Radius RADIUS GM300, Manual

Page 1: ...Mobile Radio Radius GM300 The Dealer s Radio Service Software Manual Radius Products Division 1 800 356 1520 U S 6880902Z36 B HVN8177 319 385 5395 Outside U S December 1993...

Page 2: ...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...

Page 3: ...Radius Radius Products Division Hwy 34 West Mount Pleasant IA 52641 USA...

Page 4: ...e following manual contributors Thank you for your contributions Earle L Nancy A Amy H Kim P Joe P Craig C Rick R Rod B Kathy C Mark N Mike R Clint L Mike C Christine C Bob B Mark G John O Heidi H Pam...

Page 5: ...izing 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 Disket...

Page 6: ...sonality 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 Decisi...

Page 7: ...n 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...

Page 8: ...Table of Contents GM300 Radio Service Software Manual iv 6880902Z36 B October 1996...

Page 9: ...hannel 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 typical...

Page 10: ...e 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 excell...

Page 11: ...or computer created graphics A stop light represents an important warning Table 1 1 How to Use this Manual First Time User Occasional User Frequent User 1 Read the Introduction section 1 Review Gettin...

Page 12: ...res 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 mo...

Page 13: ...re 15 min utes 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 re...

Page 14: ...Radio Interface Box RIB to IBM 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 tha...

Page 15: ...ll need the extra adapter 8 HLN9390 to insert between 1 and 2 3 Plug 4 into an AC wall outlet and connect the other end to 3 2 Connect 6 and 3 with 5 The 25 pin end of 5 goes into 3 and the modular te...

Page 16: ...eed to set the serial parallel adapter to run on bat tery power This can be done with the application diskette supplied by the computer manufacturer If this is not done you will receive serial bus err...

Page 17: ...io 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...

Page 18: ...l 1605 I O port pinouts are not compati ble Not recommended Epson Equity 3 I O port pinouts are not compati ble Not recommended Epson Laptop Q150A Power failure during COM test Not recommended Everex...

Page 19: ...uickly 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...

Page 20: ...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 R...

Page 21: ...5 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...

Page 22: ...a diskette drive labelled A 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 oc...

Page 23: ...exe cuting this command without backups located in a different directory DIR Lists the files in the current working directory You can list files in other directories too by specifying a pathname foll...

Page 24: ...imum 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 fi...

Page 25: ...tarts 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 Pa...

Page 26: ...he hardware installation command HDINSTAL and located under the root directory of the hard drive enabling RSS to startup from the root direc tory Archive files Computer files of the radio personalitie...

Page 27: ...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...

Page 28: ...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 bel...

Page 29: ...a directory under MRSS called GM300 6 Go to GM300 directory CD GM300 Change directory to the GM300 directory 7 Make ARCHIVE directory CD ARCHIVE Change directory to the ARCHIVE directory 8 Make 1992 d...

Page 30: ...based upon your way of doing business this set up may be a starting point for you Be sure to label the outside of your diskettes accurately such as 1992 GM300 Archive Files Depending on the size of y...

Page 31: ...If no hard disk load DOS See Table 2 5 on page 2 10 to load DOS using drive A Remove DOS diskettes after loading If not at the root directory of drive A type CD 3 Put new diskette in A Insert a new di...

Page 32: ...hard disk To make a backup copy follow the steps in Table 2 11 on page 2 19 These steps assume you have one diskette drive named A or you have two diskette drives that are not the same size and densi...

Page 33: ...low the startup procedure 2 7 3 1 Installing RSS on Hard Disk Install the latest RSS version as soon as you receive it using the install program with the diskettes you received with this manual insure...

Page 34: ...files based on serial numbers DO NOT OVERWRITE OR DELETE THIS FILE If you do contact Radius Prod uct Services MDF The model definition file defines which radio models the RSS can program 2 7 3 2 Insta...

Page 35: ...Instruction What to Type How To Do It What It Does 1 Move to C drive C Work from hard disk the C drive If you have a hard disk and you bring up your computer with no diskettes in the dis kette drives...

Page 36: ...mes BANNER screen MAIN MENU 2 7 4 2 Startup Procedure Using 5 25 Diskettes The RSS startup procedure in the table below assumes the 5 25 diskette drive is labelled A When you start RSS from a 5 25 dis...

Page 37: ...2 4 Service Software Configuration Menu For now press the F10 key on your keyboard to exit this menu We will return to it later 2 7 4 4 Banner Screen When the program correctly loads you will see a B...

Page 38: ...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...

Page 39: ...yed F10 Exit to previous menu or screen The F10 key moves the dis play 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 E...

Page 40: ...lections 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...

Page 41: ...mples 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...

Page 42: ...n 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 tree root system is shown sideways in the following...

