A riddle to my readers, the enigma machine

Go to http://www.enigmaco.de/ and launch the Enigma machine (requires Macromedia Flash). Click "Reset" so you are sure the default setting is active.

The Wheels
All wheels are adjusted leftwards (Click the left arrows)
wheel 1 from left: My birthmonth (0X)
wheel 2 from left: The number of my birtday (0X)
wheel 3 from left: The third digit in my birthyear, counting from the left (XXXX)

The Plugboard
Move T to O
and S to K (by dragging the yellow dots)

Choose one of these messages (or all) and decipher:
KYVM BZ DQYJ FUTONQVN BKEIRU PK KKP
or
JDACQYAC GENMKAX HM OIJGH SER ORE
or
SJDX USE UCWO JM XJBZ QKIXZ

If you do all three, press Reset between each and repeat initial steps. When you’re done, post the result in my comments! The winner(s) will earn a lifetime of respect by yours truly.

You could always work your way around it using this mathematical expression of the encryption: E = PRMLUL-1 M-1 R-1 P-1
Where
P = Denotation of the plugboard transformation
R = Action if Right rotor
M = Action of Middle rotor
L = Action of Left rotor
U = Denotation of the reflector

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