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REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
The following radio programming equipment is required to modify the Personality of an RF Control Station:
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PC (IBM PC/XT/AT or any true compatible with MS-DOS version 3.0 or later with an available serial
port and 640K Internal RAM) - Used to run the EDACS 3 Radio Programming Software.
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EDACS 3 Radio Programming Software (part # TQ3374, version 14 or later) - Used to program an RF
Control Station.
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RS-232 Data Cable (part # 19B235027P1) - Connects the DB-25 male serial port of the PC to the Data
Interface Module. If the PC uses a DB-9 male connector for the serial port, an adapter will be required.
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Data Interface Module (part # 19D438367G2) - Used to adjust logic levels between the Orion radio and
the PC.
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12 VDC Power Supply (part # 19B800850P2 for 120V, 60 Hz operation, or part # 19B800888P1 for
230V, 50 Hz operation) - Supplies power to the Data Interface Module.
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Programming Cable (part # 19B804722P1) - Connects the Data Interface Module to the Radio Shelf
PROGRAMMING STEPS
The procedure given here describes creating a new Personality, saving the Personality in a file on the PC, and
writing the Personality into the Orion radio with the Radio Programming Software.
1. Load Programming Software:
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Turn on the PC and wait for it to complete its initialization.
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When the C:\>_ or D:\>_ command prompt is shown on the PC monitor, insert the EDACS 3 Radios
Program Disk #1 (Version 14 or later) into the PC’s A (or B) drive, type “A:” (or “B:”), press the Enter
key, type “INSTALL”, and press the Enter key again.
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The Radio Programming Software Installation Procedure screen will appear. In the highlighted
Target Drive field, type in the letter of the PC’s hard disk (usually C or D) and press the F1 (Begin)
function key.
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The PC will read the Program Disk, create a GE directory in the root directory of the hard disk, and load
the programming files into this GE directory. The PC will prompt you to insert Program Disk #2 and #3
when needed. Remove the previous Program Disk, insert the next Program Disk, and press the F1
(Begin) function key to continue the installation. The PC will prompt you when the installation is
complete. Press the Enter key and remove the last Program Disk. If your PC’s hard disk is the C drive,
type “C:” and press the Enter key. The C:\GE\EDACS\BIN>_ command prompt should now be shown
on the PC monitor. Type in “CD\” and press the Enter key to return to the C:\>_ or D:\>_ command
prompt.
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Copy the D192.SC file from Disk 4 of the Data Advantage Software Kit labeled “System Configuration
Files” to the C:\GE\EDACS3\MRK directory . Without the D192.SC file in the right directory, you can
not program the RF Control Stations correctly.