13
Communicating with the Radio
Serial Port Settings
Follow these steps to set up communication with the radio:
1. Turn off the radio to be programmed
2. Connect the RS-232 or USB cable between the radio and computer
3. On
the
Options
menu click
Serial Port Settings
and the screen will display:
4. Select the correct COM port for your computer from the pull down menu.
5. Press
OK
to confirm the setting.
6. Turn on the radio to be programmed.
If the serial port settings and cable connections are correct, the
icon will be updated to
. Indicating the radio is
communicating properly with the programming SW. Data can be read from and written to the radio.
If the COM port is not correct, the cable is disconnected, or the radio is turned off, the
icon will change to
.
Indicating the radio is not communicating with the programming SW.
Note that non-standard RS-232 ports (and particularly USB to RS-232 adaptors) may not function. If the
icon will
not change to
after trying all COM port settings, a non-standard serial port or serial port adaptor is likely to be the
cause. See p. 5
Installing the Software USB Cable Driver
to troubleshoot the port settings and drivers.
Reading data from the radio:
On the
Program
menu click
Read
(or click the
button) and the screen will display
The current settings saved in the radio will be read and displayed on the main screen.
