Olympia Olympia P324 User manual

P324
PROFESSIONAL
HAND-HELD UHF FM
2-WAY RADIO
PC PROGRAMMING KIT
USER’S MANUAL
Version 2.1.0
(USB compatible)

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Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
PC Programming Kit Contents.............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Installing the Software........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
P324 Programming Software............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Notes on the USB Cable Driver........................................................................................................................................................ 5
How to Check the Driver Installation................................................................................................................................................. 5
Windows 2000, ME, and 98SE port reassignment ........................................................................................................................... 6
Uninstalling the Software...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
USB Cable Driver ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
P324 Programming Software............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Software Operation............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Initial Login In ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Changing your Account password ...................................................................................................................................................11
User Account Management .............................................................................................................................................................11
Communicating with the Radio........................................................................................................................................................... 13
Serial Port Settings......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Reading data from the radio: .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Writing data to the radio:................................................................................................................................................................. 14
File Management................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Creating a new .bin file................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Saving settings to a .bin file............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Opening a saved .bin file................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Printing a .bin file............................................................................................................................................................................ 16
General Settings................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Squelch Level Setting..................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Keypad Lock Setting....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
CTCSS Values:............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Frequency/Channel display settings............................................................................................................................................... 18
Radio ID.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Power Save.................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Tones and Alerts ................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Keypad Tone Setting....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Setting Roger Beep ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Setting Low Battery Alert ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Setting the transmitter Time Out Timer........................................................................................................................................... 19
Programming Memory Channels........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Manually entering a frequency........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Copy and Paste a complete Channel Setting................................................................................................................................. 20
Frequency Step settings................................................................................................................................................................. 20
CTCSS and CDCSS Settings......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Transmitter Power Level................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Band Setting................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Busy Channel Lockout Setting........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Scan Setting................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Priority Channel Setting.................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Emergency Call Key Settings ............................................................................................................................................................. 23
Enable Emergency Call mode........................................................................................................................................................ 23
Setting Emergency RX/TX timing values........................................................................................................................................ 23
Logout and Exit Program.................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Logout from a user account............................................................................................................................................................ 24
How to exit the PC programming software ..................................................................................................................................... 24

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Introduction
This document will guide the user to install and operate the Olympia P324 PC programming software. The software can
set all programmable parameters of the radio, save a binary file for radio “cloning,” and organize files with settings for
various radio configurations.
PC Programming Kit Contents
The kit includes the following:
1 CD with:
OLYMPIA P324 Program
Programming User’s Guide
Radio User’s Guide
Examples of Memory Channel .bin files
1 RS-232 to P324 Radio programming cable
OR
1 USB to P324 Radio programming cable

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Installing the Software
P324 Programming Software
Insert the CD in the appropriate drive. The installation should start automatically.
You may navigate to the CD drive and double click the Olympia P324 autorun.exe icon to start the installation
1. The welcome screen appears. Click 1> 2> or 3> as appropriate for your operating system to continue or click
Exit to terminate the installation.
2. The installation screen below appears. If you are using a USB cable, you will be installing the USB driver and
the Olympia P324 program in two stages.
Click Next to continue with USB setup.
If you are using a RS-232 cable, click Cancel to skip the USB installation and skip to step 4. below.

