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1. all of the channel slots are empty such as when you create a new system In addition to affecting some internal values of the repeater this setting will also limit the range of receive transmit frequencies that you can specify in the channel settings The SRC 40U is limited to a range of 450 to 480 MHz The SRC 40V is limited to a range of 148 to 174 5 MHz Password You have the option of entering a ten character case sensitive password to protect the personality data If you choose to enter a password you will be prompted to enter it whenever you load a personality whether it is read from the repeater or opened from a file If you leave the password blank you will not be prompted to enter a password whenever you load a personality You will always have the option of specifying password later even if you choose to leave it blank initially If you choose to enter a password make sure to write it down as there will be no way to recover it and consequently no way to load and open the personality without it Please note that the personality password is completely independent of the remote access code which is described in detail in Chapter 7 Channel Settings The password is only used by the ACC 964CD Programmer not the SRC 40 itself ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 13 CHAPTER 7 CHANNEL SETTINGS Overview When you choose to create or edit a channel you ll see a channel form with options for modifying channel settings C2. without deleting that user entirely Rx Tx Signaling Each user must be assigned an Rx Signal and a Tx Signal You may specify either a CTCSS tone or a DCS code If you select a CTCSS tone you must also specify one of 50 tones ranging from 67 0 to 254 1 Hz If you select DCS code you must also specify one of 112 three digit codes inverted or non inverted The Rx Signal and Tx Signal are selected separately The SRC 40 is capable of cross tone code encoding For example if the SRC 40 detects that it has received a transmit request with a 179 9 Hz CTCSS tone it can then repeat the call with a 162 2 Hz CTCSS tone or even with a DCS code Cross tone code encoding can be useful when setting up multiple repeaters at different locations that share the same frequency NOTE If you employ both DCS and CTCSS RX squelch options for users on the same channel we recommend that you do not use an RX CTCSS tone of 136 5 Hz for any users on that channel Some transmitting mobiles use a DCS turnoff code of 136 5 Hz that the repeater could misinterpret as a valid incoming call ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 19 Courtesy Tone When a user has finished transmitting the SRC 40 can emit a courtesy tone A courtesy tone is a short beep that the repeater transmits to let other users know that the current user has finished talking The courtesy tone can be set for 500 Hz 1000 Hz 1500 Hz or no courtesy tone The duration of the
3. 189 9 186 2 183 5 179 9 177 3 173 8 171 3 167 9 165 5 162 2 159 8 156 7 Invert N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Tx Type CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS Tone Code 127 3 250 3 241 8 233 6 229 1 225 7 218 1 210 7 206 5 203 5 199 5 196 6 192 8 1833 186 2 1835 1733 177 3 1738 171 3 187 8 1555 162 2 1538 156 7 Invert Courtesy A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NONE NONE NONE 1500 Hz NONE E NONE 7 1500 Hz NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Figure 3 1 Screenshot of the ACC 964CD main window Page 4 ACC 964CD User s Manual Tree View The tree view on the left displays a hierarchical structure of the channels and users in the repeater system Nodes that have a grayed out icon represent an empty channel or user slot Nodes that have a black and green icon represent an occupied channel or user slot See Figure 3 2 below for examples of the node icons System Node Empty Channel Node Full Channel Node
4. CREATING EDITING PERSONALITIES Overview When you first launch the ACC 964CD application you will notice that both the tree and list views are blank At this point you have three choices 1 create a new personality 2 open a saved personality from file or 3 read a personality from an SRC 40 In this section we will discuss how to create a new personality and then how to edit it Opening and reading personalities are covered in the next section Chapter 5 Personality I O Operations Once you ve read or opened a personality the methods for editing it are the same as described in this chapter Creating a New Personality The first time that you setup the SRC 40 you will need to program it with a new personality To create a new personality open the File menu and select New Alternatively you can click on the New speed button which is the first button on the left that resembles a sheet of blank paper If you do this you will see a New System form popup At this point you will need to specify the SRC 40 model and an optional password You can change the password at any time so you can leave it blank and decide later if you want to employ password protection or not For more detailed information about these settings refer to Chapter 6 System Settings Editing Personalities If you right click any item in the tree or list view a popup menu will appear with a list of possible operations on that item Only the ava
