VXR-5000
RPP
Programming Software Instruction
CE-8 Introductory Screen (using
10
-A
swit
ch)
The Progr
am
ming
Screen
The
introductory
screen (above)
prompts
you
with
a choice of "CLONE"
or
"ALIGN-
MENT" selections. Clone
mode
is used to
program
operating
and
repeater
hardware
in-
formation (such as channel data, TX/RX fre-
quencies,
IF
parameters,
etc).
The alignment
mode
is
used
to change 1/ 0
parameters
that
affect repeater
/base
station
configuration
(i.e.
remote
control,
tone
squelch settings),
and
when
servicing the re-
peater (to adjust
power
output).
For
now
you
will
want
to start
with
the
CLONE
mode,
use
your
H arrow keys to
select
the
appropriate
mode
and
press the
Enter key to begin.
CE-8
Softw
are
"Switc
hes"
When
booting
up
the
CE-8 software, re-
member
that
the
switch
attached to the com-
mand
line
determines
which
repeater
parameters
can
be
viewed
and
edited
via
software. There are three
"switch" combina-
tions, as follows;
3-2
CE8 -A: Selectable Clone
or
Alignment
Mode.
Environment
Settings
(I.P., injection, channel steps,
etc.)
cannot
be
changed.
CEB -P: Clone
Mode
only, Environment
Settings can
be
edited
CE8: Clone
Mode
only,
Environment
Settings cannot
be
edited
Main Screen
Display
(Clone Mode)
The
main
screen for
the
CLONE
mode
in-
cludes five major
edit
items: Environment,
Frequency, Timer,
Setup,
&
Option,
and,
along the
bottom
of
the
screen,
Function
Key
Selections. These are described
in
a
bit
more
detail next.
Main
Screen
Edit
Items
Each
edit
item
at
the
top
of
the
screen can
be
selected
by
using
the
keyboard
(
Harrow)
keys, edit
programming
selections will ap-
pear
below
in
the center frame
on
the
screen.
';'0 choose a specific selection for
data
entry,
Edit Items
pressing the ( i
J,
arrow) keys will
highlight
the
selection to
be
edited.
If
you
get lost
at
any
time, the box
beneath
this screen lists
the
ap-
propriate keys
needed
for
data
entry
and
tog-
gling
item
selections.
To
leave
the
programming
selections
at
any
time to
return
to the
edit
items,
simply
press Esc.