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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration

AMX-MA-00657 Issue: 1.02 (USA) Page 1

CONTENTS

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5 PROGRAMMING & CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................3

5.1 Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................3

5.2 Getting Started..........................................................................................................................................................................3

5.2.1 System Requirements........................................................................................................................................................ 3

5.2.2 Making a Backup Copy of the DMR-25 Programmer Disk....................................................................................... 3

5.2.3 Installing the DMR-25 Programmer Software ..............................................................................................................3

5.2.4 Starting DMR-25 Programmer for the First Time........................................................................................................4

5.2.5 Connecting the Programmer to the Transceiver Module ............................................................................................4

5.2.6 Getting Help........................................................................................................................................................................ 5

5.2.7 Running the DMR-25 Programmer.................................................................................................................................5

5.2.8 Upgrading From TMP to DMR-25 ................................................................................................................................. 6

5.3 Configuring Communications ...............................................................................................................................................7

5.3.1 Serial Communications.....................................................................................................................................................7

5.3.2 Modem Communications..................................................................................................................................................8

5.3.3 Exit Binary Mode...............................................................................................................................................................8

5.4 Programming The Radio........................................................................................................................................................9

5.4.1 Radio Wide Settings..........................................................................................................................................................9

5.4.2 Channel Table ...................................................................................................................................................................11

5.4.3 Tone Remote Settings..................................................................................................................................................... 18

5.4.4 Encryption Settings..........................................................................................................................................................20

5.4.5 Squelch Groups................................................................................................................................................................ 22

5.4.6 License Features...............................................................................................................................................................24

5.4.7 Change Password............................................................................................................................................................. 25

Summary of content (25 pages)

