer, otherwise the receiving operator will have to let the
transfer run it's course or do a break-in and terminate the
link. If both ends of the link are using Pt2TERM then the whole
operation is automatic.

PTModem Format:  Pt2TERM is the first terminal program to
incorporate PTModem. PTModem, which was developed by
Intelligent Software Solutions and released to the public
domain, has the advantage that it can be used with any terminal
program capable of sending and receiving ordinary text files.
If the other operator is using Pt2TERM or some other compatible
software then the operation is fully automatic, otherwise he
can use PTPACK.EXE and PTUNPACK.EXE to encode and decode files
off-line and send or receive them with the text file transfer
function in his terminal program. The PTModem format contains
less overhead than the SCS format but it does not take full
advantage of Huffman compression. Transfer times may be
somewhat greater than with the SCS format, depending upon the
original file content.

Files can be encoded by Pt2TERM in either 7-bit or 8-bit
PTModem formats. When receiving, the selection is automatic.
The 8-bit format uses ASCII characters between 30 and 254,
making it more efficient in terms of the amount of raw data to
be transmitted. The 7-bit format uses ASCII characters between
30 and 127 and should be used if the receiving station's
terminal program cannot handle characters above 127. The
PTModem decoder ignores all characters which are not part of
the protocol so carriage-returns and line-feeds added for line
formatting purposes by the sending and receiving stations do
not cause problems.

Pt2TERM uses two successive tilde characters (~~) to terminate
a PTModem transfer in progress. If both stations are using
Pt2TERM or fully compatible software then the termination
process is handled automatically when either operator presses
the Esc key. If the sending station is not using Pt2TERM, he
can manually type two or more tilde characters (~~) to
terminate the receive process at Pt2TERM. If receiving station
is not using Pt2TERM and wishes to terminate the sending
process at the other station, he only needs to turn the link
around with a break-in command. When Pt2TERM needs to terminate
a manual transfer it will capture the link and send three tilde
characters (~~~). Since the terminal program at the manual end
will probably not react to the tilde characters, it will be up
to the operator there to recognize the characters and terminate
the transfer at his end. If he fails to terminate transmission
then Pt2TERM will dump the remaining incoming data to its
receive buffer and display.

  Hint: You will find a PTModem compressed file (PTM31A.COM) on
your Pt2TERM disk and in the C:\PT2TERM\PTMODEM\ directory of
the hard drive. This file contains everything one needs to use
PTModem with other terminal programs. You are encouraged to
send copies free of charge to anyone who wants to transfer
files using PTModem.

7-Plus Format:  This format is somewhat more difficult to use
than the others, but it has the advantage that received files
containing errors can be used to generate an error file. The
error file can be returned to the sending station who uses it
to generate and return a (hopefully) short correction file. The
receiving operator then uses the correction file to correct the
errors in the flawed received file. Files can be broken into
multiple parts for transmission. This is especially useful when
transferring files to a bulletin board. The 7-Plus format uses
characters above ASCII 127 so it could be incompatible with
some terminal programs.

If both stations are using Pt2TERM then either operator can
terminate the transfer early by pressing the Esc key. A sending
operator who is not using Pt2TERM can terminate Pt2TERM's
receive process early by sending *BREAK*. A receiving operator
who is not using Pt2TERM can terminate Pt2TERM's sending
process early by turning the link around with a break-in
command.

Files must be encoded and decoded off line using 7-Plus
programs which are available on numerous bulletin boards and
Internet FTP sites around the world. Encoded 7-Plus files are
sent by selecting [SEND] [Binary File] from the menu and 7-Plus
from the prompt. Pt2TERM recognizes incoming 7-Plus encoded
files and automatically appends them to a disk file named
7PLUS.LOG. The 7-Plus files must be extracted from 7PLUS.LOG
and decoded off-line. See the documentation which comes with
7-Plus in order to learn how this is done.

Receiving:  In order to receive a binary file in any format,
the [PRINT] [Auto Binary] menu selection must be set to ON.
Pt2TERM then monitors incoming data for SCS, PTModem, and 7-Plus
headers and automatically processes the incoming file data
according to the detected protocol. The receive process is
fully automatic and controlled by the sending station. If
everything goes according to plan then a copy of the original
file will be left in Pt2TERM's USERDATA directory. Either the
sending operator or the receiving operator can terminate the
transfer (press the Esc key for Pt2TERM) at any time. The
receiving station automatically terminates an SCS or PTModem
transfer if an error is detected. Flawed 7-Plus files are saved
because they can be corrected. Flawed SCS and PTModem files are
automatically deleted because they can only be corrected by re-sending
the entire file. A File Transfer progress indicator
shows how much of the file has been received. For 7-Plus error,
correction, and info files, the receive file size cannot be
known in advance. The progress indicator for these files is
therefore set to the maximum 7-Plus file size, making the
"slider" inaccurate but permitting the counter to track the
number of bytes received. For all other files the size is
extracted from the header and the "slider" indicates the
percentage of completion.

Pt2TERM will not permit the overwriting of existing files in
SCS or PTModem! This prevents someone from accidentally
overwriting one of your files by sending something with the
same name. If one tries to send you a file that already exists
in your USERDATA directory then Pt2TERM will terminate the
transfer and send a "file already exists" message. At that
point the sender's only options are to ask you to delete the
file or to rename his file before sending it.

  Note: Received SCS and PTModem files are saved as the
original binary file. 7-Plus files are saved in their encoded
form inside 7PLUS.LOG and must be extracted and decoded off-line
to retrieve the original file.

  Hint: Ask non-Pt2TERM users to finish their file sends with a
change-over command so that they might receive Pt2TERM's status
message.

Sending:  To transmit a file select [SEND] [Binary File] from
the menu and the protocol (SCS, 7BIT PTModem, 8BIT PTModem, or
7-Plus) from the prompt. Next select the file from the
displayed list of files in the USERDATA directory and the
transfer will begin. The SCS protocol requires the entire file
to be scanned and coded prior to transmission. This can delay
the start of transmission for a few seconds. All binary file
transfers begin by clearing the PTC's transmit buffer so be
sure that any previous data has been transmitted (check the
marquee) prior to beginning a binary file transfer. All 7-Plus
file names must be of the format *.7P, *.ERR, *.COR, *.INF,
*.Pnn, *.Enn, or *.Cnn where nn is the two digit part number.
Only files meeting this requirement will be shown in the 7-Plus
file list. All 7-Plus files are assumed to be properly encoded
so they are sent "as-is", except for a double-check to ensure
control characters are not inadvertently sent to the PTC. A
File Transfer progress indicator shows how much of the file has
been sent.

  Note: Pt2TERM requires that 7-Plus info files be created with
the extension *.INF so that they might be uniquely identified
as 7-Plus files.

Remote Commands:  If the [PRINT] [Auto Binary] selection is set
to ON, the other operator can retrieve a binary file from your
USERDATA directory by using one of the remote commands. The
command must be the only item on a line, therefore it is best
to begin the command by pressing the enter key and finish it
with a change-over.


    ++GETSCS filename  Retrieves the file using SCS format.
    ++GETPTM7 filename Retrieves the file using PTModem 7-bit format.
    ++GETPTM8 filename Retrieves the file using PTModem 8-bit 7format.
    ++GET7PL filename  Retrieves 7-Plus encoded files.
    ++GETDIR           Retrieves the name and size of all
                       files up to a maximum of 100) in the
                       user data directory.

  Hint: There is nothing to prevent transferring ordinary text
files via the SCS or PTModem binary protocols. PTModem is
extremely efficient at doing this.  Using a binary protocol
permits you to take advantage of the automatic file name
transfer and the remote send commands.

MEMORY RESIDENT PROGRAMS (TSRs):  Memory Resident or Terminate
and Stay Resident (TSR) programs are those which are loaded
into memory before Pt2TERM is started (quite often from the DOS
AUTOEXEC.BAT file) and remain resident during Pt2TERM
operation.  They quite often are accessed via some specially
programmed keyboard sequence.  TSR programs operate by
"stealing" computer processing time away from Pt2TERM.  How
much time Pt2TERM can loose before it or the PTC has problems
is dependant primarily on the computer's speed.  How much time
is actually taken from Pt2TERM is determined by the TSR program
itself.  It is not possible to accurately predict whether
Pt2TERM will be compatible with a particular TSR or not.  The
only solution is to try it.  What works on one computer may not
work on another.

