Instruction manual

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ...............................................................................................................ii
Welcome to Multicom.........................................................................................................1
Contents of the Advanced Starter Pack................................................................................3
Before Installing Your Multicom Software............................................................................4
Multicom Hardware Requirements.......................................................................................5
Floppy Disk Installation .......................................................................................................7
Hard Disk Installation..........................................................................................................8
Remove Procedure;............................................................................................................11
Build Procedure;.................................................................................................................12
Disk Files Included with Multicom;.......................................................................................14
Program Files (required for operation)......................................................................14
Utility Programs (not required for operation);............................................................16
Sample Picture Files (not required for operation);......................................................17
Setting Up Multicom ...........................................................................................................19
MFJ MULTICOM Terminal Parameters Setup ........................................................19
Computer to TNC Parameter Setting .......................................................................21
QSO Time! ........................................................................................................................26
Function Keys in Multicom;.................................................................................................27
"Combination" Keys in Multicom;.........................................................................................29
Function Buffers.................................................................................................................32
Special Characters in Function Buffers.....................................................................34
Using the Function Buffers......................................................................................36
Editing Function Buffer Slots ...................................................................................36
Selecting Radio Ports..............................................................................................37
Customizing in the Text Editor .................................................................................38
Selecting Function Buffers to Use;...........................................................................39
The Directory Utility...........................................................................................................40
Binary and Picture Transfer Commands...............................................................................42
The Text Editor ..................................................................................................................45
Parameter Setup and TNC Configuration; ............................................................................48
Editing a Parameters File.........................................................................................49