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Radius

Mobile Radio

The Dealer’s Radio Service Software Manual

GM300

Radius Products Division 1-800-356-1520 (U.S.) 319-385-5395 (Outside U.S.)

6880902Z36-B HVN8177 December, 1993

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Software Rights Notice

This program is licensed to authorized Radius resellers and selected end users through an agreement with Motorola Radius. This agreement gives you certain rights to use and copy this program at a single location. The license allows one RSS per location. The RSS may be installed on any computer at that one location, however, remote access off-site, such as with a modem, is not allowed under the license. Licensee (you) may specify other locations in the agreement at the time the license is executed. A separate software package must be purchased for each location.

Tampering with or modifying the RSS is not allowed under the terms of the license agreement.

If these terms are violated, Motorola reserves the right to revoke the license at any time.

Should you need additional subscriptions, contact Motorola Radius Division to purchase additional software subscriptions.

This Motorola product contains a copy of one or more items of Radio Service Software computer program(s) and may contain documentation and material provided by Motorola in connection with the Radio Service Software computer program(s) ("The Software"). The use of the software is governed by a License which has been granted to the software purchaser ("Licensee") under the terms and conditions of the Radio Service Software License Agreement ("License Agreement") entered into between the Licensee and Motorola.

In that License Agreement, Motorola and Licensee specifically agreed that Licensee may obtain such items of software in the future, subject to the terms and conditions of the License agreement.

Motorola expressly reserves all rights in the software not expressly granted to the Licensee in the License issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of the License Agreement.

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The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other mediums. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs, including the exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer program. Accordingly, any copyrighted Motorola program contained in Motorola products described in this manual may not be copied nor reproduced in any manner without the express written permission o Motorola. Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, expressed or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents or patent application of Motorola, except for the normal non-exclusive royalty fee to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.

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Private Line, and Digital Private Line are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark, and PC XT/AT/Convertible and PS/2 Model 30/50/70 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft is a registered trademark, and MS-DOS and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

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Radius Products Division

Hwy 34, West

Mount Pleasant, IA 52641

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Dedicated to Radius dealers and servicers world-wide

...

Earle L. Nancy A. Amy H. Kim P. Joe P. Craig C. Rick R. Rod B. Kathy C.

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and the following manual contributors:

Pam S. Rafaela R. Jim K. Joe C. Paul B. Larry Y. Al M. Kim L. Janice B.

Thank you for your contributions!

Mark N. Mike R. Clint L. Mike C. Christine C. Bob B. Mark G. John O. Heidi H.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

1.1 Overview

1.2 Prerequisites

1.3 Using This Manual 1-2

1.4 Subscription Information 1-4

Getting Started

2.1 Overview

2.2 Assembling The Hardware 2-1

2.3 Hardware and Software Platform 2-4

2.3.1 Minimum Platform Requirements 2-4

2.3.2 Recommended Buy 2-4

2.4 Understanding Computer Basics 2-5

2.4.1 Which Computers Run RSS 2-5

2.4.2 Identifying Major Computer Parts 2-7

2.4.3 Understanding Computer Storage Systems 2-8

2.4.4 Understanding the Disk Operating System (DOS) 2-10

2.4.5 Using RSS with Window Applications 2-12

2.5 RSS Diskettes Contents 2-13

2.6 Organizing Your Disk and Diskettes 2-15

2.6.1 Organizing Your Hard Disk 2-16

2.6.2 Organizing Your Archive File Diskettes 2-18

2.7 Starting RSS 2-19

2.7.1 Making Backup Copies of RSS Diskettes 2-20

2.7.2 What to Do with Previous Versions of RSS Diskettes 2-21

2.7.3 Starting RSS From Hard Disk 2-21

2.7.3.1 Installing RSS on Hard Disk 2-21

2.7.3.2 Installing on Multiple Computers or Networks 2-22

2.7.3.3 Hard Disk RSS Startup Procedure 2-23

2.7.4 Starting RSS From Diskettes 2-23

2.7.4.1 Startup Procedure Using 3.5" Diskette 2-23

2.7.4.2 Startup Procedure Using 5.25" Diskettes 2-24

2.7.4.3 Service Software Configuration Menu 2-25

2.7.4.4 Banner Screen 2-25

2.7.4.5 Main Menu 2-26

2.8 Navigating Through RSS Menus 2-26

2.8.1 Keyboards and Their Functions 2-26

2.8.2 Anatomy of a Menu 2-29

2.8.3 Anatomy of a Screen 2-30

2.8.4 Complete Menu Mapping at a Glance 2-30

2.8.5 The Relationship Between Screens 2-33

2.9 Changing A Field Value 2-33

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2.10 Setting (Configuring) RSS Computer Defaults

2.10.1 Setting Default Archive and Backup Paths 2-36

2.10.2 Setting a Default Port 2-37

2.10.3 Setting Default Menu and Screen Colors 2-38

2.11 Exit RSS 2-38

Tutorials

3.1 Overview

3-1

3.2 Programming Basic Radios 3-2

3.2.1 Scenario 3-2

3.2.2 Desired Features 3-3

3.2.3 Major Decisions Involved 3-3

3.2.4 Step-by-Step Programming Instructions 3-3

3.2.4.1 Read Current Radio's Personality (Codeplug) 3-4

3.2.4.2 Program The Radio-Wide Features First 3-5

3.2.4.3 Program The Per-mode Features 3-7

3.2.4.4 Program The Personality Into The Codeplug (Radio) 3-9

3.2.4.5 Save The Personality To An Archive File 3-10

3.2.5 Exit RSS 3-11

3.3 Cloning Radios 3-11

3.3.1 Scenario 3-11

3.3.2 Desired Features 3-11

3.3.3 Major Decisions Involved 3-11

3.3.3.1 Pick Desired Archive File 3-11

3.3.4 Step-by-Step Specific Cloning Instructions 3-12

3.3.4.1 Read Desired Source Archive File 3-12

3.3.4.2 Clone Current Radio From Archive File 3-12

3.3.5 Clone Remaining Radios 3-14

3.3.5.1 Exit RSS 3-14

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Basic Features

4.1 Overview

4.2 GM300 Features

Scanning Features

5.1 Overview

4-1

5-1

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4-2

5-1

5.2 Scan Features 5-1

Accessory Connector

6.1 Overview

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(16 Channel Models Only)

6.2 Customizing the Expanded Accessory Connector 6-1

6.2.1 Accessory Connector Packages 6-2

6.3 Accessory Connector Function Tables 6-19

RSS Functions

7.1 Overview

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7.2 Function Descriptions

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Menus and Screens

8.1 Overview

8.2 Main Menu

8-1

8-2

8-1

8.3 Service Menu 8-3

8.4 Get/Save Menu 8-4

8.5 Change/View Codeplug Menu 8-5

8.6 Print Menu 8-8

8.7 File Maintenance Menu

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8.8 Setup Computer Configuration Menu 8-10

Servicing Features

9.1 Overview

9.1.1 Configuring the Alignment and Calibration Equipment 9-1

9.1.2 Service Menu Screen 9-3

9.1.3 Alignment versus Calibration 9-4

9.2 Alignment

9.2.1 Transmitter Deviation Alignment (F3) 9-5

9.2.2 Reference Oscillator Warp Adjustment (F5) 9-6

9.2.3 Transmitter Power Alignment (F7) 9-7

9-1

9-4

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9.3 Calibration 9-8

9.3.1 Calibration After Board Replacement (F6) 9-8

9.3.2 Replaced Logic Board or RF Board (F2) 9-8

9.3.3 Reference Crystal Data (F2) 9-11

9.3.4 Transmitter Power Set (F3) 9-12

9.3.5 Reference Oscillator Alignment (F4) 9-13

9.3.6 Calibrate Power (F5) 9-14

9.3.7 Calibrate Deviation (F6) 9-15

9.3.8 Calibrate Total Deviation with PL (F7) 9-16

9.3.9 Calibrate Total Deviation with DPL (F8) 9-17

9.3.10 Replaced Power Amplifier Board (F4) 9-18

10 Appendices 10-1

10.1 Appendix A - Error Code Explanations 10-2

10.2 Appendix B - Troubleshooting 10-3

10.3 Appendix C - TPL/DPL Tables 10-4

10.4 Appendix D - Feature Performance Specifications 10-5

10.5 Appendix E - Timing Diagrams 10-8

10.6 Appendix F - Alert Tone Tables 10-10

10.7 Appendix G - Quik Call II Tone Tables 10-11

10.8 Appendix H - Accessory Package Defaults 10-13

10.9 Appendix I - Radio Personality Form 10-16

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Introduction

1.1 Overview

Welcome to the world of two-way radio programming from Radius a division of Motorola. This manual is targeted for anyone who wants to program features into the Radius GM300 mobile radio. This feature programming, or customizing, personalizes a radio for an individual customer's needs, resulting in radios with unique “personalities.”

The Radius GM300 series of mobile radios has a unique set of features, including:

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Programmable accessory connector Unique PL/DPL codes for each channel Signalling capabilities with the RapidCall Signalling system Channel scan Maintenance-free tuning, due to the wideband capability

This feature set makes the Radius GM300 an ideal radio for commercial businesses and police and ﬁre protection services that typically use radios in their service vehicles.

How can Radius design radios with such a wide range of features and still offer radio servicers the ability to customize and personalize radios? The answer is in the modern microprocessor chip technology in the radio and

the use of Radius' Radio Service Software (RSS) - a computer program that, when interfaced with a radio, electronically programs and personalizes a radio with a unique set of features for each individual customer. The RSS program is found on the diskettes included with this manual (Package HVN8177).

Note: No tools are needed to use the RSS program.

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The following are some of the features and functions available when using the RSS program:

GM300 RSS Programmable Features

Transmit (Tx) frequencies Receive (Rx) frequencies PL/DPL codes Signalling system parameters* Scan lists and scan options Accessory connector deﬁnition*

( * 16 Channel Model only )

This radio customizing and servicing is accomplished by using a standard IBM-XT/AT (or compatible), IBM convertible, or System/2 Model 30/50/70 computer.

Note: Prior to purchasing a computer, we recommend you test any computer's RSS “compatibility” by connecting all the hardware, installing the software, starting the RSS and reading and writing data to and from a radio. If problems occur, call the phone number on the front cover for help.

1.2 Prerequisites

To use RSS and to program the radios, we recommend a basic working knowledge of the following:

GM300 RSS Service Functions

Reference oscillator alignment Transmit deviation alignment Transmit power alignment Replaced power ampliﬁer calibration Replaced logic board calibration Replaced RF board calibration

Figure 1-1. RSS Programmable Features and Functions

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Microcomputers.

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Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS), version 3.2 or later.

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The radio's available features (see Feature Chart in Basic Features section),

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The GM300 Study Guide, and the GM300 Operator's Manual.

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Your customers' needs.

For computer beginners, we shall teach some computer and DOS basics. However, this manual is written for both beginners and advanced users, so the primary prerequisite for using RSS is the desire to program and deliver an excellent radio to your customer.

1.3 Using This Manual

This manual is designed to teach basic feature programming and to speed up access to technical reference information. It is intended for both beginners and advanced users of computers and RSS. To speed up access to the information, we've included key words in the page headers, numerous tables and lists, and a revised Table of Contents and reference sections. To help you better understand the information presented, we've expanded the Getting Started section, Glossary and Abbreviation list, and added a Tutorials section to get new users started faster. The table below lists suggested ways to use this manual.

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Using This Manual

Table 1-1. How to Use this Manual

First Time User

1. Read the

2. Read and do the steps in section 2,

3. Do one or more of the tutorials.

4. Use the abbreviations you don’t understand

5. Know the phone number of a frequent user or Radius technical support (see Table 1-2)

6. Do another tutorial within 48 hours of the ﬁrst one for better memory retention

Introduction

Getting Started

Glossary

section

for terms and

Occasional User Frequent User

1. Review the hardware, install, start or move around in the RSS

2. Decide what features you want radio-wide and per-mode; write them down.

3. To add more features to a radio, either read in a archive ﬁle (see the Cloning tutorial, in Section 3) you previously saved, or redo the steps in the ﬁrst tutorial, then for each additional feature, use the gram the feature

4. For adding scan features, review the Feature Chart , and use the Ref-

erence sections as needed

Getting Started

Reference

sections to pro-

to set up

1. Decide what features you want radio-wide and permode; write them down

2. Decide whether to start from scratch or to clone from an existing ﬁle.

3. Use sections 1, 2, 3 and the appendixes only as needed

4. Find most of your information from Sections 4 through 8 (Fanning or thumbing through the

reference

need.)

5. To install an RSS update, refer back to Section 2. For servicing, see Section 8.

sections may be all you

The page layout and type selection is designed to speed up access to the information and to provide visual clarity and distinction between certain types of information.

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Headers

The header area (top) of each page shows the name of the manual on the inside edge of the page and a section and subsection name on the outside edge of the page.

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Footers

The footer area (bottom) of each page contains the page number on the outside edge of the page and the manual number on the inside edge of the page for easy identiﬁcation if a page becomes separated from the original manual.

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Type Styles

Keyboard keys and words typed from the keyboard are shown in bold font. RSS menu and screen names are shown in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS RSS ﬁeld names (features) are shown in Initial Capital Letters.

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Tables

Tables are used abundantly to list steps and procedures. A table is anything contained within a box with vertical or horizontal lines through it. Shaded tables apply only to procedures for diskette use and not for hard disk use.

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Figures

Figures can be drawings or pictures of hardware and equipment, screen-captured images of RSS menus and screens, or computer-created graphics.

A stop light represents an important warning .

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Subscription Information

1.4 Subscription Information

Your RSS is part of a subscription. We shall keep you advised of changes and automatically mail revisions throughout the life of the subscription.

