Specifications

Installing PC PakRatt
Lite
Timewave
has included a TNC control program
called PC PakRan Lite. This is a DOS,
packet-only
ver-
sion of our
powerful
PC PakRatt II. If
you
desire
more
powerful
software, Timewave
has it in
the
form
of'
PC PakRarr
II fbr DOS, PC PakRaft fbr Windows
2.0.
Ncnn:
You will
need 500K of
free
hard
disk
space
to load PC PakRan Lite.
1. Inserl
the installation disk into
the
floppy
drive
on
your
computer, A: or B:.
2. I1'you placed
the disk in drive
A:, type: A:INSTPPLT and then
press
ENTER.
If
you placed
the disk in drive B:,
type: B:INSTPPLT and
press
ENTER.
This
brings up a screen that
explains what
you
need to do to install PC PakRatt Lite. Follow the di-
rections
and PC PakRatt Lite will
load itself on
your
hard drive.
3.
Alter
installation, it is highly
recommended
that
you
print
the PC PakRatt Lite Operating Manual.
The manual
is copied to the PC PakRan
Lite drive and the directory when the
program
is installed.
The
manual uses about 60
pages
when
printed.
To
print
the manual, type: cd\PPLITE at the C: and
press
ENTER;
this
puts
you
in thc PC PakRatt Lite
directory. Now type: COPY PPLITMAN.PRN
LPTI
(or
LPT2,3, or 4 -
whichever
your printer
is connected
to) and
press
ENTER. The manual
should begin
printing.
The rnanual
can be viewed
on
your
screen using a text editor, however, we recommend
printing
the
manual on your printer.
4. Alier
printing
the manual, read through the setup instructions
to
find
out
how to
properly
configure
the
program
and TNC.
5. To run
the
program,
type: cd\PPLITE
at the C: and
press
ENTER. You will see this: C:\PPLITE>.
Now type: PPLITE
and
press
ENTER.
You are now readv
to setuD and use PC
PakRatt Lite.
Macintosh
You
can use almost any Macintosh
terminal
program.
A
partial
list ol Macintosh
programs
tested
with
the
PK-96 includes:
MacRatt, Mac Tenninal, Red
Ryder,
Microphone
II, SrnartCornrn
II, and Mock Telrninal.
System
Start-up and Loop-back Test
Make
sure that
you've
connected
your
PK-96 to an adequate
power
supply and to the RS-232
port
of
your
computer
or terminal.
1. Don't
connect any other cables
to
your
radio
yet!
2. With wire
strippers and
radio
cable in hand, remove about an inch
(2.5cm)
of
cable
jacket.
exposing
the five
colored
wires
and the shield-wire. Be careful not to nick the wires' insulation.
5.
Strip about l/4 inch
(7mm)
of insulation from
the
green
and
white
wires and short them
together
by
gently
twisting
their stripped ends together.
6. Plug
the cable into the RADIO socket
on the
PK-96's rear
panel.
1
"
Set
the
TX LEVEL pot
on the rear
of
the PK-96
to 50Vo
rotation
(straight
up and down) using
a small
screwdriver.
8. Turn
on
your
computer. Load
your
communications
program.
(Choose
the TTY option, if available.)