5. Empty User Node Full Channel Node Figure 3 2 Icons of Various Tree Nodes The root node the top layer of the tree represents the system This root node is labeled according to the system model Child nodes of the root node the middle layer of the tree represent channels within the system The channel nodes are labeled by their channel names Empty channel nodes are given a default name until you create a channel for that slot The default name given to channels is CHAN plus the channel slot number Child nodes of channel nodes the bottom layer of the tree represent users that belong to that particular channel The user nodes are labeled according to the user IDs Once you create a channel it will be populated with empty user nodes that represent all the available user slots for that channel Empty user nodes are given a default name USER plus the slot number until you create a user for that slot The default name given to users is USER plus the user slot number List View The list view on the right displays a list of channels or users with detailed information about individual channels or users The channels or users that are displayed in this list is determined by which node you have selected in the tree view on the left If you select the system node that is the root node in the tree then you will see a detailed list of all the channels within the system on the right If you select a channel node in the tree then yo
6. create a new personality you must specify if you are programming the VHF SRC 40V or the UHF SRC 40U model This determines the valid range of receive transmit frequencies You can also specify an optional password to protect your personality data from unauthorized users See Chapter 6 System Settings for more information about system settings 3 Create a new channel The SRC 40 must be programmed with at least one channel To create a new channel right click an empty channel slot in the tree view and choose New Channel from the popup menu During the channel creation process you can specify channel settings such as the broadcast ID receive transmit frequencies and the length of the TX timeout timer When you create a channel you will also need to specify base station settings if you plan to use the SRC 40 as a base station See Chapter 7 Channel Settings for more information about channels Page 2 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual 4 Create a new user Each channel needs at least one user To create a new user right click an empty user slot in the tree view and choose New User from the popup menu During the user creation process you can specify user settings such as the user ID receive transmit squelch options CTCSS tone or DCS code and courtesy tones Note that the user in Slot 0 is the designated System Operator which is the only user that has remote programming privileges The users in Slots 1 through 63 are normal
7. users See Chapter 8 User Settings for more information about users 5 Create additional users as needed Repeat step 4 above for any additional users that you wish to add to the channel The SRC 40 can have a maximum of 64 users per channel 6 Create additional channels as needed Repeat steps 3 through 5 above for any additional channels that you wish to add to the SRC 40 The SRC 40 can have a maximum of 16 channels 7 Save your personality to disk optional As with any software program it is always a good idea to backup your work periodically If you haven t done so by now this is a good point to save your personality to disk See Chapter 5 Personality I O Operations for more information about saving personalities as a file 8 Program your personality to the SRC 40 After you ve created all the channels and users for your system you re ready to program the custom personality to the SRC 40 Connect your PC to the SRC 40 using the included DB9 cable and start the programming process See Chapter 5 Personality I O Operations for more information about programming your custom personality to the SRC 40 Once the programming process is complete you can verify that your personality was properly programmed by scrolling through the channels pressing the 4 and w buttons on the SRC 40 s front panel On any given channel you can press the BASE button to enter base station mode and then scroll through the list of users for
8. ACC 964CD User s Manual First Edition June 2003 Copyright 2003 BY Bridge Embedded Systems Inc First Edition June 2003 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Maxon name used by Bridge Embedded Systems Inc with permission IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation InstallShield is a registered trademark of Installshield Software Corporation Motorola is a registered trademark of Motorola Corporation For Technical Support please contact Midland Radio Corporation 1120 Clay Street North Kansas City MO 64116 Tel 816 241 8500 Fax 816 241 5713 www MidlandRadio com TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION seseeseseuneunu ne una nua u aaa u aaa u uana nu nun n 1 luis 1 System Requirements esee rear a rene Ye ERR R4 EREYTUERR canes IEFPKRRERKIERYRTURESYRas 1 Installaatio M ir erran iii pianie es 1 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED sssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 2 ead 2 A Typical Programming Session ssssssssssessesseem memes 2 CHAPTER 3 GRAPHICAL INTERFACE eeeseseenenn nane annuae nae 4 OVERVIGW m 4 Tree VIEWS oivia sesso oet eiue sedet uett E Ed Ee ERR AAAI AANT ARIANNE OREI ALLEE EEG 5 BIS E 5 Men Items care Sk a ar eee Sted Dette ed eter cM ee ie 6 Speed Buttons 2ecc cntwratenigcvasdest
