User's Manual

70-STR1700-000 Rev A.1 STR-1700 O&M Manual

radio has been inadvertently left in an “OFF” condition, this will toggle the

state, which should then illuminate the LED. If this action fails to correct

the problem, the user should validate the primary power connection to the

radio and then attempt the “ON”/”OFF” toggle switch again.

3.4.3 Reading the Radio Configuration

Assuming the above process is successful, the user can proceed to activate the

STR1700.exe program. This will result in the following sample screen on the

PC’s monitor.

FIGURE 3-2 CONTROL SOFTWARE INITIAL SCREEN

If this is the first time the program is being utilized or if the operator has

changed the PC’s serial communications port being utilized, the first action

taken by the user should be to establish the correct port selection. This can

be accomplished by selecting Comm Port : COM1:, Comm Port : COM2:, Comm Port :

COM3:, or Comm Port : COM4:. The port selection will immediately be changed

and the new configuration will be recorded to disk for future executions of

the program

After this action, the user may select Radio : Read Radio. This will cause

the software to interrogate the interconnected STR-1700 and then update the

displayed fields. The Serial Number field should reflect the five (5) digit

serial number from the product label on the STR-1700. The model number will

indicate the specific model of the radio and the low and high frequency values

will indicate the valid operational frequency range of this particular model.

The right hand side of the screen indicates the current settings for the eight

(8) preset channel selections of the radio. This includes the channel

frequency, bandwidth (i.e., wideband at 25 KHz or narrowband at 12.5 KHz) and

output power level (i.e., 5 Watts or 30 Watts).