PK-88 OPERATING MANUAL
PACKET OPERATION
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4.9.6
MSTAMP – The Monitor Time-Stamp Command
Monitored packets can be time-stamped if DAYTIME has been set. To enable this function,
set
MSTAMP ON
. You can also time-stamp connect and disconnect messages with the
command
CONSTAMP ON
.
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If DAYSTAMP is OFF, CONSTAMP and MSTAMP show only TIME.
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If DAYSTAMP is ON, the DATE is included in CONSTAMP and MSTAMP.
Set DAYSTAMP ON when you want a dated record of Packet channel activity, or when you
are unavailable for local Packet operation.
4.9.7
DAYTIME – Set the Real-Time Clock
Use the DAYTIME command to activate the PK-88's real-time clock by setting the date and
time. The PK-88 displays current date and time information.
After the clock is set, you can display the time by entering DAYTIME without parameters.
If you have removed power from the PK-88 since the last time you entered DAYTIME, you
will have to reset the clock. The PK-88's time is updated continually as long as power is
applied.
The clock is not set when the PK-88 is turned on. The DAYTIME command will display the
following error message:
cmd:
daytime
?clock not set
You must reset the date and time each time you
RESET
or remove power from the PK-88.
Otherwise CONSTAMP and MSTAMP will not 'stamp' the time. The format of the display is
dd-mm-yy hh:mm:ss.
DAYTIME 03-Feb-87 06:57:33
The format for entering the date and time is
yymmddhhmmss
, where:
yy is the last two digits of the year
mm is the two-digit month code (01-12)
dd is date (01-31)
hh is the hour (00-23)
mm is the minutes after the hour (00-59)
ss is the seconds after the minute (00-59)
Example:
cmd:
daytime 160303180545
DAYTIME 03-Mar-16 18:05:45
4.10
Packet Formatting
The PK-88 uses certain special characters to control its operations. Some of the PK-88's
command parameters affect how your packets are formatted – how your typing appears to
other stations. Other commands permit correction of typing errors before your packet is
sent, cancel lines, and cancel entire packets if necessary. Most of the special input charac-
ters are active in both Command and Converse modes.