If you are having unexplained problems with Pt2TERM, a TSR is
the likely culprit.  Screen savers are often sources of
problems because they access video memory.  The TSRs supplied
with DOS and WINDOWS have not been known to cause any problems. 
The best debugging tool is to edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
placing an REM before each line which loads a TSR.  Re-boot the
computer and see if Pt2TERM works correctly.  If so, you can
begin the process of removing the REMs one at a time
(re-booting each time) until you identify the particular TSR
causing the problem.
 
HIS CALL CAPTURE:  The other station's call sign can be
manually placed into the F1 buffer and the status display by
selecting Call (Alt-C) from the Log menu.  Calls are also
automatically captured from the received text or the PacTOR
connect request and placed into a capture buffer.  The call
will be moved from the capture buffer into the F1 buffer any
time the F1 buffer is empty (the status display shows "F1 - His
Call").  Press the Del key or select Clear (Del) from the Log
menu to clear an existing call from the F1 buffer and replace
it with the captured call.  Calls are captured from incoming
text by recognizing the character string "^DE^W1ABC^" where ^
represents one or more non-alphanumeric characters and W1ABC
represents a call consisting of at least four alpha-numeric
characters containing at least one number.  The AmTOR selcal is
calculated from his call using the accepted standard of the
first letter followed by the last three letters.  Any time a
call is placed into the F1 buffer, the corresponding operator's
name will be placed into the F2 (His Name) buffer if it is
available in the name index files.

THE LOG FILE:  Pt2TERM saves the station logbook information in
a file named yourcall.LOG where yourcall is your station call
sign as imbedded into the Pt2TERM program.  The log file is
opened and closed each time an entry is made.  It must reside
in the same  directory as the Pt2TERM.EXE file.  If the log
file does not exist then it will be created the first time you
make a log entry.  If you try to view the log when it does not
exist then you will get an error message.

THE NAME INDEX  FILES:  Pt2TERM automatically maintains a cross
reference index between call sign worked and the operator's
names.  When a call is entered into the F1 (His Call) buffer
then the index is searched for a match and if found, the name
is placed into the F2 (His Name) buffer.  Two files, NAMES.NDX
and NAMES.ACH are used to hold the latest 1000 to 2000
different names worked.  Names are automatically added to the
index whenever a new call is logged.  Old names are
automatically purged from the index as Pt2TERM exits in order
to limit the index to a reasonable size.  If this were not done
then performance would deteriorate as the index continued to
grow until it finally filled the entire disk drive. 
Considerable thought went into the development of an algorithm
which is fully automatic, requiring no operator intervention
nor maintenance. 

THE PT2TERM.CFG FILE:  Every  time  Pt2TERM  is  started,  the
configuration parameters, including the F3 through F9 user
buffers, are loaded from the Pt2TERM.CFG file which must be
located in the same directory as the Pt2TERM.EXE file.  If
Pt2TERM.CFG is not found then you will get a warning message
and a default set of parameters will be loaded.  The current
operating parameters are saved in Pt2TERM.CFG each time Pt2TERM
is exited or any time one of the user buffers (F3 through F9)
is edited and saved.  If you do not exit properly, such as a
system crash or turning the power off while Pt2TERM is running,
then Pt2TERM.CFG will not be properly updated and your last set
of parameters will be lost.  The previous set should still be
in the file and will be loaded the next time you start Pt2TERM. 
The following parameters are saved in the Pt2TERM.CFG file and
restored each time Pt2TERM is started:


   Local time zone               PacTOR unproto speed
   Browse-save print device      PacTOR unproto repeats
   Receive-data print device     RTTY speed
   Print on code                 User buffers F3 through F9
   Print off code                Data directory path
   Auto print on/off             The normal shift polarity
   Type ahead mode               PacTOR compression type
   Band                          PacTOR level
   CW transmit speed             CW identification speed
   Auto binary on/off            Binary send protocol
   The 7 PTC exit parameters
 
INSTALLING AN EDITOR: The editor of your choice can be run
directly from the Pt2TERM menu. Enter the name of the editor
into the [Editor Name] menu selection of PTCONFIG exactly as
you would normally type it from the DOS prompt. If the editor
is located in Pt2TERM's USERDATA directory, or if the editor's
directory is included in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file's PATH=
statement, then you need only enter the name into PTCONFIG. If
the editor is located in any other directory, the complete path
will have to be entered.

