October, 1996
6880902Z36-B
3-9
GM300 Radio Service Software Manual
Tutorials
Programming Basic Radios
3
3.2.4.4
Program The Personality Into The Codeplug (Radio)
Now that you have set values for all the features you want, it's time to actually program them into the
radio. Programming the personality into the radio's codeplug must be done after creating or editing the
personality of a radio or else the changes will be lost.
Note: Make sure that the radio is connected to the Radio Interface Box (RIB) and that both the RIB and
radio are powered up before pressing F8. On newer RIBs that have a built-in battery supply, make sure
the power LED is on. If you have serial bus errors or other warnings, try a fresh RIB battery even though
the power LED may be on.
When programming or calibrating a radio DO NOT disconnect the radio from the RIB when the computer is com-
municating with the radio - it may leave the radio in an inoperable state. The only recommended time to disconnect
the radio is at the MAIN MENU or GET/SAVE screens.
24.Program the next mode
Repeat steps 4-11 for each mode (channel).
25.Create additional mode
Press
F8
at the
MODE CONFIGURATION
menu to go
to the
MODE UTILITY
screen, then press the down
arrow key to scroll through the mode utility list until
the ADD mode choice appears.
Table 3-7.
Steps to Save Personality to Radio’s Codeplug
Instruction
What to type
What it does or means
1.
Go to
GET/SAVE
menu
Press
Esc
to back up to
MAIN
MENU
.
)
Press
F3
at the
MAIN
MENU
to see the
GET/SAVE
menu.
2. Go to
PROGRAM CODEPLUG
Pressing
F
8
at the
GET/SAVE
menu
advances you to the
PROGRAM
CODEPLUG
screen, where the cur-
rent data stored in the computer’s
RAM (what you can see on the RSS
screens) is programmed to the
radio’s codeplug.
3. Complete the programming
A warning box appears to verify
what you are about to do. The
choices are
F2
to complete the pro-
gramming or
F10
to abort the pro-
gramming. Press
F2
to complete.
Table 3-6.
Steps to Program Per-Mode Features (Cont’d.)
Instruction
What to
type
What it does or means
F4
F4
↓
F3
F7
F2
