E.F. Johnson 5100 SERIES Service Manual - page 41
TRANSCEIVER PROGRAMMING
3-2
September 2001
Part No. 001-5100-001
3. Windows 3.1 - In the Program Manager, double
click the SETUP.EXE file on the CD-ROM or click
this file name and select File > Run.
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 -
Select Start > Settings
> Control Panel and double click “Add/Remove
Programs”. Then click Install and Next. When
SETUP.EXE is automatically located on the CD-
ROM, click Next, select the location for the start-
up icon, and enter the name you want to call the
program.
4. Follow the instructions displayed by the setup
program. The default directory for the program is
\Program Files\PCTrunk. If you wish to use some
other directory, click Browse and select it or type the
name.
3.1.4 CONNECTING COMPUTER TO
TRANSCEIVER
Connect Programming Cable, Part No. 023-5000-
011, from the computer serial port to the accessory
jack on the side of the transceiver. Since, this cable
contains interface circuitry, an RPI is not required, and
it has a female DB9 connector for connecting to the
computer. This cable is available as part of the
programming kit or separately (see Section 3.1.1).
3.1.5 STARTING AND EXITING
To Start PCTrunk From Windows 3.1
In the Program Manager, open the PCTrunk
group window. Then double-click the PCTrunk icon.
To Start PCTrunk From Windows 95/98/NT
Click the Start button, select the PCTrunk group,
and then click PCTrunk 5.xx.x.
To Exit PCTrunk:
Select File > Exit or press ALT + F4.
3.1.6
P
ROGRAMMING FILE TYPES
Programming data is stored in two disk files that
can be saved, read, copied, and deleted (see Section
3.3.1). The two types that are stored for each program-
ming session have the same name but different exten-
sions as follows:
Programming File (.DAT) -
Contains all program-
ming information except what is in the following .460
file.
Scrambling File (.460) -
Contains all information
relating to the Transcrypt 460 scrambler. This file is
saved only if this scrambling is used.
3.1.7 HELP FILES
To display help information on the current screen,
click Help in the menu bar or press F1.
3.1.8 SCREEN GROUPS
General
The following screen groups are displayed:
Radio-Wide -
These screens program parameters that
are the same for all systems and channels. Separate
screens are displayed for General, Conventional,
SMARTNET/SmartZone, and Portable Options
parameters. Refer to Section 3.4 for more information
on these screens.
System -
These screens program the parameters that
are unique to the displayed Conventional,
SMARTNET, or SmartZone system. The system to be
edited is selected as described in Section 3.1.11.
Channel -
This screen programs unique channel
parameters and assigns channels to each zone. The
specific parameters indicated in this screen are deter-
mined by the type of system selected in the “Type”
box (Conventional Analog, Conventional Project 25,
SMARTNET).
3.1.9 DISPLAYING SCREENS
The latest release of PCTrunk uses a different
method of displaying screens. Proceed as follows to
select which screens are displayed with the early and
revised versions: