Alan HM135 - 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL; 1.1 Warning notes; 1.2 Conventions and Symbols in this Book; 2 INSTALLATION

HM135/HM435 Programmer software guide
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CONTENTS
1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL...................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Warning notes ...............................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Conventions and Symbols in this Book .........................................................................................................................4
1.2.a Notes and warnings ..........................................................................................................................................4
1.2.b Font format........................................................................................................................................................4
1.2.c Screenshots......................................................................................................................................................4
2 INSTALLATION...............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Unpacking......................................................................................................................................................................5
2.2 System requirements.....................................................................................................................................................5
2.3 Installing programming Software (Programmer)............................................................................................................5
2.4 Connecting the radio with your computer ......................................................................................................................5
3 PROGRAMMING .............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Running the programmer software ................................................................................................................................7
3.2 Selecting the proper COM (serial) port..........................................................................................................................7
3.3 Checking the software version ......................................................................................................................................7
3.4 Mandatory operation for 1
st
time users ..........................................................................................................................7
3.5 New or already stored data?..........................................................................................................................................7
3.6 Create a new programming filename ............................................................................................................................8
3.7 Basic parameters: TX/RX frequency, channel spacing, RF power etc..........................................................................8
3.8 CTCSS/DCS Tx Rx Setup (CTCSS/DCS button) ........................................................................................................10
4 CHANNEL DATA AND GLOBAL DATA WINDOWS ....................................................................................11
4.1 Switching between Channel Data and Global Data windows......................................................................................11
4.2 Structure of Global Data window .................................................................................................................................12
5 SELECTIVE CALL SETUP............................................................................................................................13
5.1 Defining Selcal RX parameters ...................................................................................................................................13
5.2 Defining Selcal TX parameters....................................................................................................................................14
5.3 Defining RX Standard and sequences ........................................................................................................................15
5.4 Defining TX calls: Call1, Call2, Emergency, Transpond and Auto ID (ANI) ................................................................16
5.5 Monitor Key Behaviour ................................................................................................................................................16
5.6 Manual/Autoreset for selective calls ............................................................................................................................18
5.7 Overviewing a Channel Data Summary.......................................................................................................................18
6 CUSTOMIZATIONS.......................................................................................................................................20
6.1 Selcal database (Selcal definitions button)..................................................................................................................20
6.2 Scanning Configuration (Scan configuration button) ...................................................................................................21
6.3 Power-ON Selcal auto sending ...................................................................................................................................22
6.4 Transmission timeout / PTT lock (Tx Timeout / PTT Lock button) ..............................................................................22
6.4.a Setting the Transmission timeout ...................................................................................................................23
6.4.b Setting the PTT lock .......................................................................................................................................23
6.5 Enabling/disabling the key and warn beeps (Key & Warn beeps button)....................................................................23
6.6 Setting the acoustic signals (rings)..............................................................................................................................23
6.6.a Format of rings (acoustic signals)...................................................................................................................23
6.6.b Setting procedure ...........................................................................................................................................24
6.7 Enabling/disabling the selective call audio monitor (Selcal monitor button)................................................................24
6.8 Emergency call setup ..................................................................................................................................................25
6.9 Contrast and miscellaneous setups.............................................................................................................................25
6.10 Customizing the menu and F keys ..............................................................................................................................26
7 FINAL OPERATIONS ....................................................................................................................................27
7.1 Uploading programming data to the radio ...................................................................................................................27
7.2 Saving programming data ...........................................................................................................................................27
7.3 Restoring the default signal database .........................................................................................................................28
7.4 Viewing session history ...............................................................................................................................................28
7.5 Exit the programmer Software.....................................................................................................................................28
8 ADDITIONAL OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................29
8.1 Modifying previously programmed parameters............................................................................................................29
8.1.a Open a programming data file in the PC.........................................................................................................29
8.1.b Modifying data previously stored in a radio ....................................................................................................29
9 INDEX ............................................................................................................................................................30