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Getting out of KISS mode



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I have a Kantronics KPC-3 Plus TNC that I haven't used in about 3 years. I connected it to a serial port and  and powered it up and got nothing. Then I remembered I used it in KISS mode last and realized I won't see any interaction unless I take it out of KISS mode.
 
Can someone help me out here? 
 
I tried to reset it by removing the battery and letting it sit for a minute or two and I tried to set the reset jumper to reset but neither had any effect.
 
I think the TNC is in working order, since the last time I used it it worked fine. The power light comes on.
 
I know the serial port works. I shorted pins 2 and 3 and then typed on the keyboard. I saw the keys echo to the screen.
 
I set the minicom parameters to 1200baud, N81 with no control. I also tried 2400, 4800m, etc.
 
I found something from the linux-hams archives, but I'm not sure how to execute it:
"To get out of KISS mode is a bit more complicated. You need to send
the three bytes $C0, $FF, $C0 (192, 255, 192) to the TNC to restore
normal operation. "
 
I'm not sure how to do this if I don't know if my serial connection is working...
 
Please advise,

Thanks,
 
NL7FU

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