AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS User’s Manual © Simon Collings, G4SGI 1995 Software Published and Distributed by: AOR (UK) LTD.
CONTENTS _____________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS CONTENTS .....................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................5 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...........................................................6 INSTALLING THE PROGRAM ........................................................................7 Copy Protection..
CONTENTS _____________________________________________________________________ Print F7 ..............................................................................................................................................19 Send file to RX...................................................................................................................................19 Get file from RX... ..............................................................................................................
CONTENTS _____________________________________________________________________ SEARCH AND SCAN MENU OPTIONS........................................................29 Squelch level... ...................................................................................................................................29 Audio squelch... .................................................................................................................................29 Delay time... ................................
INTRODUCTION _____________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Welcome to AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS, the management software for the PC and AOR AR8000 hand portable radio receiver. This simple to use program lets you configure memory, search and auto mode data in your AR8000 using text based windows which display the data in a friendly understandable way. Managing frequencies with your AR8000 could not be simpler with AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS .
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS _____________________________________________________________________ MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • 80286 PC compatible (or higher) with colour or monochrome text display • Microsoft® DOS v3.0 or PC-DOS v3.
INSTALLING THE PROGRAM _____________________________________________________________________ INSTALLING THE PROGRAM In this manual, it is assumed that you are familiar with Microsoft® DOS and the hardware you are using with your computer. If you need further information on using specific DOS commands, you can use the on-line help that is provided by Microsoft® as part of the operating system (just type HELP command name Õ (Enter) at the DOS prompt) or consult your DOS manuals.
INSTALLING THE PROGRAM _____________________________________________________________________ be able to exclude them from backups by setting up your backup software to ignore files without an archive bit. Remember, it is not the backup but the restore that can cause problems. 5. The /d+ option of the PC-Kwik disk cache software from Multisoft Corporation is not compatible with the copy protection scheme and should be temporarily disabled when installing AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS or moving the token.
INSTALLING THE PROGRAM _____________________________________________________________________ NOTE: You can install the program files to a floppy disk in your second disk drive (if you have one) by changing the command above to include your floppy disk drive (TRANSFER A: B: Õ (Enter)). You must have prepared a blank formatted disk with at least 720k bytes capacity before doing this.
GETTING STARTED _____________________________________________________________________ GETTING STARTED RS-232 connection The RS-232 connection between your computer and the AR8000 is simple to set up. Connect your AOR CU8232 remote control interface unit by following the instructions given in the CU8232 manual. You will need to prepare and fit an RS232 interface lead, again instructions are given in the CU8232 manual.
GETTING STARTED _____________________________________________________________________ Setting up Before proceeding, you must select the correct serial port parameters and an appropriate delay for RS-232 data transfers between the AR8000 and your computer. Pull down the Setup menu options by clicking on Setup with your mouse or by typing Alt-t from your keyboard. NOTE: You can use your keyboard or a mouse to operate the software.
GETTING STARTED _____________________________________________________________________ There are a variety of options to change: the serial port (COM1 through COM4), the baud rate, the RS-232 command delimiter (CR or CR,LF) and the software flow control protocol. All the RS-232 parameters must EXACTLY match those in your AR8000 for AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS to work correctly. Refer to section 18 of your AR8000 Operating Manual for instructions on setting and reviewing the RS-232 parameters in your radio.
GETTING STARTED _____________________________________________________________________ You can use the scroll bars or page up or down to view the text. You can even resize or move the help viewer window to suit your display. All windows in AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS have the same behaviour for consistency. If you want to obtain help on specific menu options, highlight the option you want to find out about then press F1.
GETTING STARTED _____________________________________________________________________ When you choose Size/Move, the active window moves in response to the arrow keys. Once you've moved the window to where you want it, press Enter. You can also move a window by dragging its title bar with the mouse. Choose this command to change the size or position of the active window. If you press Shift while you use the arrow keys, you can change the size of the active window.
GETTING STARTED _____________________________________________________________________ memory channel, frequency, step size, mode, attenuator, comment For example: A00, A01, A02, A03, A04, A05, A06, A07, A08, A09, 0.198000, 0.252000, 0.558000, 0.567000, 0.585000, 0.603000, 0.603000, 0.603000, 0.612000, 0.630000, 9.00, 9.00, 9.00, 9.00, 9.00, 9.00, 9.00, 9.00, 9.00, 9.
GETTING STARTED _____________________________________________________________________ lower frequency - 12 characters (0.1 - 1950 MHz) upper frequency - 12 characters (as above) step size - 6 characters ( 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.00, 2.00, 5.00, 6.25, 9.00, 10.00, 12.50, 20.00, 25.00, 30.00, 50.00, 100.0, 200.0, 250.0, 500.
GETTING STARTED _____________________________________________________________________ Whenever you edit text in a window, you MUST use the format described. AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS checks the data to make sure it can be converted to RS-232 commands: press F10 to run a check. NOTE: You can automatically number memory channels as you edit by pressing Ctrl-N. Every time you press Enter the next memory channel number is entered automatically on the next line. Press Ctrl-N again to turn this option off.
FILE MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ FILE MENU OPTIONS The file menu contains all the menus you need to work with files. The contents of each file is shown inside a window on the desktop. The following options are available: New This creates a completely new (and blank) file window for you to start editing from scratch. You can edit memory or search data. Open F3 Open an existing file for editing, printing or sending to the AR8000.
FILE MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ Save as... Save the current file under a different name. A very similar dialog to that for opening a file is used to enter the new filename. Change dir... Change directory so that files are read or written to a new disk or directory. DOS shell Execute a DOS shell so that you can run other DOS applications before returning to AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS . Type EXIT Õ (Enter) from the DOS prompt to return to 3& 0$1$*(5.
FILE MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ terminal program. This feature is to make AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS interoperable with your existing data. Export to raw file... This is complementary to the import function. When you export a memory or search bank file to raw format, the data used by AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS is converted to the format used by RS-232 commands typed from the keyboard of a terminal program.
EDIT MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ EDIT MENU OPTIONS The edit menu provides you will all the facilities you need to edit the data displayed inside the windows. Most of the edit menu options work by copying, cutting and pasting using a clipboard: this is not the same as WindowsTM Clipboard. You often need to highlight areas of text before using edit menu options.
EDIT MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ Check F10 Check the syntax of each line of text and report any errors that will prevent AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS from creating RS-232 commands for sending to the radio. The format required for the text is described in a previous section of this manual.
EDIT MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ 64, 70.000, CW, 9.0, N 65, 70.030, USB, 0.05, N is not OK because 70.030 is not divisible by a whole number of 9.0 kHz steps You should check auto mode data carefully before sending the data to your AR8000, improper operation of the radio may otherwise result. NOTE: Although the guaranteed frequency coverage of the AR8000 is 500 kHz - 1900 MHz, its microprocessor allows tuning over the range 100 kHz - 1950 MHz.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT _____________________________________________________________________ FIND MENU OPTIONS This menu contains options for searching through the text you are editing and conducting a search and replace. The options are greyed, or disabled, if you have no files open. Find... This option lets you define a string of characters to search for in the current text window. The following dialog is displayed when you select find: Type the text you want to search for in the Text to find field.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ SETUP MENU OPTIONS This set of menu options will allow you to alter the setup of AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS to match the RS-232 settings of your AR8000 and also to adjust the values of parameters in the radio which are used for in general operation (eg: the password). Serial Port... This option lets you select RS-232 serial port parameters to match your radio.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ Move the slider to alter the amount of delay used. ‘Fast’ machines have the largest delay and ‘Slow’ the smallest. You should start with the slider set to somewhere near the ‘Fast’ end of the scale to begin with (especially if you have a DX2/66 machine or faster). You only need to set the delay once. The value you select is stored in the AR8000.INI file so that it will be used again next time you run the program.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ Item list box displays the names of the different views in that region. On both colour and black-and-white systems, use the Foreground and Background palettes to modify colours. On monochrome systems, use the Colors set of radio buttons to modify the character attributes. Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the Colors dialog box by choosing OK. Password...
SETUP MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ Power Save Cycle... This menu option provides a dialog for altering the power save cycle period. This is the length in time in seconds the radio remains dormant then returns to active operation before becoming dormant again. The dialog looks like: The current power save cycle value is copied into the dialog when it opens.
SEARCH AND SCAN MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ SEARCH AND SCAN MENU OPTIONS A number of options are provided for adjusting search and scan parameters. Both search and scan are described here because the parameters have the same meaning but you will need to select options form the Search menu to adjust search parameters and options from the Scan menu to adjust scan parameters.
SEARCH AND SCAN MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ The delay time is the period the receiver will stay on an active channel after the signal has disappeared and the squelch has closed before resuming the search or scan. Use this dialog to set the delay time (in seconds). You can choose 0.1s to 9.9s. The dialog for search mode looks like: If you are setting up the radio for search mode, you can enter “FF” to prevent the radio from resuming the search.
WINDOWS MENU OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ TERMINAL WINDOW A simple to use text based terminal window is provided with 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS for full control of your AR8000. You can type any of the text commands listed in the CU8232 Remote Control Interface Manual into the terminal window to send them to the radio via the RS-232 connection. WARNING: You need to type commands in upper case.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT _____________________________________________________________________ MOVING COPY PROTECTION The CCMOVE.EXE utility can be used to place a copy protection ‘token’ back onto the AR8000 3& 0$1$*(5 for DOS distribution floppy disk or to move it between systems.
