User`s guide
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Program Personality
into Archive and Back-up
Files
You have just saved the personality to the radio, but it is important to
save it on disk to archive and backup files for future use. Below are the
steps to save the radio's personality to archive and backup files.
1. Press F3 at the MAIN MENU to bring up the GET/SAVE/PROGRAM
MENU.
2. Press F7 at the GET/SAVE/PROGRAM MENU to access the SAVE
CODEPLUG DATA TO ARCHIVE FILE screen. The archive diskette
drive and path name, current model number, and current radio
serial number will be displayed on this screen.
3. Change/specify the archive file path name and archive file name if
necessary.
4. Insert a formatted diskette or your existing backup diskette into
drive A (or the floppy drive of your choice) if you are saving the
file to a diskette.
5. Press F8 at the SAVE CODEPLUG DATA TO ARCHIVE FILE screen
to save the data in the archive file specified above.
Cloning Radios Cloning is a process by which codeplug information is copied from
one radio to another, or to multiple others. To clone one radio with
information from another, both must be of the same model number and have
the same upgrade options. Cloning applies predominantly to
Conventional-only radios.
NOTE: To clone Trunked radios, you must have a System Key on
file for EACH of the Trunked systems programmed into the source
radio. Most organizations that program Trunked radios will not
have access to these keys. The process of cloning Conventional
and Trunked radios, however, is the same.
Major Decisions Involved The major steps for cloning in this tutorial are:
1. Choose the archive file that you wish to copy.
2. Decide how many radios to clone.
Step-by-Step Specific
Cloning Instructions
To clone a radio, you must:
1. Read into the RSS the specific archive file you want to clone.
2. Clone that source file into the current (target) radio's codeplug.
3. Clone the remaining radios using the same procedure.
These steps are detailed below.
Clone Current Radio
From Archive File
Radio codeplugs consist of both personality and tuning data. Cloning
allows you to “merge” data from two codeplugs into one. The archive
file or radio with the desired personality will be referred to as the
“source file” or “source radio”. The radio which is to be programmed
using information from the source radio will be referred to as the
“target radio”.
The result of the cloning process will be an image or collection of
personality data that can be programmed into a radio and/or saved to