Flowchart: Creating an FMA Configuration File
This flowchart provides a visual overview of the steps to create an FMA Configuration (.fma) file. Refer to the
Launch FTG Device
Configuration
Application
(v5.0.0 or higher).
Note: Existing FMA or FTG Configuration files should be appropriate to the site for which you are creating the new FMA Configuration file. Otherwise, build the new file from scratch.
Existing FMA | Yes |
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Configuration (.fma) |
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file available for basis |
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of new .fma file? |
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Existing FTG | Yes |
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Configuration (.rml) |
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file(s) available? |
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No
Go to
Chart C
| Access FMA | (Optional) Copy FTG | FMA |
| (Optional) Load default |
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| Configuration file | Yes | FTG Installer Menu settings | Go to | |||
A | Configuration Utility, | Channel Map to | |||||
contains Installer Menu | for additional model(s), | ||||||
and open FMA | current settings and |
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| Configuration file. | edit as necessary. | profile(s) for desired |
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| Load default FTG |
| (Optional) Edit |
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| Installer Menu settings |
| Installer Menu settings |
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| to desired values. |
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| FTG |
| (Optional) Edit FTG |
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B | Open FTG | Access the FMA | Configuration file | Yes | Channel Map and/or FTG | Go to |
contains FTG Channel | Installer Menu settings | |||||
Configuration file. | Configuration Utility. | Map and FTG Installer |
| and/or load default FTG | Chart D | |
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| Menu settings? |
| Installer Menu settings for |
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| As applicable, create |
| (Optional) Edit |
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| an FTG Channel Map, |
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| load default FTG |
| Installer Menu settings |
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| Installer Menu settings |
| to desired values. |
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| for selected model(s). * |
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C | Create FTG | Access the FMA | Load default FTG | (Optional) Edit | Go to | |
Installer Menu settings | Installer Menu settings | |||||
Channel Map. * | Configuration Utility. | |||||
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| for selected model(s). | to desired values. | Chart D |
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If necessary, switch to FMA Configuration Utility.
Copy current FTG
Channel Map to
FMA Configuration List.
Copy current FTG Installer |
| Save the FMA |
Menu settings to FMA |
| Configuration List to |
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Configuration List. ** |
| (.fma) file for later use. |
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*Up to 141 logical channels can be defined in the channel lineup to be broadcast by the
20 |