A subscription is good for one site. Under the terms of your subscription, you may install the RSS on as many personal computers as desired at that one site. Another site location requires another subscription.

When contacting the Radius Distribution Center for your region of the world, you may need to reference your subscription model number. See Table 1-2 below for your region and model number.

Table 1-2. Subscription and Support Group Numbers.

Subscription

Region/Location

Japan U.S.

Canada Australia Europe Germany Rest of world

Model Number Support Group

H5106 H5028

H5041 H5044 H5114 H5133 H5030

Radius North America Distribution Center, 1-800-356-1520 Technical Hotline Center, 1-800-663-1771

Local Radius Dealer* Local Radius Dealer* Radius North America Distribution Center, 1-319-385-5395

* Your local dealer has access to Motorola technical help .

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2 Getting Started

2.1 Overview

In this section you will identify, install and learn to use the necessary hardware and software to run RSS. You will become familiar with the computer, the keyboard, RSS menus, screens and ﬁelds. This section prepares you for Section 3 - Tutorials, in which you will actually program a radio.

If you cannot complete this section at one time, we recommend you ﬁrst set up the hardware (15 minutes). As time permits, continue with the remaining second-level subsections, ﬁnishing one second-level subsection before allowing an interruption. Most of the second-level subsections can be read in 15 minutes. Actually starting RSS only takes a few minutes for a ﬁrst-time user, but the exploration of the menus and screens can vary from user to user.

2.2 Assembling The Hardware

Figure 2-1 below shows the required and optional equipment to program a radio.

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Figure 2-1. Equipment Setup

Note: Items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 are in the “ﬁrst-time start-up package” (H5040), which is available from the Radius Distribution Center.

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Computer .

Recommend IBM-XT/AT or compatible, IBM convertible or IBM System/2 Model 30/50/70, with 640 K of RAM, and one diskette drive plus one hard disk drive. Computer should run DOS 5.0. or greater. See Hardware Platform - below.

2. Cable .

Radius HKN9216 . Radio Interface Box (RIB)-toIBM-AT cable. Has a 9-pin end and a 15-pin end.

3. RIB . Radius HLN9214 . Radio Interface Box.

4. RIB Power Supply . Radius HSN9412 . (110 VAC) Using the power supply is more reliable

than using a weak battery. A 220 VAC wall supply is available (01-80358A56).

(For laptop computer and on-the-road use only, omit the RIB Power Supply and use 9V battery (not included)).

Warning: LED remains lit with a weak battery - this may cause certain errors on screen. Use a fresh 9V battery.

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Cable .

Radius HKN9217 . RIB-to-Radio cable.

6. Radio . Radius GM300 Mobile Radio.

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Optional Adapter .

Radius HLN9390 XT- to-AT-computer cable adapter.

8. Radio Power Supply . 0 - 15 VDC, 15A. Set between 11 and 15 volts.

9. Power Cable .

HKN4137AR, HKN9402A, HKN4137A .

Table 2-1. Steps to Connect Hardware

Connect 1 and 3 with 2.

First plug the 9-pin end of B into the communications port of A. Then connect the 15-pin end to C. (If your computer has an XT-style communications

port (25 pin connector), you will need the extra adapter 8 (HLN9390) to insert between 1 and 2.)

2. Connect 6 and 3 with 5 . The 25-pin end of 5 goes into 3, and the “modular telephone” connector end plugs into the microphone jack on the front of 6.

Plug 4 into an AC wall outlet ,

and connect the other end to 3.

4. Connect 6 to power supply 8 with 9.

After you connect the hardware, turn on the radio by turning the volume control clockwise. You will hear one of the following types of tones..

Table 2-2. Hardware tones

This tone... Means this...

Higher-pitched, short tone Hardware is connected correctly, and the radio’s inter-

nal ﬁrmware is operating correctly.

High-pitched short tone followed by long (10 sec.) low-pitched tone

Continuous long, low tone Critical failure - a radio’s internal software malfunc-

Hardware is incorrectly connected (check connections), radio is not receiving enough power (radio needs between 11 and 15 volts), or a checksum error is present in the radio’s codeplug (call 1-800-356-1520 and report what you did and heard)

tion.

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Hardware and Software Platform

You can install, start or explore RSS using just the diskettes and your computer if you don't have all the hardware. You can even update existing radio archive ﬁles stored on disk. What you cannot do without the hardware is read from or save to an actual radio.

When programming or calibrating a radio, DO NOT disconnect the radio from the RIB when the computer is communicating with the radio - it may leave the radio in an inoperable state. The only recommended time to disconnect the radio is at the MAIN MENU or GET/SAVE screens.

Note: If you are using a laptop computer (for example an IBM PC Convertible) and you plan to use the RSS while the computer is in battery mode, you may need to set the serial/parallel adapter to run on battery power. This can be done with the application diskette supplied by the computer manufacturer. If this is not done, you will receive serial bus errors.

Note: If your RIB has a switch and LED, be sure to turn on the switch before each programming session.

2.3 Hardware and Software Platform

2.3.1 Minimum Platform Requirements

We recommend the following minimum hardware/software platform:

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80286 Microprocessor

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640 K of RAM

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HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 30 Mb or higher

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DOS 5.0 or higher

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3.5 inch FDD (Floppy Disk Drive)

2.3.2 Recommended Buy

We recommend that as your computer systems are upgraded, they should meet the following minimum standards:

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80386 Microprocessor

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4Mb of RAM

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HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 80 Mb or higher

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DOS 5.0 or higher

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1.44 Mb 3.5 inch FDD (Floppy Disk Drive)

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Two (2) serial ports

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Mouse or trackball

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Purchasing an 80386 computer with the minimum conﬁguration as detailed above will ensure that your computer systems will not be quickly outdated.

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2.4 Understanding Computer Basics

If you are already familiar with computers, skip this section and proceed to Section 2.7 on page 2-19 -

Starting RSS .

Your computer can be compared to both a ﬁle cabinet and an electronics technician. A ﬁle cabinet provides easy handling, storage and retrieval of written data. So does a computer. The technician can, with tools, manually and physically alter the radio's features and functionality. So does a computer with RSS. A radio dealer can give a radio unique features, save those features for future reference, and service a radio internally, all without opening a drawer, thumbing through papers, picking up a tool or disassembling the radio.

Let's learn some of the types of computers that can be used for programming radios, the major parts of a computer, and the ways to store your desired radio personality data.

2.4.1 Which Computers Run RSS

RSS is designed to run on the following IBM computers and their compatibles and convertibles: IBM XT/ AT, and IBM System/2 Model 30/50/70 computers. If you wish to use a laptop computer, we recommend the Everex Tempo Carrier laptop.

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The following table lists computers with known compatibility problems:

Table 2-3. Computers with Known Compatibility Problems

Computer Type Problems Recommendation

AT&T  6300 Plus This is an AT clone with an XT bus. Not recommended. Bondwell  Compaq  III 386/20 RSS won’t work when executed

Compaq LTE Error #5 with COM test Not recommended. Compaq Model 1605 I/O port pinouts are not compati-

Epson  Equity 3 I/O port pinouts are not compati-

Epson Laptop Q150A Power failure during COM test. Not recommended. Everex  1800D RSS won’t run for portables External serial port solves problem. IBM Model 50Z Machine hardware problem Replace mother board or add asyn-

IBM Model 70 Machine hardware problem Replace mother board or add asyn-

Memorex  Sperry  AT Unknown Not recommended. Tandon  TN7000 Clock rate/speed problems Not recommended. Tandy  Clock rate/speed problem. 4.7 MHz rate only works for mobile

Toshiba  1000 Unknown. Not recommended. Zenith  Supersport 286 Chip problem Not recommended. Zenith dealers

Compatibility problem. Not recommended.

Execute from hard drive only. from a diskette drive - causes a failure on the serial port.

Not recommended. ble.

chronous COM card.

chronous COM card. Unknown Not recommended.

applications.

can ﬁx. Newer versions may work.

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2.4.2 Identifying Major Computer Parts

Computers range in complexity and size from small laptops to large mainframes. Falling between this range is the microcomputer. Most microcomputers consist of a monitor, a system unit, and a keyboard. These components are:

1. Monitor

Monitors perform like a window into the computer, allowing you to see the data inside the computer. Monitors come in a variety of sizes and colors. Some can be bigger than a 19-inch diagonal television, though a common size is 12 inches diagonally.

Monochrome monitors have only one color behind the words and pictures on the display, which in many cases is either green, amber, white or black. Color monitors can display two or more colors on the display at a time, but with color monitors a slight decrease in picture sharpness or text legibility may be experienced. Colors on the RSS screen can be selected or changed by the user by using the RSS. To help users quickly ﬁnd their place on the display before typing, a ﬂashing underscore, called a “cursor” serves as a visual place indicator.

Besides the display, a monitor has a power cord, an on/off switch, brightness and contrast dials, and a cable connection to the system unit. The RSS can function with either monochrome, CGA, EGA or VGA-based monitors.

2. System Unit

The system unit contains a special chip that is the “brain” of the computer, one or more diskette drives, a hard-disk drive (if so equipped), a cable connection to the keyboard, one or more communications ports and an on/off switch. System units use an 8088, 8086, 80286, 80386 or 80486 chip with speeds between 4.77 MHz and 50 MHz. The system unit should be treated with care, as jarring and hot temperatures could internally damage the unit.

Note: The RSS program may not function properly on computers with speeds greater than 20MHz.

3. Keyboard

A user instructs the computer what to do by typing commands on the keyboard. The monitor shows the commands as they are typed. Most keyboards have letter keys, numeric keys, and a number of special keys that perform special functions. Section 2.8.1 on page 2-26 - Keyboards and Their

Functions describes some of these special keys and

how they perform with RSS.

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2.4.3 Understanding Computer Storage Systems

The computer can store large amounts of data (software programs, code, data, ﬁles) in several places. Some of these places are:

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Random-Access Memory (RAM)

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Read-Only Memory (ROM)

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Hard disk

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Diskettes.

The RAM, ROM, hard disks and diskettes all vary in function and all have certain size limits (memory). They all store data in terms of bytes; a byte equals approximately one character as typed on the keyboard. 1,024 bytes equals one kilobyte, or 1K. For comparison purposes, one page of double-spaced, typed text equals approximately 2K.

1. RAM The Random Access Memory (RAM) is a storage

area in the system unit used to run programs and operating systems. The amount of RAM varies from computer to computer, and it directly affects which programs will run on your computer. With more RAM, you can run larger programs. Most programs indicate how much RAM is required to run RSS. We recommend at least 2 MB of RAM to run the RSS program. The Radius radios also have RAM embedded in them.

2. ROM The Read Only Memory (ROM) is a storage area in

the system unit used by the computer for start-up and Power-On Self-Test (POST) purposes. The ROM is “read-only”, which means a user cannot write or save data to it, over it, delete it, or in any other way destroy it by using the keyboard keys. The program in the ROM is hard-coded into the ROM chip, and as such is protected from user errors. The Radius radios also have ROM embedded in them.

3. Hard Disk and Hard-Disk Drive

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A hard disk is a storage area inside the hard disk drive, both within the system unit. Hard disks store a user's programs and ﬁles (data). The hard disk drive accesses the hard disk data the same way a record player accesses the music (data) on a record, or a CD player accesses the music on a CD. Both the disk and the disk drive are needed to store (write or save) or retrieve (read) any data. The data stored on a hard disk can originate from data the you gener-

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ate at the keyboard, or from data copied from a diskette. Hard disks can store from 20 megabytes (1 megabyte(MB) = 1 million characters) to over 100MB of data, depending on model type. Most hard-disk drives are labelled as the “C” drive.

4. Diskettes and Diskette Drive Diskettes also store users' programs and ﬁles, but

are different from hard disks because of their transportable, small size and packaging. A diskette must be “formatted” before storing your ﬁles and programs on it. After a diskette is inserted into a diskette drive, data on the magnetic diskette can be retrieved, stored, manipulated or erased. The operation of the diskette drive is also similar to the record-player concept described in the hard disk subsection.

Diskettes come in two sizes: 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch. Each diskette size has two memory capacities - low density and high density. The table below shows the memory capacity of both diskette size.

Table 2-4. Diskette Size and Capacity

Size Low Density High Density

3.5 inch 720K 1.44MB

5.25 inch 360K 1.2MB

The RSS program is distributed to you on one 3.5" low density diskette and two 5.25" low density diskettes so that it may be easily loaded onto any appropriate computer, regardless of the type of diskette drive that is available. Handle the diskettes carefully - avoid contact with the shiny, brown, magnetic disk surface under the protective plastic cover on the 5.25" diskette and the magnetic disk surface under the sliding metal plate on the 3.5" diskette. Such contact could damage the data and make it unreadable by the drive.

Diskette drives come in two sizes; one to accommodate the 5.25" diskettes and one to accommodate the

3.5" diskettes. With the 5.25" diskette drives, after inserting a diskette as far as it will go, you must close or

push down the “drive door” located on the outside of the drive or else the computer will not read the data on the diskette. This drive door generally swings down and locks into place when ﬁrmly pressed, and it releases when gently pressed back the other direction when you want to remove your diskette. With the 3.5" diskette drives, the diskette is inserted into the slot until it locks into place. The drive does not have a door like the 5.25" drive. Instead it has an eject button, which when pressed ﬁrmly will release the diskette.

Most diskette drives are labelled “A” or “B”, with “A” generally being the ﬁrst (or highest) one. The drives are sometimes labelled by the computer dealer before delivery to the customer.

Though it requires more steps, it is possible to run the RSS with only one diskette drive and no hard drive. Most businesses today have computers equipped with at least two drives, whether they are a hard drive and a diskette drive or two diskette drives. Instructions, steps, tables and procedures that apply to computers with only diskette drives (no hard disk drive) will be displayed in a shaded box.

