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20-62 VHF & UHF TRANSMITTER
Product Manual
Sea Air and Land Communications Ltd, 10 Vanadium Place, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand June 2020
Salcom Protocol
Salcom protocol takes the basic form: PPXXXXXXX L MMMMMM<CR>
Where:
• PP is either “CA”, “CN”, “ca” or “ca”.
• Capital letters denote 512 baud, lower case denotes 1200 baud
• “A” denotes Alphanumeric, “N” denotes Numeric
• XXXXXXX is a 7 digit CAPcode.
• Spaces as shown
• L is the function code (beep level) from 1 to 4.
• MMMMM is the message (up to 240 characters).
• <CR> is a carriage return (enter key).
CA or ca
Usage: CA<pager#>[<space>]<level>[<space>]<message><CR>
Description: Call alphanumeric pager
Example: CA1119358 1 Please return to reception<CR>
Response: CA11193581<CR><SPACE>Page Sent<CR><LF>
CN or cn
Usage: CN<pager#>[<space>]<level>[<space>]<message><CR>
Description: Call numeric pager
Example: CN1119358 1 777<CR>
Response: CN11193581<CR><SPACE>Page Sent<CR><LF>
Other commands:
RES
Usage: RES<CR>
Description: Restart 20-62
Example: RES<CR>
Response: Restart, followed by SALCOM 20-62-0000 VX.XX Rel<CR><LF>
SN?
Usage: SN?<CR>
Description: Retrieve unit serial number and firmware revision
Example: SN?<CR>
Response: SALCOM 20-62-0000 VX.XX 1234567<CR><LF>