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RPS-220 Programmer Help File.

1. ss sssssssssssssssnsreeeeeseeeeeneneense 131 Using the TravelPlus List with existing programmer file ss 136 Part XIV Copying From an Excel Spreadsheet 141 SHOP EE 142 E SEG Ph APR PR RD CE OU EEE EU DE 144 2013 RT Systems Inc 6 JT220 V4 Programmer Help OOA OQ Part XV a fF N gt a Part XVI Part XVII 1 Part XVIII Part XIX Part XX Importing a file Creating a file far Import IMpOrt a Stel EE Importa Step E IMpOrt a Step iiniu neninn aane i nataran anaiba Imports Steps a i a aadi Export Troubleshooting Get Data from Radio Required Invalid Frequencies Hardware Error Troubleshooting Contact Us Index EE 162 PT PE TE TEE 164 ET 166 PA EEE PEER PE ED TETE EEE re 168 171 2013 RT Systems Inc Foreword Foreword These help files are offered as reference for the features of the programmer and with some added information about the features and functionality of the radio The final reference for a feature of the radio is the Users Manual for that radio Any error omission or misrepresentation of a radio s ability is unintentional The Programmer cannot make the radio do anything that it cannot do from the face of the unit It makes it easier to set options for the existing functions 2013 RT Systems Inc What Is the Radio Programmer 9 1 What Is the Radio
2. s sise 89 2 Communications Send Data to Radio ss sssssssssssnsereeneneeeennes 91 3 Radia to Computer Cahling ssiissssissniisssnisiiieniessnnssssenncsessnnsssscnne esisnnsess 94 A Comport SBIUP EE 95 Part XII File Maintenance 98 File LEE E pene ehewasd et ee un ER EEN ee 100 2 ENG NS 1225 sels ee amie decciadccusteqeddgece eege Eege tage manage ed E tin 101 Elle Bal rt MR FovdeeansSevetan dseactansydcetce sydcnanaduvetaadecycpucvsvuctte sdocectnfeueten dads 103 Opening files fram alder programmers sise 104 Opening a V3 or V4file fram Aa different radia ii 111 OPE MUG a VS or VA TT 115 FUNG UIP Ea a EAE ogee ed Sct et dt lient dre shes ceeds edu deca nas dey de M dt ane dat aan dees dou id is diese 119 File Print Preview e ni scaceenasteetcePesdenctnveusiessscucrensavectce sddceccndeystetasds 120 6 Saving Pragramming Files ss sssssssssssenenneeeeeneneeeeneeneneenennes 123 Pie CET ER CE DE PER CUS LE TE EE D PTE T TE LEE Et 124 File Save AS cicsvecsescetecsveveccecnncrvaevevsstevecovengcevesglecacuevseuvdvestesubeeenccvesieececevatesvssti eieavdascedcopencucnevsott entire dires 126 Part XIII ARRL TravelPlus 128 Creating a list in TravelPLus ccciisciccciesccceisecsteiccesseeenseseteeree eaeeereeesteuvad eaveenensavervieaseerreeestere 129 Opening be list in the Pragrammer
3. 2013 RT Systems Inc Troubleshooting as 17 1 Get Data from Radio Required The first time you attempt to send your file to the radio this message may appear Radio Programmer i Your are required to do Communication Get Data From before you can send data to the radio This indicates that you have not read the configuration of the radio into the programmer There are details that the programmer can get only from the radio Even if the radio is not yet programmed these background details are necessary for the programmer to send a file to your radio successfully 2013 RT Systems Inc Invalid Frequencies 183 18 Invalid Frequencies This information is meant to address radio operators in the US While many of these details are true in other countries some are not Band plans allowable frequencies and other details differ around the world but many of the functions of the radio remain the same making this information useful to everyone This section is offered to help users understand why a frequency is rejected by an amateur radio The Programmer will not allow you to enter a frequency that your particular radio cannot use Your radio is designed to work on all frequencies in the amateur bands Problems arise when frequencies from commercial operations are used on this amateur equipment This explanation is offered to help you understand where the radios differ How Radios Work A l
4. Beep Sound Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Beep Burglar Alarm Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Burglar Alarm Busy Channel Main screen Busy Channel Lock Out Lockout Note This item can be set independently for each memory channel Call Mode Main Screen Limit Call VFO Channels tab Call channel This channel is preprogrammed from the factory and must be programmed 2013 RT Systems Inc so JT220 V4 Programmer Help with an acceptable frequency for the radio to function even if you are not using the Call channel feature You can change the frequency for the call channel but you cannot leave the channel blank Change Not addressed in the Programmer This item is changed from the face Channel of the radio Stepping Step Note This item can be set independently for each memory channel Note This item can be set independently for each memory channel Pee Main page DCS and Rx DCS Note This item can be set independently for each memory channel Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Lamp Memory Main page all columns These are the details for each memory Channels channel These can be customized for you use or left as defaults when a feature is notin use Channel 0 must be programmed with a valid frequency for the radio to function proper Main page Offset Directions This item can be set independently for Direction each memory channel Main page Offset Frequency Thi
5. 06 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Look irr fo FT SO Programmer My Recert Docurants L Desktop L DVDACD AW Orive D ze Loca Dik E SS c on Yaesu Vaes Y SS SouceCods on todhocompuer Z ED Shared Documents Hy Documents Le My Sharing Folders gt Testlsers Docurerts My Computes Si Hy Hetwok Places C2 Pogara Shote iaoe on Yaesu Yacu Fie pare My Helrork Places Fie d b e Rado Data fie FTO e Use your mouse to left click on Local Disk C in the list On your machine this wording can vary a little In general you re looking for that C to know you ve made the correct selection Lan co ENED Caveat Hy Recent Ld Docurerts and Settings Documents Desitop EN My Computes Je E CFrogammer Help Pies Die ret ORTSales Osan E SeurceCods Drewe Ce soniDend Ouest wows Yosu Dte Rado Data Paes FTO e What you see now are directories the ones with the little yellow folders and files Find the little yellow folder that says Yaesu next to it Put your mouse on it and Left click Once Yaesu is highlighted let go of the mouse button move the pointer to the Open button then use your mouse to left click on the Open button 2013 RT Systems Inc Look ges Local Dik EI LoDocurerts and Settings Oobi My Documeris 93 Gary Documents My Computer 1005 CDProgran ies Fie pame Fies of pe My Helvrork Places File Maintenance 107 eom Prog ammer
