Data Display Modes

Main: default view screen mode.

A

Toggle to display the files created using F11 on 4 lines. Load files first.Displays File1 SOT, File1 EOT, File2 SOT, and File2 EOT.

Z

Toggle filtering on the view screens.

D

Toggles to show 600 (default) or 1200 bytes at one time.

W

Display lower file and the associated history file.

Changing Variables by press F2

SAMPLE SIZE

This is the size of sample used by find SOT (F3) and EOT (F4). Increasing the number will help the program find some noisier signals.

LOW VALUE

This is the value used to stop the search. The lower the value the lower the audio frequency. Noise has higher frequencies.

COMPARE

This value is used by the G function. The higher the number the more selective it is.

FILTER

The higher the number the more filtering that is used.

SQUELCH

Auto-record (R) variable. The higher the number, the lower the trigger frequency. Set to 99 for hardware only recording. Interface receiver COR through the joystick port.

To exit F2

CR will ask if you want to save changes. Y = permanent change, ESC = exit no changes, any other key = change this session only.

The top line gives the Version number & filename of the file being modified. CR moves to the next field to edit. Gridcolor, TopLine, & BottomLine are color choices for the screens. Change with the up & down arrow keys. See colors below.

    Color   Value   Color   Value   Color   Value   Color   Value    Black     0     Red       4     DrkGray   8     LtRed     12    Blue      1     Magenta   5     LtBlue    9     LtMagenta 13    Green     2     Brown     6     LtGreen  10     Yellow    14    Cyan      3     LtGray    7     LtCyan   11     White     15

Safe_ESC

is Off/On toggle. If On, program asks before quitting on ESC. If Off, program just quits. Toggle with either U/D Arrow key.

X_FILE

Filename to be used with (R)ecord. Limit: five characters.

EXT

File extension to be used.

Top_FILE

Top line File to be loaded on startup. Include the extension.

Bottom_FILE

Bottom line File to be loaded on startup. Include the extension. These may be left blank, the program works normally.

Rec_name

Name of the external recording program for your sound card, If needed. Leave blank to use the internal software.

NAME

Toggle U/D to number position in your parameter list for your recording data file. NAME is a dummy for X_FILE.EXT. If your recording program is called PLAY_REC.EXE, PARM is 1, and X_FILE.EXT = FOX.RAW then

Rec Shell

will become PLAY_REC FOX.RAW automatically.

Program dir

Enter the complete Path to the XMIT_ID.EXE program files.

Print First

On/Off Toggle for first screen. Leave on at first.

Screen Saver

Enter number of minutes till activation. 0 Disables.

Edit Only

On/Off Toggle. Set to Yes to run an edit only copy. Use for editing files while another copy records in the background on true multi-tasking system. This has worked under Windows 95. You cannot play while recording.

Finding Start & End of Transmission

F3

This will find the next transition from noise to Start of Transmission (SOT).

F4

This will find the previous transition from noise to End of Transmission (EOT). These functions must be started from inside an area of noise. F3 searches forward to the transition from noise to signal and F4 searches backwards to the transition from noise to signal.

Tab

Moves through a file between recorded transmissions using the log file. (See recording files.) Starting at the beginning of the file, Tab places you between the 1st & 2nd,then 2nd & 3rd etc. transmissions. Therefore, from the beginning of the file, press F3 to find the first SOT. Hit Tab then F4 to find the 1st EOT or F3 to find the 2nd SOT. Shift-Tab Performs the reverse function. If you are located between the 3rd & 4th transmissions, Shift-Tab will place you between the 2nd & 3rd. This only works if there is a log file and you have been tabbing through the file. The #, Time, & Date of transmission are displayed in the lower left lower corner of the Main screen.

Ctl-Tab Lists the Log file.

The first line is the filename. Column headings are Transmission number, Position in the file, Time of transmission, Date, Name (ID field for future use), and length of transmission in seconds. These keys are active:PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, arrows UP,DOWN,LEFT, & RIGHT. Highlight the selection you want, then press ENTER to go to it.

Loading New files

F5

Loads a new file into the upper view screen.

F6

Loads a new file into the lower view screen. You will be asked for a file name. Wild card parameters are permitted. Examples: *. , KB*.? , *.G* If nothing fits your search parameters, the program will say BAD FILE. If this happens, just type in a new name or ESC to quit. If the search finds more than one name, a pick list of files will appear. In this mode these keys are active:PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, the arrows UP,DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT, & DELETE. Highlight the file you want, then press ENTER to load it. If you press DELETE, the highlighted file and any associated .log file will be deleted. There is no warning.

Entering a direct Address

F7

Enter a new address for the upper file.

F8

Enter a new address for the lower file. Enter the number in bytes of the position in the file that you would like to jump to. There are 10,000 bytes/second so Bytes=10000*seconds.

POS1: & POS2

on the top lines of the Main screen give the present position in the files.

Saving a sub-section of a file

F10

To save a block of the lower file, place the starting address at the left margin of the screen, then press S to mark the start of the block. Now find the end of the block and line it up with the right screen edge. Press T to mark it. Press F10 to save the block. The first address will show. CR will show the 2nd address, A CR will then ask for a filename. Enter a filename and accept with CR. If the file exists, you will be prompted to replace the file. N(o) lets you change the name. ESC always ends the function without action. If you know the addresses, you may enter them in response to the prompts.