9. Com Port COM1 Cancel Status Waiting to begin click Start Tx S 0 jE Figure 5 1 Read program dialog box The text along the bottom left of the window describes the current step of the flashing process The text on the bottom right is used for debugging purposes ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 11 Programming Personalities to an SRC 40 To program a personality to the SRC 40 choose Program from the Repeater menu You can also click the Program speed button which is the fifth button from the left that has a small diagram of a PC with an arrow pointing towards an SRC 40 After choosing either of these options a dialog box will appear This dialog box looks exactly the same as the one depicted in Figure 5 1 above except that it is titled Program Repeater Within this window you can select the COM port Click the button labeled Start to begin programming the SRC 40 Page 12 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual CHAPTER 6 SYSTEM SETTINGS Overview When you choose create or edit a system you ll see a system form with options for modifying system settings There are only two settings that apply to the entire repeater system model number and personality password protection All other settings are channel and user specific System Settings in Detail Model You must specify whether you will be creating a personality for the UHF model SRC 40U or the VHF model SRC 40V You can only modify this setting if
10. ave it in hex format as described in Chapter 5 Personality I O Operations Export as Plain Text To export the data as plain text choose Export as Text from the Export menu Alternatively you can click the Export as Text speed button which is the second button from the left that resembles a memo The data will be exported in ASCII format with the file extension txt The text is designed to line up evenly in columns if using a fixed width font If you print the data directly from Windows Notepad you will want to consider using landscape layout because the data exceeds 80 columns of text Export as CSV To export the data in CSV format choose Export as CSV from the Export menu You can also click the Export as CSV speed button which is the last button on the left that resembles a grid The data will be exported as a CSV file which is a common file format that spreadsheet applications such as Excel can open CSV files separate columns of data by commas and rows of data by line endings The data will be saved with the file extension csv which Excel will recognize as a spreadsheet file Once you open the file in Excel you can format it as you would any other spreadsheet ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 21 CHAPTER 10 AIRTIME LOGGING Overview The SRC 40 Community Repeater has the ability to log cumulative airtime on a per user basis The airtime is recorded in minutes and seconds and it is accumulated on a per second
11. basis Airtime begins accumulating once the user s signal is decoded and the transmitter is keyed up It stops accumulating time when the user is done transmitting The user is considered done transmitting once the courtesy tone sounds and it does not include the Tx Hold Time Airtime can accumulate to a maximum of 65 535 minutes per user If the maximum is reached then the counter will rollover i e reset to zero However 65 535 minutes is equivalent to a little under 1 100 hours or 45 days of continuous use so it is unlikely to rollover in normal use Reading and Saving Airtime Logs To fetch the accumulated airtime of users you must read out the data stored in the SRC 40 using the ACC 964CD Programmer To see the accumulated airtime simply view the list of users for a particular channel In the user list view the last two columns on the right are Mins and Secs respectively There are two options for exporting this data by saving it as a text file or saving it as CSV file as described in Chapter 9 Exporting Data section of this manual If you intend to use the airtime logs for billing purposes you ll likely want to export the data as comma separated values CSV and then open the file in Excel or another spreadsheet program You ll then be able to manipulate and format the data however you d like Resetting Airtime Logs You can reset the airtime logs to zero on a per channel basis Simply read the data from the SRC 40 usi
12. ccess code the SRC 40 also requires the presence of the CTCSS tone or DCS code of the designated System Operator Any calls from the System Operator are NOT repeated This is to prevent the remote access DTMF sequence from being retransmitted If you don t want to allow remote programming at all simply leave Slot 0 empty Refer to the SRC 40 Owner s Manual for more information about remote programming The remaining 63 user slots are reserved for common users Users do not have priority based on their order within the user slots Users are granted access to the SRC 40 on a first come first serve basis User Settings in Detail User ID The User ID is an eight character name that will be displayed in the SRC 40 s LCD while that user s call is being repeated Legal characters in the User ID include uppercase letters numbers dashes and periods By default users are assigned the name USER plus a two digit number corresponding to the slot of that user For example the user in slot 8 will be assigned the name USEROS by default The only exception is the user in Slot O which is assigned the ID SYS OP by default to reflect its special role Status Each user has a status of Active or Inactive By default all users are Active If you mark a user as Inactive their calls will not repeated although all their information will still be retained in the system This option is useful if you want to suspend the repeater privileges of a user
