ZETRON 360, Instruction Manual

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Setup
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Editing the M360KA.conf File
This section provides tips for editing the M360KA.comfig file in order to support placing
the Model 360 programming software in an alternate location or to allow the serial port
used to be assigned to some other port than COM1 or COM2.

To alter the M360KA file location:
1. Start the Notepad program, or any similar text editor utility suitable for editing a
configuration text file.
2. Browse to the folder that contains the
M360KA.conf
file. The default location
for this file would be “
C:\ZETRON\M360KA
”, but if you are using this
procedure you have probably moved it somewhere else. Use your text editor to
open the configuration file.
3. Browse down to the bottom of the file to the section labeled [autoexec] . The first
of the three lines of active code under this heading is what point Dosbox to the
location of the configuration file. The default line reads:
mount c “C:\ZETRON\M360KA”
Change the string within the quotes to point to the alternate location where you
actually stored the configuration file.
4. Save the edited file and close it. Exit the text editor program.
In some instances, the COM1 and COM2 serial port assignments may already be in use
and changing the pre-existing assignment might cause more trouble than it is worth just
to allow you to program Model 360 radio interfaces. In that case, use the following
procedure to assign a different COM port number the serial port used by the Model 360
programming software.

To alter the COM port that is used:
1. Start the Notepad program, or any similar text editor utility suitable for editing a
configuration text file.
2. Browse to the folder that contains the
M360KA.conf
file. The default location
for this file would be “
C:\ZETRON\M360KA
”. Use your text editor to open the
configuration file.
3. Browse down through the file to the section labeled [serial] . (This will be at
approximately line number 200.) The default lines will read:
serial1=directserial realport:com1 startbps:9600 parity:n bytesize:8 stopbits:1
serial2=directserial realport:com2 startbps:9600 parity:n bytesize:8 stopbits:1
4. In both lines, change the
realport:com#
parameter to read whatever COM
port number would work for your system.
5. Save the edited file and close it. Exit the text editor program.