An editor program is included with DOS version 5.0 and later
(including Windows95). DOS (or Windows95) is normally
configured so that the editor can be started from any directory
by simply typing the command EDIT at the DOS prompt. To use
this editor with Pt2TERM just enter the name EDIT into
PTCONFIG.

If the editor requires some special command line parameters or
if the full path name is too long to fit the PTCONFIG prompt,
you can create a batch file to start the editor. Enter the
batch file name into PTCONFIG. Pt2TERM will then start the
batch file and the batch file will start the editor.

The editor you use MUST be small in size and write standard
ASCII text files. Your computer must have enough memory
available to allow DOS to load Pt2TERM, the editor program, and
any file that you wish to edit into memory all at the same
time.  For this reason you will want to keep the editor small
and restrict yourself to editing small text files suitable for
transmission via Pt2TERM.  You will probably not have much luck
trying to load large word processing programs such as Word
Perfect into memory along with Pt2TERM. If the editor itself
will not fit into memory Pt2TERM will simply give you an error
message and return to normal operation.  If, however, you get
the editor into memory and then try to load a file that is too
big the editor may not accept that so gracefully and the
computer could lock up.  If that happens you will have to hit
the reset button to reboot the computer.

 Hint: If Pt2TERM is unable to start the editor, you will be
immediately returned to normal Pt2TERM operation. A good
trouble-shooting technique is to return to the DOS prompt,
change to the USERDATA directory, and try to manually start the
editor from the DOS prompt. 

PRINTER ISSUES:  Printers are pretty compatible so long as we
are sending only readable text characters.  When it comes to
special characters, such as line drawing characters, things are
not so standard.  Different printers respond differently and
many even have several different modes that can be selected. 
This is why you often find dozens of different printer drivers
supplied with a word processor package.

Pt2TERM sends whatever is in the receive buffer directly to the
printer (or file) without going through any special printer
driver.  Since we are dealing primarily with readable text this
works well most of the time and allows for the most versatile
receive buffer.  RTTY and AmTOR modes only send readable text
so they present no problem.  PacTOR, by definition, allows the
full ASCII character set to be sent so there may be some
printer compatibility problems when trying to print line
drawing or other special characters.  You will probably find
the IBM Proprinter mode, if your printer has one, to be the
most compatible since it's character set matches that of the
computer screen.  PacTOR allows transmission of the backspace
character to delete and re-type characters sent in error.  This
works well on the screen but can cause problems with the
printer.  The Proprinter, for example, actually backs up and
over-prints the deleted character leaving a somewhat messy, but
usually readable, printed page.

Modern printers generally have large buffers and format a
complete line of text before printing it.  This means that you
will not see characters printed one at a time as they are
displayed on the screen.  The entire line (up to and including
the carriage return) must be received before it is printed. 
The large buffer often results in data actually having been
transferred to the printer by Pt2TERM but not yet printed. 
This means that the printer may continue to print for some time
after the Pt2TERM printer function has been turned off or a
printing function interrupted.

ADVANCED PTC CONFIGURATION:  As Pt2TERM exits back to DOS it
looks for an ASCII text file named EXIT.PTC in the directory
containing Pt2TERM.EXE.  If it is found, the list of PTC
commands in the file will be sent to the PTC in lieu of the
commands selected via the [PTC] [Exit] menu.  This allows the
PTC to be left in any mode or configuration desired and may be
useful if you want to run other software which does not check
or set the PTC configuration when it begins.

The file EXIT.PTC can be created using any text editor or word
processor which saves the file in ASCII format.  Each line of
the file must contain only one PTC command and its parameters,
just as you would type the command from a dumb terminal.  A
tilde (~) character in the first column of a line will cause an
Esc (ASCII  27) to be sent to the PTC just before the command. 
It is necessary to send AmTOR commands in this manner.  The
user is responsible for making sure that all commands are valid
for the particular version of the PTC firmware.  Pt2TERM sends
the commands as they are in the file without any error
checking.