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To learn more about computer basics, read “The Personal Computer Book” by Peter McWilliams, Prelude Press, Los Angeles, CA. Call 1-800-LIFE-101 to order or secure further information.

2.4.4 Understanding the Disk Operating System (DOS)

A computer user operates, communicates with and commands the computer using the computer's Disk Operating System (DOS). DOS commands have special meanings to the computer.

Before you can use DOS commands, they must be either installed on your hard disk, or loaded into the computer's RAM via your diskette drive. The table below lists the procedure to “Load DOS” if your computer does not have a hard disk. This table assumes your computer has a diskette drive labelled A.

Table 2-5. Loading DOS From a Diskette

Instruction How to Do It/What it Means

1. Insert DOS diskette into drive A Put DOS diskette into the slot on the diskette

drive and insert it as far as it will go. Close the drive door

2. Power up the computer Power up the monitor, then the system unit.

The computer will read the data on the diskette and load DOS into the computer’s temporary storage - RAM. The computer’s prompt will be: A

3. Remove DOS diskette Open the drive door and remove the DOS dis-

kette.

DOS version 3.2 or later is required to run RSS . However, we highly recommend later versions, the later

the better, such as DOS 5.0.

Note: An intermittent serial bus error may occur when using DOS 4.01 - if after checking the communications between the computer and the radio you receive the same error, try a different DOS version.

DOS commands can be either upper case or lower case letters, it doesn't matter, but we show all DOS command in upper case letters.

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The table below lists some of the DOS commands that you may use now or in the future for RSS work. Words in italics mean you should substitute that word for the word that is appropriate for your speciﬁc situation (such as your ﬁle's name or your directory name). After each command, press the Return (or Enter) key.

Table 2-6. Common DOS Commands

DOS Command What it Means

A: Go to drive “A”. B: Go to drive “B”. C: Go to drive “C” CD\ Return to the root directory. CD DIRNAME

COPY B:*.* A: Makes an identical copy of all ﬁles from root directory of diskette in “B” drive to

DEL *.* Delete all ﬁles in current directory. WARNING: ﬁles cannot be recovered after exe-

Change directory to the directory named DIRNAME, maximum directory length is 8 characters. CD used alone will display the current working path name.

root directory of diskette in “A” drive. The *.* means all ﬁles within the directory speciﬁed. You can also copy ﬁles in the same directory giving the ﬁle a different name as the second argument to the copy command, and you can combine several ﬁles into one ﬁle or append ﬁles. In all cases, the ﬁrst argument is the source ﬁle (the one to copy from) and the last argument is the target ﬁle (the one to copy to).

cuting this command without backups located in a different directory!

CHDIR

also works.

DIR Lists the ﬁles in the current working directory. You can list ﬁles in other directories

too by specifying a pathname following the command. If you have more ﬁles than will ﬁt on the display, you can type DIR /P, which will make DOS pause when the display is full. Pressing any key resumes the listing. DIR /W speciﬁes a wide display (5 columns) of ﬁle names.

DISKCOPY B: A: Copies the contents of the disk in drive B to the disk in drive A. Drives must be of

the same size and density. If your drives are not the same size and density, use the same drive name twice, such as DISKCOPY A: A:.

FORMAT A: Format an unused, new or old diskette in drive “A” of the computer so it will

accept DOS ﬁles.

MD DIRNAME Make a new sub-directory called DIRNAME of 8 characters or less. (You substitute

your own directory name for the italicized word DIRNAME.) MKDIR also works.

PROMPT $P$G Change the display’s prompt to include the current working directory’s drive and

path name, followed by the “>” sign.

PATH Set a command search path (such as PATH=C:\MRSS\GM300\ARCHIVE). This

tells the computer to search this directory after the working directory when a command is entered.

RD DIRNAME

VER Prints the DOS version installed on the computer, such as “DOS Version 5.0”. XCOPY Copies ﬁles and directories, including all sub-directories. This command uses disk

Remove a sub-directory called DIRNAME. Removal of the sub-directory requires that it be empty. Files can be deleted by the DOS DEL command. RMDIR also works.

space more efﬁciently and can speed up ﬁle access time.

For further information on these and other commands, consult your DOS User's Manual.

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You may have noticed some special characters in the preceding table (*, $, .). Certain keyboard characters mean special things to DOS. Some of these are:

Table 2-7. DOS Special Characters

DOS Special Character What It Means

$P$G

Wildcard character. You can substitute this character for any type or quantities of characters/digits that follow (not precede) it

Backslash. A special character to separate directories when specifying path names. By itself, it also represents the root directory

Wildcard character meaning you can substitute/match it for any single-digit or character

Sets the display’s default prompt to be the current drive and path name, followed by the “>” character

Period (or “dot”). This character, though not visible when a DIR command is executed, separates DOS ﬁle names from their extensions. Remember this when copying or deleting ﬁles.

There are a couple limitations you may want to know about DOS, RSS ﬁles and directories.

❏ DOS only allows ﬁle names to be 8 characters long. However, ﬁle names can have an optional

1, 2 or 3-character extension after the ﬁle name. The extension must be separated from the ﬁle name by a period (sometimes called a “dot”).

❏ DOS allows only 111 ﬁles under the root directory (topmost) on any diskette or hard disk. We

highly recommend that you further subdivide your ﬁles into more directories before you accumulate this many ﬁles in any directory, not just the root directory. It's very confusing and time-consuming to work with or view this many ﬁles at once.

❏ The maximum number of ﬁles allowed by RSS in any non-root directory, whether diskette or

hard disk, is approximately 400. This is an RSS limitation, not a DOS or computer limitation. If you have more than 400 ﬁles, create another directory.

2.4.5 Using RSS with Window Applications

The RSS is not a Microsoft Windows program. The RSS program can be executed only from the DOS prompt on computers which are running Microsoft Windows.

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2.5 RSS Diskettes Contents

Table 2-8 and Table 2-9 on page 2-14 list the ﬁles located in the diskettes you received with this manual.

Table 2-8. RSS Diskette Contents - ROOT DIRECTORY

File Name File Type Description

HDINSTAL.EXE installation Installs RSS on the hard disk. To

install RSS on your hard disk from

3.5" diskettes, type:

HDINSTAL C: 3.5

To install RSS on your hard disk from 5.25" diskettes, type:

HDINSTAL C: 5.25

HDINSTAL accepts three parameters, the ﬁrst is the targeted installation drive letter, the second is an optional installation pathname, and the third is the disk size of 3.5 or

5.25 (5.25 is the default)

GM300.EXE executable ﬁle Runs the RSS. If using 5.25” dis-

kettes, insert diskette #1. To start the RSS, type:

GM300

GM300_1.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_2.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_3.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_4.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_5.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_6.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_7.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_8.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_9.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_10.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_11.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300_12.OVL executable overlay ﬁle Part of the RSS after the .EXE ﬁle starts GM300.CFG diskette conﬁguration data Default computer conﬁguration data

for running the RSS off the diskette GM300.MDF deﬁnition ﬁle Data ﬁle used by RSS GM300._HD hard disk conﬁguration data Default computer conﬁguration data

for the hard disk. The installation must

be executed to have this ﬁle correctly

initialized GM300.HLP help Contains on-line help for the RSS,

accessed via the RSS

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Table 2-9. RSS Diskette Contents - ON DEMO Diskette (Not Copied by HDINSTAL command)

File Name DEMO1.BAT demo/tutorial ﬁle Starts up the on-line demonstration

DEMOTRAY.001 demo slide tray ﬁle Lists the order of the picture slides PRESENTS.COM presentation software Public domain software that pre-

PIC picture slides These are the demo slides used in

A9999999.999 archive ﬁle An image of a radio’s personality

GM300.DBF archive database header ﬁle Created by RSS the ﬁrst time an

File Type Description

of how to program a radio. The demo will start when you type:

DEMO1

sents the demo outlined in the demo slide tray ﬁle

the presentation

(codeplug). Archive ﬁles always start with an “A”. The rest of the ﬁle name (italic 9’s) is the radio’s serial number. It is created

archive directory path is speciﬁed. Helps RSS locate/retrieve archive ﬁles

A “ﬁle” can be a program (a set of commands to tell the computer what to do), or a collection of data or information. As mentioned in the DOS section, DOS ﬁles generally have two parts - a ﬁle name followed by an optional ﬁle extension. The extension provides an easy way to, at a glance, identify or tag ﬁles for easy grouping or categorizing. In the computer world, some ﬁle extension naming conventions have evolved, and Radius uses these conventions in RSS.

The “A” in the ﬁle name “A9999999.999” in Table 2-9 indicates that the ﬁle being saved is a radio “Archive” ﬁle. The “9999999.999” refers to the radio's 10-digit serial number. As DOS ﬁle names are limited to 8 characters in the preﬁx and 3 characters in the extension, this RSS default radio archive ﬁle naming system conforms correctly. For example, the sample ﬁle name “A1234567.890” could be a valid radio archive ﬁle name.

The RSS also creates ﬁles. These ﬁles are:

❏ GM300.DBF - An archive data base header ﬁle created on the hard disk after RSS is started,

and also created on the diskette if you save archive ﬁles to a diskette. It allows the RSS to locate and retrieve archive ﬁles.

❏ GM300.BAT - A ﬁle generated by the hardware installation command (HDINSTAL) and

located under the root directory of the hard drive, enabling RSS to startup from the root directory.

❏ Archive ﬁles - Computer ﬁles of the radio personalities stored on the hard disk or a diskette. ❏ Backup ﬁles - Extra copies of the archive ﬁles stored on a different diskette and/or drive than

the original archive ﬁles.

Next you'll learn how to organize your own disk and diskettes that you'll use to store your radio archive ﬁles. We suggest that frequent RSS users and computer pros skip Organizing Your Disk and Diskettes and go directly to Starting RSS. New users should read all sections.

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2.6 Organizing Your Disk and Diskettes

When you ﬁrst start using computers you typically do not have many ﬁles to organize. But after a while it gets increasingly difﬁcult to distinguish between ﬁle types, to pick out a speciﬁc ﬁle in a long list, to keep track of what's in which ﬁle, or to remember which ﬁles are similar in content. Therefore, it's important to spend some time now deciding which types or groups of ﬁles should be located together in a common place, called a directory.

You can make directories using the DOS MD or MKDIR commands (or inside RSS via the FILE MAINTENANCE MENU).

You may want to organize your directories ﬁrst by customer area, then by customer name, and ﬁnally by radio model type, or perhaps in the reverse order. Consider the different ways in which you operate your business - do you separate radio ﬁles by customer location, by sales revenue, by ﬁscal year, or perhaps by date of purchase? When deciding how to organize your ﬁles and directories, we offer a few suggestions.

❏ Put as few directories as possible near the top, or root, of your directory tree, considering your

future growth too. (For example, if you have 100 customers within 4 geographical areas, we suggest your ﬁrst level of “sub” directories be the areas that encompass the customer. The next level of directories would be the customer names within each of those areas.) The idea is to make the root system spread out wider the deeper you grow, similar to a pyramid shape.

❏ Keep the RSS diskette contents in one directory and your archive ﬁles in a different directory. ❏ Keep archive ﬁles in separate directories according to radio model type (GM300, GP300, etc.).

It is not possible to know a ﬁle's model type by looking at the ﬁle name. Have a separate directory name for each radio model, then store the archive ﬁles for that speciﬁc model within the appropriate model directory. This way archive ﬁles for multiple model types are not located in the same directory.

❏ Dedicate and create a separate diskette for your backup ﬁles, and always make backup copies

of your ﬁles. If you routinely store archive ﬁles on your hard disk, make backup copies of your ﬁles on a diskette. This is very easy to do using the RSS, and is explained in Table 2-12 on page 2-20. If you don't have a hard disk, you can use the DOS diskcopy command to make a backup copy of your archive ﬁles. This command is discussed in Table 2-5 on page 2-10

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2.6.1 Organizing Your Hard Disk

Figure 2-2 is a sample directory tree for storing your radio archive ﬁles on your computer’s hard disk. Though your hard disk directory tree may be a little different based upon your way of doing business,

this setup may be a starting point for you. To create this directory tree on your hard disk, follow the steps below. After each command, press the Return (or Enter) key.

root

1991

SECURITY

MRSS

GM300

Navigating Through RSS Menus

2.7.4.5

Main Menu

After pressing any key at the BANNER screen, the MAIN MENU (see below) appears.

Figure 2-6. The Main Menu

From here you can begin to program a radio, but ﬁrst we will explain how to move around within the menus and screens of the RSS with the keyboard keys. The parts of a menu are described in Section 2.8.2

- Anatomy of a Menu.

2.8Navigating Through RSS Menus

You have successfully started RSS and are ready to learn just what it is you see on the display, how to move around, how RSS is organized, how to change the feature choices, and ﬁnally, how to exit.

2.8.1Keyboards Keys and Their Functions

Now that the RSS Main Menu is on your display, to proceed any further you may want to know about the keyboard keys and what they do. Every action of RSS is controlled by you through the use of formatted displays and function keys. The function keys are the ten keys labelled F1 to F10 grouped on the left hand side of the keyboard on some keyboards or the twelve keys labelled F1 to F12 at the top of other keyboards.

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F10

Esc

F1 - Displays help information on every screen and menu. This on-

line help provides information on how to use the currently displayed menu, screen, line or ﬁeld. You may also ﬁnd system setup information. In many cases the help is provided for the speciﬁc line of the screen that is currently highlighted.

F2 - F9 - Perform special functions. The F2 through F9 keys perform speciﬁc functions and actions which can vary from menu to menu and screen to screen. On some screens, F5 will print the current screen to your printer, and F8 will save the data and options currently displayed.

F10 - Exit to previous menu or screen. The F10 key moves the display backward in the RSS tree, one screen or menu at a time. F10 performs this function on every menu and screen.

