Ultra PicoKeyer
27 January 2017 (Firmware V2.2)
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PicoKeyer Setup Menu Commands
Long
Version
Short
Version
Menu item description
SPEED
(Default: 13
WPM)
S
Speed
: The keyer will announce the
stored speed
in WPM. Use buttons 2 & 3 (▲ and
▼) as Down/Up or -/+ buttons to adjust the speed, as described above.
QSO NUM
(Default: 1)
Q
QSO Number:
The keyer will send the current QSO number. You can use the ▲ and
▼ buttons to set the QSO number anywhere from 1 to 65535. To reset the QSO number
to 1, simply press both buttons at the same time.
RANGE L
(Default: 5
WPM)
RL
Range Low:
This sets the low end of the speed control pot range. The setting is
adjusted the same way you would set the stored speed.
RANGE H
(Default: 30
WPM)
RH
Range High:
This sets the high end of the speed control pot range. It is set the same
way as the stored speed and low range setting.
CUT NUM
(Default: 0/9)
X
Cut numbers:
“Cut” numbers are often used in contests to send contact serial numbers
and signal reports. The most commonly used cut numbers are 0 and 9.
For this item, button 2 will toggle the
zero
setting, and button 3 will toggle the
nine
setting. You can select no cut numbers (
Ø 9
); cut zeros (
T 9
); cut nines (
Ø N
); or both
(
T N
). Note that this
only
affects the way QSO numbers are sent. Other numbers in
stored messages, or numbers sent by hand, are not affected. The default setting is no cut
numbers.
LTR SPC
(Default: 0)
L
Auto letter spacing:
The keyer will announce the current setting. Automatic letter
spacing takes effect for messages sent from memory as well as code sent manually with
the paddle.
0 turns automatic letter spacing off. In this mode you control the spacing
between letters. This is the default setting; it is the same way most keyers
operate and most operators are accustomed to.
1 turns on automatic letter spacing. A letter space is automatically inserted if
the keyer detects no input from either paddle at the end of the space after a dot
or dash.
Settings from 2 to 9 will turn on automatic letter spacing with longer delays.
For example, selecting 2 will insert one extra “dot” length spacing between
characters. Selecting 3 will insert an extra 2 “dot” lengths, and so on.
Note that auto letter spacing is ignored while in setup mode.
LDG Ø
(Default: N)
Z
Leading Zeros:
As with several other menu settings, the middle buttons (▲ and ▼)
may be used to switch between two settings. Select “
Y
” to send numbers in stored
messages with up to two leading zeros (1 is sent as 001, 99 is sent as 099, 123 is sent as
123, 1000 is sent as 1000). “
N
” will send numbers without leading zeros. Like the
CUT NUM setting, this affects only QSO numbers and not other numbers stored in
messages or sent manually. The default setting is N.
BCN
(Default: 15
s)
B
Beacon delay:
The keyer sends the current default beacon delay in seconds. Use the ▲
and ▼ buttons to set the delay between beacon transmissions from 0 to 255 seconds.
