PROGRAMMING
3-3
Revised January 2001
Part No. 001-7780-501
Figure 3-2 Main Screen (Later PCTrunk Versions)
Data File Name
Radio Wide Screens
System Screens
Channel Screen
Conv System
SMARTNET System
3.1.7 HELP FILES
To display help information on the current screen,
click Help in the menu bar or press F1.
3.1.8 SCREEN GROUPS
General
The following screen groups are displayed:
Radio-Wide -
These screens program parameters that
are the same for all systems and channels. Separate
screens are displayed for General, Conventional,
SMARTNET/SmartZone, and Mobile Options param-
eters. Refer to Section 3.4 for more information on
these screens.
System -
These screens program the parameters that
are unique to the displayed Conventional,
SMARTNET, or SmartZone system. The system to be
edited is selected as described in Section 3.1.11.
Channel -
This screen programs unique channel
parameters and assigns channels to each zone. The
specific parameters indicated in this screen are deter-
mined by the type of system selected in the “Type”
box (Conventional, SMARTNET, SmartZone).
3.1.9 DISPLAYING SCREENS
The latest release of PCTrunk uses a different
method of displaying screens. Proceed as follows to
select which screens are displayed with the different
versions:
Revised PC Trunk (Version 5.10.0 or Later)
Revised versions of PCTrunk use a pane on the
left side of the screen (see Figure 3-2) to display the
screen structure similar to the directory structure of a
hard drive. Click the “+” to expand the branch and “–”
to collapse it. Then to display a screen, simply click its
name. The current screen may have to be closed in
order to select another one.
Early PCTrunk (Versions Prior to 5.10.0)
With early versions of PCTrunk, the screens are
displayed in cascade style or they can be minimized
like any Windows screen. To cascade the active
screens, select Window > Cascade from the menu bar.
To pop a screen to the front, click the applicable
button which follows. For example, if the Channel
screen is displayed and you want to quickly pop the
Radio-Wide screen to the front, click the Radio-Wide
button. These buttons can be displayed or hidden by