6. amp E Name Date modif Type Size Tags SC amp Settings not coming from radio Recent Places A test Desktop Karin Computer A Enter filename here Network ee Fie name Cm Save astype Rado Data Fies C FT2600 D Cancel e The title bar of the window changes to reflect the new filename e When saving a file let the Programmer do the work All you need to enter is the name you want for the file 2013 RT Systems Inc 1 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 13 ARRL TravelPlus RT Systems Version 4 programmers have a feature that opens a TravelPlus list in the radio programmer This makes the data available for creating files for programming your radio without the need to import the data from a file This Help file contains sections on creating the list in TravelPlus and on getting that list ready to program your radio Takes only a few mouse clicks to have your radio programmed for that trip or other special event Creating a list in TravelPlus Brief details on this process For more details see the help file in TravelPlus Opening the list in the radio Programmer Details on opening the list in the radio programmer and the controls on that list Using the TravelPlus list with an existing radio programming file Sometimes you don t want all the repeaters found for an area by TravelPlus or you want to put what you found into a certain group of memory channels in the radio programming file This secti
7. e Enter a file name for the output file Pay attention to the drive and directory to which the file is being saved You will need to be able to find the file later for use during import 2013 RT Systems Inc 15 JT220 V4 Programmer Help e Excel will raise a warning s about worksheets and formatting that will be lost if the file is saved in this format Answer to the affirmative OK or Yes to the message s eliminating the formatting is exactly what you want e When you exit Excel you will be asked again if you want to save the csv file If you have made no changes since you lost saved answer No If you have made changes answer Yes and proceed through the warnings again to save the file again Limitations for use of another commercial spreadsheet program include e The spreadsheet program will know none of the limitations of the radio It will allow you to enter any value in any space You will have to enter transmit and receive frequencies CTCSS tones and DCS codes carefully to be sure they are imported correctly to the radio e You will need to organize your data carefully The Programmer will import all the items from a single column as the same thing This can cause an odd split to be entered as Simplex or a non standard offset to be ignored if the data is not in a column labeled correctly or is mixed in with dissimilar data The Import File The Import function is designed to assimilate some if not all of the follo
8. 12 6 Saving Programming Files Many different files can be saved to your hard drive for permanent storage giving you the ability to reprogram your radio quickly and easily to suit your current use e Files are saved using the File Save or File Save As command e When the window opens for the filename enter any name up to 256 characters including spaces but without a period at the end or an extension The Programmer will enter that information for you automatically Save As KS Savein FT 2600 Programmer e OC amp L Name Date modif Type Size Tags ay Sen Settings not coming from radio Recent Places am test Desktop Karin Computer A Enter filename here Network Fo ame Coe Save sstype Radio Data Files FT2600 Cancel 2013 RT Systems Inc 14 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 12 6 1 File Save Saves the current file to your computer hard drive If several files are open the current file the one on top the one you are working in is the one that will be saved Be sure to save the changes to each of the open files before closing the Programmer It is recommended that you save the current file during data input and before sending it to the radio Just as with a word processor it s an awful shame to lose everything if something happens to the computer during either of these processes If the name of the current file is Untitled in the main window title bar you will be presented with a s
9. Communications in the top menu 2 Click Send Data to Radio 3 Read and follow each step Remember the keystrokes are different for each radio They are even different for this process than they were for the Get Data from Radio process They are detailed for a particular radio on the Get send data to radio screen The trick is to follow each step one at a time Cable Issues Check that you are using the correct cable for this radio Many radios have jacks that will accommodate the programming cable from a different radio Although the cable fits in the jack the radio does not accept programming through the wrong jack You can see the cables for each radio by clicking on Programming Cable Chart Check that the cable is securely in the USB Port Be sure it has not pulled loose this is easy to do with a USB Also the cable should be plugged into a USB port on the computer rather than on a USB hub Check that the cable is plugged into the radio securely On cables with 6 or 8 pin round din plugs you may want to check that the pins are not bent in such a way that they are making a bad connection Unplug the cable from the radio and check by looking at the pins in the plug On cables with 4 6 or 8 pin modular plugs that address the mic jack push the cable toward the connector to be sure the modular plug is plugged into the mic jack completely There can be a good bit of play between the mic jack and the plug Hold the
