^rHelp for Read (Write) Codeplug Data from (to) Radio or Diskette^r

This  menu  allows  you to  load  codeplug  data from disk  or to save
codeplug data  to  disk.  Please make  sure that for disk  operation a
formatted disk  with  enough  free  space is inserted in  the selected
drive.

You can also read codeplug data from radio or write codeplug data to a
radio.
 
This section contain help information about:

     - Required Hardware
     - Read Codeplug Data from Radio
     - Program Radio with Codeplug Data
     - Check Codeplug Size
^rRequired Hardware^r
Following hardware is required to be able to read or write to a MX1000
Series radio:

* Computer Interface Cable # 30-80369B72 (PC-AT) or
* Computer Interface Cable # 30-80369B71 (PC-XT, PC-AP)

* Radio Interface Box (RIB)  01-80353A74

* RIB Power Supply 240 V     EPN4040
                   220 V     EPN4041

* Programming Cable          RTK4203A
      required for           RTX4005B    Portable Product Test Set or
                             RTX4005A    (equipped with RPX4665A Field
                                          Mod Kit)
* Programming Cable          GTF291A    
      required for           GTF285      Portable Test Box

* Battery Eliminator         RTL4224A   
              











^rHelp for Read Codeplug Data from Radio^r

In  order  to read  the  personality  of a  radio,  it is necessary to
connect  the radio that you want to read to the system.  To accomplish
this, you will require a serial port on the computer together with the
radio interface box (RIB) and the cables needed to interface the radio
to the RIB and the RIB to the computer.



To set up the system, follow the steps outlined below.

* Shut off your computer system before connecting anything to it.

* Connect  one end of  the RS232  cable  to  the IBM PC  (the cable is
marked  to show you which end plugs into  the  computer).  Connect the
other end into the RIB.

* Connect the RIB power supply to the RIB and plug the  power cord for
the RIB into a power outlet.

* Connect the programming  cable into the  other end of  the RIB. (The
programming cable has four terminations but only one will fit into the
RIB).  On the same end of the programming cable as the RIB termination
are three other terminations - a round multi-pin connector, a male BNC
type RF connector and a female BNC connector.  If you do not intend to
perform any radio testing and tuning  you will  not need  to terminate
those connectors.

* Turn your computer on and load in the MX1000 Series Field Programmer
software.

* With the radio turned off, connect the programming cable to the back
connector of the radio.  Then turn the radio on. Select beginning from
the Main Menu:  "[F3] -  Read (Write) Codeplug Data from (to) Radio or
Disk"  and next "[F2] -  Read Codeplug from Radio". After switching on
the radio, you are now ready to read the personality of the radio.

Selecting the "[F2] -  Read Codeplug  from Radio"  function will cause
the  field programmer  to reload a software  routine from  disk (which
will take a few seconds) to read the radio codeplug.

The programmer  will  first check that  it  can  communicate  with the
radio. If not then an error messages will be displayed.

If the programmer can communicate with  the radio then  it  will check
that an appropriate radio is connected.  If the radio software version
is invalid then following error massage will be displayed:

                "Radio incompatible - ROM version is nn"

where nn is a representation of the ROM version of the radio.

If an appropriate radio is connected then the central screen will show
some  technical information about  the  activities  that  are  done to
indicate the current status of the read process.


After the radio has been read properly the Read  (Write) Codeplug Data
Menu  will  be  displayed and the model number  for the radio  will be
generated and displayed in the header area.



^rHelp for Program Radio with Codeplug Data^r

In order to program a radio, it is necessary to connect the radio that
you  want  to  program to  the system.  To accomplish  this,  you will
require  a  serial  port  on  the  computer  together  with  the radio
interface box (RIB)  and the cables  needed to interface the  radio to
the RIB and the RIB to the computer.

To set up the system, follow the steps outlined below.

* Shut off your computer system before connecting anything to it.

*  Connect one end of  the RS232  cable  to  the IBM PC  (the cable is
marked to show which end plugs  into the computer).  Connect the other
end into the RIB.

*  Connect the RIB power supply to the RIB and plug the power cord for
the RIB into a power outlet.

*  Connect the programming cable into the  other end of  the RIB. (The
programming cable has four terminations but only one will fit into the
RIB). On the same end of the programming cable as the RIB terminations
-  a  round multi-pin connector,  a male  BNC type RF connector  and a
female BNC connector.  If  you do  not  intend  to  perform  any radio
testing and tuning you will not need to terminate those connectors.