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3. The installation complete screen below appears.
Click Finish to continue with the Olympia P324 setup.
Notes on the USB Cable Driver
The file USB DataCable Driver ReadMe.txt gives additional details on using the USB drivers on your
PC
1) Plug the Cable into a USB port.
2) The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard or Add New Hardware Wizard (Win98)
should appear. If it does not appear, go to step 9.
3) Ensure the product driver CD (included with package) has been inserted in your CD-ROM
drive.
4) Select the option: Install the software automatically (Recommended) or Search for the
best driver for your device (Win98)
5) Press Next. Win 98 users should check CD-ROM drive.
6) Windows should find the Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port driver. Otherwise you should find
the directory under your version of Windows under the USB to RS232 1.1 directory on the
CD-ROM. Windows 98 lists the device as GM USB to Serial Bridge.
7) You will probably see a message indicating that the driver has not passed Windows Logo
testing. Press Continue Anyway. This warning can be safely ignored.
8) Press Finish when prompted by Windows to complete the installation.
9) *** If the Found New Hardware Wizard did not appear in step 2:
Open Device Manager by doing the following:
a)ClickonStart and then Control Panel.
b) Switch to Classic View (if in Category View).
c) Double click on System.
d) Select the Hardware tab.
e) Press the Device Manager button.
10) Under Ports (COM & LPT) look for a USB Device entry with a yellow exclamation point '!' by
it.
11) Right click on the USB Device and select Update Driver.
12) This should bring up the Welcome to the Hardware Update Wizard.
13) Ensure the product driver CD (included with package) is inserted in your CD-ROM drive.
14) Select the option: Install the software automatically (Recommended).
15) Press Next. Continue on step 5 above.
How to Check the Driver Installation
Windows XP, 2000, ME, and 98 include a function that allows you to reassign the COM port.

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It is possible that the COM port number assigned is too high. Sometimes a device won't work with the
USB-to-Serial adapter even though everything appears to have installed correctly because some
computers will only scan a limited number of COM ports.
For instance, it is possible that a computer has a limitation of scanning only the first four COM ports.
If the adapter is installed on COM5, a device with such a limitation will not work until the COM port is
reassigned to COM1 - COM4.
Windows 2000, ME, and 98SE port reassignment
1) Go to the Device Manager:
Windows 2000/2003: Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device
Manager
Windows XP: Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager
2) Expand Ports (COM & LPT) in the list of devices
3) Right click on the Prolific USB to Serial Port and click on Properties
4) Click on the Port Settings tab. Click on the Resources tab.
5) Uncheck the box that says Use automatic settings.
6) Select Input/Output range. Click on Change Settings.
7) Type "02E8-02EF" in the Value box. This value will change the port to COM 4. If COM 4
is in use, you must choose another port. The values for each port are:
COM 1: 03F8-03FF
COM 2: 02F8-02FF
COM 3: 03E8-03EF
COM 4: 02E8-02EF
8) After entering the value, click OK. Click OK again and click Yes when the "Creating a
Forced Configuration" window appears. Click OK again.
9) Restart your computer. If you go into the device manager, you will see that the COM port
has changed to the one you have selected.
4. The Olympia P324 welcome screen appears. Click Next to continue or click Cancel to terminate the installation.

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5. The folder where setup installs the files can be changed. The default directory is C:\Program Files\Olympia
P324. Click Browse… to change the directory, or click Next to continue using the default location.
6. 3. The name of the Start Menu folder can be changed. Click Browse… to change the directory, or click Next to
continue using the default folder name.

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7. 4. Select whether to create a desktop icon or not. Click Next to continue.
8. 5. The install screen appears. Click Install to continue with the installation.
9. 6. Installation is completed. Click Finish to exit the program.

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Uninstalling the Software
USB Cable Driver
Open Device Manager by doing the following:
1. Click on Start and then Control Panel.
2. Switch to Classic View (if in Category View).
3. Double click on System.
4. Select the Hardware tab.
5. Press the Device Manager button.
6. Under Ports (COM & LPT) look for a USB Device entry “Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port.”
7. Right click on the USB Device and select Uninstall.
8. Confirm Device Removal will appear. Click OK to uninstall.
P324 Programming Software
If you need to uninstall the software from the PC, uninstall from the program folder. Click Start then click All Programs
and click Olympia P324 Use the Uninstall Olympia P324 item to remove the software.
There will be a message box prompt to confirm the uninstall. Click Yes to continue and remove the software, or No to
cancel and leave the software installed.
After uninstalling the program, click OK to exit the wizard.

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Software Operation
Initial Login In
When you finish the installation, double click the Olympia P324 icon to run the program.
A login screen will appear:
The default username is admin
The default password is 123456
Input the default user name and password, press [OK] to confirm, and the main screen will display: