[Elecraft] No RTFM

[Don Wilhelm]

  Leigh,

If you consider all the combinations and permutations to your 
suggestion, I would believe it is an insurmountable task.  And even if 
it were attempted, someone would find a different combination that would 
bring "strange happenings".

There is no substitute for the user being familiar with the equipment 
he/she is working with, and that fact extends from simple devices (such 
as the basic lever) to complex equipment.  Here, I have to say, "do your 
best to RT*M, and ask questions when you do not understand the manual or 
its implications on your operation of the equipment".

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/26/2011 5:50 PM, Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU wrote:
> wayne burdick wrote:
>> Should we offer a small discount on complex products if a potential
>> customer reads the entire manual and passes a test first?
>>
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
> There's plenty of things you can do with the K3 that are out of the
> ordinary, and you can stumble into them by accident.
>
> I think a "validator" addition to the K3 Utility would be nice.
>
> It could spot potential misconfigurations and provide a narrative-like
> description.
>
> The K3 Utility already has a configuration save/restore utility.  A new
> "Validator" tab could read the same states using the CAT commands, and
> display something like this:
>
>      * You cannot transmit because TEST mode is enabled.
>      To disable TEST mode, press and hold TEST.
>
>      * You have selected the separate RX ANT jack on bands 160 and 20m.
>      While it is common to use a separate RX antenna on low bands, it
>      is likely you have selected it by accident on 20m, which is the
>      current band your K3 is set to.  To disable the RX antenna on a
>      band and antenna selection, select the band and ANT1 or
>      ANT2 (with ANT) and press RX ANT.
>
>      * DIGOUT1 is enabled on 40m ANT2 and you have a KPA500 connected
>        via the ACC able.
>      DIGOUT1 is a pin on the 15-pin ACC cable.  This will disable the
>      KPA500 on 40m/ANT2.  To change this setting, select 40M and ANT2
>      and hold CONFIG and change the DIGOUT 1 setting.
>
>      * Filter 5 Center Frequency Offset is Zero
>      Filter is is an Elecraft 200Hz filter and it has a non-zero
>      Frequency offset.  While this is possible, it is more likely that
>      you have not yet set the frequency offset.  Consult the package
>      that your filter came in and look for the offset frequency.
>      Select Filter 5 with XFIL and then hold CONFIG and select FL5
>      FREQ and set it to the value specified.
>
>      * XIT is enabled and non-zero
>      XIT will cause your transmit frequency to differe from the VFO
>      dial frequency by the amount shown in the VFO B display when you
>      rotate the RIT/XIT knob.  You will see the green RIG/XIT led is
>      lit, as well as the yellow + or - LED.  To disable XIT, tap the
>      XIT button.
>
>      * SPKR+PH is NO
>      SPKR+PH is set to NO, which disables the K3 speaker.  If you have
>      no audio, but your headphones work, hold CONFIG and navigate to
>      SPKR+PH and use the VFO knob to set the value to YES.
>
> Leigh/WA5ZNU
>
>
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