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Field choices A set of direct-entry values (or values that can be scrolled) from which
a user may select to populate a field (feature) on an RSS screen.
File A collection of data or information stored on a computer disk or
diskette that can be read by a computer. If a file is “executable” (a .EXE
at the end of a file name), it is sometimes called a command or a
program. Also see “Archive file”.
Fixed disk See “Hard Disk”.
Floppy disk See “Diskette”.
Floppy disk drive A disk drive that uses removable magnetic disks.
Frequency The location of an RF channel operating in the radio spectrum
(typically measured in MHz).
Function keys The ten (or twelve) keys located on the PC keyboard that are labeled
F1 through F10 (or F1 through F12 ) that perform specific functions
within the RSS.
GET The computer action that transfers data from a radio codeplug or from
a radio archive file to the computer’s RAM for use by an RSS user.
Synonymous with “read”.
Hard disk An alterable permanent magnetic storage medium with a much larger
storage capacity than a diskette, located inside the computer’s system
unit, not visible from the outside. Typically a microcomputer hard
disk can store 10 to 200 million pieces of data, compared to
approximately 400,000 to one million pieces for a diskette.
Help An on-line reference manual accessed using the F1 function key. Press
the F1 function key at any time for additional information about the
current menu or highlighted data field on a screen.
Highlighting Displaying text on the display by using dark letters on lighter
background or vice versa.
Home channel The channel the user was on prior to pushing the scan button.
Inverse video Displaying text on the monitor by inverting the video. (For instance,
black becomes white and white becomes black.)
kHz Kilohertz, thousands of cycles per second.
Logic board The circuit board within the radio that contains the embedded
microprocessor and other logic-related components.
Menu Contains a list of functions that can be selected and performed by
pressing a function key. Also see “Screen”.
Microcomputer A personal computer that comprises a keyboard, a monitor, and a
system unit (used to program features into and control the
functioning of the radio).
MHz Megahertz, million of cycles per second.