F11

Save two blocks of the lower file. As above, there will be a number for the beginning of the first block. T will mark the end of the second block. You will need to supply the two middle numbers (end of the first block and start of the 2nd block). Accept the 4th number, supply a filename when prompted and accept it to save the file.

Alt-S

Will return you to the last address stored in S.

Alt-T

Will return you to the last address stored in T.

See also the next function : Make Automatic Compare Files.

Saving Data for Automatic Comparison

F11

Special, the following procedures have been set up to easily make files for automatic comparison searches. Find the SOT, position it, (Press 2 for graphic), now press S. SAD POS SAVED will be displayed. This marks the first 1200 bytes of the SOT. Find the EOT, position it, (Press 3 for graphic), and press T. This saves the last 1200 bytes of the EOT. TAD POS SAVED will be displayed. Now press F11. The required addresses are in the buffer. 4 CR will display them and ask for a filename. There are only two constraints. There must be NO extension or it must start with a G. Example: FILNM or FILNM.Gxx Please use the default addresses provided by this procedure and the extension standard.

See also Automatic Searches.

NAMING FILES

These are the file extensions used...

.VOC

Is a sound blaster recorded file.

.WAV

Is a file used by Windows

.RAW

Is a file recorded with no protocal (play_rec)

.G??

Is a file saved to be used with (G)o find function.

.

No extension is also used by (G)o find function.

.EXE

These are executable files. These files are required.

XMIT_ID.EXE, XHELP.EXE, XSETUP.EXE

and the files used by your sound card for recording and playing files.

.CFG

This is the configuration file used by XSETUP.EXE and XMIT_ID.EXE. Multiple configuration files may be set up using this syntax:

XMIT_ID MYCONFIG.CFG

.BGI

This is the BGI graphics driver used by C++ programs to print graphics on the screen

.HST

These files are created when you press I. Use these like a Post-It notes.

.H??

These files are used by the help program.

.DAT

This extension may be used to save the SOT. It will not Auto-search

.TAD

This extension may be used to save the EOT. It will not Auto-search

.XID and .XIN

extensions reserved for future releases.

Recording & Playing Files

R

Press this key to begin automatic recording of two files. The first file will be titled 'x_file'.ext, as you specified in xsetup. Each time you press R the next available filename will be used. Also, each file has a 9 Mb limit (about 15 minutes of recording). This is automatic. The files will be closed, incremented, and reopened without loss of any transmissions.
Example:
First file, File.ext and File.LOG Second file File000.ext and File000.LOG 3rd file File001.ext and File001.LOG Etc, Etc......

Note: For these reasons, it is important that you limit the 'X_File' variable to 5 letters &/or numbers.

ESC

While recording will stop recording and return to main screen.

B

While recording will blank the file and start over.

N

While recording will close, increment, and reopen the files.

P

Press this key to play back File2. Playback starts at the position of the left edge of the screen. Any key (except ) stops the playback without changing the position in the file. Using stops & also moves the file position to where you stopped the playback.

Auto Search files

G

Line up the SOT you want compared on the bottom line. Xmit_id searches through all of the files in your data directory with NO extension or an extension starting with G(xx). It creates a list of all the files found with a value equal to or greater than the compare value set in F2. All files are given a value based on a comparison of each file to the file on the bottom line. If you find you are getting too many files in this list, press F2 and increase the entry for COMPARE. This list can be viewed later by pressing Alt F5. CR will view the first file on the top line. Alt + will view the next file in the list until you reach the last file. Alt - will view the previous file in the list. Use the F11 function to be compatible when registered.

History files

I

Creates/Opens an information file for the bottom file with the extension HST. The program gives the latest updated file date, file time, file size, and filename. You have ten lines to record whatever information you wish such as radio type, signal strength, frequency, or date/time etc.

Printing Files

If you have DOS 5.0 or later you can make printouts of the screens produced by this program. The screen that I recommend you use Print Screen on is W. Print screen will work throughout the program. However, before you can print graphics screens, you must install the DOS GRAPHICS driver. The syntax used is:

GRAPHICS [printer] [[d:][path]filename] [/R] [/B] [/LCD] [PB:id]

printer : Identifies the type of printer attached to your system.          Select from the list in the next screen.filename: The name of the data file that contains printer information./R      : reverses white and black in the printed image./B      : prints the background in color on color printers./LCD    : adjusts the aspect ratio of the printed image to match          the LCD screen on the IBM PC Convertible/PB:id  : id parameter can be set to either STD or LCD.          Specifying /PB:LCD is the same as using the /LCD switch.                       Table of Printers for GRAPHICS append listDESKJET   Hewlett-Packard Deskjet.GRAPHICS  IBM Graphics print, IBM proprinter, most dot matix.HPDEFAULT Hewlett Pcakard PCL printerLASERJET
 Hewlett-Packard Laserjet

If these do not work please read your DOS manual for a complete listing. If you still have problems, please contact your local MS DOS computer dealer.

Shell to DOS

F9

By pressing this you will shell out to dos. This function is used for house keeping chores such as erasing, renaming, and copying files. To return to the program, please return to the directory you shelled to, then type EXIT to leave DOS.

F1

On-line help function. Runs as a shell and returns to XMIT_ID from the Menu when you press .