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Features |
Key Features/Fixes
of WIRES-II V2.11beta:
When making a Group Call to the "B" or "C" groups,
sometimes the "D" group is cut off by the software from
further access. This bug has been corrected.
Added the [*] key (singly) as a "Drop the Link" command,
in addition to [#99999] and [#9999D].
Added a "Beep" feedback tone to confirm either (A) the
other station is "Busy" during a connection request, or
(B) that the other station has gone offline after a "Drop the
Link" command.
When attempting a connection, the Server ID Number of the station
to whom a connection has been attempted appears in the window on
the right side (before the connection is established).
Added CW Identification during connection attempts.
Added a "Chat" box on the screen (both users must be updated
to V2.11beta) for computer-to-computer keyboard communication between
users.
A log file of the information in the box on the right side of the
screen is maintained. |
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Supplement
to Instruction Manual for WIRES-II, Edition V2.11beta
• During linked operation, the link may be
terminated by any of three methods:
(A) Press #9999D;
(B) Press #99999; or
(C) Press the [*] key.
When the link is successfully terminated, four "Beep"
tones will be heard.
• When performing a connection request to
another WIRES-II node, if that node is busy or offline, four "Beep"
tones will signify that connection is not possible at the moment.
• In the log window on the right side, the
date and time of the establishment of the connection, and the date
and time of the termination of the link, will be displayed, along
with the Server ID number of the node to which you have connected.
• The contents of the just-described activity
log (and the "chat" window, described later) may be saved
as a text file (".txt"), if desired.
To configure your software to save this text file, go to File >
Property > Call Option, and insert a "check" mark in
the box adjacent to the "LOG-FILE SAVE" selection. You
may then insert a file name in the box below. Click on "SAVE"
to save the file from this moment onward. The indication "Log
File-Name Change OK" will appear, confirming that the name
has been accepted.
If "No Save" is indicated regarding the log file, insert
a "check" into the "LOG-FILE SAVE" and then
input the file name you would like to use. Then check on "SAVE"
to begin saving the file.
When WIRES-II is restarted, the log retention feature will be restarted
automatically if it was active when WIRES-II operation was terminated.
If you wish to terminate retention of the lo, remove the check mark
from the "LOG-FILE SAVE" box. If you have limited memory
available on your hard drive, we do not recommend that you save
the contents of the activity log. Or you may wish to move the contents
of the current file to other media, freeing up hard disk space.
• You may designate a CW Identification to
be transmitted when a connection is successfully completed. The
CW will be transmitted as a WAV file, per your programming of an
input box on the programming screen.
To program the CW ID, go to File > Property > General Setting
> CONNECTION BEEP SELECTION, and then input the desired CW string
with the "@" character at the beginning and end of the
string (for example, to send "DE W6DXC" enter "@DE
W6DXC@" into the box. Now place a check mark in the "ENABLE/DISABLE"
box, and the CW Identifier will be enabled. To adjust the delay
time after the connection is established, do so via the "TX
DELAY TIME" parameter setup. The default is 0 seconds.
• You may establish a computer-to-computer
"chat" with another node operator who is sitting by his
or her WIRES-II computer. It is necessary for both sides of the
"chat" to be upgraded to the V2.11beta level software
in order to establish a "chat" link. The Chat Window is
located below the Log Window on the computer screen. The lower portion
of the Chat Widow includes a field for character input during "chat"
operation.
Operation
First, you must connect to another node. In the Chat Window input
box, type the node number as you would if you were calling via a
DTMF pad: for example, #1101D to start a chat with node 1101D. When
done with the entry, press [ENTER] or click on the "CONNECT"
box. You also may connect, in the "LOCAL" mode by pressing
"#1101D" on your radio's DTMF keypad.
When the connection has been established to the other node, you
may type in comments, and press [ENTER] or click on "SEND"
to transmit your message; reply comments will appear in the Chat
Window, along with information about the date and time received.
If you click on "CLR" you can clear the dialogue input
box.
To terminate the chat, type "#99999" or "#9999D"
or "*" on the input screen, or enter these disconnect
tones on your DTMF keypad. Your comments will be maintained in the
Chat Window, after the communication is terminated, until the WIRES-II
application is terminated.
Note that the chat feature may only be utilized one-on-one with
another node; it does not function in the FRG or SRG Group Call
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