PROGRAMMING
3-2
Revised July 1999
Part No. 001-7500-002
These are DOS programs, so Windows® 3.x, 95,
or NT are not required to run them. If the program
does not run properly in Windows, run it in the DOS
mode.
Before you use the program, the files on the
diskette should be copied to your hard disk or a
programming disk. Do not use the distribution disk for
programming or transceiver tuning because it should
be kept as a backup in case something happens to the
program on the working disk.
3.1.4 SOFTWARE VERSION REQUIRED
Beginning later in 1999, new versions of both the
transceiver and programming software start shipping.
The new transceiver has a revision letter of “C” or
later (see Section 1.4) and contains Rev 3.1 operating
software. To program a new transceiver, the new
release of the programming software (Revision 3.0 or
later) is required. This software is backward compat-
ible which means that it can also be used to program
earlier model 75xx transceivers.
To determine what revision of operating soft-
ware is in a transceiver, select Program > Information
as described in Section 3.4.4. To determine what
release of programming software you have, note the
information displayed in the upper left part of the
main screen.
3.2 STARTING THE PROGRAM
Proceed as follows:
1. Start the computer in the DOS mode. If the program
is not installed on a hard drive, insert the program-
ming disk in drive A.
2. Make the directory of the program the current direc-
tory. Then start the program by typing RP7500
(Enter).
3. The Memory Channel screen described in Section
3.4.3 is then displayed. Set or modify the data as
desired. Make sure to scroll right using the
→
key
so the right-most screen parameters can be
programmed.
3.3 SPECIAL KEYS AND FUNCTIONS
•
Information on the various parameters is available
in the form of help screens. To display information
on the currently highlighted function or setting,
press F1.
•
Pressing ALT or ESC selects the menu on top or
returns to the previous screen.
•
↑ ↓
keys or highlighted character keys move the
cursor.
•
The Space or backspace key toggle the setting.
•
Use the File menu to save the data and exit the
program.
3.4 MENU FLOW
3.4.1 INTRODUCTION
The menu bar along the top of the screen is used
to select the various menus that are used to program
this transceiver. Press the ALT or ESC key to enable
this menu bar. Then to move horizontally to select a
menu, use the arrow (
←
→
)
keys or type the high-
lighted letter in the title. Then to display the menu and
highlight the desired item, use the arrow (
↓ ↑)
keys
and then press ENTER to select it. The following
describes each of the menus that can be selected.
3.4.2 FILE MENU
Load - Loads data from a previously saved data file.
To display the directory, press (Enter) again.
Save - Saves the current data to the specified file. The
extension “.ICF” is automatically added to the file
name.