PROGRAMMING
3-2
Revised January 2001
Part No. 001-7780-501
3.
Windows 3.1 -
In the Program Manager, double
click the SETUP.EXE file on the CD-ROM or click
that file name and select File > Run.
Windows 95/98/NT -
In the bottom left corner of
the screen, select Start > Run and then click the
Browse button in the window that is displayed.
Then in the “Look In:” pull-down menu, select the
CD-ROM drive and the file “Setupxx.x.exe”. Click
the open button and then from the Run window,
click OK and the installation process begins. (The
“xx.x” in the filename is the version of PCTrunk
being loaded.)
4. Follow the instructions displayed by the setup
program. The default directory for the program is
\Program Files\PCTrunk. If you wish to use some
other directory, click Browse and select it or type the
name.
3.1.4 CONNECTING RPI TO COMPUTER AND
TRANSCEIVER
RPI Information
The RPI provides the required interface between
the computer and transceiver. It converts the RS-232
logic levels from the computer to the TTL logic levels
required by the transceiver microprocessor and vice
versa.
A new RPI (Part No. 023-9800-000) has been
designed for this transceiver. This RPI is backward
compatible, so it can also be used to program other
E.F. Johnson transceivers which require an RPI (except
the 5300 series). This new RPI is required to Flash
program the transceiver to update the logic board oper-
ating software, and it has a phone jack that is required
for injecting the transmit audio signal during align-
ment. To perform the standard personality program-
ming described in most of this section, earlier RPI’s
such as Part No. 023-5810-000 or 023-9750-000 can
also be used.
When programming both front and remote models
of this transceiver, the switch on the front panel of the
RPI selects either the standard or Flash programming
mode. The standard mode is selected when it is away
from the LED and the indicator is green, and the Flash
mode is selected when it is toward the LED and the
indicator is amber. The standard mode should be
selected for all but Flash programming.
With some remote mount transceivers (not 9800
series), this switch is used to turn transceiver power on
and off. A separate 9-16 VDC, 200 mA power supply
(such as P.N. 563-0001-005) must then be plugged into
the RPI power jack to provide power to the RPI.
Cable Information
The cables from the RPI to the computer and
transceiver are not included with the RPI. The -9800-
RPI has a female DB9 connector for the computer
connection. Since most computer serial ports have a
male DB9 or DB25 connector, a male DB9 to female
DB9 or DB25 is usually required. This is a standard
cable available at most computer supply stores. A suit-
able cable is also listed in Table 1-1.
The cable from the RPI to the transceiver has
modular telephone-style connectors on each end. It
plugs into the microphone jack on the front panel of
the transceiver. The cable for this application is also
listed in Table 1-1.
3.1.5 STARTING AND EXITING
To Start PCTrunk From Windows 3.1
In the Program Manager, open the PCTrunk group
window. Then double-click the PCTrunk icon.
To Start PCTrunk From Windows 95/98
Click the Start button and select the PCTrunk
group. Then double-click the PCTrunk icon.
To Exit PCTrunk:
Select File > Exit or press ALT + F4.
3.1.6
P
ROGRAMMING FILE TYPES
Programming data is stored in a disk file that can
be saved, read, copied, and deleted (see Section 3.3.1).
The file that is stored for each programming session
has the .DAT extension.