10. This satisfies the Standard offset requirement from the original information WES Programmer VS Untitled i E jeti eg BS2 E an esst Ort ai Operating Ts s e 5 o beet Dann Woie Tam Tone Mode CS OD ae zen oon e Byki Bn Bet Baks Setz tee Lee ein isl CMS Es ee Em Te Receive Frequency Pi 147 24000 Offset Offset Operating Frequency Direction Mode 600 kHz Lel Plus w FM x P 142 24 2 3 4 5 D D D 3 10 n 12 13 14 15 6 17 13 13 a z E a u 5 5 z 2 z a a R a EI EJ nan H Ey E g g g e Press tab or use your mouse to select the Name cell Type LOCAL You choose upper or lower case on many radios On others only upper case letters are allowed The programmer will help you ff a letter or symbol will not work on the radio you will not be able to enter it here 2013 RT Systems Inc Getting Started 13 1065 ragraevrer VES geg E Kee kam tte gat Commencer Zare Boden Dep Os RE SOCAN Racers Tyana Gite Det Deen TereMede DCS oes Feary Docin GEN Sho Da Ces d Pet Boa LE sons Bork 5 een 14 Zeg Ai 84000 Dh Lelfe win D ane dr D sief lon sitet Le JLOCAL Type in what you want to show on the dislay of the radio when you use this channel LE i use 28 ya unnpa uirga e Press tab to move to the Tone Mode cell Setting up the tone of 100hz requires TW steps just as it
11. in this help e Open the programmer e Open the file into which the frequencies are to be inserted e Access the TravelPlus list through the link in the file menu Both the list and the file are now open in the programmer Working in reduced screen mode is helpful with this process to let you see both files at one time File Edt Communications Settings DStar Window Help Du Abee az 1c 2820 Untitled r x X 8 a Cr aech GEORGIA 0 1673 g 2 14529000 Ais GEORGIA 885 CA 5 35000 3 14536000 DER GEORGIA 0146 26 145 41000 4 14541000 Alanta GEOAGIA 102 0 146 62500 5 146 62500 Ss GEORGIA 0 100 0e 146 64000 6 14664000 Ais GEORGIA ot 146 65500 7 14665500 Ais EH 0151418 14673000 8 1467200 DER GEORGE al 146 82000 Wa eem Allante GEORGIA Ak 14697000 d 10 14557000 Siss GEORGIA ot 147 00900 du 147000 lanta GEORGIA olca 167 03000 12 mg Alanta GEORGIA e Me e mg o 127 250 Site GEORGIA BH 147 4500 Notice the two tabs The radio file and the 14 14724500 Alanta GEORGA o1514 CAJAB 147 10500 F SS du eme ES WB4ATH 107 Allonto CARES GEORGA 01072 421 25000 Travel Plus List are clearly identified dm 4212000 434 0000 Sok wen Allanta GEORGIA e 440 60000 17 ai Prue W4DOC DER GEORGIA 1 442 02500 du 42200500 Pus WaCML 1273 Allante GEORGIA 01273 44212500 du 421250 ES wer 1090 ise GEORGIA 109 0es 442 22500 20 44222500 Phs WBSEGI 1000 Atlanta GEORGA 442 47500 N21 442 4750 Prue DOS 723 Alama GEORGIA 0723 4425250
12. 146 650 and 147 300 the Offset Frequency entered would be 650 decimal six five zero And the Offset Direction as Plus or Minus With these three pieces of information the import process will setup this memory channel correctly for use by the radio with the most functionality Note You may see this import with one of the standard Offset Frequencies however once the file is saved closed and reopened the Plus or Minus and the Offset Frequency value as entered will appear Offset Direction The Offset Direction lets the Import process know whether to add plus or subtract minus the Offset Frequency from the Receive Frequency when calculating the Transmit Frequency for the memory channel Enter Plus Minus or for the process to recognize the command 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file 15 NOTE Be sure to use Offset Direction if your file contains and amp endash in this column Using Offset Frequency for this column will result in all channels being imported as simplex Operating Mode Enter FM AM or WFM as appropriate for the frequency Name Enter an Alpha Numeric tag up to 8 characters for the memory channel to provide an easy reminder of the function of a particular frequency Not all radios have this available for each memory channel Consult your Users Manual for details Tone Mode Use of the tone systems of the radio allows for silent monitoring until a call is received with a corresponding to
13. Ignore Tx FA D 147 0200 0 6000 H H C147 0400 0 6000 DH Those checked es jaag aen cc are imported el 7 1200 0600 AT 1400 0 6000 KA 127 400 NENANA lt Since the data can be imported into an existing file use the boxes at the top of the screen to place the data in the file where you want it to appear e Starting radio memory Insert the channels into the file somewhere other than at the beginning i e At the end of a list that has the last channel of 21 Enter 22 in this box to begin with the next memory channel of that file e Overwrite existing channels Tells the process to replace data it finds in the existing file or to skip that data and write in the next available channel For example e Unchecked If you import into a file with memories in channel numbers 1 10 12 15 and 16 the process would write the imported channels in order to 11 13 14 then 17 on to the end of the imported list e Checked If you import to a file with memories in channel numbers 1 10 12 15 and 16 the process would write the imported channels in order beginning at channel 1and continue in order to the end of the imported list The existing channel data of the file would be lost in the process as itis replaced with that of the imported file e Finish Click to compete the process The resulting file in this example would look like this 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file Resulting He when Sang rado mere was met
14. Insert the USB 29A cable into the Data jack on the front of the JT 220 2 Turn the radio on 3 Click OK to start transferring the data Cox Leem e A transfer status bar is displayed on the computer to let you know that the computer is receiving the data being sent from the radio ff the blue bar does not appear and fill cancel the process and try again 2013 RT Systems Inc s JT220 V4 Programmer Help When the Get Data From process is complete the Programmer will return to the spreadsheet of the main window where the information taken from the radio is displayed This information is ready to be edited and saved The radio can remain connected to the computer while changes are being made in the Programmer These changes are not reflected in the radio until you complete the Send Data To process in the Programmer If you are doing major editing turn the radio off and remove the cloning cable Then return to the Programmer for editing the file Once your editing is complete connect the radio to the computer and complete the Send Data To process to transfer the changes to the radio Troubleshooting Should the problem persist contact RT Systems for personal assistance 2013 RT Systems Inc Radio Computer Data Transfer 91 11 2 Communications Send Data to Radio Sends the contents of the current file and the settings file to the radio Note In the Version 4 Programmers you can have files ope