In a similar manner, Pt2TERM looks for a file named RESET.PTC
any time the [PTC] [Reset] menu selection is made. Commands
from this file are sent to the PTC in addition to Pt2TERM's
normal initialization commands.

  Hint: Placing commands such as FSKAmpl, PSKAmpl, MARk, SPAce,
and Tones in the RESET.PTC file will permit you to
automatically reset these values after uploading new PTC
firmware.

RUNNING UNDER Windows AND Windows95:  Pt2TERM and LogEdit will
run as  DOS applications under Microsoft Windows 3.1 or
Windows95. Pt2TERM should be run in the exclusive mode in order
to obtain maximum speed.  If you made a hard drive installation
you will find sample windows PIF files PT2TERM.PIF and
LOGEDIT.PIF) and icon files (PT2TERM.ICO and LOGEDIT.ICO)
located in the PT2TERM directory.  If you installed Pt2TERM in
some path other than C:\PT2TERM\ you will need to use the
Windows PIF editor to change the startup directory in
PT2TERM.PIF and LOGEDIT.PIF to the path where you installed
Pt2TERM.  From Windows you will need to set up a program item
for Pt2TERM and one for LogEdit.  From the Windows 3.1 Program
Item Property dialog box enter in the Command Line, the path to
the appropriate PIF file (example: C:\PT2TERM\PT2TERM.PIF). 
Next Select Change Icon and then Browse.  In the browse dialog
box enter the complete path to the desired ICO file (example:
C:\PT2TERM\PT2TERM.ICO) into the File Name box and then click
Ok.

LOG EDIT UTILITY:  LogEdit is a stand-alone utility program
that can be used to make changes in the Pt2TERM log file. 
Pt2TERM itself provides the basic functions such as logging and
viewing.  LogEdit provides an expanded capability permitting
you to find, add, edit, delete, sort, print, or export Pt2TERM
log entries without actually running Pt2TERM.  LogEdit also
keeps the Call/Name index files up to date.  Since Pt2TERM and
LogEdit both work with the same log files, changes made with
one are  immediately reflected in the other.

STARTING LOGEDIT:  LOGEDIT.EXE must be located in the directory
where Pt2TERM.EXE is located.  It must find Pt2TERM.EXE and
YOURCALL.LOG (with at least one entry) in order to start.  Exit
Pt2TERM or shell to DOS and change to the Pt2TERM directory
(generally C:\Pt2TERM\).  Type LOGEDIT to begin the log editor.

COLORS:  The colors in LogEdit are fixed.  Start LogEdit by
typing LOGEDIT /MONO to force the use of black and white if
required for your monitor.  Black and white is selected
automatically whenever a monochrome display card is detected.

MAIN MENU:  LogEdit begins with the main menu and the last log
entry displayed.  Press the appropriate key, Alt-key, or Ctrl-key
combination in order to select the desired operation.

Alt-F = Find Call:  This selection will prompt for a call sign
to locate in the log.  The search always begins at the last
entry and continues towards the first, stopping at the first
matching call sign.

Alt-N = Next Find:  This selection will locate the next earlier
entry that matches the call sign entered with the most recent
Find Call.  You may move the log to any entry and Alt-N will
always locate the next earlier matching entry.  Use Find Call
again to locate a different call sign.

Home = First:  This selection moves the display to the first
entry in the log.

PgUp = Previous:  This selection moves the display back one
entry.

PgDn = Next:  This selection moves the display ahead one entry.

End = Last:  This selection moves the display to the last entry
in the log.

Alt-E = Edit:  This selection permits the displayed entry to be
altered.  The main menu will be replaced by the edit menu.

Del = Delete:  This selection will delete the displayed entry. 
You will be asked to confirm your choice before anything is
deleted.  The deleted entry will still be in the log until the
data has been sorted.  The date will be replaced with DELETED
and the remaining fields will be blank.

Alt-A = Add:  This selection permits the addition of new log
entries.  The main menu will be replaced by the edit menu.

Ctrl-P = Print:  This selection will print the log book.  The
sort function should be invoked first in order to make sure the
log is properly sorted by date/time and all deleted entries
have been removed.  LogEdit takes the printer setup from
Pt2TERM so the page length, port, etc. must be properly set in
Pt2TERM with PTCONFIG.

