Motorola 02Z36 B RD RS Diagram

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

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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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

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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!

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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

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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

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4-2

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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

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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

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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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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.

2 3

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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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

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