13. courtesy tone is fixed at 75 milliseconds TX Hold Time After a user has finished transmitting the repeater can continue to transmit for a specified amount of time This is also sometimes called hang time You specify the TX Hold Time in milliseconds ms TX Hold Time has a range of 0 to 65 535 ms If the user has a courtesy tone it is recommended that you set the TX Hold Time to be at least 250 ms Tone in Tail Without Tone in Tail enabled the SRC 40 will not encode the user s CTCSS tone or DCS code when that user has de keyed even though the repeater continues to transmit for the duration of the TX Hold Time If you enable Tone In Tail the SRC 40 will encode the user s CTCSS tone or DCS code during the TX Hold Time Whether or not Tone in Tail should be enabled or not depends on the requirements of your system configuration Page 20 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual CHAPTER 9 EXPORTING DATA Overview The ACC 964CD Programmer has the option to export personalities in a more easily readable format Normally when you save a personality to file it is stored as a Motorola amp type hex file which isn t easily decipherable If you would like to save the personality in a format for printing or record keeping you can opt to export the data as a plain text file or as a CSV Comma Separated Values file This is a one way process exported data can not be imported If you wish to save the data in a format that you can reopen later s
14. eading and programming personalities Export Menu The Export menu contains options for exporting an SRC 40 personality as a text file or as a CSV Comma Separated Values file Export As Plain Text Export personality as a plain text file Export As CSV Export Personality as CSV file See Chapter 9 Exporting Data for more information about exporting personalities as text or CSV files Help The Help menu is an entry point for the online help options Most of the information that you find in this manual is also available online Contents Show the contents of online help About View information about the publisher and copyright information Page 6 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual Speed Buttons Just below the menu items you will notice a horizontal series of speed buttons These speed buttons give you quick access to the same functions as the menu items To find out the function of a speed button hold your cursor over the associated icon and a short description will popup In Figure 3 3 below you will find a description of each button and its corresponding menu item New File gt New Open File Open Save File Save Read Repeater Read Program Repeater Program Export As Text Export Export As Text D a zi La 2 Em Export As CSV Export Export As CSV Figure 3 3 Icons of various speed buttons and their function ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 7 CHAPTER 4
15. en file folder Once you do this an Open File dialog box will appear From here you can browse your file system and select the file that you d like to open SRC 40 personality files have the file extension rpt By default only files with this extension are displayed Saving Personalities to a File To save a personality to a file choose Save from the File menu You can also click the Save speed button which is the third button from the left that resembles a 3 5 diskette If you have already designated a filename the personality will be saved immediately If you haven t a Save File dialog box will appear and you can designate one You can check whether you ve already designated a filename by noting what appears after ACC 964CD Programmer in the application title bar It will have either Untitled or the designated filename If you want to save the personality under a different filename from the one that you have already designated then choose Save As from the File menu Files are saved in Motorola amp hex format with the extension rpt Hex files aren t readily readable If you want to save the personality in a format such that you can read it or print it out refer to Chapter 11 Exporting Data for more information Page 10 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual Connecting the SRC 40 to a PC To connect the SRC 40 to your PC use the DB9 male to female cable included with ACC 964CD software CD No other parts such as an
16. ercase letters and numbers The Broadcast ID is transmitted in Morse code at specified intervals to identify the repeater on the air By default the Broadcast ID is the same as the Channel Name However you have the option of choosing a Broadcast ID that is different from the Channel Name Broadcast Interval The Broadcast Interval specifies how often the Broadcast ID will be transmitted It has a range of 0 to 999 minutes If you enter O this feature will be disabled and the Broadcast ID will not be transmitted at all It is recommended that you ensure that you are abiding by FCC regulations with respect to broadcasting the channel s ID For most operations you are required to broadcast the channel at least once every 15 minutes of use The SRC 40 is designed to broadcast the ID if and only if it has actively transmitted within the most recent time interval Morse Code Rate The Morse Code Rate is the rate at which the Broadcast ID will be transmitted You can choose either 11 or 22 WPM Words Per Minute Receiver Transmitter Frequency You must specify a receive and transmit frequency typically 5 MHz apart If you are working with the SRC 40U UHF model you must specify a frequency in the range of 450 to 480 MHz If you are working with the SRC 40V VHF model you must specify a frequency in the range of 148 to 174 5 MHz Refer to the SRC 40 Owner s Manual for more information about aligning the SRC 40 to optimize performance at a specif
17. hannel settings include items such as broadcast ID broadcast settings interval and Morse code rate receive transmit frequencies base station settings and the remote access code These settings only apply to that specific channel Each channel must be created and modified individually A screenshot of the channel form is shown below in Figure 7 1 JL Create New Channel m Name Broadcast ID Broadcast ID Settings Channel Name SAMPLE Broadcast interval mins o Broadcast ID SAMPLE Morse code Tx rate 11 WPM 22WPM jw Use the Name for the Broadcast ID Receiver Transmitter Freq MHz 450 000000 Freq MHz 450 000000 Channel spacing 12 5 kHz Power setting Low Power 25 0kHz High Power Tx Timeout secs fo Base Station Settings Busy Lockout Busy Queue Timeout ms 5000 Busy Queuing System Hold Time ms 5000 Marked Idle Remote Access Remote access code 0000 DK Cancel Figure 7 1 Screenshot of the channel form Page 14 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual Channel Settings in Detail Channel Name The Channel Name is an eight character name Legal characters are uppercase letters and numbers This is the name used to identify the channel in the tree view It is also the name that appears in the SRC 40 s LCD display when that channel is active Broadcast ID Like the Channel Name the Broadcast ID is an eight character name consisting of upp
18. ic frequency NOTE Ideally you ll want to choose a standard frequency which is by definition a frequency that is evenly divisible by 5 or 6 25 kHz 0 005 or 0 00625 MHz However you can also enter a non standard frequency also known as a splinter frequency The SRC 40 does not internally store the frequency as a decimal number Instead the decimal frequency is converted and stored as a set of three numbers known as R N and A values which is the format required by the PLL Phase Lock Loop chip Because of the format of this internal representation the SRC 40 may not be able to match the exact frequency that you enter Instead it will find the closest frequency that can be stored as RNA values Sometimes the programmer can match the exact splinter frequency but more often it will deviate slightly from what you entered If the repeater can t match the exact frequency you will see a warning after you click OK on the channel form The warning will inform you if the frequency must be adjusted before proceeding If you don t see this warning in spite of entering a splinter frequency you can assume that the programmer found a set of RNA values that can match this frequency exactly ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 15 Channel Spacing Each channel can be programmed for either narrow or wide band Narrow band corresponds to 12 5 kHz channel spacing and wide band corresponds to 25 kHz channel spacing This
19. ilable options will be enabled and the rest will be grayed out For example if you right click on an empty channel slot the New Channel option will be enabled in the popup menu as shown Figure 4 1 below Ezm SRC 40U Slot UserID CHarere Figure 4 1 New channel popup menu Page 8 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual If you right click on an occupied user slot the Edit User and Delete User options will be enabled See Figure 4 2 below Choosing new or edit will bring up a separate window that allows you to modify settings for that item mzm SRC 40U Slot User ID DCSOI SYS DP DCS02 PRIORITY TOPAZ3 PRO INC g SYS OP MOBILE g PRIORIT USERO4 USEROS USERO6 Edit User USE Delete User USERT41 Figure 4 2 Edit user popup menu In addition to the popup menus you can also double click any item in the channel or user list view If you double click any item in the list view a form will appear that allows you to modify the settings of that item If you double click an empty slot you ll be able to specify the settings of that item If you double click an occupied slot you ll be able to modify the existing settings of that item For more detailed information on channel and user settings refer to Chapters 6 7 and 8 Deleting Channels or Users To delete a channel or a user right click on the channel or user that you would like to delete and select Delete Channel or Delete User from
20. ile receiving a call the SRC 40 will not acknowledge the attempt Busy Queuing This setting will cause the SRC 40 to queue the transmit request if the base station operator attempts to transmit while the selected channel is busy The request will stay queued until the channel is no longer or until the Busy Queue Timeout timer expires If Busy Queuing is selected Busy Lockout will be checked automatically Busy Queue Timeout If Busy Queuing is enabled this timer will determine how long a transmit request will wait in queue If Busy Queuing is not enabled this timer has no relevance and it will be disabled The Busy Queue Timeout is measured in milliseconds with a range of 0 to 65 535 milliseconds System Hold Time If Busy Queuing is enabled this timer determines how long the SRC 40 will hold the channel once the transmit request is processed If Busy Queuing is not enabled this timer has no relevance and it will not be used The System Hold Time is measured in milliseconds and it has a range of O to 65 535 milliseconds Marked Idle Marked Idle permits the base station operator to transmit even if the SRC 40 is receiving a valid call If valid signaling is not present the call attempt will be either rejected or queued This means Marked Idle must be used in conjunction with Busy Lockout or both Busy Lockout and Busy Queuing If Marked Idle is used with just Busy Lockout the TX attempt will be rejected if the channel is busy but valid sig
