146Command ReferenceIntroductionThis chapter documents all KPC-3 Plus commands.There are many commands which affect operation of the KPC-3 Plus. Some commandsaffect performance under specific conditions, some change parameters affectinggeneral operation and others direct a one-time action.The user changes parameters and issues instructions to the KPC-3 Plus by typingcommands composed of English-like word abbreviations and variables which arenumbers or strings of characters chosen by the user. You will probably never changesome of these parameters.Default values are stored in the EPROM. If you change any setting or value, the newsetting or value will be stored in battery-backed RAM and will be the value used atfuture power-on.The availability of the commands listed here depends upon what INTFACE (i.e.,INTERFACE) mode the KPC-3 Plus is currently in (see the INTFACE command in thecommand listing below and check the index for more information on INTFACE modes).Format for Listing CommandsAll KPC-3 Plus commands are listed alphabetically below.A ―‖ bullet in front of the name of a command indicates that the command is aNEWUSER Command— it will be available for use when the KPC-3 Plus is set toNEWUSER Mode.The KPC-3 Plus ships with NEWUSER as the default INTFACE mode. Also, the KPC-3Plus will be in NEWUSER mode after a hard reset.Format Defining CommandsThe Command LineThe first line of each command definition shows the syntax for entering the command,beginning with the name of the command, followed by a listing of any parameters thatmay be used with the command.The full name of each command is shown in CAPS and a ―short-form‖ of the commandis shown by the underlined characters in the name. The short-form of the command isthe shortest string of characters, starting from the beginning of the full name, that willallow the KPC-3 Plus to uniquely identify the command being requested.