15. Nenories d Lived MED A VER Mer ENEE S nesnasasg 2 S Z Click a tab A screen opens with the details that can be entered for these radio functions You can work with the radio without ever using these tabs There are default values on these screens that never need to be changed Make changes for your special activities when you plan to use one of these functions of the radio Save the file Now that you have the frequencies entered into the memory channels Save the file 2013 RT Systems Inc Getting Started Lis dt Connexes iting Window bep Os sme BE AN T i Here TereMade CTCSS ocs Mes Tue Dr 3 Hre 106 bit ire DH 106 BH 106 bee Te Die 10 Dts Tee wein Weer 106 Otte 100 Diir 18 0H i f EIE i il COIs g OCI DS 2922922729272299 OCC Mop By Eha Ria Ewe D ro Mig Wh miru ii Mh iW Puiu 1600 ECH OSG na OSS SS a METH 100 DHe LAC met 100 tr mern 100 BH Ern 110 Week e GEN Khan om ern 106 Dee TE Bir sesessesessessesesensesezessesesesses sesegsssygssrzsyses8 Kei viii eieiei HPPPPPTLPPPIPPPITPPPIPRPIZTFPPZATPPRP2Z D ELUTE LEH e e In the menu click File Save As Savein J vx8 Programmer Name Date modif Type DCSTest D Reader Testi a VX8 General Travel and Entertainment Recent Places 2013 RT Systems Inc 16 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Enter a filename You can be as descriptive
16. O O E O O O K 8 LLLI Lin UNENEE HESE HENSEN LU IRD IDD E SS EEDECEIEEHEEEEEEIEROEIEECHEROEREIEOEIOEE DEER KI LLLI RENE EEE Pn 4 NE ROSES EU ER ett Sen 5 namnaman nanaman aa eae aa ala 4 Benz aam aaja aa aala alaale alaaa alate ala ataia au L eccoceeucercporpcereonemocnereouen iT p EEEE EEEE EH Hl HEERE H CELLES ale EE A vs DE LELEUDLEOUCULELE DCE SEE ELCDLOUEULERCOLOULULEE j 213 0000 e mam eis a meme Press and Hold the Shift key while pressing the Down Arrow key to select the rows that will be set with this information foie HA ag ER 14327750 Gen 2013 RT Systems Inc fields Press Ctrl V to paste the selecting into the Easy Editing in the Grid 4 Simple Mode Hides several of the columns for each memory channel Those remaining are the ones that are most needed for any memory channel Those remaining include 2013 RT Systems Inc Receive Frequency A channel cannot be programmed without a receive frequency This is the frequency you listen to Transmit Frequency The programmer will complete this automatically The column is included in case you need to enter the value other than the default for the receive frequency based on the band plan i e an odd split pair Offset Direction Again the programmer will complete this automatically based on th
17. Programmer The Programmer is designed to give you the ease and convenience of programming the memories and options of the radio from your PC Using the Programmer you can create separate files for unique applications such as travel emergency activities or special events These files can contain different settings such as memories power management features and DTMF numbers for each purpose These files are saved separately to be sent to the radio at any time One file can be sent to the radio at any one time Be sure to put everything you want into each file as you build it The Programmer also gives you the ability to read a configuration from the radio The configuration would be stored ina file on your computer to be changed easily Then with minimal button pushing you can send the altered file back to the radio Hardware Requirements Hardware requirements for the Version 4 Programmers include e APC running Microsoft Windows XP Vista 32 or 64 bit Windows 7 32 or 64 bit or Windows 8 full version The programmer will NOT work on Windows 98 ME NT or 2000 e The correct computer interface cable as shown in the Radio to Computer Cabling chapter under Radio Computer Data Transfer section of this help 2013 RT Systems Inc Getting Started 11 2 Getting Started Creating the file The Programmer gives you an easy way to access details for memory channels and other settings of the radio Open the prog
18. SC 67 0 67 0 B HOMTOCHERT ROUTGOMERT WOUTOCHERT ROMTOMERT MOMTOGCMERT POMTOOMERT RMT OOMERT POMTOCHERT BOMTCOMERT BON TOCHERT BMTCOMERT MMTOMERT ROMTZCMERT MONTOCMERT POMTOMIERT WOUTCOMERT POM TOOMENT ROMTCOMERT HOM TOMERT ROUTGOMERT WONTOCHERT POMTOMERT HON TOOMERT POMTOORERT ess s oiy sig miy yis zs g Check the list If you don t like the results try again Once you are satisfied with the list you are finished with TravelPlus You can exit that program or leave it running while you access the RT Systems radio programmer Run the RT Systems programmer Version 4 only If the programmer is already running switch to it now to create a file from this list for programming the radio TravelPlus is a product of the American Amateur Radio League Any images from TravelPlus included in this help are copyrighted to DHF Systems LLC 2013 RT Systems Inc ARRL TravelPlus 131 13 2 Opening the list in the Programmer Once you have created a list in TravelPlus Version 10 0 or higher open any one of the Version 4 programmers installed on your machine To access the list e Select File from the menu at the top of the screen e Select Open TravelPlus list this option was disabled until you created the list __ TC 2820 Programme File Edit Communications Settings DStar Window Help mi G Open Cri 0 Open Travel Plus List Ee ee Name Tone Mode Gm DCS NM Save el N
19. a frequency appropriate for the band The programmer checks for missing data when Send data to is executed Columns not regularly used are easily hidden with the selections under Settings Preferences View Preferences in earlier versions Customize your screen for the information you use most often Radio Menu Settings Global menu settings which in earlier programmers occupied the opening screen are now entered on a Settings screen accessed under Settings Radio Menu Settings View Settings in earlier versions Here options are set for menu settings of the radio that do not change with each memory channel These settings affect the radio whether it is in memory mode or VFO mode The Radio Menu Settings screens contain check boxes for single click settings and easily filled blanks for personalized options Once configured these Settings are saved for use by new files There is no longer a need to reset the options in each new file or to begin a file from an existing one Note Radio Option Settings including Lock Beeps etc are read from the radio with the Get data from command Be sure that settings you have customized are saved in the programmer Access the Settings screen and use File Save to make the options that were taken from the radio permanent for programming the radio later Once saved the settings will be repeated with each new file of memory channel details The programmer has two options for these Settings Multipl
20. ammo k m nare on 2 Mise mao ege At on Ane a amo ez Ki none or D monn meme mga at on ane 2 mao rere op H main nese Sege z on am 137 m ne on 2 meam uere inges a o nes 2 maxo omer m nore op 5 mewo 134 Sege ato E ur z e Zemmer m nore op M MSIE sem Sege aw on Am a Simge Su rare oe 2 MeT 116720 we ke oF am uamo L ege mm nere of paasa 134878 Sgen ato on Am 35 umee rosen zemmer m en ow RO ui eg Snpex aw on Am e ang ronn uge Fu DE here or M ams mg ege ae Cal Am 1 Joe Lean ege m et here op men wg ege ao on DCH SO nm rosa Zemmer mm SOE ere op 0 rumm nimm sex am on am 8 1434500 14183000 wee m SE me on at mm 1417508 ege Ate on Am Ing 1418110 Gender 74 z t Mere on e sun wince ege as on Ane a men men omer mm DE Mere or Maa Maro Sege aso n ae D 20700 wiem Sege a on Ae a Mixeos ser ge a E As Miss user Sege to on Am D 2 maw wee Sege Le ort Am e a mmm mg ege ao eg am a a mamm seg ege Sie on DH DO HIMIS HDA Spe am on am EI SIO main 14157300 Snes ao on Am D SS om nasere ege a on a s 5 moo 1432008 Sopes ao on am 2 nos gt mi enge a Lint Menoe VIO none mos n Handi btenones band lant Bed Mamoms Bendbun W A WOS Cota al Pence se num sca Copying details from one cell to change many rows at once e Column editing This editing allows you to change the data in the same column of several rows at once It works a little differently for columns with text includ
21. as you want 256 characters including spaces upper and lower letters and much more to describe this file The programmer will enter the extension so it can find the file later Once you complete this part of the process the program will open the last file when it starts up Even More Radio Functions Today s radios can do so much Many of the features are not a part of the details for a memory channel These other options are set once for the radio to use no matter what channel you re operating on memory channel limit memory VFO or Home channel These options may include but are not limited to Lock mode ARTS details display brightness and color DTMF memories scan resume options and many others Select Settings Radio Menu settings from the menu at the top of the main screen to access these options The Settings screen opens to a page with check boxes list boxes and edit fields A sample Settings screen would look like this n Menu Settings for VX 8 on Close External Setting Files Help Common ARTS OW EAI Messages Sounds DTMF Intemet VFO and Menu Skip APRS GPS Altenuator Broadcast Antenna AM Home VFO Dial Moni TCal Spec Analyzes BlueTooth Set Password an Mate BAR amp EXT v Enable x Moni sl lime X OE err gt Enable F Attenuator Weather Antenna FM HM RV Priority Time Time Out Tienes a EZ Auto Repeater Shift EXT Antenne v Reve
22. be available Fei Beh Beh Pode Bett Beh Bed d d j i 1 d J i 1 i al i t f j I E i t p f f r i E E f li f i t i t p I t E ji 5 P E f E t li f t t li e fi f k t mamam a aes I p j 2013 RT Systems Inc Copying From an Excel Spreadsheet 145 143 Step 3 Paste Ctrl V or right click and select Paste or select Edit then Paste from the menu at the top of the screen A window opens to complete the process CE 40 Preserve garen e EB z Frs Let Comerictors fatnge Window Help DU sRBSCE ASF wmi Cam Chen Cimi Colin E Cimi Gine 17345 Su Aa su RP ARC EH Obe Wess PRA 14704 St be fu af 14b 425 Obie Weu f Hopes 14 Spur Weu fM CUT ba e gt Coreei r MPSSESSSESASETHX SR 2 EU af La EELE ES YS 2013 RT Systems Inc 146 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 144 Step 4 On this screen you may need to use the Text Qualifier to remove quotes from your data The data should be appear as it does in this image without quotes and separated into columns gt Import Step 2 of 4 Select field delimiters Treat consecutive delimiter as one Semicolon Comma Space Other Text Qualifier None Column 1 Column2 Column3 Column4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 147 345 600kHz P
23. cable securely until the process is complete 2013 RT Systems Inc Contact us 193 20 Contact Us RT Systems Inc 510 Compton Street Suite 105 Broomfield CO 80020 Technical 303 586 6510 support Fax 770 216 1836 Technical Monday through Friday Support Hours 10 30AM until 6 00 PM Eastern Time 9 30AM until 5 00 PM Central Time 8 30AM until 4 00 PM Mountain Time 7 30AM until 3 00 PM Pacific Time Other times by appointment Call or e mail to make arrangements Web Page www rtsystemsinc com Program updates Answers to frequently asked questions can be reviewed under FAQs on our site E mail techsupport rtsystemsinc com Should you choose to send a message via e mail be sure to include at the very least the following details e The radio with which you use the Programmer e The version number of the Programming software 2013 RT Systems Inc 14 JT220 V4 Programmer Help found in the Programmer under Help About Based on the information given we will respond as quickly as possible Be sure that rtsystemsinc com is set as an acceptable address for your e mail program Or watch for your response in your spam or junk mail folder 2013 RT Systems Inc 2013 RT Systems Inc