Ctrl-S = Sort:  This selection sorts the log book by date/time
in ascending order and removes any deleted entries.  Because
the Pt2TERM log uses a two-digit year, sort assumes entries
earlier than 90 are 21st century dates and entries from 90 to
99 are 20th century.  Sort therefore works correctly with years
between 1990 and 2089.

Ctrl-U = Purge:  This selection removes all but the last 500
log entries.

Ctrl-E = Export:  This selection creates an export copy of the
log file in a comma delimited format suitable for importing
into most data base programs.  You will be prompted for a name
for the export file.  If you  fail to enter an extension then
.EXP will be added by default.  The export file will be placed
into the same directory as LOGEDIT.EXE (usually C:\Pt2TERM\)
unless you enter a complete path into the prompt.

Ctrl-X = Exit:  This selection exits LogEdit and returns to
DOS.

EDIT MENU:  The edit menu is used for making changes to a log
entry or adding a new log entry.  Note that the editing changes
are saved with Ctrl-End or abandoned with Esc.

Tab = Next:  Moves the selected field bar to the next field. 
When the cursor is moved into an empty name field, that field
will be filled with the name if it is available in the
Call/Name index file.

Shft-Tab = Previous:  Moves the selected field bar to the
previous field.

Home = First:  Moves the cursor to the left most character in
the selected field.

  = Left:  Moves the cursor one character to the left in the
selected field.

  = Right:  Moves the cursor one character to the right in the
selected field.

End = Last:  Moves the cursor to the right most character in
the selected field.

Ins = Typeover:  Toggles the mode between typeover and insert. 
In typeover the character under the cursor is replaced by the
typed character.  In insert the characters are shifted to the
right and the typed character is inserted under the cursor.

Esc = Abandon:  Return to the main menu without saving the
editing changes.

Ctrl-End = Save:  Return to the main menu after saving the
editing changes.

THE EXPORT FILE:  The export file is created in a universal
comma delimited format which can be imported into most of the
data base programs currently on the market.  This gives Pt2TERM
the added flexibility of permitting its log data to be merged
into a larger station log being maintained under a much more
powerful data base engine.  The exact process of importing the
comma delimited file will vary with the data base program being
used and that information must be obtained from the data base
program manuals.

The comma delimited export file is a standard DOS text file. 
Each line corresponds to one log entry (record) with each field
(call, name, etc.) separated by a comma as follows:

                01JAN95,01:00:00,01:01:00, 40 M,Pactor,K8KNI,Robert

Each field contains character type data with maximum lengths as
follows:

   Date   8      StartTime   8             StopTime     8
   Band   5      Mode        6             Call         11
   Name   11

SHIFT NORMAL OR REVERSE:  The AmTOR and RTTY modes require that
your transmit and receive shifts be of the correct polarity. 
The PTC has an AmTOR mode command, TR, that allows these to be
configured for your particular set up.  This command can be
accessed by selecting the [PTC] menu followed by [Command]
while you are in the AmTOR, AmTOR-L, or RTTY modes.  In the PTC
command window type TR n <return>, where n is the parameter 0
through 3 as follows:

Parameter:  0       Set Tx and Rx to normal.
            1       Set only RX shift to reverse.
            2       Set only TX shift to reverse.
            3       Set TX and RX shift to reverse.

  Hint: Use 0 for USB and most FSK transceivers.  Use 3 for
LSB.

When you close the command window by clicking both mouse
buttons or pressing the F10 key, Pt2TERM will record the new
setting as the default. Each time Pt2TERM is started or a new
mode is selected, the PTC will be returned to this default TR
setting.

If you are unable to print most AmTOR or RTTY stations even
though the signal is tuned in properly you should suspect an
incorrectly set RX shift.  If other stations are unable to copy
your AmTOR or RTTY signals then you should suspect an
incorrectly set TX shift.

These parameters only need to be set once when making the
initial PTC installation.  Temporary changes to RX shift can be
made from Pt2TERM to allow printing an "inverted" station. 
Select [Rx Pol] from the [SET] menu or hit the Ctrl-R keys.