Page 43: ...PLUG F8 CLONE CODEPLUG EXIT HELP F1 EXIT F10 RADIO CONFIG F2 F5 ALIGN SUMMARY F6 ARCHIVE FILE LIST F10 HELP F1 CREATE PATH F4 DELETE ARCHIVE FILE F6 RESTORE ARCHIVE FILE F7 UPDATE BACKUP F8 EXIT F10 H...

Page 44: ...F7 F10 MORE HELP KEYBOARD HELP PRINT HELP F1 F2 F5 F9 SCAN LIST F6 HELP OTHER ACCESSORY PRINT SCREEN F1 F9 F5 HELP PREVIOUS MODE GO TO MODE F1 F3 F2 NEXT MODE MODE UTILITY PRINT SCREEN F4 F8 F5 EXIT...

Page 45: ...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 edi...

Page 46: ...5 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 joine...

Page 47: ...October 1996 6880902Z36 B 2 35 GM300 Radio Service Software Manual Getting Started Setting Configuring RSS Computer Defaults 2 F3 F7 Figure 2 13 Setup Computer Configuration Menu Options...

Page 48: ...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 th...

Page 49: ...rn advances to the next field Press Tab two times 3 Select a port Use the arrow keys to scroll through the available field options Options are COM1 or COM2 Pick a port 4 Test the port You can test the...

Page 50: ...creens Instruction What to type Explanation 1 Go to COLOR CONFIGURA TION Press F7 at the SETUP COMPUTER CONFIGURATION MENU to get to COLOR CONFIGURATION 2 Specify monitor type At COLOR CONFIGURATION p...

Page 51: ...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...

Page 52: ...e B by typing the command below followed by Return If using 5 25 diskettes insert diskette 1 first B 4 Type the command below followed by Return GM300 If using 5 25 diskettes remove diskette 1 and ins...

Page 53: ...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...

Page 54: ...the GET SAVE Menu 2 Get radio s current codeplug data 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 time...

Page 55: ...dio Wide Features Instruction What to type What it does or means 1 Go to CHANGE VIEW menu Press Esc to back up to MAIN MENU Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to see the CHANGE VIEW Menu 2 Go to RADIO WIDE scr...

Page 56: ...r PRI2 Allowed field Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next screen 6 Select Choice 7 Go to PRI Sampling Rate field Pressing Tab advances the prompt to the next field 8 Select Choice 9 Go to PRI...

Page 57: ...gure 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...

Page 58: ...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 p...

Page 59: ...operable state The only recommended time to disconnect the radio is at the MAIN MENU or GET SAVE screens 24 Program the next mode Repeat steps 4 11 for each mode channel 25 Create additional mode Pres...

Page 60: ...d 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 3 Specify archive file path C MRSS GM300 ARCHIVE This is where we r...

Page 61: ...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...

Page 62: ...to merge two code plugs 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...

Page 63: ...selected file Get the selected highlighted file 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 t...

Page 64: ...r 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 clone the radio This...

Page 65: ...e 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 t...

Page 66: ...can Speed X X Busy Channel Lockout X X User PRI 2 Allowed X X Local Distance X X Accessory Connector Features Phone Signalling System X Active Level X Rx Frequency X X Data Direction X Rx Signalling S...

Page 67: ...If you press PTT on radio while there is a carrier on the channel the radio follows this protocol a If the carrier has your TPL DPL then you are allowed to transmit just like nor mal b If the carrier...

Page 68: ...s 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...

Page 69: ...the handset is connected to the radio WARNINGS If this feature is enabled and a handheld microphone is used you will not hear the audio speaker when microphone is off hook PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Pres...

Page 70: ...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 L...

Page 71: ...s 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 CHA...

Page 72: ...ency 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 mo...

Page 73: ...z 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 ha...

Page 74: ...s 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 I...

Page 75: ...entally tying up the channel If you do not wish to limit the amount of time one person can continuously talk set value to be a very large time 255 seconds Only when it is absolutely needed should you...

Page 76: ...ATIONS Use to keep one user from continuously transmitting and thus not allowing other conversations to occur If you have problems with users abusing the channel then you might use this SEE ALSO Time...

Page 77: ...al 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...

Page 78: ...sy 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 SEE ALSO Busy C...

Page 79: ...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 d...

Page 80: ...equency 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...

Page 81: ...zes 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 ot...

Page 82: ...adios WARNINGS Enabling the tone can cause a loss of 100 ms of the priority channel audio PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE VIEW CODEPLUG MENU 4 At the RADIO WIDE...

Page 83: ...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 ch...

Page 84: ...preference may be different For critical use public safety etc we suggest the fastest choice SEE ALSO Priority Sampling Method and Appendix Timing diagrams PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAI...

