Operations Manual

OPERATIONS 4-1

O&M of the MCC-545B PACKET DATA RADIO

12/2000

4.0 OPERATIONS

This chapter covers the fundamental operating procedures and is functionally divided into seven

sections:

! Getting Started

! Station Operational Parameters

! Sending and Receiving Messages

! Data Logging

! Reporting Position Location

! Master Mode Functions

! Examining Systems Statistics

4.1 Getting Started

4.1.1 Command Entry and Editing

You must enter carriage returns after every command. A list of operator commands follows the

operating instructions (Table 4.2).

When a command is accepted, the operator terminal prints the system time. For a description of

printouts, see Appendix A.

Before you begin, you should know about the special editing functions that you can use when

entering commands:

[DEL] Deletes last character entered.

[CTRL] Prints command line on next line down.

[CTRL]-R Repeats last command line

\X Removes current line from command buffer.

[CR] Terminates line and causes command entered to be executed.

[LF]

[ENTER]