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TFM-500 Installation & Operating Instructions
TiL 98RE243 Rev. N/C Issue 12
2-10
Installing the Multi-TDP Program:
The CD supplied with each radio contains software for all of Technisonic’s downloadable
transceivers. Place the CD into your drive and use Windows Explorer to open the Multi-TDP
directory on the CD. Double click the
Multi-TDP_Install.exe
file. Follow the onscreen instructions
to install the program onto your hard drive. When the program is installed, it can be run by
selecting
Programs
in your Start menu, then select
Technisonic
from the submenu and finally
Multi-TDP
.
Using the Multi-TDP Program:
With the program running on your computer, a full MultiTDP instruction manual can be loaded by
selecting
Documentation
in PDF format under the
Help
menu. Otherwise, to get started, pull
down the
File
menu and select
TFM-500
. The program defaults to serial port Com1 but can be
set to
Com 2, 3, or 4
under the
Com Port
menu. The program is now ready to use. You may
want to upload data from the radio and edit channels or start a new data file. The VHF and UHF
bands are treated as separate radios and must be up or downloaded and edited separately.
Editing is done on a channel-by-channel basis. Set the channel number you would like to edit and
then modify the frequencies, labels, CTCSS tones, DPL codes, wide / narrow band setting, and
scan lists as desired. Press the
Save Record
button to store the changes you’ve made to the
database below. After you have edited the channel list, you can save your changes to disk and/or
download to the radio. Only channels selected with a check mark will download. It is
recommended to use the
Select All
command in the
Data Transfer
menu to ensure the
database in the radio matches the one in the PC. When download is selected, a message box will
appear on your screen asking you to press
FUNC
and
DN
on the radio. Press these buttons on
the radio before you click
OK
in the message box, otherwise the download will fail.
TFM-500 Upload/Download Programming Cable
P/N 993390-1 Wiring Diagram
FIG. 2.2
TFM-500 Transceiver PC Up/Download Cable - Wiring Diagram
NOTE:
If your serial port is a 9 pin connector, instead of the 25 pin, use a FEMALE 9 pin D-connector
connecting:
Yellow - pin 3
Blue
- pin 2
Black - pin 5