21. ime to zero after each reading NOTE Whenever you load repeater data from a file as opposed to reading directly from the repeater all airtime logs are set to zero If you want to edit the repeater data without losing accumulated airtime read the data from the repeater make the necessary changes and then write the data back into the repeater Note that when you read data directly from the repeater it is essentially taking a snapshot of the data at that moment When you write the same data back to the repeater it is reloading that snapshot Thus any airtime that was accumulated between reading and writing will be lost ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 23
22. interface module are required Most PC s have at least one and often two serial communications COM ports on the back of the computer Because every PC is different it s impossible to say exactly where you will find them on your PC but they re often located near the mouse and keyboard ports on the back You can recognize it by the presence of nine pins The SRC 40 has a single serial port opening to the lower left of the display panel on the front of the unit See Figure 5 2 below Make sure that the DB9 cable is firmly connected at both ends Serial Port Figure 5 2 Serial port on the SRC 40 unit When you read or program the SRC 40 you need to select the proper serial communications port COM1 COM2 COM3 or COM4 The COM port number depends on your computer s configuration You can see which COM ports are available on your PC by using the Device Manager feature of Windows Reading Personalities from an SRC 40 To read the personality currently in the SRC 40 choose Read from the Repeater menu Alternatively you can click the Read speed button which is the fourth button from the left that has a small diagram of an SRC 40 with an arrow pointing towards a PC Once you choose either of these options a dialog box will appear Within this window you can select the COM port Click the button labeled Start to begin reading the data from the SRC 40 See Figure 5 1 below for an example 4 Read Data from Repeater m Progress
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24. naling is not present If valid signaling is present the user may transmit If Marked Idle is used with Busy Lockout and Busy Queuing the TX attempt will be queued if valid signaling is not present Otherwise the user may transmit ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 17 CHAPTER 8 USER SETTINGS Overview When you choose to create or edit a channel you ll see a user form with options for modifying user settings User settings include items such as User ID CTCSS Tones DCS Codes Courtesy Tones and Tx Hold Time See Figure 8 1 below for a screenshot of the user form These settings only apply to that specific user Each user must be created and modified individually Note that that the user in Slot O and is a special user the System Operator X Create New User m User Information UserID SAMPLE Status Active C Inactive RX Signaling TX Signaling C CTCSS C ETESS DCS DCS Code O06 v Code O06 Inverted Inverted Transmit Options Courtesy Tone None Tx Hold Time ms 250 C 500Hz et 1000Hz Include Tone in Tail C 1500Hz DK Cancel Figure 8 1 Screenshot of the user form Page 18 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual User Slots There are slots for 64 users per channel The slots are numbered sequentially beginning with Slot 0 Slot O is reserved for the System Operator The System Operator is the only user that can remotely program the system In addition to the remote a
25. ng the ACC 964CD Programmer If you right click on any non empty channel you ll see an option to Reset Channel Airtime has been enabled If you choose this option you ll be prompted to verify that you want to reset the airtime logs for all users in that channel If you choose yes all the users airtime for that channel will be reset to 0 minutes and O seconds After resetting the airtime you must then load the personality back into the SRC 40 Suggested Uses of Airtime Logs Airtime logs can be used for various purposes Many repeater operators like to use airtime logging as means to check on repeater usage on a per user basis By checking the airtime logs you can quickly determine the repeater s usage on a per user basis Page 22 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual Airtime logs can also be used for billing purposes although you need to be aware of its limitations As stated above the airtime log represents accumulated time only The time or lengths of individual calls are not recorded There is no attempt to divide accumulated airtime into distinct time intervals such as by the week or by the month If you do want to use to use airtime logs for billing purposes we suggest that you take the water meter approach Check on accumulated airtime at regular intervals and bill your customers accordingly You can calculate the difference in accumulated airtime between readings or you could also have a policy of resetting the accumulated airt