If,  however,  you wish to test and tune the radio,  you will  have to
connect a 50  ohm RF load to the male BNC connector and  terminate the
round multi-pin connector into the portable radio test set. Details on
the test set and the set-up necessary for you to perform  the tune and
test functions can be found in the chapter on tuning in this guide.

*  Turn your computer system on and load in the  "MX1000-Series" Field
Programmer software.

* With the radio turned off, connect the programming cable to the back
connector of the radio. Then turn the radio on.

After you have  set up the  system and selected the  radio personality
file that you wish to  write into  a radio,  select the  "F4 - Program
Radio with Codeplug Data" function in the "[F3] - Read(Write) Codeplug
Data to/from Radio or  Disk"  which  is  part  of the  Main Menu. This
function  will  program  the  codeplug  of  the  radio  with  the data
currently  held in the programmer.  Before programming will  start the
user has to confirm following instruction message:

               |This action will override all radio    |
               |settings. Do you wish to continue (Y/N)|
When  "Y"es is  pressed the programmer  will  first check that  it can
communicate with the radio and that an appropriate radio is  connected.
If Radio Communication is successful then the central screen area  will
be cleared and some technical information of the actual activities will
be shown on the central screen area.
The programmer will read the codeplug of the radio to check that it is
compatible with the new personality. The following will be checked:

-  Radio Model (MX1000, 2000, 3000): Only when the radio model matches
with the PC  file  programming will be allowed.  If no match  is found
following Error Message is displayed which contains information of the
connected radio model.

          | Radio model inconsistency.            |
          | Overwrite Model (Y/N) ?               |

-  VHF/UHF.  The radio must be a VHF radio if the new personality is a
VHF personality.  Similar for UHF. If not then following Error Message
is displayed:

          | Band inconsistency.                   |
          | Overwrite frequency band (Y/N) ?      |

To allow programming of blank or  used codeplugs  confirmation will be
requested from the user.

The following prompt asks whether to EXTRACT TUNING DATA out of the radio or
not
                | Do you want to extract tuning data    |
                | out of radio?  (Y/N)                  |
 
  If "extract tuning data", is chosen the programmer will use the alignment
values already in the radio instead of those contained in the Radio
Personality default parameters. For "Tune Radio" values, the programmer
extracts the current alignment data in the radio and merges this with the new
data before writing it back to the radio. For "Tune Channel" data, the
programmer operates in a different manner. When the radio is aligned, the
programmer constructs a table of channel frequencies versus squelch and
deviation alignment values. For frequencies that have been added or changed
with the field programmer, the alignment data is interpolated from this table
and corresponding squelch and deviation values for the new frequency are
generated. Extraction is only accurate and valid provided that the new
frequencies lie within the range of frequencies that the radio was originally
aligned to. Accuracy is enhanced if the radio has been aligned on several
frequencies. Notice that if the radio is aligned for only one frequency, when
you enter a new frequency for squelch and deviation it will be aligned to the
same values as the original frequency.
Even after programming the radio WITH extraction, check the radio again,
especially for squelch and deviation, since the new frequencies were
interpolated, and may not meet the precise values required.
If the radio has JUST BEEN aligned, then DO NOT extract alignment data before
writing to the radio, otherwise the old parameter values will be retained and
the new ones will be destroyed.
 
While  the radio is  being programmd the  programmer  will  detect any
communication errors as for "Read Codeplug Data from Radio".


On completion of the Write  Radio procedure the central  screen area
will be cleared   and the Read (Write)  Codeplug Data Menu screen will
appear.

Note also that when programming or reading a MX2000  or  MX3000 radio,
the system may ask you to turn the radio off.  When this operation has
been successfully done, the radio LCD display should display a message
that looks like this:  ERR  x  yz , where x can be 0,1 or 2 and yz can
be a numeric number. If the display does not show the ERR message, you
will have to repeat the procedure to obtain the message before you can
proceed with programming the radio.

^rNote also that when you have completed programming the radio, you must
tune the radio.^r
                          

^rHelp for Check Codeplug Size^r
This function will check if all the  enabled options  and features fit 
into  the  selected  radio. A  display, similar  to the  following, is
generated  after [F6] is  pressed  in the "Read (Write)  Codeplug Data 
Menu":
 MOTOROLA RADIO SERVICE SOFTWARE         | <  instruction messages   >
 MX1000 Series Field Programmer R02.01.00| <      ,,         ,,      >  
 Model: < model no. >                    | <  status/error messages  >  
 Codeplug Size Check                     | <      ,,         ,,      >  
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