Harris:
No problem. It is extremely confusing, and I only understood it after a lot of experimentation.

I'll try a short explanation and, when I get home, will shoot you a file with the commands translated into hex.

A key tool is a hex to decimal convertor, like this one:

http://www.ronshardwebapps.com/Numbers.asp#marker

Each command is written in hex and consists of three parts: (1) the system ID; (2) the command; and (3) a checksum.

The system ID is always 83 45 in hex. (Hex is always two digits and usually written as "0x83" or "83h").

The commands are in the protocol document; the command for PowerOn is 01 in hex.

The checksum must be calculated by converting each hex value into its decimal equivalent, adding them, and then expressing the result as a hex value.

To do this, use the online tool (or a lookup table) and convert each hex value to decimal. For example:

83 = 141 in decimal
45 = 69
01 = 1
The sum is 201.
Converting 201 from decimal to hex gives you C9 in hex.

So the resulting command is written as 834501C9.

Sending this command to the Outlaw will turn it on.

- Ken