Aurora Design FMR-3.0 User manual

Aurora Design FMR-3.0
Configuration Tool
Operation Manual
The FMR Configurator tool, available for both Macintosh™ and Windows™
computers, provides a means to adjust basic and advanced settings on a FMR-3.0
radio using a graphical interface. On any FMR-3.0 radio equipped with a
BTU-3.0 or USB-3.0, changes are made to a configuration file on on a USB
thumb drive and sent to the radio.
Operation:
Along with the standard USB housekeeping files (~AD_USBx.TXT) the
BTU-3.0 and USB-3.0 already write to the USB thumb drive, each time a drive is
attached, or the radio is turned on with a drive attached, the current configuration
of the radio is written to the ~AD_FMR.CFG file.
Launching the FMR Configurator tool will present the user with a standard
Open File dialog. Select the ~AD_FMR.CFG file and the basic settings panel will
be displayed.
On this panel you can make basic adjustments to the radio settings. Note, not
every adjustment will be available based on the installed options in the radio.
When all adjustments are completed, the changes should be saved back to the
USB thumb drive. This can be done by either selecting the Save item under the
File menu, or just quitting the application which will bring up the Save File
dialog. The tool will write a ~AD.FMR.SET file back to the drive. When the
drive is reattached to the radio, the changes will be uploaded and a confirming
message will be heard.
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Note: Drag and Drop is supported for the app. The ~AD_FMR.CFG file can be
dragged onto the application icon to launch the app. Additionally .CFG files can
be dragged onto any of the panels and they will automatically be updated.
DAB/DAB+:
On FMR-3.0 radios with DAB/DAB+ capability, the FMR Configurator tool
provides an easy way to view and select the active stations list. On these radios, a
DAB Settings button will appear at the top of the panel. Pressing this button will
go to the DAB/DAB+ settings panel.
On the left side of the panel a list of Ensembles and their channel assignments
that were found during the Scan will be shown. Each one can be expanded to
reveal all the found Services for the Ensemble. The Sort checkbox will display
the Stations alphabetically rather than in the order they were found during the
Scan. Each Station can be selected or deselected to be presented on the radio dial.
The right side of the panel displays the Actively selected Stations and their
positions on the original MW radio dial for reference. Up to 50 stations can be
selected. If more that 50 stations are attempted to be set, an error message will be
displayed. The MW Dial posiiton can be displayed as frequency or wavelength.
This panel will display a scroll bar on either side if the list exceeds the panel
height. The panel can also be expanded vertically by grabbing the bottom edge
and dragging.
Printing/Exporting:
Any panel can be Printed using the computers standard printing dialog or
Exported to a .png file.
Troubleshooting:
On early DAB/DAB+ radios, the actual Ensemble/Service names will not be
shown. Generic names will be used.
If an error is announced by the radio when updating the settings, try making the
desired settings again. The ~AD_FMR.CFG file can be manually deleted from
the drive and the radio will rebuild it the net time it is attached.
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