Esc - Exit to MAIN MENU. Esc performs this function on every menu and screen.

Tab

Tab - Accepts data currently in ﬁeld then moves prompt forward

one ﬁeld. If a ﬁeld’s entry is not accepted, an “error beep” will sound. Performs exactly like Enter or Return key.

Enter or Return - Accepts data currently in ﬁeld then moves

ReturnEnter

prompt forward one ﬁeld. If entry is not accepted, an “error beep” will sound. This key is usually two to four times as big as the letter keys on the keyboard. Performs exactly like Tab key.

Shift

✚

Tab

Back T ab (Shift + Tab) - Accepts data currently in ﬁeld then moves

the prompt backward one ﬁeld at a time. To backtab, press and hold a Shift key and then press the Tab key.

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Back Space

←

→

Left Arrow moves cursor left one character. The Backspace key will also move the cursor backwards (left) one space at a time. Num

Lock (a keyboard key) must be turned off.

Right Arrow moves cursor right one space. Num Lock (a keyboard

key) must be turned off.

↑

↓

←

Up Arrow - Scrolls through selections, or increases the current rela- tive value. Num Lock (a keyboard key) must be turned off.

Down Arrow - Scrolls through selections, or decreases the current relative value. Num Lock (a keyboard key) must be turned off.

Back Space - Erases the current character in the ﬁeld and moves

cursor one space backward (left). The back space key on some keyboards is a left arrow. Num Lock (a keyboard key) must be turned off.

Del

Del - Erases current character in ﬁeld.

PgUp

PgUp - Displays the previous page of information on the screen. This is on the numeric keypad, generally found on the right side of the keyboard. NUM LOCK (a keyboard key) must be turned off.

PgDn

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PgDn - Displays the next page of information on the screen. This is on the numeric keypad, generally found on the right side of a keyboard. NUM LOCK (a keyboard key) must be turned off.

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2.8.2 Anatomy of a Menu

Within RSS, there are menus that take you to screens where you can change the choice or value of a ﬁeld. The only difference between a menu and a screen is the information shown in the working area, shown as 3 in Figure 2-7. A menu or screen has four areas, labelled below as 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Figure 2-7. An RSS Menu

Location ID Area. In this area you will ﬁnd the words “Motorola Radio Service Software” and a menu or

screen pathname for the current menu or screen shown on the display. Each menu and screen name will be separated by a colon (:). For some examples of this pathname, glance ahead in this manual to see the menus and screens that are deeper into the RSS tree (past this MAIN MENU (the highest root level), which is the assumed, default starting point). If a radio is connected, the current radio model being read will also be displayed in this area.

Instruction Area. This area tells you the allowable actions for the current menu or screen. It is divided

into 4 lines; the ﬁrst two lines are reserved for messages to the user, and the last two lines are status lines.

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Working Area. This area of a menu (not a screen) displays a list of functions (menu choices) you can execute from the current menu. Each menu-item is preceded by an F-number key. Pressing an F-number key advances you to another menu or screen (see Figure 2-9).

F-Key ID Area. This area displays the F-number keys and function names for the current menu or screen.

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2.8.3 Anatomy of a Screen

As stated before, the only difference between a menu and a screen is the contents of the working area, shown as 3 in Figure 2-7, and shown in Figure 2-8 as the “Working area”. Screens list features (ﬁelds) that can be viewed or edited.

Working area

Figure 2-8. An RSS Screen

The working area of a screen contains a list of programmable features called “ﬁelds” that can be selected or changed using the arrow, tab or return keys described earlier. On some screens are features that can be selected for each individual channel (hereafter we will refer to a channel as a “mode”); these features are selected on a “per-mode” basis. On other screens are features that can be selected for all modes of the radio (“radio-wide” features). And still other screens list those features that perform a certain RSS function, such as servicing the radio or printing the personality data. Fields are further described in Section 2.9 on page 2-33.

2.8.4 Complete Menu Mapping at a Glance

The screens are organized in a tree-root fashion as shown in Figure 2-9 on page 2-31. Though this treeroot system is shown sideways in the following picture, it shows how the whole system starts with a main root (MAIN MENU) at the left side and branches outward from the main root. This branching grows deeper as you get closer to the precise screen which contains the feature you want to program into the radio.

Traveling from one RSS menu or screen to another is similar to the way a car must use the road system to drive to the other side of a lake, instead of ﬂying directly as a plane would. To move forward from one screen to another, use one of the F-keys until you've reached the menu that contains the other screen you want. To back up, use the F10 key. Each time you press F10 you retreat to the previous screen or menu, moving closer to the MAIN MENU. For example, to move from A to B in Figure 2-9 on page 2-31, from the READ CODEPLUG screen you would press F10 to retreat to the GET/SAVE MENU, then F10 to retreat to the MAIN MENU, then press F4 to advance to the CHANGE/VIEW MENU (Figure 2-10), then ﬁnally press F5 to proceed to the MODE CONFIGURATION screen.

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MAIN MENU

HELP

SERVICE

GET/SAVE

CHANGE/ VIEW

F1 F2

F5 F9 F10

F1 F2 F6 F10

F2 F3 F5

F7 F8

F10

MORE HELP KEYBOARD HELP PRINT HELP

PROGRAM CODEPLUG

OTHER HELP EXIT HELP

HELP

ALIGNMENT BOARD REPLACEMENT

EXIT

HELPF1 READ CODEPLUG GET ARCHIVE FILE

CLONE CODEPLUG SAVE ARCHIVE FILE

PROGRAM CODEPLUG EXIT

Refer to B on Next Page

F1 F3 F5 F7 F10

F1 F2 F4 F10

HELP DEVIATION SET REF. OSC. WARP TX POWER EXIT

HELP LOGIC OR RF BD POWER AMP BD EXIT

F1 F2

F5 F6 F7 F8 F10

F1 F2 F8 F10

HELP

CHANGE ARCHIVE PATH

PRINT ARCHIVE LIST ENTER S/N GET CURRENT GET SELECTED EXIT

HELP

CHANGE ARCHIVE PATH

SAVE ARCHIVE FILE EXIT

HELPF1

F10

FILE MAINTENANCE

SETUP

EXIT

F2 F5 F6 F10

F10

F1 F3 F7 F10

RADIO CONFIG ALIGN SUMMARY ARCHIVE FILE LIST EXIT

HELPF1 CREATE PATH DELETE ARCHIVE FILEF6 RESTORE ARCHIVE FILE UPDATE BACKUPF8 EXIT

HELP PC CONFIG CONFIG COLOR

EXIT

F1 F3 F5 F8 F9 F10

F5 F8 F9 F10

HELP COMM TEST PRINT SCREEN SAVE RESET DEFAULT EXIT

HELPF1 PRINT SCREEN SAVE RESET DEFAULT EXIT

Figure 2-9. RSS Menu Mapping at a Glance

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CHANGE/ VIEW

HELP

RADIO WIDE

MODE

PHONE MEMORY

F1 F2

F5 F9 F10

F1 F5 F7 F9 F10

F1 F2 F3 F4

F6 F8 F10

MORE HELP KEYBOARD HELP PRINT HELP OTHER HELP

EXIT

HELP PRINT SCREEN SCAN OPTIONS OTHER ACCESSORY

EXIT

HELP GO TO MODE PREVIOUS MODE NEXT MODE PRINT SCREEN

SCAN LIST MODE UTILITY EXIT

F3 F4 F5 F7

PRINT SCREENF5

PREVIOUS MODE NEXT MODE PRINT SCREEN ERASE LIST

EXECUTE

F10

SIGNAL CONFIG MENU

CALL LIST

EXIT

Refer to the GM300 RapidCall Reference Manual for more detailed information.

Figure 2-10. Change/View Mapping at a Glance

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2.8.5 The Relationship Between Screens

Some screens contain ﬁelds that require or take values from other screens and features, and thus are dependent upon each other. For example, the signalling system values speciﬁed on the CHANGE/ VIEW:SIGNAL screen are “assigned” at the CHANGE/VIEW:MODE screen's PHONE Signalling Name ﬁeld (Figure 2-11).

CHANGE/VIEW: SIGNAL SYS

The options you set on this screen...

Will be put in this ﬁeld on this screen (CHANGE/VIEW:MODE screen)

Figure 2-11. Relationship Between Screens

2.9 Changing A Field Value

Screen ﬁelds come in three basic types:

❏ Information ﬁelds - non-editable ﬁelds which cannot be altered or changed. ❏ Scrollable ﬁelds - to edit or change a choice, press the arrow key(s). ❏ Direct-entry ﬁelds - to edit or change a choice, type in an acceptable value.

Changing a ﬁeld's value is typically done by either scrolling through a list of options for scrollable ﬁelds or by typing in a correct value for direct-entry ﬁelds as shown in Figure 2-12 on page 2-34. Scrolling is done with the arrow keys.

The Reference sections in this manual, detail each feature, its default value, and its programmable choices.

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Enter

↑

Press or to move to ﬁeld, then

type new value

Press to scroll through values

Other ﬁeld choices:

CSQ TPL DPL INV.DPL

Tab

↓

Figure 2-12. Changing a Field Value

2.10Setting (Conﬁguring) RSS Computer Defaults

Now that you are aware of how ﬁelds, screens and menus relate to one another, this section introduces the concept of saving certain default computer information. Setting the computer defaults eliminates the need to specify them every time you enter RSS or program a radio.

Read this section if you want to:

❏ Set a default archive and backup ﬁle path name so you won't have to specify it every time you

save a radio archive ﬁle,

❏ Set or change the default port used to interface with the radio and RIB, ❏ Set the default colors you see on your RSS screen, or ❏ Eliminate the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU as shown in Figure 2-13 on

page 2-35 from appearing every single time you start RSS from the diskettes.

Otherwise proceed to Section 2.11 - Exit RSS.

If you've been with us from the start, you should be at the MAIN MENU. If you've just joined us or got lost inside the RSS screens, press Esc to get to the MAIN MENU. From the MAIN MENU, press F9 to get to the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU.

From the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU you can either read the on-line help, set some default computer values, or exit. Pressing F3 on the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU will display the PC CONFIGURATION screen, where you can specify the default drive and path names for future archive and backup ﬁles. Pressing F7 on the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU displays COLOR CONFIGURATION screen where you can specify the colors for your screen's text, lines, background and highlighted ﬁelds.

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Figure 2-13. Setup Computer Conﬁguration Menu Options

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2.10.1 Setting Default Archive and Backup Paths

First, you can set the drive name and path names for both archive ﬁles and backup archive ﬁles you will create later. Making and using backup archive ﬁles can save a lot of programming time should your archive ﬁles become damaged. We highly recommend making backup ﬁles. Also, specifying a default path name here will save much typing time later every time you go to save an archive ﬁle. Here's how to set the default archive and backup ﬁle paths.

Table 2-16. Creating Archive/Backup File Paths

Instruction What to Type Explanation

1. Go to PC CONFIGURATION Press F3 at the SETUP COMPUTER

2. Specify archive ﬁle path C:\MRSS\GM300\ARCHIVE At PC CONFIGURATION, type this

3. Go to next ﬁeld Pressing Ta b (or Enter or Return)

4. Specify backup ﬁle path. A:\BACKUP Always use a diskette for backup

5. Save this conﬁguration

Tab

CONFIGURATION MENU to get to PC CONFIGURATION

archive ﬁle path name if you have a hard disk. This is where you keep you radio archive ﬁle. If you don’t have a hard disk, specify one of your diskette drives:

advances to the next ﬁeld.

ﬁles. Depending on the number of radios you program, you may want to make sub-directories as well. If you are already using the A drive for archive ﬁles, use the B drive for backups. Remember to correctly label the diskette’s contents on the outside sticker (e.g. GM300 backups). Proceed to step 2 in Table 2-17 on page 2-37 to select the communications port connected to the RIB.

A:\

F8 save the ﬁeld options displayed

on the screen.

The following paragraph is a work-around for the problem of the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU appearing every time you start RSS using the 5.25" diskettes. Our goal is to have it appear the ﬁrst time to allow you to set your defaults once - then subsequent times eliminate it from the display, as the RSS ﬁnds the information it is looking for within a ﬁle on the diskette.

When using the 5.25" diskettes to start RSS, we recommend putting diskette #1 back into the drive before pressing F8 at the PC CONFIGURATION screen. Doing this puts the computer conﬁguration ﬁle named GM300.CFG (tells RSS the computer's conﬁguration and default paths) onto the diskette you use when you start RSS. If RSS ﬁnds this ﬁle when the program is started next time, it won't ask you again for the information it can ﬁnd in this ﬁle, and the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU will not automatically appear.

Next are the steps to specify the serial port you use for interfacing with the radio and RIB. The default port is COM1

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2.10.2 Setting a Default Port

Table 2-17. Setting a Port

Instruction What to type Explanation

1. Go to PC CONFIGURATION Press F3 at SETUP COMPUTER

2. Go to serial port RIB ﬁeld Pressing Ta b (or Enter or Return)

3. Select a port Use the arrow keys to scroll through

4. Test the port You can test the port by pressing F3,

5. Save this conﬁguration F8 saves the ﬁeld options on the

6. Exit screen when done Press F10 to exit this screen and go

Tab

↓

F10

CONFIGURATION MENU to go to PC CONFIGURATION.

advances to the next ﬁeld. Press Ta b two times.

the available ﬁeld options. Options are

COM1 or COM2. Pick a port.

COMM TEST - if ok it will beep and in the Instruction Area (see number 2 in Figure 2-7) of the screen the words “Radio Communications OK” will appear.

screen. “Saved” appears in Instruc- tion Area of the screen.

to previous menu.

