AOR AR8000 User’s Manual

AR8000

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User’s Manual

Simon Collings, G4SGI 1995

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Software Published and Distributed by:

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CONTENTS

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS .....................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................5

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...........................................................6

INSTALLING THE PROGRAM........................................................................7

Copy Protection...................................................................................................................................7

To Install..............................................................................................................................................8

GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................10

RS-232 connection.............................................................................................................................10

Starting the Program........................................................................................................................10

Setting up...........................................................................................................................................11

Obtaining Help..................................................................................................................................12

Working with windows.....................................................................................................................13

Size/Move Ctrl-F5
Zoom F5
Tile
Cascade
Next F6
Previous Shift-F6

The format of text..............................................................................................................................14

Memory data
Search bank data
Auto mode data

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FILE MENU OPTIONS...................................................................................18

New.....................................................................................................................................................18

Open F3..............................................................................................................................................18

Close Alt-F3.......................................................................................................................................18

Save ....................................................................................................................................................18

Save as................................................................................................................................................19

Change dir... ......................................................................................................................................19

DOS shell............................................................................................................................................19

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Print F7..............................................................................................................................................19

Send file to RX...................................................................................................................................19

Get file from RX................................................................................................................................19

Import from raw file.........................................................................................................................19

Export to raw file..............................................................................................................................20

Terminal.............................................................................................................................................20

Exit .....................................................................................................................................................20

EDIT MENU OPTIONS..................................................................................21

Undo...................................................................................................................................................21

Cut Shift-Del.....................................................................................................................................21

Copy Ctrl-Ins....................................................................................................................................21

Paste Shift-Ins....................................................................................................................................21

Clear Ctrl-Del....................................................................................................................................21

Renumber...........................................................................................................................................21

Check F10..........................................................................................................................................22

FIND MENU OPTIONS..................................................................................24

Find.....................................................................................................................................................24

Replace...............................................................................................................................................24

Search again ......................................................................................................................................24

SETUP MENU OPTIONS ..............................................................................25

Serial Port..........................................................................................................................................25

Machine Speed...................................................................................................................................25

Mouse.................................................................................................................................................26

Colours...............................................................................................................................................26

Password............................................................................................................................................27

Power Save Delay..............................................................................................................................27

Power Save Cycle..............................................................................................................................28

Priority Scan Interval.......................................................................................................................28

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SEARCH AND SCAN MENU OPTIONS........................................................29

Squelch level... ...................................................................................................................................29

Audio squelch... .................................................................................................................................29

Delay time..........................................................................................................................................29

Free time............................................................................................................................................30

TERMINAL WINDOW....................................................................................31

MOVING COPY PROTECTION.....................................................................32

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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to
the PC and AOR
lets you configure memory, search and auto mode data in your
based windows which display the data in a friendly understandable way. Managing

frequencies with your
for DOS . The program uses an RS-232 serial port to communicate with your radio
and has these exciting features and more:

• Easy to use intuitive text based windowing system with tile and cascade. You may

have any number of memory or search files as you wish (disk space permitting).

• On-line context sensitive help. You may obtain help at any time simply by

pressing the F1 key.

• Memory, search and auto mode data is presented in an easy to read format which is

simple to edit. You can use cut and paste or edit each line of text in a number of
text windows for easy changes to your data.

• Auto line number when adding memory data.

• Renumber each line of search or memory data.

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3&0$1$*(5 for DOS, the management software for

hand portable radio receiver. This simple to use program

could not be simpler with

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using text

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• Set password, search and scan parameters with simple dialogs.

• Send memory, search or auto mode data to your radio or print it out.

• Edit auto mode data to define your own setup and send it to the radio.

• Import and export memory and search bank data into raw format

(for interoperability with your existing data)

• Choose the serial port parameters to suit your radio.

• A built-in terminal is also provided for full control of the

• 3&0$1$*(5 can be run as a DOS application under Microsoft® Windows

v3.1 or WindowsTM for Workgroups v3.11

You have purchased a “licence” to install and operate a maximum of two

copies of 3&0$1$*(5. There are two copy protection tokens on the master
disk. See the section on copy protection for more details.

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• 80286 PC compatible (or higher) with colour or monochrome text display

• Microsoft® DOS v3.0 or PC-DOS v3.0 or higher

• 1M byte of DOS memory (640k bytes of base memory)

• Microsoft® mouse or equivalent (strongly recommended)

• 1M byte of free hard disk space or twin 720k bytes floppy disks

• At least two RS-232 serial ports (one for mouse if used)

• Text printer (optional)

• AOR

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interface and connecting cable (available separately)

had portable radio receiver with AOR CU8232 remote control

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INSTALLING THE PROGRAM

In this manual, it is assumed that you are familiar with Microsoft® DOS and
the hardware you are using with your computer. If you need further information on
using specific DOS commands, you can use the on-line help that is provided by

Microsoft® as part of the operating system (just type HELP

DOS prompt) or consult your DOS manuals.

