II. GETTING STARTED

A. How This Manual Is Organized

This section called GETTING STARTED, describes how to hook up the radio to your computer
and how to install the software. The operation of the software is described, including how to read
the screens, the keyboard commands, and how the screens are organized.
The MAIN MENU and all available Radio Service Software functions are described in detail. In
the remaining three sections, the SERVICE ALIGNMENT procedures, the GETTING, SAVING,
and PROGRAMMING of codeplug data from/to disk/codeplug, the CHANGING, CREATING, and
VIEWING of radio codeplug, and PRINTING of codeplug, are described respectively.
All Radio Service Software screens are depicted in this manual and the operation of each one is
described in detail. A description of each data field as well as function key descriptions are also
given.
A GLOSSARY and APPENDIX are included for definitions, descriptions of error codes, the
database structure format, keyboard commands, radio options descriptions, and other helpful
information.

B. How The Screens Are Organized

The Radio Service Software screens are organized in a tree, as shown in Figure 1. One cannot
randomly jump from one screen to another, but must move up and down the branches by using
the menu screens and function keys.
3Getting Started