Page 85: ...e at default unless the application requires a specific second priority channel Should a user want a dynamic second priority implement user scan instead SEE ALSO User Scan List PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1...

Page 86: ...such as split simplex require a zero hang time to hear both sides of a conversa tion IMPORTANT NOTE During the hang time the radio remains on the last active channel SEE ALSO Scan Talkback PROGRAMMING...

Page 87: ...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 o...

Page 88: ...Fast should only be used where strong signal conditions exist Slow Slow is the most reliable and does not affect sensitivity SEE ALSO Appendix E Timing Diagrams PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the...

Page 89: ...tivity present scan bars on the display In such circumstances the radio always reverts to the home chan nel RECOMMENDATIONS Enable talkback for most customers disable when most channels are being scan...

Page 90: ...nly select one priority channel in the user scan SEE ALSO Priority Sampling Rate PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE VIEW CODEPLUG MENU 4 At the RADIO WIDE SCAN OPTI...

Page 91: ...r 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...

Page 92: ...Scanning Features GM300 Radio Service Software Manual 5 12 6880902Z36 B October 1996 Scan Features 5...

Page 93: ...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 acce...

Page 94: ...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 package...

Page 95: ...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 4 Press T...

Page 96: ...DEFINITION 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 custo...

Page 97: ...ut 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 WARNING Mismatchi...

Page 98: ...s that are driven by relays or other mechanical devices DEFAULT CHOICES Default See Accessory Package default tables Choices Yes No PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHAN...

Page 99: ...nternal Accessories PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE VIEW CODEPLUG MENU 5 A popup warning asks if you have installed the internal option board in the radio If YES...

Page 100: ...ote 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 OR 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANG...

Page 101: ...age 6 19 and Table 6 3 on page 6 20 list the available INPUT and OUTPUT functions and whether they are independent or dependent DEFAULT CHOICES Default See Accessory Package default tables WARNING The...

Page 102: ...r s choice DEFAULT CHOICES Refer to Appendix H for Accessory Package defaults SEE ALSO External Accessories Internal Accessories DTMF Decoder Board PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to...

Page 103: ...rogramming SEE ALSO External Accessories DTMF Decoder Board PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE VIEW CODEPLUG MENU 4 Use the arrow keys to select the inter nal acces...

Page 104: ...encoders DEFAULT CHOICES Refer to Table 10 24 on page 10 15 in Appendix H for defaults IMPORTANT NOTE Incompatible with DTMF Decoder Board SEE ALSO External Accessories DTMF Decoder Board Internal Ac...

Page 105: ...o avoid any transients that may occur while turning on the radio we suggest that the power up delay be at least 500ms SEE ALSO External Accessories Internal Accessories DTMF Decoder Board PROGRAMMING...

Page 106: ...nctions that can be assigned to it Pin numbers can not be programmed or changed Only the functions tied to pins can be changed There are two types of functions Dependent and Independent Dependent func...

Page 107: ...initialize itself DEFAULT CHOICES Default 0 255 seconds Choices 0 0 4 3 seconds PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE VIEW CODEPLUG MENU 4 Press Tab or Enter Return u...

Page 108: ...17 on page 10 13 in Appendix H for defaults IMPORTANT NOTE Public Address can also be installed on 8 channel model radios SEE ALSO External Accessories Internal Accessories DTMF Decoder Board PROGRAMM...

Page 109: ...to Table 10 19 on page 10 13 in Appendix H for defaults SEE ALSO External Accessories Internal Accessories DTMF Decoder Board PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE VI...

Page 110: ...TE Incompatible with DTMF Decoder Board SEE ALSO External Accessories Internal Accessories DTMF Decoder Board PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE 1 Press F4 at the MAIN MENU to get to the CHANGE VIEW CODEPLUG MENU...

Page 111: ...sent Data Ready Dependent Input from DTMF decoder board DTMF Data Dependent Input from DTMF decoder board Rx Audio Mute Independent Mutes received audio for data applications Special Off Hook Indepen...

Page 112: ...pendent Driver pin for external relay when an Alert is received PL DPL CSQ Detect Independent Pin is active when TPL DPL and carrier are detected CSQ Detect Independent Pin is active when a carrier is...

Page 113: ...end 6 9 Input NULL1 Emergency Switch TX PL Inhibit TOC Disable TX Audio Mute RX Audio Mute Special Off Hook Channel Select 1 5 Mic Off Hook Auto PTT Request to Send Ext Call Button 8 12 14 Input Outpu...

Page 114: ...Accessory Connector 16 Channel Models Only GM300 Radio Service Software Manual 6 22 6880902Z36 B October 1996 Accessory Connector Function Tables 6...