Copy Protection

command name

Õ(Enter) at the

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not use a dongle or other cumbersome devices, however, there are a few simple
points that you may need to refer to. Please read this section carefully.

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places a “token” on your hard disk (or working floppy disk) when you install the
program. The program will only work on the disk you installed it to. There is no
dongle or key-disk, so once installed the program runs completely normally and you
will not be inconvenienced (unlike other schemes).

Specific points to remember:

1. The distribution disk contains a two tokens. This means that you can install up to
two complete copies of the software on separate machines at once. You cannot
transfer the program to another machine without first moving one of the tokens back
onto the original distribution disk then re-installing. The tokens can easily be moved
with the program that is provided. Contact your AOR distributor if you need
additional copies of the software.

2. You should keep your original disk in a safe place away from strong magnetic
fields, high humidity or other environmental conditions that could damage it. You
will not be able to re-install the software or move it to another machine without the
distribution disk.

3&0$1$*(5

3&0$1$*(5 for DOS is copy protected using a system which

for DOS is copy protected. The protection does

3. Two hidden files are copied to a hidden subdirectory of the
3&0$1$*(5 for DOS directory (AR8000.CCC and CCONTROL.SYS) when

you install the software. These contain configuration information for the copy
protection scheme and are normal DOS format files.

FILES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

3&0$1$*(5 for DOS will not run.

4. If you are using a backup utility, make sure that the two hidden files are not backed
up. When restored, the copy protection scheme may not be able to validate the

installation and
do not touch these files because they have the hidden, system and read-only attributes
set. The two copy protection files also do not have the archive bit set, so you should

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3&0$1$*(5 for DOS will not run. Most backup utilities

. If these files are deleted,

DO NOT DELETE THESE

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be able to exclude them from backups by setting up your backup software to ignore

files without an archive bit. Remember, it is not the backup but the restore that can
cause problems.

5. The /d+ option of the PC-Kwik disk cache software from Multisoft Corporation is
not compatible with the copy protection scheme and should be temporarily disabled

when installing

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3&0$1$*(5 for DOS or moving the token. HyperCache
also affects the copy protection scheme in the same way because of non-standard
methods of accessing the floppy disk drive. Again, it should be temporarily disabled,
but both caches may be used at other times.

6. The copy protection scheme is compatible with disk drives compressed with
SuperStor, Stacker and DoubleSpace. However, you should temporarily remove the
token from the hard disk when installing one of these compression utilities because
the protection will appear invalid when the drives are compressed. The disk
compression utilities warn you of this in their manuals.

7. The copy protection scheme is known to be compatible with the following disk
defragmenters: Central Point’s Compress, Digital Research’s Diskopt, Stac’s Sdefrag
and Microsoft’s Defrag.

See the section of this manual entitled MOVING COPY PROTECTION for

instructions on using the utility for moving the copy protection token.

To Install...

To install

distribution disk in drive A and log onto that drive by typing at the DOS prompt:

Next you can install the program onto your hard disk by running a simple

utility that transfers the files onto your system. First choose a name for the
3&0$1$*(5 for DOS directory (eg ‘AR8000’) on your hard disk then type:

For example:

In the example above, the directory where the
DOS files will be installed is called ‘AR8000’ and it is in the root directory of hard
disk drive C: (this is the normal letter for the hard disk).

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3&0$1$*(5 for DOS , you need to place the

A: Õ(Enter)

TRANSFER A:

directory name

Õ(Enter)

TRANSFER A: C:\AR8000 Õ(Enter)

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NOTE: You can install the program files to a floppy disk in your second disk

drive (if you have one) by changing the command above to include your floppy
disk drive (TRANSFER A: B: Õ(Enter)). You must have prepared a blank
formatted disk with at least 720k bytes capacity before doing this.

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GETTING STARTED

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GETTING STARTED

RS-232 connection

The RS-232 connection between your computer and the
set up. Connect your AOR CU8232 remote control interface unit by following the
instructions given in the CU8232 manual. You will need to prepare and fit an RS­232 interface lead, again instructions are given in the CU8232 manual.

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is simple to

Starting the program

To start the
directory to the location where you installed the package. You can do so by typing the
following commands from the DOS prompt:

Here, it is assumed that you installed the program files into a directory called
‘AR8000’ on your hard disk drive C:. If you installed somewhere else, you need to
change directory to the correct location. Type the following at the DOS prompt:

The program will start up and display the main desktop with a number of
menu options along the top of the screen and two hot keys along the bottom. A
terminal window is opened for you automatically. The main screen looks like:

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C: Õ(Enter)
CD C:\AR8000 Õ(Enter)

AR8000 Õ(Enter)

When you open a file for editing it will be displayed in a window on the
desktop (a grey shaded area in the central part of the display not shown above). As
you open more and more files, you will be able to organise the windows by tiling and
cascading them on the desktop. You can also move and resize them with your mouse
(if you have one).

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