24. earlier To open a file select File Open from the menu at the top Select your file from those in the list Or with Version 4 your file may already be open in the other tab 2013 RT Systems Inc a JT220 V4 Programmer Help ADS Programmer DCSText M O Ke j j d M Be fht Commuricatiom Setting Window Hep Os App AS ob an EC Ze DCS pas CICSS Each tab is a different file Pin Pis Pto De Pe De Pe Pe Pe Pe Pe Pe Pe Pe Sipka Singles roe si H si i Maw Ge Second Communications Send data to e When your file is ready select Communications Send data to from the menu at the top of the main screen A screen will open with details about this process specific to the radio e Follow the steps carefully to complete this process and program the radio Read the screen carefully The steps are often different from those used to get data from the radio e Turn off the power Disconnect the programming cable from the radio Your radio may still be in VFO mode after it is programmed This is a normal mode for the radio Press the key on the face of the radio as described in the User s Manual for the radio to put the radio into Memory mode and see what you programmed Hardware Requirements Hardware requirements for the Version 4 Programmers include 2013 RT Systems Inc Getting Started 19 e A PC running Microsoft Windows XP Vista or Windows
25. of the channels to be included This must be a continuous group With the mouse pointing at the highlighted area anyplace as long as the point of the mouse pointer is within the highlighted area press the right mouse button A menu opens with editing options Release the right mouse button once that menu opens Use the mouse to point at the desired command Left click the mouse to execute that command Edit Menu Select a row to be edited by clicking on the number to the left of that row You will notice that the entire row is highlighted not just the Receive Frequency cell Release the left mouse button You will notice that the row remains highlighted until you left click someplace else on the screen of the programmer Note You can select several rows at once to copy delete etc by clicking on the number to the left of the first of the selection then while holding the left mouse button drag the mouse across the number of each of the channels to be included This must be a 2013 RT Systems Inc s JT220 V4 Programmer Help continuous group Holding neither of the mouse buttons move the mouse pointer to Edit in the menu at the top of the screen Press the left mouse button to select this menu option Holding neither of the mouse buttons use the mouse pointer to select one of the editing options shown in the menu Click the left mouse button to execute this command Editing Commands The examples here will us
26. operations DCS Det When working a long distance or when a signal is weak the accompanying DCS coded signal may have too much deviation to trigger the DCS squelch on your radio With DCS Det engaged DCS squelch will always be ON allowing you to receive the signal Note To disengage this feature from the face of the radio sine you may need to turn it off to eliminate unwanted signals press theTS DCS key to enter the set mode then the Call key When the decimal point at the 10 MHz position disappears this feature has been disengaged Skip Marks a memory channel to be skipped during scanning These channels remain available for manual selection This is a good option to use for a channel such as a weather channel that is always busy With Skip engaged checked the radio will not stop on the channel with each scanning cycle Clock Shift Set to adjust the internal reference frequency in an attempt to eliminate birdies that might be interfering with this particular frequency Busy Channel Lockout Check to inhibit transmissions when the channel is busy With this radio engaged the radio will transmit only when 1 no signal is being received on the receive frequency or 2 Amatching CTCSS tone or DCS code is being received When engaged the radio emits a beep when the PTT is pressed letting you know that the transmission is prohibited Compander The compander feature can decrease the background noise and 2013 RT Sy
27. radio press FUNC then SQL A square signal indication at the top right of the radio will disappear indicating that the feature has been turned off Priority Channel Associate a channel another memory channel limit channel or call channel to be used with this memory channel for Priority watch scanning Dual watch While monitoring the memory channel the radio listens for activity on the priority channel and changes to that frequency when a signal is received Comments Additional information about this memory channel This information is not transferred to the radio 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Memory Channels 69 9 1 1 DCS Code Inversion The DCS system was first introduced in the commercial LMR Land Mobile Radio service where it is now in widespread use DCS is sometime referred to by its different proprietary names such as DPL Digital Private Line a registered trademark of Motorola Inc DCS uses a codeword consisting of a 23 bit frame transmitted subaudible at a data rate of 134 4 bps bit sec Occasionally signal inversion can result in the complement of a code being sent or received This prevents the receiver s squelch from opening with DCS enabled since the decoded bit sequence would not match that selected for the channel Typical situations that might cause inversion to occur are e Connection of an external receiver preamplifier e Operating through a repeater e Connection of an externa
28. several different people You can customize the Radio Menu functions for the individual without having to recreate the frequency file Save the settings as part of the file with the memory information This might be best if you are programming different frequencies AND different global settings for different groups You might even want to use this option if you travel How you use your radio at home may differ from how it should function on the same frequency in another city Then each time you travel simply load the corresponding file into the radio to have frequency and global settings as you need them for where you re going The three options are discussed in detail below Once you decide set the Programmer for the option that you want on the Preferences screen Settings Preferences in the Programmer Set and Forget This is the default of the Programmer Not using the Radio Menu Settings Settings Radio Menu Settings settings can result in your radio acting funny every time you program it That s because something is getting reset in the radio by a setting in this file 2013 RT Systems Inc so JT220 V4 Programmer Help From the main screen of the Programmer select Settings Radio Menu Settings Explore these screens If you fear you have made changes you don t want click the X at the upper right of the Settings screen Answer No to the prompt to save Then click the X again to close The screen will close witho