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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration CONTENTS Page 5 5.1 PROGRAMMING & CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................3 Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................3 5.2 Getting Started ..................................................................................................
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 5-1 DMR-25 Programmer Main Window..........................................................................................................................4 Figure 5-2 Serial Comms Dialog Box................................................................................................................................................7 Figure 5-3 Modem Commands Dialog Box ...........................................
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5 PROGRAMMING & CONFIGURATION 5.1 Overview Configuration of the Digital Mobile Radio is performed using the Windows  -based DMR-25 Program software application running on an IBM  compatible PC connected via an RS-232 port (RJ-11) to the DMR-25. This manual documents the procedures for installing the DMR-25 programmer and its operation. 5.2 Getting Started 5.2.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 4. Run Windows Explorer, and with it display the contents of the CD drive or floppy drive in which the installation media is located. 5. Double-click on the file “setup.exe” to commence the installation. If there are multiple disk images on the CD, it will be located in the directory labeled “Disk1”. On a floppy it will be a top-level file. 6. Follow the instructions given by the Setup dialog boxes.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration The DMR-25 Programmer is now ready to read or write data to or from the DMR-25 module. 5.2.6 Getting Help The information contained in this manual is available as on-line help as part of the DMR-25 Programmer. To get help on the DMR-25 Programmer, from the main menu click on the Help pull-down menu and select Contents, Search or Index as required. 5.2.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.2.8 Upgrading From TMP to DMR-25 The DMR-25 programmer has new features not available in the TMP programmer. If DMR-25 is used to upload channel table data which was programmed into a transceiver with TMP, the data elements describing the new features will be uninitialised, and may need manual editing afterward. By following the procedure below you can avoid the need for manual editing when upgrading to DMR-25.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.3 Configuring Communications The Configure pull-down menu allows the DMR-25 programmer to control the PC's serial port and interface to a modem if desired. 5.3.1 Serial Communications To set or select the communications port, from the main menu activate the Configure pull-down menu and select Serial Comms . The Serial Comms dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 5-2. Select desired port and click OK.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.3.2 Modem Communications Consult your modem manual to determine what it requires for initialisation string, dial string, and hangup string. To set the modem commands used by the DMR-25 Programmer, select the Configure pull-down menu and select Modem Commands . The Modem Commands dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 5-3. Init: The modem initialisation string stores parameters to configure the modem after power up.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.4 Programming The Radio 5.4.1 Radio Wide Settings The Radio Wide Settings dialog box is accessed via Program | Radio Wide Settings. This dialog box contains general DMR-25 Transceiver parameters as shown in Figure 5-4. • IP address and netmask parameters for the ethernet interface (future option). • Front panel audio enable and volume adjustment.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration If the settings are acceptable, click OK, otherwise click Cancel to close the General Settings dialog box and the current configuration will not be changed. Help: Provides access to On-line help for the General Settings dialog box. AMX-MA-00657 Issue: 1.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.4.2 Channel Table To enter the Channel Table, from the main menu activate the Program pull-down menu and select Channel Table. The Channel Table dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 5-5. The table window lists the currently configured channels for the DMR-25 Transceiver. These channels are sorted in ascending order of the channel number.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration Figure 5-6 Channel Settings Dialog Box Channel Selection Channel Name: The name of the selected channel is shown in the Channel Name window. The channel name can be changed by overwriting the existing name in the window. The name is limited to 8 characters in length. Channel Number: The channel number is displayed in the Channel Number window.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration Mode: Click as required to select the operating mo de for the channel between basestation and repeater. In repeater mode, all valid inbound signals are repeated on the outbound channel. In basestation mode, valid inbound signals are not repeated. Control: There are four functions/options that may be selected, Local control, Tone control, Line control and None.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration Link Radio cannot be selected when Enable Front Panel PTT is enabled and vice-versa. Half Duplex: When half-duplex mode is selected, the receiver is disabled when transmitting and vice-versa. Half-duplex operation is only available in base-station mode. Receive/Transmit Configuration Freq (MHz): Enter the receive and transmit frequency for the selected channel. Note that the VHF radio frequencies can be set to 1Hz precision.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration The DMR radio can be programmed to un-mute on any NAC by entering the NAC values 0xF7E and 0xF7F as defined in the Project 25 suite of standards. CxCSS: Receive and transmit CxCSS may be set independently or the transmit CxCSS may be set to be the same as the received CxCSS (‘Same as Rx’). If APCO 25 channel mode is selected then this box will be disabled. Click on the Up/Down Arrows to increase/decrease the current CxCSS value.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration setting is ignored. The tail time should be selected to optimise the performance of the particular analog mobile used in a system. General Talk Group ID: Select or enter the Talk Group ID for Project 25 transmissions from the DMR in basestation mode. Unit ID: Select Unit ID for the Base-station Unit.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration Table 5-4 Channel Parameters and Limits Parameter Range Channel Selection Channel 0 to Channel 511 as defined in Program/Channel Table Channel Type Fixed or scan Signal Type Project 25, Analog FM (CTCSS or CDCSS), Autosense (Project 25 and Analog) Channel Mode Basestation or Repeater. Spacing Wide or Narrow band Frequency in MHz VHF 136-174 MHz or UHF 400-470 MHz.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.4.3 Tone Remote Settings Using the Tone Remote Properties the following functions may be allocated to tones used by industry standard tone remote units: • Increase audio level • Decrease audio level • Change to Tone Remote controlled channel Selecting Program/Tone Remote Settings, the Tone Remote Settings Dialog Box will appear as shown in Figure 5-8.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration Figure 5-9 Tone Remote Properties F1 may be allocated to Increase Audio and Change Channel. F2 may be allocated to Decrease Audio and Change Channel. F3 – F12 may only be allocated to Change Channel functions. The DMR Tone Remote functions are pre-programmed to detect the following industry standard tones. The function tone frequencies are listed in Table 5-5.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.4.4 Encryption Settings Program/Encryption Settings opens the Encryption Settings Dialog Box as shown in Figure 5-10 listing the currently configured Encryption keys. If an encryption key is entered, and its Key ID matches that of an incoming transmission, the key will be used to decrypt the transmission. Up to 16 keys can be entered, and the transmission will automatically select the correct key which matches the incoming Key ID. NOTES 1.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration Figure 5-11 Add Key Dialog Box AMX-MA-00657 Issue: 1.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.4.5 Squelch Groups Program/Squelch Groups will display the Active Squelch Groups Dialog Box as shown in Figure 5-12. This lists the currently configured Squelch Groups. Groups of squelch tones are used to allow a repeater to retransmit a signal containing any one of a number of different squelch tones or codes.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration Figure 5-13 Squelch Groups Dialog Box AMX-MA-00657 Issue: 1.
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.4.6 License Features Although all of the software described in this manual is contained in the DMR-25 transceiver software, some features require a license key before they become active. If no keys are present, the transceiver software will ignore any settings made via the DMR-25 Programmer which require a license key. Current license key features are Link (Section 5.4.2) and Encryption (Section 5.4.4).
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Installation and Operator Handbook Programming and Configuration 5.4.7 Change Password The programming details of a DMR-25 Radio may be protected from unauthorised use by the inclusion of a password. Setting a password in the radio will mean that the programming information of the radio cannot be viewed or changed without first entering the correct password. To change the password, from the main menu activate the Program pull-down menu and select Change Passwords .