Viking 242-2009-632 Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
SOFTWARE
3-3
March 1999
Part No. 001-2009-600
3.2 MISCELLANEOUS SOFTWARE INFORMA-
TION
3.2.1 MINIMUM FREE MEMORY REQUIRED
Approximately 2MB of free memory is required
to run this program. If not enough is available, there
may be other programs that are also being loaded into
conventional memory. These programs can be closed
to make more space available.
3.2.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Making a Backup Copy
When the programming software is received,
make a backup copy and store the master in a safe
place. To make a copy of the distribution disk with
Windows NT or Windows 95 Explorer, right click the
floppy drive icon and select Copy Disk.
Creating a Windows Shortcut or Program Icon
To run the program from Windows NT or Win-
dows 95, a shortcut icon can be created that can then
be double clicked to start the program. To create this
shortcut icon, select Start -> Settings -> Taskbar.
Then select the Start Menu Programs tab and click the
Add button. Information is then displayed to com-
plete the process.
3.2.3 STARTING THE PROGRAM
There are several ways to start the LTR-Net Pro-
grammer. First, the program can be started by double
clicking on the shortcut icon. This starts the program
with an empty information file (Locality file). A
Locality file contains all of the programming informa-
tion for all repeaters installed at a Locality.
A second method of starting the program is to use
the Explorer to change to the directory containing
Locality files, then double click on one of those Local-
ity files. This starts the programmer and automati-
cally loads the selected file. This is normally the most
convenient method to start the program, as it pre-loads
all of the repeater data for a Locality.
Once files have been opened or saved from
within the programmer, those filenames will show up
in the taskbar Documents selection. allowing the pro-
gram to be started by selecting the desired Locality
file from the Start menu.
Refer to Section 4 for detailed information about
the LTR-Net Programmer’s contents and Section 5 for
the parameters and their descriptions for the Locality
and Repeater programming.
3.3 ALIGNMENT SOFTWARE
The software for the LTR-Net repeater programs
the MPC to open and close the audio/data gates neces-
sary for the alignment selected from the Test-Full
Repeater menu.
Under the menu heading TEST, are the alignment
procedures for the PA (see Section 7.4 or 7.5),
Receiver (see Section 7.2), Exciter (see Section 7.3)
and overall Full Repeater (see Section 7.6) including
the MAC card (see Figure 3-3).
Figure 3-3 REPEATER TEST MENU
Refer to Section 7 for alignment procedures as
shown in the program, alignment points diagrams and
test setup diagrams.
3.4 HELP
Help screens are available for most parameters
and options in this program. Whenever a parameter or
options clarification is needed, press the Help button
and a help screen will pop-up on the screen.