29. the bar at the bottom of the screen to move to these columns or press ENTER to step through each column Columns can be hidden using the selections of the Preferences screen Select Settings Preferences in the menu to access this screen These columns remain hidden in this and any other file new or otherwise until they are unhidden on the Preferences screen Information is entered into these columns automatically when a new frequency is entered The information in a hidden column is always there it is just not visible Make programming extra easy Try Simple Mode in the software for even less to enter Available to Programmers is a Simple Mode for quick memory channel entry In Simple Mode only the columns needed for the minimum information to set up the channel are shown on the screen Extra columns are hidden and filled with default information To put the screen into Simple Mode select Edit Simple Mode from the menu While in Simple Mode you cannot access the Preferences screen The Programmer controls what columns are hidden while in this mode 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Memory Channels 71 220 Programmer JT 220 Untitied1 Elle Edit Communications Settings Window D Ba Soo ma y Transmit Offset Rx eu Frequenep _Deecton Name Tone Mode crcs ges ske EE 22250000 Simplex None e esros na ICI ICI CIC Details to be entered for Memory Channe
30. the program in which you are working The Programmer cannot use a worksheet created by the other program To save as a text file select File Save in the spreadsheet program In the Save file window select a different file type from the selection at the bottom of the screen Acceptable formats are those that specify Text i e cvs or txt file extension Exit the spreadsheet program Your file is ready to be imported into the Programmer Changes can be made within the Programmer after you import the data 2013 RT Systems Inc 2 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 15 2 Import Step 1 In the Programmer select File New lt is always best to import to an Untitled or new file The new file is used as a temporary stopping point for the data This way if the results as not quite as you expected you simply close the file without saving and begin again in another new file Working in a new file eliminates the possibility that existing data will be overwritten and lost during the import process From there use the tools available in the programmer copy and pate column editing sort and unsort etc to get the data just as you want it If you want the data to be a part of an existing file use copy and paste to move it from the new file to exactly where you want it in the existing file Importing In the Programmer select File Import From the Import Radio File dialog that opens select the file to be opened Import Ra
31. too much deviation to trigger the DCS squelch on your radio With DCS Det engaged DCS squelch will always be ON allowing you to receive the signal Note To disengage this feature from the face of the radio sine you may need to turn it off to eliminate unwanted signals press theTS DCS key to enter the set mode then the Call key When the decimal point at the 10 MHz position disappears this feature has been disengaged Skip Marks a memory channel to be skipped during scanning These channels remain available for manual selection This is a good option to use for a channel such as a weather channel that is always busy With Skip engaged checked the radio will not stop on the channel with each scanning cycle Clock Shift Set to adjust the internal reference frequency in an attempt to eliminate birdies that might be interfering with this particular frequency Busy Channel Lockout Check to inhibit transmissions when the channel is busy With this radio engaged the radio will transmit only when 1 no signal is being received on the receive frequency or 2 Amatching CTCSS tone or DCS code is being received When engaged the radio emits a beep when the PTT is pressed letting you know that the transmission is prohibited Compander The compander feature can decrease the background noise and 2013 RT Systems Inc s JT220 V4 Programmer Help improve the audio quality To disengage this function from the face of the
32. uses 2013 RT Systems Inc 12 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 141 Step 1 The Programmer makes no assumptions about the information being handed to it from the Excel file You need to be familiar with the data in the file to the point you can identify that data to the programmer during the copy process Step 1 Open the Excel file Select and copy the information you want to put into the programmer p di Sa L Sie r mer D er S aa Cape u KA sei Zug tee Gres H E Normat ea La Copy PRE promt enge BZ D B O A EERE Horace Soa Corris Fana Good Cetaug fe fore e Aagrenent g Narbes Mie A x S z sl ee Di or a et Dene Foma A Sen Fine d Dn Fire Seen Cep Offset pat Offset Mite mode E 1 2 3 4 5 K Ey D Average 246907 Court 1 San 4318225 fo F 2013 RT Systems Inc Copying From an Excel Spreadsheet 143 2013 RT Systems Inc 14 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 14 2 Step2 N T TE 0 Open the Programmer to which the data is to be pasted It is recommend that you import into a new file to prevent loss of data from an existing file Channel information can be copied to an existing file and put exactly where you want it after the process of copying from Excel is complete Note The FT 60 is used here as an example The process works the same for any RT Systems Version 4 programmer although column names may differ or not
