== Getting Started with TenTec Transceiver Control ==

 1. [[ConnectingTenTec|connect your TenTec transceiver to your PC]]; if you use one of your PC's USB ports, [[PreventUSBPortPowerDown| configure Windows to not automatically power down this port]].

 1. run '''Commander''', and click the '''Config''' button on its '''Main window''' to open its '''Configuration window'''

 1. in Commander's Configuration window, select the '''General tab''' and then in the '''Radio''' panel
  a. set the '''Model''' selector

  a. if your transceiver is an '''Omni V.9''' or '''Omni VI'''
   * choose '''hexadecimal''' radix 
   * enter the radio's '''CI-V Address''' (specified in its user's manual)
   * set the radio's '''CI-V Transceive''' parameter off (using its menu system)

  a. if your transceiver is a '''Pegasus''', select the '''Control Folder''' containing your Pegasus control software; this folder should contain a file named PEGASUS.OUT

 1. if your transceiver isn't a '''Pegasus''', then in Commander's Configuration window select the '''Ports tab''' and in the '''Primary CAT Serial Port''' panel

  a. designate the '''Port#''' that is connected to your radio interface

  a. if your transceiver is an '''Omni V.9''' or '''Omni VI''', 

     * select the '''Baud''' rate, '''Word''' length, '''Parity''', and '''Stop''' bits that match your radio's settings

     * set the '''DTR''' selector to '''Off''' unless it serves as a power supply for an external interface, in which case set it to to '''On'''

     * set the '''RTS''' selector to '''Off''' unless it serves as a power supply for an external interface, in which case set it to '''On'''

  a. if your transceiver is an '''Argonaut''', '''Jupiter''', '''Omni VII''', or '''Orion''', select the '''Baud''' rate, '''Word''' length, '''Parity''', '''Stop''' bits, '''DTR''', and '''RTS''' as shown in this table:

      ||'''Model'''||'''Baud'''||'''Word'''||'''Parity'''||'''Stop'''||'''DTR'''||'''RTS'''||
      ||Argonaut||''1200''||''8''||''None''||''1''||''Off''||''Off''||
      ||Eagle||''57600''||''8''||''None''||''1''||''On''||''Flow''||
      ||Jupiter||''57600''||''8''||''None''||''1''||''On''||''Flow''||
      ||Omni VII||''57600''||''8''||''None''||''1''||''Off''||''Flow''||
      ||Orion||''57600'' (see note)||''8''||''None''||''1''||''Off''||''Flow''||
      ||Orion II||''57600''||''8''||''None''||''1''||''Off''||''Flow''||

      * note: early Orion units require a baud rate of ''56000''

 1. in the '''Radio''' panel on the Configuration window's '''General''' tab,
  a. check the '''Interrogation''' box

  a. set the '''Command interval (ms)''' to ''200 ''('''note''': the microprocessors in modern !TenTec transceivers can handle command intervals much shorter than 200 ms, allowing Commander to more smoothly track frequency, mode, and meter changes; after everything is working correctly, try reducing the '''Command interval''' to 100 ms, and then to 50 ms; this is particularly important when [[https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/GettingStartedwithK1JTModes|interoperating with WSJT-X]])

 1. On Commander's Main window
  a. the '''VFO panel''' should reflect changes you make to your radio's frequency via its front panel

  a. the '''Mode panel''' should reflect changes you make to your radio's mode via its front panel

  a. Modifying the VFO panel's frequency display contents and striking the Enter key will radio's primary VFO to the specified frequency; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/ChangingFrequency.htm#Changing%20frequency%20via%20the%20VFO%20panel|Changing Frequency]] for information about the other ways you can change transceiver frequency from the VFO panel

  a. Clicking the Mode panel's buttons should change your transceiver's mode; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/Changing%20Mode.htm|Changing Mode]] for additional information

  a. Clicking the '''Bandspread''' button will display a Bandspread window; see [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/ChangingFrequency.htm#Changing%20frequency%20via%20the%20Bandspread%20window|Bandspread Window]] for additional information.
=== Additional Topics ===
 * [[TransceiverControl|Getting Started with Transceiver Control]]
 * [[TransceiverConnection|Connecting a Transceiver to a PC]]
 * [[FrequencyControl|Changing Frequency]]
 * [[ModeControl|Changing Mode]]
 * [[Memories|Using Memories]]
 * [[FrequencyDependentDevices|Using Frequency-dependent devices]]
 * [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/Help/CommandSequences.htm|Using User-defined Command Sequences]]
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