26. on on your PC before installing a new one Use to Add Remove Program feature of Windows to uninstall the ACC 964CD The un installation procedure will not remove custom personality files ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 1 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED Overview We recommend that you read this entire manual before you begin programming your SRC 40 Community Repeater However if you want to get started programming right away the steps below offer a quick overview of a typical SRC 40 programming session It is also helpful to know what steps that you will need to complete to program the SRC 40 so that you can keep them in mind while reading the remainder of this manual A Typical Programming Session A typical SRC 40 programming session involves creating at least one channel and one user per channel and then programming your personality to the SRC 40 unit To do so you must complete the following steps 1 Start with a base personality Every programming session begins with one of three options create a new personality from scratch load a saved personality from disk or read the personality currently programmed to the SRC 40 repeater The remaining steps below assume that you are creating a new personality from scratch To create a new personality choose New from the File menu See Chapter 4 Creating and Editing Personalities for more information about personalities 2 Specify system settings When you
27. peater to continuously transmit Remote Access Code The System Operator can remotely program and manage the SRC 40 Community Repeater by using DTMF tone sequences See Chapter 8 User Settings for more information about creating a System Operator Before making any modifications the System Operator must enter the Remote Access Code to gain access to the system The Remote Access Code is a four digit number that you specify on a per channel basis The remote code 5555 is reserved for remote rebooting but all other four digit numbers are valid If you want to disable the Remote Access feature simply don t create a user in the System Operator slot Without a designated System Operator the Remote Access Code is irrelevant For more information on the SRC 40 s remote programming features please consult the SRC 40 Owner s Manual Page 16 maxon ACC 964CD User s Manual Base Station Settings in Detail The following settings are only applicable when the SRC 40 is in base station mode They are listed along with channel settings because base station settings are determined on a per channel basis If you do not intend to use the SRC 40 in base station mode you can ignore these settings For more information about base station mode please consult the SRC 40 Owner s Manual Busy Lockout This setting prevents the base station operator from transmitting while the selected channel is busy If the base station operator attempts to transmit wh
28. personality consists of programmable channel settings such as broadcast ID receive transmit frequencies and remote access codes plus programmable user settings such as DCS CTCSS squelch options and courtesy tones In addition to programming personalities for your SRC 40 Community Repeater the ACC 964CD Programmer also allows you to view airtime logs and export SRC 40 personalities as a spreadsheet or a text file System Requirements To begin using the ACC 964CD Programmer you must meet these minimum requirements e IBM compatible PC with Microsoft Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP e 486 processor or faster e 16 MB of RAM e Atleast 5 MB of free disk space e One free serial communications COM port e DB9 cable to connect the PC to the SRC 40 Community Repeater e Maxon SRC 40 Series Community Repeater Installation The ACC 964CD Programmer is distributed on CD ROM To install the ACC 964CD simply insert the CD and then let the setup program begin running automatically If the installation program does not begin automatically you can also start the installation by running setup exe in the root directory of the CD Once it begins running just follow the onscreen instructions The ACC 964CD Programmer uses InstallShield a utility commonly used to install Windows applications NOTE If you have installed a previous version of the ACC 964CD or if you need to reinstall the current version you must first uninstall the versi
29. setting is applied to both the transmitter and the receiver UHF and VHF radios are currently migrating from wide to narrow band spacing to essentially double the number of frequencies available During this period of transition you may use either narrow band or wide band spacing The migration to narrow band is scheduled by January 1 2005 for UHF radios and by January 1 2008 for VHF radios Power Setting Each channel can be programmed for either high or low power If you choose low power the transmitter module will transmit at 5 watts If you choose high power the transmitter module will transmit at 40 watts While the SRC 40 is in Auxiliary mode you also have the option of transmitting with no RF power amplification if for example you would like to connect the SRC 40 to an external controller For more information about this feature please consult the SRC 40 Owner s Manual Tx Timeout Tx Timeout controls how long the SRC 40 will keep the transmitter continuously keyed before the RF Power Amp RF PA is automatically disengaged The units of time for this setting are in seconds The maximum value of the Tx Timeout feature is 999 seconds To disable the Tx Timeout feature enter 0 in the Tx Timeout field Even if you don t want to limit the length of time that users may transmit for courtesy reasons we recommend enabling this feature This timer will protect the transmitter equipment in the case of a stuck mic that can cause the re
