Icom CS-F14 User manual

INSTRUCTIONS
CLONING SOFTWARE
CS-F14
■Getting started
DThis cloning software is designed to perform data
setting and cloning for the IC-F14/IC-F24 series
VHF / UHF FM TRANSCEIVERS .
DHELP WINDOW: CS-F14 has a help window to
describe functions and operation.
■System requirements
To use this program, the following hardware and software are
required:
• USB or RS-232C serial port
• Microsoft®Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000/XP
• OPC-478U
CLONING CABLE (USB type)
or OPC-478 CLONING CABLE (RS-232C type)
• At least 800 ×600 pixels display
NOTE:
• Depending on your Windows system files, the PC may
require rebooting. In this case, repeat the installation
from the beginning.
• When using the OPC-478U, USB type cloning cable,
USB driver installation is necessary. The driver is sup-
plied with the OPC-478U. See the OPC-478U instruction
manual for the installation details.
■Software installation
qQuit all applications when Windows is running.
wInsert the CD into the appropriate CD drive.
eDouble click the “Setup.exe” contained in the ‘CSF14’
folder in the CD drive.
rThe “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for CS-F14” will
appear as below. Click [Next>].
tThe “User Information” will appear as below, then type
your name, your company name and the product ID num-
ber with following manner. Then Click [Next >].
• ID number: 277701-(6 digit serial number)
• e.g. the serial number on the CD is 000101, enter “277701-
000101” as the ID number.
yThe “Choose Destination Location” will appear as below.
Then Click [Next>] to install the software to the destina-
tion folder. (e.g. C:\Program Files\Icom\CS-F14)
• Click [Browse...] to select another destination folder before click-
ing [Next >], if necessary.
uAfter the installation is completed, the “InstallShield Wiz-
ard Complete” will appear as below. Then click [Finish].
iEject the CD.
• Rebooting the PC is recommended.
oProgram group ‘CS-F14’ appears in the ‘Programs’ folder
of the start menu, and ‘CS-F14’ icon appears on the desk
top screen.
Click
Click
Confirm Click to select another
destination folder.
Specify the folder, or indicates
the selected folder below.
Click
Click to select
the folder.
Click
Example:
Click
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■Screen menus description
qFILE MENU [File]
Used for saving memory channel contents, printing the
pre-programmed information or quitting the program, etc.
wVIEW MENU [View]
•Selects the displayed font size.
•Turn the Toolbar ON or OFF.
eCOM PORT MENU [COM Port]
•Click to display the COM port (1 to 4 and More) setting
dialog box.
•Set the transfer speed (Normal or High).
NOTE: ‘Check the following’dialog box appears
when the COM port is not set correctly.
rCLONING MENU [Clone]
Click to display the cloning menu and cloning information
dialog box.
tMODEL MENU [Model]
Click to select the appropriate model name which going to
clone.
yHELP MENU [Help]
Click to display the help contents and cloning software re-
vision information.
uTOOL BAR
Shortcut buttons appear on the tool bar when clicking the
tool bar function in the [View] menu.
iTREE VIEW SCREEN
Click the folder icon which you want to edit.
oCONTENTS LIST SCREEN
Display the contents list (Memory CH information, DTMF
settings, etc.).
■Programming information
•Read all the transceiver cloning data into the PC before
starting editing with this software. Otherwise the frequency
data may not be cloned properly to your transceiver.
•Select the model type.
- LMR : Land Mobile Radio. 2Tone function is available.
- PMR : Private Mobile Radio. 5Tone function is available.
•Double click the desired cell in the
memory channel screen directory, or
right-click the cell then click [Edit...
Enter].
- You can click the pull down menu to
select and change the channel set-
ting depends on the item.
- You can edit it directly.
•Click [Help] to display the help
screen for the item.
■Cloning menus
The Memory CH, DTMF, Continuous Tone, SCAN, 2Tone,
5Tone and Common menus allow you to set the transceiver
customised
ïïMemory CH
Specify the operating frequency and details of the operating
conditions for each memory channel.
ïïDTMF
Edit the DTMF Codes, and then set the time period/signal
length for the DTMF Timer, etc.
ïïContinuous Tone
Set the Continuous Tone Setting items for Tone Burst,
CTCSS Reverse Burst Timer, etc.
ïïSCAN
Set the Scan List settings for Mode type and Power Save
function. And set the Timer settings, etc.
ïï2Tone (Available only when LMR is selected)
Set the 2Tone code channel items and the 2Tone RX code
settings.
ïï5Tone (Available only when PMR is selected)
Set the 5Tone code channel items, the 5Tone code settings,
Format and User Tone.
ïïCommon
Assign the desired functions to the programmable function
keys and set the set mode items, common items, etc.
NOTE: The above instructions are for reference only.
Please refer to the HELP file of the cloning software for
the function or setting details.
q r y utew
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(Edit menu)
■Connections
All cloning operations are performed from the computer’s keyboard—the operation required on the transceiver side is;
First, connect the cloning cable as illustrated below. And then rotate [VOL] to turn power ON.
q
w
e
r
PC
Detaching:
Unscrew (e),
then detach the
jack cover (r).
Attaching:
Attach the jack cover
(q), then tighten the
screws (w).
To [SP]
connector
TRANSCEIVER
to USB port
to RS-232C port
OPC-478 (RS-232C type)
OPC-478U (USB type)
[VOL]
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