EFJohnson 7780 service manual Preliminary Setup, Main Pctune Screen

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ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE TESTS

Figure 6-2 PCTune Main Screen

6.1.4 PRELIMINARY SETUP

1.With transceiver power turned off, connect the RPI to an unused serial port of the computer. Then connect the RPI to the accessory jack of the trans- ceiver using the cable indicated in Figure 6-1.

the top. The functions of the various buttons in this screen are as follows:

Read Tune Settings Button - Reads and displays the various tune settings currently stored in the radio.

Complete Tune Button - Initiates the complete tuning

2.Start the PCTune program as described in the preceding section and click the “Serial Port” button near the top to display the selected serial port. Change to the port being used if necessary.

3.Turn transceiver power on and the green indicator on the RPI should light. Move the slide switch to the other position if this indicator is amber.

6.1.5 MAIN PCTUNE SCREEN

The main PCTune screen is shown in Figure 6-2 above. The various adjustments that are performed are show in the six boxes in the lower part of this screen. To perform just one adjustment or perform the adjust- ments individually, click the “Tune” button for the applicable adjustment. To perform a complete align- ment and have the program automatically step through all adjustments, click the “Complete Tune” button on

procedure as just described.

Program Defaults Button - Programs the transceiver with the default settings for the various adjustments. This can be used to quickly restore a radio to typical settings.

Serial Port Button - Selects the serial port that is used to connect the RPI to the computer. This setting only needs to be made the first time the program is run or if a different serial port is used.

Tune Buttons - These buttons are used to perform individual adjustments without having to go through the complete alignment procedure (see paragraph at the beginning of this section).

EF Johnson Logo Button - Clicking this button displays the PCTune version number.

 

November 1999

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Part No. 001-7780-500

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EFJohnson 7780 service manual Preliminary Setup, Main Pctune Screen