Service manual

PROGRAMMING
4-9
April 2001
Part No. 001-9800-203
to select the desired file. If the file is in another direc-
tory, press the Escape or F9 key and then F5 to change
the current directory (see Section 4.5.1). After the file
is opened, it can be edited, downloaded, printed,
saved, copied, or renamed using the functions
described in the next sections.
4.5.4 MODIFY CURRENT CONFIGURATION
FILE
This function is selected to edit the file currently
residing in the computer memory. This file must have
been previously loaded from disk as described in the
preceding section or from a transceiver as described in
the next section. If there is no file currently in
memory, a message is displayed. This function
displays the Modify Radio File menu described in
Section 4.6. When the program is started, the last file
edited is automatically loaded if it is in the current
directory.
4.5.5 UPLOAD CONFIGURATION FROM RADIO
General
This function is selected to copy (upload) a file
stored in a transceiver into the computer memory. It
can be used to check transceiver programming or use
the data stored in one transceiver as a basis for
programming another transceiver. The screen
displayed by this function follows. Note that the tier
and the software version number of the transceiver
(see Section 3.12) are indicated in the lower left
corner. See “Note” in the next section for information
on a delay that may occur.
Upload Key
There is an eight-character “Upload Key” that
can be programmed on the Main Radio Parameters
screen (see Table 4-1). The purpose of this key is to
prevent unauthorized uploading of information stored
in a transceiver. If any characters are entered in this
field when the transceiver is programmed, the infor-
mation in the transceiver cannot be uploaded unless
the same characters are re-entered. It is recommended
that only alphanumeric characters (numbers and
letters) be entered. Case is not considered (“A” is the
same as “a”). Leading spaces and spaces between
characters are valid characters, but trailing spaces are
ignored. Programming an upload key does not affect
the ability to download (overwrite) data stored in a
transceiver (see next section).
4.5.6 DOWNLOAD CONFIGURATION TO
RADIO
NOTE: It is normal for the programming software to
take up to 10 seconds to establish communication with
the transceiver before sending or receiving data.
This function is selected to program the trans-
ceiver with the configuration file that is currently in
memory. Follow the instructions on the screen. If
some data is incorrect or has not been entered, or if the
radio type information specified is not the same as that
stored in the transceiver (see Section 4.5.2), a message
is displayed and the file is not downloaded. When
programming is occurring, “PROG MODE” is
displayed by the transceiver.
If an Upload Key is programmed (see preceding
section), the information downloaded to the trans-
ceiver cannot be read back without entering the proper
key. However, this does not affect the ability to down-
load a file to the transceiver.
4.5.7 PRINT CURRENT CONFIGURATION FILE
This function is selected to print the information
in the current file. The computer port used for the
printer can be selected as described in the next section.
The file information can also be printed to a disk file
instead of the printer. It is always printed to a file
called PRINTOUT.PRN. Therefore, if there is already
a file by that name in the current directory, it is over-
written.
4.5.8 MODIFY PRINTER/SERIAL PORTS
This function is used to specify the computer port
used by the printer and RPI (see Section 4.1.3). The
printer can be connected to parallel port LPT1 or