Crown Broadcast FM 20/100 W, user manual– 05/2013
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Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA
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APPENDIX A: SOFTWARE OPTION MANAGEMENT
A set of options is available for Crown Broadcast FME transmitters. Contact your Crown Broadcast dealer if
you wish to install one of them after the initial transmitter purchase.
You will need to retrieve the software activation key from the transmitter and forward to your Crown
Broadcast contact. From this activation key, a new key will be created which will enable the desired option.
The last step will be to send it to the transmitter.
This activation process can be done using the front panel, the PC application or serial commands. Follow the
selected procedure as described below.
A.1. Using the front panel application
Display the License menu, only visible in Expert mode (first
switch to Expert mode if necessary).
9 8 . 0 0 M H z
1 0 0 W
-> L I C E N S E >
1
S E R I A L
N U M B E R
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
1
E N A B L E
L I C .
-> N E W >
2
G E N E R A T E
K E Y
-> G O
1
E N A B L E
L I C .
-> P E N D I N G
2
E N T E R
K E Y
-> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
G O
T O
-> L I C E N S E
-> A D D .
1
C U R R E N T
L I C E N C E
-> R D S
B A S I C , P L A Y E
Press the “Enter” button and write down the transmitter’s
serial number.
Press the “+” key until you see this screen.
Press the “Enter” button to access the Enable License sub-
menu, then press “Enter” again to generate the key for your
transmitter.
Send the serial number and the key to Crown Broadcast.
A new key will be returned to you.
To enter the new key, access the License menu then
access the Enable License screen. The ‘Pending’ state
indicates the transmitter awaits a new key.
Once you have received the new key, press the “Enter”
button to display this screen and press Enter again to
switch to edit mode.
Using the “+” and “–” keys, adjust the value for each digit,
press “Enter” to go to the next digit.
Press the “+” key until you see the Go To screen and select
‘License’ to return to the previous level of menus.
Press the “+” key to access the Current License screen.
The new license should now be part of the list.