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2.10.3 Setting Default Menu and Screen Colors

Table 2-18. Selecting the Color of Menus and Screens

Instruction What to type Explanation

1. Go to COLOR CONFIGURATION

2. Specify monitor type At COLOR CONFIGURATION,

3. If Color, go to next ﬁeld After selecting

4. Select color for this ﬁeld Use the up or down arrow keys to

5. Move to next ﬁeld Press Ta b (or Enter or Return) to go

6. Select colors for all ﬁelds Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each of the

7. Save this conﬁguration F8 saves the ﬁeld options displayed

8. Exit screen when done Press F10 to exit this screen and go

↓

Tab

↓

Tab

↓

F10

Press F7 at the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU to get to COLOR CONFIGURATION.

press an arrow key to scroll through the available monitor type ﬁeld options. The only options for this ﬁeld are have a monochrome or LCD monitor, select you have a color monitor, select

Color and Mono. If you

Mono and go to Step 7. If

Color and go to Step 3.

Color, press the Ta b

or Enter key to advance to the next ﬁeld, called Text.

scroll through the available ﬁeld options. Pick a color.

to the next ﬁeld

remaining ﬁelds

on the screen.

to previous menu.

2.11 Exit RSS

If you want to program a radio or do a tutorial, don't exit yet. Instead, proceed to Section 3 - Tutorials sec- tion. Whenever exiting RSS, always ask yourself these questions:

❏ Did you apply the changes to the radio (save to the radio)? ❏ Did you apply the changes to a computer ﬁle (save archive ﬁle)? ❏ Did you save the changes to a backup computer ﬁle (save backup ﬁle)?

If you do want to exit, use the Esc key to return to the MAIN MENU, then press F10 twice to exit to the DOS prompt.

The tutorials that follow in Section 3 - Tutorials will give you a working knowledge of RSS and the ability to proceed with more advanced feature programming.

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3 Tutorials

3.1 Overview

The tutorials in this section can be used to personalize radios for customers. We've created an imaginary but practical scenario to demonstrate the need for radios programmed with different features for various applications. In each tutorial, the setting is the Longwood Hotel and Convention Center, a full-service hotel and convention facility specializing in large-scale corporate meetings. The Longwood Center must prepare for a major upcoming radio convention which will offer extended lodging, exposition and banquet facilities. There are three major communication requirements involved in the setup of the convention which fall into the following areas:

❏

Convention setup and maintenance staff Needs radios to coordinate forklift and towing services involved in preparing the exposition

display ﬂoor.

❏

Security staff Needs radios to provide crowd control and security force patrol at the exposition center, at the

hotel, in the parking garage and on the complex grounds.

❏

Banquet and food commissaries Needs radios to provide internal and external coordination of catering and banquet

resources using a van ﬂeet.

The ﬁrst tutorial (Programming Basic Radios) walks you through the steps of programming a new, basic 8-channel radio and takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. An on-line demo version of this tutorial is on the RSS demo diskette. To view it, type DEMO1. To quit the demo, press the Esc or Del key. We suggest you view the demo after reading Section 3.2.4 - Step-by-Step Programming Instructions of the tutorial.

The second tutorial (Cloning Radios) goes much faster, and involves cloning (copying) the personality data from an archive ﬁle of one pre-programmed radio to other radios. Cloning is used when there is a need for multiple radios equipped with the same radio features and functions.

Each tutorial provides the following:

1. Sets the scene

2. Lists the desired features for the particular application

3. Gives an overview in a list format of the major steps involved in programming the radio

4. Walks you through the speciﬁc steps to program the features into the radio.

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The tutorials assume that RSS is running and the MAIN MENU is displayed. If the MAIN MENU is not displayed, refer to Table 3-1.

For all tutorials, F1 displays help information corresponding to the current highlighted ﬁeld or current screen. F10 backs you out of RSS one menu level at a time. Esc goes directly to the MAIN MENU.

Table 3-1. Steps to Bring Up RSS MAIN MENU

Using Two Diskette Drives Using Hard Drive

1. Assemble, connect and power up the hardware.

2. Load DOS from drive A. After the computer has successfully booted, the prompt will be

3. Insert the “working copy” RSS diskette into drive B, then move to drive B by typing the command below, followed by Return (If using 5.25” diskettes, insert diskette #1 ﬁrst.)

1. Assemble, connect and power up the hardware and the computer.

2. After the computer has successfully booted, the prompt will be

3. If you have not yet installed the latest RSS version, see the Starting RSS subsection to make a backup RSS copy and to install it on your hard disk.

4. Type the command below, followed by Return :

GM300

(If using 5.25” diskettes, remove diskette #1 and insert diskette #2 when the RSS instructs you.)

5. If this is the ﬁrst time this RSS version is started and the CONFIGURE COMPUTER SCREEN appears, you can either skip this screen by pressing F10 , or work through it (see Figure 2-4 on page 2-25) to set up your archive path, display colors and choice of COM ports, then save the conﬁguration ( F8 ) and exit the screen ( F10 ).

6. Press any key at the BANNER screen (see Figure 2-5 on page 2-25).

7. The MAIN MENU appears.

3.2 Programming Basic Radios

This tutorial gives step-by-step instructions for programming the 8-channel Radius GM300 mobile radio.

3.2.1 Scenario

GM300

6. Press any key at the BANNER screen (see Figure 2-5 on page 2-25).

7. The MAIN MENU appears.

3-2

The Longwood Hotel and Convention Center's setup and maintenance staff needs a basic 8-channel radio to coordinate the forklift and towing services required in the setup of the exposition's display ﬂoor. A central dispatcher will direct the setup activities by communicating with the mobile forklift and truck drivers.

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3.2.2 Desired Features

The convention setup and maintenance radios will need the following features:

❏

A Transmit Frequency

❏

A Receive Frequency

❏

Private Line/Digital Private Line (TPL/DPL) Codes

❏

Carrier Squelch

❏

Time-Out Timer (TOT)

3.2.3 Major Decisions Involved

To program the desired features above, the approach with the RSS will be:

❏

Decide which radio model to use.

❏

Decide which frequencies to use.

❏

Pick the number of modes (channels) desired.

❏

Decide which feature systems to use (basic, scan, signalling).

❏

Decide which features to program radio-wide (all channels).

❏

Decide which features to program per-mode (individual channels only).

❏

Do the step-by-step speciﬁc programming instructions.

3.2.4 Step-by-Step Programming Instructions

Table 3-2 on page 3-4 is a chart of the desired features for each mode of the radio being programmed in this tutorial. Check them off as you do them in the sections to follow. See Appendix I for a blank form you can use for future radios.

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Table 3-2. Radio Personality Chart

RADIO PERSONALITY CHART

Feature Name

Tx Frequency Rx Frequency

PL codes Squelch

Time Out Timer (TOT) Busy Channel Lockout

Tx Inhibit on Busy Signalling Systems

Radio Wide

Mode 1

#____

Mode 2

#____

Mode 3

#____

Mode 4

#____

Mode 5

#____

Mode 6

#____

Mode 7

#____

Mode 8

#____

3.2.4.1

KEY

:✔■ ✚ ✚ ✚

= origi-

= feature

Read Current Radio's Personality (Codeplug)

= feature

Before programming the radio with some features, you must read and access the current radio's personality (codeplug data).

Table 3-3. Steps to Read a Radio’s Personality (Codeplug)

Instruction What to type What it does or means

1. Go to GET/SAVE menu Press F3 at the MAIN MENU to get

2. Get radio’s current codeplug data

to the GET/SAVE Menu. At the GET/SAVE menu, press F2

to execute the function. In the Instruction Area of the screen, the message “Accessing Serial Bus” will ﬂash a few times while the RSS is retrieving the radio’s codeplug data. If it does not, make sure that all the cables are properly connected and that both the radio and RIB are powered up.

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3.2.4.2

Program The Radio-Wide Features First

After the radio's codeplug data is read, the RSS allows you to access the CHANGE/VIEW menu. From here you can program the features you want on every channel, and the ones you want common to all channels. First you'll program the common (radio-wide) ones.

Table 3-4. Steps to Program Radio-Wide Features

Instruction What to type What it does or means

1. Go to CHANGE/VIEW menu (Press Esc to back up to MAIN

2. Go to RADIO-WIDE screen At the CHANGE/VIEW menu,

3. Select choice

Esc

↓

MENU. ) Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to see the CHANGE/VIEW Menu.

press F2 to see the RADIO-WIDE screen. The TOT Rekey Time ﬁeld should be highlighted.

4. Go to TOT Rekey Time Pressing Tab advances the prompt

5. Select choise

6. Go to Forced Monitor ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt

7. Select choice

8. Go to Handset ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt

9. Select choice

Tab

↓

Tab

↓

Tab

↓

to the next ﬁeld

to the next ﬁeld.

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Table 3-5. Steps to Program Radio-Wide Scan Features

Instruction What to Type What it does or means

1. Go to SCAN OPTIONS screen From the RADIO-WIDE screen

2. Select Choice

press F7 to see the SCAN OPTIONS screen. Thge PRI Sampling Method ﬁeld should be highlighted.

↓

3. Go to Scan Speed ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt

4. Select Choice

5. Go to User PRI2 Allowed ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt

6. Select Choice

7. Go to PRI Sampling Rate ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt

8. Select Choice

9. Go to PRI Channel Tone ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt

10.Select Choice

11.Go to Scan Hang Time ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt

12.Select Choice

13.Go to Scan Talk Back ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt

14.Select Choice

Tab

to the next screen.

↓

Tab

to the next screen.

↓

Tab

to the next ﬁeld.

↓

Tab

to the next ﬁeld.

↓

Tab

to the next ﬁeld.

↓

Tab

to the next ﬁeld.

↓

15.Return to CHANGE/VIEW menu

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3.2.4.3

Program The Per-mode Features

Now that the radio-wide features are programmed, you can now program the per-mode features. Figure 3-1 shows the MODE CONFIGURATION screen. You will become very familiar with this screen, as you will change the ﬁeld options on this screen for each mode you program on a “per-mode” basis.

Figure 3-1. Per-Mode Features on MODE screen

To keep track of where you are, use Table 3-2 on page 3-4 to check off the features, per mode, after you program them. In Table 3-6 on page 3-8, the Enter or Return key can be used instead of the Tab key.

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Table 3-6. Steps to Program Per-Mode Features

What to

Instruction

1. Go to CHANGE/VIEW menu (Press Esc to back up to MAIN MENU . ) Press F4 at the

2. Go to MODE CONFIG menu

3. Go to Name ﬁeld The prompt will be on the Name ﬁeld when you move

4. Select a Name

5. Skip Type ﬁeld The Type ﬁeld cannot be accessed at this time.

type What it does or means

Tab

MAIN MENU to see the CHANGE/VIEW Menu . At CHANGE/VIEW menu, press F5 to go to MODE

CONFIGURATION menu. You will be at mode 1.

to this screen, as it is the ﬁrst ﬁeld.

6. Go to Rx Frequency ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

7. Select an Rx Frequency A frequency number can be typed in or selected.

8. Go to Tx Frequency ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

9. Select a Tx Frequency A frequency number can be typed in or selected.

10.Go to Rx Squelch type ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

11.Select an Rx Squelch type

12.Go to Rx Squelch Code ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

13.Select an Rx Squelch Code

14.Go to Tx Squelch Type ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

15.Select a Tx Squelch Type

16.Go to Tx Squelch Code ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

17.Select a Tx Squelch Code

Tab

↓

Tab

↓

Tab

↓

Tab

↓

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18.Go to Busy Channel Lockout

ﬁeld

19.Select BCL choice

20.Go to Local/Distance ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

21.Select a Local/Distance value

22.Go to Time-Out Timer ﬁeld Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

23.Select a Time-Out Timer value.

Tab

↓

Tab

↓

Tab

↓

Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next ﬁeld.

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Table 3-6. Steps to Program Per-Mode Features (Cont’d.)

What to

Instruction

24.Program the next mode Repeat steps 4-11 for each mode (channel).

type What it does or means

3.2.4.4

25.Create additional mode Press F8 at the MODE CONFIGURATION menu to go

Program The Personality Into The Codeplug (Radio)

↓

to the MODE UTILITY screen, then press the down arrow key to scroll through the mode utility list until the ADD mode choice appears.

Now that you have set values for all the features you want, it's time to actually program them into the radio. Programming the personality into the radio's codeplug must be done after creating or editing the personality of a radio or else the changes will be lost.

Note: Make sure that the radio is connected to the Radio Interface Box (RIB) and that both the RIB and radio are powered up before pressing F8. On newer RIBs that have a built-in battery supply, make sure the power LED is on. If you have serial bus errors or other warnings, try a fresh RIB battery even though the power LED may be on.

Table 3-7. Steps to Save Personality to Radio’s Codeplug

Instruction What to type What it does or means

1. Go to GET/SAVE menu Press Esc to back up to MAIN

2. Go to PROGRAM CODEPLUG Pressing F8 at the GET/SAVE menu

3. Complete the programming A warning box appears to verify

MENU.) Press F3 at the MAIN MENU to see the GET/SAVE menu.

advances you to the PROGRAM CODEPLUG screen, where the cur-

rent data stored in the computer’s RAM (what you can see on the RSS screens) is programmed to the radio’s codeplug.

what you are about to do. The choices are F2 to complete the programming or F10 to abort the programming. Press F2 to complete.

When programming or calibrating a radio DO NOT disconnect the radio from the RIB when the computer is communicating with the radio - it may leave the radio in an inoperable state. The only recommended time to disconnect the radio is at the MAIN MENU or GET/SAVE screens.

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3.2.4.5

Save The Personality To An Archive File

You've just saved the personality to the radio, but it's important to save it on disk too. Below are the steps to save the radio's personality to an archive ﬁle and a backup ﬁle.

