User's Manual

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7. Pull down the Com Port menu and select the com port that you have connected the PIB-
100.
8. The software is now ready to use. To get a full instruction manual, pull down the Help
menu and select Documentation in PDF format.
2.14.5 Helpful Hints:
When uploading or downloading, a message box will appear asking you to press FUNC and then
7 on the radio. Press these keys before
clicking the OK button in the message box.
2.14.6 DOS Program Requirements:
1. PC compatible computer with:
C 200 MHz or less
C 486 or early Pentium one processor
C Printer port (LPT1)
C CD drive - If not, you can copy the software on another computer to a
floppy disk.
C Colour monitor is preferred as some of the text is colour coded.
2. Bench power supply of 28 volts DC.
3. PC Download cable (p/n 943165-4) see figure 2-2.
2.14.7 DOS Program Installation:
1. Insert the CD into the drive.
2. Create a directory on your hard drive called \TIL.
3. Copy everything from the \PCDLN directory on the CD to the \TIL directory on the hard
drive.
2.14.8 Connections:
1. Connect the PC download cable (p/n 943165-4) to the radio.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the printer port on the computer
3. Connect the red and black leads to the power supply.
2.14.9 Running the DOS Program:
1. Turn on the 28 volt power supply.
2. Turn on the radio. The channels on the radio may start scrolling - this is normal.
3. Change to the \TIL directory and type PCDLN and enter. The radio should stop scrolling.
Do not use older DOS software (\PCDL) for TFM-138’s that have F10 firmware (s/n 1539
and less that have 25 memories). It is not compatible with DOS download software for
TFM-138’s with F10B firmware. Your frequency information will become corrupted as it is
downloaded to a TFM-138 with F10B firmware. Similarly do not use DOS download
software designed for the TFM-138B which includes /PCDLB and /PCDLB2. It is not
compatible with the F10B firmware in the TFM-138.