30. t AAEE NEATA aE 17 CHAPTER 8 USER SETTINGS ccecsceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeseeeueeeeesaeenegns 18 OVerVIGW ETE E eor Ounaecouade bude eeu s Desi eigenes ha cad rabbecwusts PESDu tiere es 18 User Slots audet rire ER RR IE be evens dated Denke i era ek AE ENEA E Rer PEE 19 User Settings In Detail 5 7 ero e eX RR ri RH Rf ER RR ER D Ra 19 CHAPTER 9 EXPORTING DATA eeeseseeseneunennanu aman u uua u uua u iaa unu n 21 OVerVIOeW z seekiiizkiectiliieYWiertiibivr eie iiU Yisdwil iC TPDPIVYRLIRURD ITYR RT RI TT LCDFRRDiTYY 21 Export as Plain Text io eL EI e ATI EN EETRIUAVUTTA E NV ERE CUI 21 Export as CSV iiic IR RR A E na dies eae E aa eed Ae ea d 21 CHAPTER 10 AIRTIME LOGGING eeeseseesese nenne annnm ain nana anna 22 OVET VIEW orraa RETEA VURR EE IERRAIRRARCRRR M A EER ARE AAE RA OA X IAE ATA EQUI PR YR RES 22 Reading and Saving Airtime LOGS ccceeeeee eee e eee eee nena e ee eae nme 22 Resetting Airtime Lgs iere er dened eek cad even e tem rre x Te XE URN xen er d e sc Rn 22 Suggested Uses of Airtime LOGS cccceee cece eee eee eee eee em semen senses 22 ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page i CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Welcome Welcome and thanks for purchasing the ACC 964CD Programmer The ACC 964CD is a Windows application that allows system operators to easily create and program a personality for the Maxon SRC 40 Series Community Repeater An SRC 40
31. that channel by pressing the and w buttons For more information on operating the SRC 40 read the SRC 40 Owner s Manual ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 3 CHAPTER 3 GRAPHICAL INTERFACE Overview The main ACC 964CD window is divided into four sections see Figure 3 1 below e Tree view on the left with a hierarchy of the system channels and users e List view on the right with detailed information on channels and users e Menu items along the top e Speed buttons just below the menu items If you ve ever used Windows Explorer to browse through the file system on your computer the look and feel of the ACC 964CD application should be immediately familiar 4 ACC 964CD Programmer ALLTONES rpt Jat File Repeater Export Help Cee 2 ae Emm SRC 40U DCSOI pcsu2 TOPAZ3 g SYS OP g 2503 g 2418 g 2336 i g 2291 g 2257 g 2181 g 2107 2065 g 2035 g 1995 g 1966 g 1928 g 1899 1862 g 1835 g 1799 g 1773 g 1738 g 1713 lt m x ji User ID SYS 0P 2503 2418 2336 2291 2257 2181 2107 2065 2035 1995 1966 1928 1899 1862 1835 1799 1773 1738 1713 1679 1655 1622 1598 1567 Rix Type CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS CTCSS Tone Code 127 3 250 3 241 8 233 6 223 1 225 7 218 1 210 7 205 5 203 5 199 5 196 6 192 8
32. the popup menu A dialog box will appear that will ask you to confirm your selection Click OK and your selection will be deleted Note that if you choose to delete a channel all the users within that channel will be automatically deleted as well ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 9 CHAPTER 5 I O OPERATIONS Overview The ACC 964CD makes it easy to open save personalities as files and read program personalities with an SRC 40 connected to your PC Throughout this manual and within the ACC 964CD application itself we try to use various I O terms consistently Open refers to opening a personality previously saved to a file Save is used to mean saving a personality to a file Read refers to reading a personality from an SRC 40 connected to your PC Program is used to mean programming a personality to an SRC 40 connected to your PC Opening and reading are essentially the same operation that varies only in the source a file or an SRC 40 respectively Similarly saving and programming are essentially the same operation that varies only in the destination a file or the SRC 40 respectively When you save a personality to disk it is saved in the same Motorola hex format that is written to the SRC 40 s flash memory Opening Personalities from a File To open a personality from a file choose Open from the File menu Alternatively you can click the Open speed button which is the second button from the left that resembles an op
33. u will see a detailed list of all the users belonging to that particular channel Note that not every setting appears in the list view but only the most commonly used settings To view every setting you must bring up the individual channel or user form If you double click any item in the list view the appropriate form for that user or channel will popup ACC 964CD User s Manual maxon Page 5 Menu Items The menu items along the top is where you will find options for saving opening data as files reading programming data to the SRC 40 exporting data and accessing online help files The menu items are grouped into the following items File Menu The File menu contains options for creating new personalities opening personalities from disk and saving personalities to disk New Create a new personality from scratch Open Open a previously saved personality Save Save the current personality as a file Save As Save the current personality with a new filename Exit Exit the ACC 964CD application See Chapter 5 Personality I O Operations for more information about saving and opening personalities Repeater Menu The Repeater menu contains options for reading and writing personalities from and to the SRC 40 via the serial communications port Read Read the personality from the connected SRC 40 Program Program a personality to the connected SRC 40 See Chapter 5 Personality I O Operations for more information about r
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