Table 3-8. Steps to Save Radio Personality to Archive and Backup Files

Instruction What to type What it does or means

1. Go to GET/SAVE menu (Press Esc to back up to MAIN

2. Go to SAVE ARCHIVE FILE Press F7 at GET/SAVE to see SAVE

3. Specify archive ﬁle path C:\MRSS\GM300\ARCHIVE This is where we recommend you

4. Specify backup path B:\ Specify the root directory of the dis-

5. Insert formatted diskette Put a formatted diskette (or use

6. Save the ﬁle Pressing F8 at the SAVE ARCHIVE

7. Save backup ﬁle After saving the archive ﬁle, the RSS

MENU.) Press F3 at the MAIN MENU to see the GET/SAVE menu.

ARCHIVE FILE screen. This displays the archive diskette drive and path name, current model number, current radio serial number, and customer ID. If there is no customer ID, it can be added at this time.

save your radio personality archive ﬁles for GM300 radios.

kette inserted in drive B to be the backup ﬁle location.

your existing archive ﬁle diskette) into drive A so the RSS will save your backup archive ﬁle.

FILE screen saves the data in an archive ﬁle speciﬁed above. (F2 allows you to change the disk path and drive name.)

will ask for the backup diskette if it is not already inserted into the drive. Follow the instructions.

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3.2.5 Exit RSS

You now have a foundation for programming more radios. If you don't want to proceed to the next tutorial, Cloning Radios, then use the steps outlined in Table 3-9 to exit RSS. To retain a good portion of what you've learned so far, please review this material or program another radio within 48 hours.

Table 3-9. Steps to Exit the RSS

Instruction What to type What it does or means

1. Go to MAIN MENU Press Esc to back up to MAIN

2. Exit to DOS Press F10 twice to exit to DOS.

Esc

F10 F10

MENU.

3.3 Cloning Radios

To clone, radios must be of the same model type and version.

3.3.1 Scenario

To make the best use of their time, the Longwood Hotel and Convention Center's setup and maintenance staff will need at least two tow trucks and two forklifts equipped with identical Radius GM300 mobile radios, as their duties are very similar.

3.3.2 Desired Features

The desired features are the exact same ones listed in the previous tutorial.

3.3.3 Major Decisions Involved

The major steps for cloning in this tutorial are reduced from the six steps in the ﬁrst tutorial to three steps here, as most of the questions were answered by the decision to have identical radio personalities for all setup and maintenance operations.

To program the cloned radio, the approach will be:

❏ Pick Desired Archive File. ❏ Decide Whether to Change IDs. ❏ Decide How Many Radios to Clone.

3.3.3.1

Pick Desired Archive File

To clone, the radios must be from the same product family, must be of the same model type and product vintage. In this case, you will use the archive ﬁle created and saved in the ﬁrst tutorial, A999999.999.

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3.3.4 Step-by-Step Speciﬁc Cloning Instructions

In this subsection, you will:

❏ Read (get) into the RSS the speciﬁc ﬁle you want to clone from (source ﬁle), ❏ Clone that source ﬁle into the current radio's codeplug (target), ❏ Clone the remaining two radios the same way, and then ❏ Exit RSS.

3.3.4.1

Read Desired Source Archive File

3.3.4.2

Figure 3-2. Reading (Getting) an Archive File from Disk

Clone Current Radio From Archive File

Radio codeplugs consist of both personality and tuning data. Cloning allows you to “merge” two codeplugs together. The archive ﬁle or radio with the desired personality is referred to as the source ﬁle or source radio. The other ﬁle is referred to as the target radio. The result is an image that can be programmed into a radio and/or saved to an archive ﬁle. This image will have the source codeplug's personality, yet the tuning data of the target codeplug remains unchanged. In this tutorial, the source personality is the ﬁle saved in the ﬁrst tutorial, and the target radios are the three radios not yet programmed. The procedures listed in Table 3-10 on page 3-13 should be followed:

Note: The IDs for MDC-1200, Quik Call II, DTMF, etc. must be changed manually if you want to have unique IDs. You may do this by going to CHANGE/VIEW immediately after cloning each radio.

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Table 3-10. Steps to Clone Radios

Instruction What to type What it does or means

1. Go to GET/SAVE menu (Press Esc to back up to MAIN

2. Go to GET ARCHIVE FILE Press F3 at GET/SAVE menu to go

3. Type in path name C:\MRSS\GM300\ACRHIVE This tells RSS to display the ﬁle

4. Select desired ﬁle Press Tab until the A9999999.999

5. Get selected ﬁle Get the selected (highlighted) ﬁle.

Tab

MENU.) Press F3 at the MAIN MENU to see the GET/SAVE menu.

to GET ARCHIVE FILE screen. (A list of ﬁles is displayed which look like serial numbers) that the RSS program found under the directory path shown.)

names found in this directory. You will see the ﬁle named A9999999.999 that you saved in the ﬁrst tutorial.

ﬁle is highlighted.

6. Connect target radio Assemble the hardware and connect

the radio you want cloned.

7. Save source into target radio After Step 5 you should be back at

8. Disconnect radio When Step 7 is ﬁnished, you can

9. Proceed to step 1 in next table.

the GET/SAVE menu. Press F5 from GET/SAVE to clone the current

radio’s codeplug with the selected source ﬁle’s personality. The cloning process will check for compatibility of the two radios automatically. You will receive an error message if cloning cannot be performed. If for any reason the radios cannot be cloned, an error message will appear. Check all connections or refer to Appendix A (Error Code Explanations) and B (Troubleshooting Problems).

disconnect the radio. In a matter of seconds the second radio was cloned. Disconnecting the radio should only be done at the GET/ SAVE menu or the MAIN MENU, or the radio may be left in an inoperable state.

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3.3.5 Clone Remaining Radios

Table 3-11. Cloning Additional Radios

Instruction What to type What it does or means

1. Do Steps 1-5 in Table 3-10. Do steps 1-5 in Table 3-10.

2. Connect next target radio Connect cable from RIB to the radio.

3. Clone the radio Press F5 at the GET/SAVE menu to

4. Disconnect radio When Step 3 is ﬁnished, disconnect

5. Clone remaining radios Repeat Steps 2-4 for the last two

clone the radio. This saves (reads) the source ﬁle into the current radio. The cloning process will check for compatibility of the two radios automatically. You will receive an error message if cloning cannot be performed.

the radio.

radios. If for any reason the radios cannot be cloned, an error message will appear. Check all connections or refer to Appendix A (Error Code Explanations) and B (Troubleshooting Problems).

3.3.5.1

Exit RSS

To exit RSS, follow the steps in Table 3-9 on page 3-11.

In a matter of minutes three more radios were programmed identically to the ﬁrst one. Additional features can be added by following the programming procedures in the corresponding reference pages in the Reference sections that follow.

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4 Basic Features

4.1 Overview

The feature chart (Table 4-1 on page 4-2) shows a complete list of GM300 radio features.

Only one feature or function is shown on a page. On each reference page you will ﬁnd a standard page layout with consistent categories of information. Below is a list and explanation of all the categories. The categories with an asterisk (*) appear on every reference page. The other categories appear only when they apply to the speciﬁc feature.

❏

FEATURE NAME * Identiﬁes the name of the reference feature.

❏

RSS LOCATION* Provides a quick visual map of where you'll ﬁnd a particular feature within

the RSS, showing the keys to press to arrive at the feature's or function's screen location. More details of this map follow in the PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE section.

❏

DEFINITION* Summaries the feature's function - it deﬁnes and brieﬂy explains the feature.

❏

DEFAULT/CHOICES* Identiﬁes and explains both the default value the feature is automati-

cally set to (with no user input) and the other available choices a user can select.

❏

DEPENDENCIES Identiﬁes items that have a direct impact or inﬂuence upon the feature.

❏

EXCEPTIONS Identiﬁes when the general rules concerning a feature may not apply.

❏

RECOMMENDATIONS Provides advice for the most common applications and usages, and

informs you when things work best.

❏

WARNINGS Identiﬁes areas of caution and important concerns. Be sure to read and act upon

warnings. They are more serious in nature than IMPORTANT NOTES.

❏

IMPORTANT NOTES Explains other issues to consider.

❏

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES* Summaries how to access and change a given feature. It

explains the RSS LOCATION mapping in more detail.

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4.2 GM300 Features

Table 4-1. GM300 Features

Feature

Radio Wide Features Accessory External X Priority 2 Mode X Accessory Internal X Priority Channel Tone X X Accessory Custom X Priority Sampling Method X X TOT Rekey Time X X Priority Sampling Rate X X Forced Monitor X X Scan Hang Time X X Handset X X Scan Talk Back X X By-Mode Features Scan Speed X X Busy Channel Lockout X X User PRI 2 Allowed X X Local/Distance X X Phone Signalling System X Active Level X Rx Frequency X X Data Direction X Rx Signalling System X Debounce X Rx Squelch Type X X External Accessories X Rx Squelch Code X X Function Descriptions X Time-Out Timer X X Internal Accessories X Tx Frequency X X PIN # X Tx Signalling X Power Up Delay X Tx Squelch Type X X Tx Squelch Code X X Please Refer to the Rapidcall Signalling Reference for a

Other Features Select V X Please Refer to the Rapidcall Signalling Reference for a Call Lists X Phone Dialer X

Channel

Channel Feature

Scan Features

Accessory Connector Features

Rapidcall Signalling Features

description of these features

Channel

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Busy Channel Lockout

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

MAIN

Limits audible conversations from other user groups and reduces transmissions

Not Programmable with the RSS

➠

on top of other user groups.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: N

DEPENDENCIES

EXCEPTIONS

Choices:

Receive squelch type not equal to carrier squelch.

Does not apply when receive squelch type is equal to carrier squelch, therefore it

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is incompatible with Tx Inhibit on Busy.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Use when you don't want to hear anybody else's conversations, or when you don't want one user group “eavesdropping” on another. Compatible with Rapidcall signalling and scan.

WARNINGS

Not compatible with carrier squelch channels. May cause operational difﬁculties when talking through community repeaters. Operation is less reliable when used with Channel Scan, since it is more probable that you will key up on another group.

IMPORTANT NOTE

If you press PTT on radio while there is a carrier on the channel, the radio follows this protocol:

CHANGE/

■

VIEW

➠

MODE

CONFIG

screen

Tab

Busy Channel Lockout

➠

ﬁeld

a. If the carrier has your TPL/DPL, then you are allowed to transmit just like nor-

b. If the carrier has no TPL/DPL or the wrong TPL/DPL, then you will hear a

A short carrier ‘break’ is required to return to the BCL protected state.

SEE ALSO

Tx Inhibit On Busy.

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU .

At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU , press F5 to get to the MODE CONFIGURATION screen.

At the

MODE CONFIGURATION screen, select

the mode number that you want to change

Busy Channel Lockout value by pressing either

the F3 or F4 keys until the desired mode number is displayed in the Name ﬁeld.

mal

busy tone while you hold PTT. Release PTT and try again later.

Press Tab (or Enter or Return ) until the Busy

Channel Lockout ﬁeld is highlighted.

Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

Busy Channel Lockout value.

To change the Busy Channel Lockout value on other modes, repeat steps 3-5.

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Forced Monitor

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

MAIN

Forces radio to be in monitor (Rx PL disabled) before radio can be keyed. When

➠

PTT is pressed when not in monitor, the operator will hear a low-pitched (error) tone and the monitor light will illuminate. Pressing PTT a second time will cause the radio to key.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: OFF

RECOMMENDATIONS

Choices:

Use to force operator to monitor channel before transmitting or in markets where

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OFF

this is a regulatory requirement. Normally not needed unless customer does not want to use the microphone hang-up feature.

WARNINGS

Using this feature with Busy Channel Lockout or Transmit Inhibit On Busy is not recommended. Busy Channel Lockout rules prevail when both features are enabled.

SEE ALSO

Busy Channel Lockout, Transmit Inhibit On Busy

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

CHANGE/

VIEW

■

➠

RADIO

WIDE

screen

Tab

➠

Forced Monitor

ﬁeld

Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU .

At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU , press F2 to get to the RADIO WIDE CONFIGU-

RATION screen.

Press Tab (or Enter or Return ) until the Forced

Monitor ﬁeld is highlighted.

Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

Forced Monitor value.

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Handset

MAIN

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

Selects how receive audio is routed for handset. Mutes loudspeaker when handset is removed from hang-up cup, enables loudspeaker when handset is hung up.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: N

RECOMMENDATIONS

WARNINGS

Choices:

Use when the handset is connected to the radio.

If this feature is enabled, and a handheld microphone is used, you will not hear

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the audio speaker when microphone is off-hook.

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU .

At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU, press F2 to get to the RADIO WIDE CONFIGU-

RATION screen.

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

■

RADIO

WIDE

screen

➠

Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

Handset value.

Tab

➠

Handset

ﬁeld

3. Press Tab (or Enter or Return) until the Hand- set ﬁeld is highlighted.

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Local/Distance

MAIN

RSS LOCATION

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

MODE

CONFIG

screen

Tab

➠

Local/Distance

ﬁeld

DEFINITION A feature that affects radio sensitivity and interference rejection.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: Local

Choices: ■ Dx ■ Local

Local Use Local in areas of dense radio usage (suburbs and major cities).

Local improves IM performance dramatically, but loses some sensitivity.

Dx Use Dx (distance) when in an area where radio is decoding weak sig-

nals (rural area).

RECOMMENDATIONS Use Local when in an area where there is a lot of interference (in the city). When

frequently traveling between local and distant areas, use two channels with the same frequencies, only program one as Local and one as Dx. This way you can simply switch from the local channel to the distance channel as you travel from the city to a more rural area. Most control stations should be Local.

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

1. Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU.

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU, press F5 to get to the MODE CONFIGURATION screen.

3. At the MODE CONFIGURATION screen, select the mode number for which you want to change the Local/Distance value by pressing either the F3 or F4 keys until the desired mode number is displayed in the Name ﬁeld.

4. Press Tab (or Enter or Return) until the Local/ Distance ﬁeld is highlighted.

5. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

Local/Distance value.

6. To change the Local/Distance value on other modes, repeat steps 3-5.

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Mode Name

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

MODE

CONFIG

screen

Tab

➠

Name

ﬁeld

DEFINITION The number to be displayed on the front of the radio for this mode.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: The current channel number.

Choices: 1 through 99

The number you type here will be the number displayed on the front of the radio. For example, the radio could have three modes, named 1, 5 and 98.

RECOMMENDATIONS Use when your customer needs the channels in a speciﬁc sequence for compatibil-

ity with existing radios. It can also be used when a customer wants to “ship” channel positions.

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

1. Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU.

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU, press F5 to get to the MODE CONFIGURATION screen.

4. Press Tab (or Enter or Return) until the mode Name ﬁeld is highlighted.

5. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired Name.

3. At the MODE CONFIGURATION screen, select the mode number that want you to change by pressing either the F3 or F4 keys until the desired mode number is displayed in the Name ﬁeld.

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Rx Frequency

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

MODE

CONFIG

screen

Tab

➠

Rx Frequency

ﬁeld

DEFINITION A designated frequency in MHz for receiving messages and signals.

DEFAULT/CHOICES See Motorola catalog, price sheets or your service manual for valid Rx frequen-

cies.

A radio will receive on this frequency when the radio display shows the corresponding “mode name”. Frequencies must be within the advertised band and divisible by 5 kHz or 6.25 kHz (12.5 kHz or 25 kHz for 800 MHz/900 MHz bands). These frequencies may have poor receive performance due to self-quieting:

We do not recommend using these frequencies due to possible self-quieting. Contact Product Services for other frequencies.

RECOMMENDATIONS If the mode will be receive only, type BLANK for the Tx Frequency.

A “talk-around” frequency is entered by making the Tx frequency equal to the Rx frequency.

WARNINGS Cannot have a null or blank frequency. If you need blank Rx channels, then delete

the mode or use mode naming.

SEE ALSO Tx Frequency, Rx Squelch Code and Rx Squelch Type

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

1. Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU.

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU, press F5 to get to the MODE CONFIGURATION screen.

3. At the MODE CONFIGURATION screen, select the mode number for which you want to program contains the Rx Frequency by pressing either the F3 or F4 keys until the desired mode # is displayed in the Name ﬁeld.

4. Press Tab (or Enter or Return) until the Rx Frequency ﬁeld is highlighted.

5. Type in the desired Rx Frequency in MHz. Be sure to type in the decimal point too. (You could scroll through the list too using an arrow key.)

6. To change the Rx Frequency on other modes, repeat steps 3-5.

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Rx Squelch Code

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

MODE

CONFIG

screen

Tab

➠

Rx Squelch Code

ﬁeld

DEFINITION Receiver unmutes if carrier with this speciﬁc subaudible code is present. Receiver

unmutes when it detects this code, allowing more users and privacy on a frequency.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: BLANK

Choices: ■ see TPL/DPL tables (Appendix C) or press F1 to display help

If the Rx Squelch Type = TPL, then enter a frequency in hertz (Hz) or any code from Appendix C.

If Rx Squelch Type = DPL, type a 3-digit numeric code from the table in Appendix C.

DEPENDENCIES Rx Squelch Type.

EXCEPTIONS If a Rx Squelch Type = Carrier Squelch, then squelch code is not available.

RECOMMENDATIONS Use when you want to have multiple groups using same frequency or when you

want more privacy.

Receiver response time of the PL detector can be improved slightly, for some codes, by detuning the PL code frequency by ±0.1 Hz.

IMPORTANT NOTE TPL tones above 220 Hz will have more bleed-through to the speaker. DPL code

645 is a reserve code and will have a greater false opening probability. TPL codes near 120 Hz and 180 Hz have a high false opening probability due to 60 Hz AC power harmonies. Countries having 50 Hz AC power may have false opening on 100 Hz (code 1Z) and 150 Hz. TPL 134 Hz can be false-opened by DPL dekey.

Rx Squelch Type

ﬁeld

DEFINITION Determines what form of continuous subaudible code (along with carrier) is

needed to open receive audio.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: CSQ

Choices: ■ CSQ ■ TPL ■ DPL ■ INV.DPL

CSQ Carrier Squelch. For receiver to unmute for all carriers.

TPL Tone Private Line, CTCSS. If you want the receiver to unmute only

speciﬁc carriers with speciﬁc codes, use TPL or DPL. For TPL you can type either the frequency in MHz or a 2-digit tone code (see Appendix C).

DPL Digital Private Line, Digital CTCSSS. If you want the receiver to

unmute only speciﬁc carriers with speciﬁc codes, use TPL or DPL. For DPL, enter a 3-digit tone code (see Appendix C).

INV.DPL Inverted DPL is only needed if a customer's system has an audio path

“ﬂipped”.

DEPENDENCIES Rx Squelch Type

RECOMMENDATIONS Use when you want to have multiple groups using the same frequency or when

you want more privacy.

WARNINGS Do not use Inverted DPL (INV.DPL) for new systems! Inverted DPL is needed

only for special applications, such as a “ﬂipped” audio path or a multi-hop repeater.

Tx Frequency

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

MODE

CONFIG

screen

Tab

➠

Tx Frequency

ﬁeld

DEFINITION A designated frequency in MHz for sending outgoing messages and signals from

the radio.

DEFAULT/CHOICES See Motorola catalog, price sheets or your service manual for valid Tx frequen-

cies.

RECOMMENDATIONS If you want a receive-only frequency, enter B, and transmit frequency will display

blank.

A “talk-around” frequency is entered by making the Tx frequency equal to the Rx frequency.

If you type an invalid frequency, you'll hear a beep, and the original frequency returns.

SEE ALSO Rx Frequency, Tx Squelch Code and Tx Squelch Type

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

1. Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU.

4. Press Tab (or Enter or Return) key until the Tx Frequency ﬁeld is highlighted.

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU, press F5 to get to the screen.

3. At the MODE CONFIGURATION screen, select the mode number for which you want to program the desired Tx Frequency by pressing either the F3 or F4 keys until the desired mode # is displayed in the Name ﬁeld.

MODE CONFIGURATION

5. Type in the desired Tx Frequency in MHz. Be sure to type in the decimal point too. (You can scroll the list too.)

6. To change the Tx Frequency on other modes, repeat steps 3-5.

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Tx Inhibit On Busy

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

MODE

CONFIG

screen

Tab

➠

Tx Inhibit on Busy

ﬁeld

DEFINITION Disables transmit while carrier is present on channel (channel is busy). A busy

tone will be heard when the PTT is pressed.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: N

Choices: ■ Y ■ N

DEPENDENCIES Receive squelch type is equal to carrier squelch.

EXCEPTIONS Does not apply when receive squelch type is not equal to carrier squelch, there-

fore it is not compatible with Busy Channel Lockout.

RECOMMENDATIONS Use when channel is shared by several users. Prevents accidentally transmitting

on top of other users. Pressing PTT when a carrier is present causes the radio to generate a busy tone. Compatible with RapidCall signalling and scan.

WARNINGS Not compatible with TPL or DPL receive channels. May cause operational difﬁ-

culties when talking through repeater systems.

Tx Squelch Code

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

MODE

CONFIG

screen

Tab

➠

Tx Squelch Code

ﬁeld

DEFINITION The subaudible code the radio will transmit. Allows for more users and privacy

on a frequency. Receiver unmutes when code is detected.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: BLANK

Choices: ■ see TPL/DPL tables (Appendix C) or press F1 to display help

If the Tx Squelch Type = TPL, then enter a frequency in hertz (Hz) or any 2-digit PL code from Appendix C.

If Tx Squelch Type = DPL or INV.DPL, type a 3-digit numeric code from the table in Appendix C.

DEPENDENCIES Tx Squelch Type and Tx Frequency

EXCEPTIONS If a Tx Squelch Type = CARRIER SQUELCH or Tx Frequency = blank, then this

ﬁeld is not available.

RECOMMENDATIONS Use when you want to have multiple groups using same frequency or when you

want more privacy.

IMPORTANT NOTE TPL tones above 220 Hz will have more bleed-through to the speaker. DPL code

Tx Squelch Type

ﬁeld

DEFINITION Determines the form of continuous subaudible code the radio will transmit.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: CSQ

Choices: ■ CSQ ■ TPL ■ DPL ■ INV.DPL

CSQ Carrier Squelch. For receiver to unmute all carriers, transmit no spe-

ciﬁc signal.

TPL If you want the receiver to unmute only speciﬁc carriers with speciﬁc

codes, use TPL or DPL. For TPL you can type either the frequency in MHz or a 2-digit tone code (see Appendix C).

DPL If you want the receiver to unmute only speciﬁc carriers with speciﬁc

codes, use TPL or DPL. For DPL, enter a 3-digit tone code (see Appendix C).

INV.DPL Inverted DPL is only needed if a customer's system has an audio path

“ﬂipped”.

DEPENDENCIES Tx Frequency

EXCEPTIONS When Tx Frequency = blank, this ﬁeld is not available.

RECOMMENDATIONS Use when you want to have multiple groups using same the frequency or when

you want more privacy.

WARNINGS Do not use Inverted DPL (INV.DPL) for new systems! Inverted DPL is needed

only for special applications, such as a “ﬂipped” audio path or a multi-hop repeater.

5.1 Overview

Only one feature or function is shown on a page. On each reference page you will ﬁnd a standard page layout with consistent categories of information. Below is a list and explanation of all the categories. The categories marked with an asterisk (*) appear on every reference page. The other categories appear only when they apply to the speciﬁc feature.

❏

FEATURE NAME* Identiﬁes the name of the reference feature.

❏

RSS LOCATION* Provides a quick visual map of where you'll ﬁnd a particular feature within

the RSS, showing the keys to press to arrive at the feature's or function's screen location. More details of this map follow in the PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE section.

❏

DEFINITION* Summarizes the feature's function - it deﬁnes and brieﬂy explains the feature.

❏

DEFAULT/CHOICES* Identiﬁes and explains both the default value the feature is automati-

cally set to (with no user input) and the other available choices a user can select.

❏

DEPENDENCIES Identiﬁes items that have a direct impact or inﬂuence upon the feature.

❏

EXCEPTIONS Identiﬁes when the general rules concerning a feature may not apply.

❏

RECOMMENDATIONS Provides advice for the most common applications and usages, and

informs you when things work best.

❏

WARNINGS Identiﬁes areas of caution and important concerns. Be sure to read and act upon

warnings. They are more serious in nature than IMPORTANT NOTES.

❏

IMPORTANT NOTES Explains other tips to consider.

❏

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES* Summarizes how to access and change a given feature. It

explains the RSS LOCATION mapping in more detail.

5.2 Scan Features

The following reference pages describe the various Scan Features available.

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Priority Channel T

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

one

MAIN

Not Programmable with the RSS

Whenever the radio's scan stops on a priority channel, a short tone can be

➠

sounded. Enabling the tone draws the user's attention to a message of high importance.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: N

DEPENDENCIES

RECOMMENDATIONS

WARNINGS

Choices:

Applies to all scan lists (user and mode-slaved).

Enable when customer requests. Not used in conjunction with 8-channel radios.

Enabling the tone can cause a loss of 100 ms of the priority channel audio.

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PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU .

CHANGE/

VIEW

■

RADIO

➠

At the RADIO-WIDE SCAN OPTIONS screen, press Tab (or Enter or Return ) until the Priority

Channel Tone ﬁeld is highlighted.

WIDE

screen

➠

SCAN

OPTIONS

screen

TAB

➠

ChannelTone

Priority

Field

At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU , press F2 to get to the RADIO WIDE CONFIGU-

RATION screen.

At the RADIO WIDE CONFIGURATION screen, press F7 to get to the RADIO-WIDE SCAN

OPTIONS screen.

Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

Priority Channel Tone option.

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Scan Features

Priority Sampling Method

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

MAIN

Determines the way in which the priority channel(s) is checked for activity during

Not Programmable with the RSS

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

a “lookback” from an active second priority or non-priority channel.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: Continuous

Choices:

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Continuous

Continuous Continuous always performs a complete check of the channel. If no

carrier is present, then the sampling ends. If a carrier is present, a full PL check is made on each sample.

1-Shot PL For 1-Shot PL, once a carrier is seen, a full PL sample is only done

once until a sample is seen with no carrier present (that is, a carrier “break”). See PIX.

NPRI

sound

voice

long hole

RADIO

➠

NPRI

sound

voice voice voice voice

WIDE

screen

■

1-SHOT PL

short hole

➠

NPRI

sound

SCAN

OPTIONS

screen

short hole

NPRI

sound

TAB

➠

Priority

Sampling

Method Field

short hole

NPRI

sound

RECOMMENDATIONS

Almost always use Continuous. Use 1-Shot PL to reduce hole size on shared channels (for example, community repeaters, timeouts). Your best advantage occurs if you reduce the priority sampling rate when using 1-Shot PL.

WARNINGS

There is a risk that messages will be lost on the priority channel. Use Continuous for critical priority channels (public safety, etc.).

IMPORTANT NOTE

Best performance of 1-Shot PL is attained on a well-controlled channel, since a wide carrier break is needed to reduce lost priority activity. Your repeater panel may have an access timer that will help. Busy Channel Lockout on all radios will help.

SEE ALSO

Busy Channel Lockout, Priority Sampling Rate

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU.

At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU , press F2 to get to the RADIO WIDE CONFIGU-

RATION screen.

RADIO WIDE CONFIGURATION , press F7 to

get to the RADIO-WIDE SCAN OPTIONS screen.

At the RADIO-WIDE SCAN OPTIONS screen, press Tab (or Enter or Return ) until the Priority

Sampling Method ﬁeld is highlighted.

Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

Priority Sampling Method .

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Priority Sampling Rate

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

MAIN

Determines how often the priority channel is sampled for activity when listening

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

to priority 2 or non-priority channels. This sampling process is known as “lookback” and causes holes in received audio. The time chosen determines the length of time between samples. The following picture shows the sequence information.

NPRI n

Voice

NPRI n

Voice

Sample

PRI 1

Sample

PRI 1

hole

NPRI n

Voice

NPRI n

Voice

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: 0.9 seconds

RECOMMENDATIONS

Choices:

Only used when list has priority channels. Applies to user scan lists also. The best

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0.5 seconds to 4.0 seconds

choice is always a compromise between probability of missed syllables on the priority channel and intelligibility of the lower priority channel. Each customer's preference may be different. For critical use (public safety, etc.) we suggest the fastest choice.

hole

Sample

PRI 1

hole

Sample

PRI 2

➠

NPRI n

Voice

RADIO

WIDE

screen

NPRI n

Voice

hole

Sample

PRI 1

➠

SCAN

OPTIONS

screen

Single Priority “Lookback” Sequence

NPRI n

Voice

Tab

➠

Dual Priority

“Lookback” Sequence

Priority Sampling Rate ﬁeld

SEE ALSO

Priority Sampling Method, and Appendix Timing diagrams

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU .

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU, press F2 to get to the RADIO WIDE CONFIGU-

RATION screen.

3. At the RADIO WIDE CONFIGURATION screen

press F7 to get to the RADIO-WIDE SCAN OPTIONS screen.

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At the RADIO-WIDE SCAN OPTIONS screen,

press Tab (or Enter or Return) until the Priority Sampling Rate ﬁeld is highlighted.

5. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select or directly type in the desired Priority Sampling Rate.

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Priority 2 Mode

MAIN

RSS LOCATION

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

RADIO

WIDE

screen

➠

SCAN

OPTIONS

screen

Tab

➠

Priority 2

Mode ﬁeld

DEFINITION A mode-slaved scan list can be either non-priority, single-priority, or dual-prior-

ity. In the case of dual-priority, the second priority is deﬁned once for all modeslaved scan lists. The mode number entered will be the only available Priority 2 channel in any mode-slaved scan list

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: Off

Choices: ■ Any channel in radio or OFF

EXCEPTIONS Not available on 8-channel models..

RECOMMENDATIONS Leave at default unless the application requires a speciﬁc second priority channel.

Should a user want a “dynamic” second priority, implement “user-scan” instead.

Scan Nuisance Delete

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION When listening to an active channel, it may be temporarily deleted from the scan

list by the user. User holds SELECT for 2 seconds. The channel returns to the scan list upon exiting/re-entering scan, or cycling radio off/on.

DEPENDENCIES Home channels and priority channels cannot be deleted.

IMPORTANT NOTE No RSS programming is required/available.

NOT PROGRAMMABLE WITH THE RSS

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Scan Speed

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

RADIO

WIDE

screen

➠

SCAN

OPTIONS

screen

Tab

➠

Scan Speed

ﬁeld

DEFINITION Determines how long each channel is checked for carrier and PL. Allows adjust-

ment for radio hardware improvements and customer preference.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: Normal

Choices: ■ Fast ■ Normal ■ Slow

Normal Most customers will use Normal.

Fast Fast risks a loss of carrier detect, degrading the range. Fast is most

applicable when Rx frequencies are less than 5 MHz. Fast should only be used where strong signal conditions exist.

Slow Slow is the most reliable and does not affect sensitivity.

Scan Talkback option.

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User Pri 2 Allowed

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

RADIO

WIDE

screen

➠

SCAN

OPTIONS

screen

Tab

➠

User PRI 2

Allowed

ﬁeld

DEFINITION The second priority feature of the user scan list can be disabled.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: N

Choices: ■ Y ■ N

N If customer only needs one priority, then leave disabled.

Y Allows programming of user scan priority 2.

RECOMMENDATIONS To simplify user operation, choose N (disabled) so operator can only select one

priority channel in the user scan.

User Scan List

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION Each radio can have a single user-programmed scan list. The list is edited via the

front panel of the radio. The RSS cannot view or change the user list.

Hold the SCAN button on the radio for 2 seconds; the display will ﬂash. A vertical bar in the upper left corner indicates a channel is in the user list. Press SELECT to add/delete. An extended hold of SELECT sets the priority channel. Press SCAN to save the list. You may blank the user list by deleting all channels as described above.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: Blank list

WARNINGS The user scan list is erased by the RSS each time the radio is reprogrammed.

SEE ALSO Mode Slaved Scan List (next issue), Scan Nuisance Delete, User PRI 2 Allowed.

NOT PROGRAMMABLE WITH THE RSS

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6 Accessory Connector

(16 Channel Models Only)

6.1 Overview

The Expanded Accessory Connector has six programmable I/O pins to allow it to adapt to various accessories for the 16 channel model. For ease of programming, commonly used accessories have their pin functions predeﬁned and can be programmed on one data ﬁeld. Some accessories will need to be programmed on a pin by pin basis. The Radio Service Software provides screens for customizing your application pin by pin.

6.2 Customizing the Expanded Accessory Connector

The Expanded Accessory Connector's pin functions may be modiﬁed on the ACCESSORY CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION screen. This screen is displayed when the function key F9 is pressed on the RADIO WIDE CONFIGURATION screen. Customizing the Expanded Accessory Connector is necessary when more than one accessory requires programmable functions or a nonstandard accessory. The screen also contains useful information on the characteristics of each function. These are:

❏

Data Direction Indicates whether the information is to or from the radio. OUTPUT means that the data comes

from the radio. INPUT means that the data comes from the accessory. Mismatching the Data Direction with the accessory may result in damage to the radio or accessory or both. Therefore, use caution when selecting functions for nonstandard accessories. The direction is determined by the selected function and is not programmable.

❏

Debounce Determines whether the radio waits a short period of time before acting. This is done to make

sure that any mechanical switch bounce is accounted for. This parameter is programmable.

❏

Active Level Determines whether a high voltage or low voltage means to “do something”. This parameter

is programmable.

Note: The same function (except NULL and CHANNEL STEERING) should NEVER be assigned to more than one pin on the connector. Also ALWAYS verify the levels and polarities of the signals prior to connecting any custom accessory to the connector.

Each programmable pin on the Expanded Accessory Connector has a limited number of functions that could be assigned to it. There are two type of functions: independent and dependent. Dependent functions cannot be reprogrammed. They are dependent on the assigned pin when used with the selected accessory. Independent functions can be reprogrammed to different pins.

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Table 6-2 on page 6-19 lists the input functions and Table 6-3 on page 6-20 lists the output functions. Both tables give the type of function and a short description. For details on each function refer to the RapidCall Planning Guide. Each function has a function number assigned to it. This number is used to assign a function to a pin. The Accessory Input and Output Function tables can be used to determine which functions are necessary for your application. Table 6-4 on page 6-21 deﬁnes what functions can be assigned to each pin. Using the tables and the ACCESSORY CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION screen, you should be able to conﬁgure the accessory connector to suit your application.

6.2.1 Accessory Connector Packages

The table below list packages that are available for customizing the Expanded Accessory Connector. A description and programming procedure for each of the packages not marked with an asterisk (*) are given in this chapter. Descriptions for the packages marked with an asterisk (*) can be found in the GR300 Repeater Station Manual.

Table 6-1. Accessory Connector Packages

Community PA * Public Address Community Rmt * Radius RICK-Tx * DTMF Decoder Board (internal only) Radius RICK-RX * General I/O Remote Paging Encoder RPB50 Interface Phone Base PA-Tx * Phone Remote PA-Tx * Phone Base PA-Rx * Phone Remote PA-Rx * Phone Base Rmt-Tx * Phone Remote Rmt-Tx * Phone Base Rmt-Rx * Phone Remote Rmt-Rx * Phone Patch

(*) can be found in the GR300 Repeater Station Manual

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Active Level

Tab

➠

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

RADIO

WIDE

➠

ACCESSORY

SCREEN

The programmable pins are binary. They become active on either a high or low voltage signal. Some non-standard accessories may not have the same active level as the defaults.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: See Accessory Package default tables in Appendix H.

Choices:

■

High

■

Low

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

1. Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU.

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU , press F2 to get to the RADIO-WIDE screen.

3. Press F9 to enter the ACCESSORY CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION screen.

4. Press Tab or Enter/Return until the Active Level ﬁeld for the desired pin is highlighted.

5. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

choice.

ﬁeld

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Custom

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: See Accessory Package default tables in Appendix H.

IMPORTANT NOTE

This indicates that the default package has been used in a modiﬁed fashion for this radio. For example, changing a pin function, Debounce, and/or Active Level will cause the radio to be “custom”.

Choices:

No RSS programming is required/available.

Not Programmable with the RSS

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Data Direction

RSS LOCATION

DEFINITION

WARNING

IMPORTANT NOTE

Not Programmable with the RSS

This indicates whether the information is an input or output to the radio. Input is data that comes from the accessory. Output is data that comes from the radio. The data direction is determined by the selected function and is not programmable.

Mismatching the Data Direction with the accessory may result in damage to the radio or the accessory. Therefore, use caution when selecting functions for nonstandard accessories.

No RSS programming is required/available.

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Debounce

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

RADIO

WIDE

➠

ACCESSORY

SCREEN

Tab

➠

ﬁeld

DEFINITION

Debounce determines whether the radio waits a short period of time before acting. This is to account for any mechanical switch bounce. It applies only to inputs and is usually required for pins that are driven by relays or other mechanical devices.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: See Accessory Package default tables.

Choices:

■

Yes

■

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU .

At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU , press F2 to get to the RADIO-WIDE screen.

Press F9 to enter the ACCESSORY CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION screen.

Press Tab or Enter/Return until the Debounce ﬁeld for the desired pin is highlighted.

Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

choice.

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DTMF Decoder Board (internal only)

RSS LOCATION

MAIN

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

RADIO

WIDE

Tab

➠

Acc. Internal

ﬁeld

DEFINITION

This internal accessory provides DTMF decode capabilities in the radio. It is an internal board that must be installed before the radio accessory connector is programmed.

DEFAULT/CHOICES

Please refer to Table 10-17 on page 10-13 , Table 10-20 on page 10-14 , and Table 10-22

on page 10-14 in Appendix H for defaults

EXCEPTIONS

When this internal accessory is installed, the external accessory packages that can be used are Public Address, Remote, and General I/O.

SEE ALSO

Internal Accessories

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

1. Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU .

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU , press F2 to get to the RADIO-WIDE screen.

3. Press Tab or Enter/Return until the Acc. Internal

ﬁeld is highlighted.

5. A popup warning asks if you have installed the internal option board in the radio. If YES, press

. If NO, press F10 and install the internal

DTMF decoder option board.

6. If the External Accessory has been set to something other than Public Address, Remote, or General I/O, another popup warning will appear. You must Tab to the External Accessory ﬁeld and change the value to a compatible type.

7. To customize the accessory package, press F9 to get to the ACCESSORY CONNECTOR CON-

FIGURATION screen and make the desired

changes.

4. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select DTMF.

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External Accessories

MAIN

RSS LOCATION

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

RADIO

WIDE

Tab

➠

Acc. External

ﬁeld

MAIN MENU

➠

CHANGE/

VIEW

➠

RADIO

WIDE

➠

ACCESSORY

SCREEN

DEFINITION Refers to the External Accessory that is connected to the radio via the Expanded

Accessory Connector.

DEFAULT/CHOICES Default: See Accessory Package default tables in Appendix H.

Choices: ■ Public Address ■ Remote ■ General I/O

■ Phone Patch ■ Paging Encoder ■ RPB50 Interface

See Table 6-1 on page 6-2 for the available repeater packages.

SEE ALSO Public Address, Remote, General I/O, Phone Patch, Paging Encoder, RPB50 Inter-

face

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE

1. Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU.

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU, press F2 to get to the RADIO-WIDE screen.

OR 1. Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the

CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU.

2. At the CHANGE/VIEW CODEPLUG MENU, press F2 to get to the RADIO-WIDE screen.

3. Press the Tab or Enter/Return key until the Acc.External ﬁeld is highlighted.

4. Use the ↑ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired

choice.

3. Press F9 to enter the ACCESSORY CONNEC- TOR CONFIGURATION screen.

4. Pres F3 or F4 to select the previous or next external package.

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Motorola 02Z36 B RD RS Diagram

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Software Rights Notice

Computer Software Copyrights

Trademarks

Introduction

1.1 Overview

Prerequisites

1.3 Using This Manual

Subscription Information

2 Getting Started

2.1 Overview

2.2 Assembling The Hardware

Understanding Computer Basics

Navigating Through RSS Menus

Changing A Field Value

3 Tutorials

3.1 Overview

Programming Basic Radios

Cloning Radios

4 Basic Features

4.1 Overview

GM300 Features

Busy Channel Lockout

Forced Monitor

Handset

Local/Distance

Mode Name

Rx Frequency

Rx Squelch Code

Rx Squelch Type

Tx Frequency

Tx Inhibit On Busy

Tx Squelch Code

Tx Squelch Type

5.1 Overview

5.2 Scan Features

Priority Sampling Method

Priority Sampling Rate

Priority 2 Mode

Scan Nuisance Delete

Scan Speed

Scan Talkback option.

User Pri 2 Allowed

User Scan List

6 Accessory Connector

6.1 Overview

6.2 Customizing the Expanded Accessory Connector

Active Level

Custom

Data Direction

Debounce

DTMF Decoder Board (internal only)

External Accessories