33. work done in the file since the last time you saved Cancel Halts the Exit option The program returns to the open file 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance m 12 2 File New Use this command for setting up a clean slate into which you enter memory frequencies A clean slate or default file will often have at least one channel programmed on the memory channel screen This is a factory default that is in your radio when it is new The information for this channel can be changed however in most radios channel 1 must be programmed Use the quick key command of Ctrl M for easy access to a new file If you have been working to create a file with memory channels use File New before using Communications Get data from to prevent losing all the work you have done in this file The Get data from process will replace the information in the open file with what is in the radio Other Radio Menu Settings and a New File The radio is more than just memory channels There are features that are controlled once for the radio They cannot be customized for each memory channel These features are address in the programmer under Settings Radio Menu Settings The settings for these features that were last saved are use whenever a New file is created There is no need to reset these features for each new file If you have not saved a settings file factory these radio menu items are set to factory defaults as if you reset your rad
34. would if you were doing this from the face of the radio Turn on Tone Mode AND then set the 100hz tone AGS Programmer IES Lined Die gat Commencer geterg Bindow Dep Oe sBe Sei an Hee Te cross op wie Le LOCAL cr 10e En Le in olde The program will not let you set the CTCSS tone unless you set the Tone Mode first This keeps vou from expecting the CTCSS tone to work without it being turned on e This channel is ready to use e The other columns are set only if you need them for better radio performance See Regular Memory Channels in this help and the User s Manual for the radio for details on what these features do and the settings 2013 RT Systems Inc a JT220 V4 Programmer Help for them There is more to this radio than just memory channels So there is more to the programmer Tabs at the bottom of the main screen give you access to Limit memories Home channels Hypermemories VFO Marine and Shortwave channels that apply to your radio VX 5 Programmer VX 5 Untitled lolok file fde Communications Settings Window Help OG Ae GPS Ht Tromvrr Offzet Dir Operating D S oc Tx 5 5 2 Hat Dech 2 3 Regone Regione Dhecton Lee Nome ToneMode CTCSS ocs pel Ship Siep Mask kon Op GH Baki Bak Bak Banks Banks el Simos v FM m Hee w sl High Lei 00 z StHz el konlz a Limit memories VFOs Home channels etc as they apply to a specific radio Kl
35. 0 2 4252500 Prue NOM nos Alana GEORGA 01108 442 67500 Iff a 42267500 Pius Lag 1000 Allant GEORGA 0 109 0el 442 80000 24 42260000 Pis Vom Ais GEORGIA oll 422 87500 25 44287500 Pius KARFL 100 Alanta GEORGIA 0100 0eRB 44297500 Oz 44257500 De wat Ais GEORGIA atai 44302500 d z 430500 Prue KH 1273 ise GEORGIA 0127 31 443 31200 ds 423 31200 Pius WAAL Allante GEOAGA 1 423 60000 29 44360000 Pis KASWZY 1457 Alinta GEORGIA 0 145 7R8 44265000 Dl a 44365000 Ps W4CML 1237 Allanta GEORGIA 012371 443 80000 da 44360000 Phe DU 1514 Allanta GEORGIA 0151 4 CARE 444 05000 O 44406000 Prue NANEQ 151 4 Allante GEOAGIA 0151 4e 444 15000 3 4415000 Pius WEPME 1000 Alanta GEOAGIA 0 100 0e 444 45000 MO 44445900 ES W4DOC 1452 Allonta GEORGIA 0 1452 444 50000 35 44450000 Ps KDAGPI 1109 Allanta GEORGIA 01108 444 77500 36 444 77500 De NANEO 1514 Allante GEORGIA 0 15144C4 eAB 444 82500 37 44462500 En wadoc 1452 Allante GEORGIA o146 2 CAje 444 92500 38 444 92500 Plus WAND Allante GEORG D 444 97500 39 444 97500 Phas WAAYNZ Alanta GEORGIA olf AJB 442 25000 40 44235000 Ps KG4PTO 1000 Coles Pak GEORGIA 1000RBWX 129200000 41 12320000 12720000 So KBAKIN Allanta GEORGIA e 145 15000 a2 14519000 Minus wat 1678 GecigeTech GEORGIA ol67S Cajes 145 45000 fst Minus ec Decatur GEORGIA 2 482 20900 De Modules Name Callsign Commert Repeat Notes Select Al Selected Bands UnSelect Ai Ready ii CAP_NUM SCRL _4 S J 2013 RT Systems Inc ARRL Trav
36. 7 The Version 4 RT Systems software will not work on Windows 98 2000 ME or NT e Version 4 An open USB port or the RTS 03 USB to serial adapter to work with an original RT Systems 9 pin serial cable Note The Version 4 programmers will not recognize any other cable or USB adapter They will not work through a serial port e The correct computer interface cable as shown in the Radio to Computer Cabling section of this help 2013 RT Systems Inc Using the Programmer Overview 21 3 Using the Programmer Overview The Programmer is designed to be used in conjunction with the manual for the radio The Programmer provides easy feature configuration while the written manual provides an explanation of a feature and its use Working with Programming Files The radio Programmer has the ability to work on more than one file at a time These can be files for the same radio or for different radios even radios from different manufacturers You can copy and paste frequencies from one file to another This added feature makes it even easier to create new files as you take pre programmed memory information from other files The name of the file currently being edited is shown in the title bar at the top of the window If the file has not yet been named Untitled appears The increments when multiple new files are being worked on Note Untitled the default filename should not be used for permanent file storage Ev
37. Any images from TravelPlus included in this help are copyrighted to DHF Systems LLC 2013 RT Systems Inc Copying From an Excel Spreadsheet 141 14 Copying From an Excel Spreadsheet The Programmer can handle information copied from an Excel spreadsheet Although this process is very valid for transferring data between these programs it is not recommended for original file creation It can be tedious getting all the information into the file to be copied For example why struggle to find information for the offset frequency and offset direction for your Excel list when the programmer will complete this information automatically when frequencies are entered there Limitations for use of another commercial spreadsheet program include e The spreadsheet program will know none of the limitations of the radio It will allow you to enter any value in any space You will have to enter transmit and receive frequencies CTCSS tones and DCS codes carefully to be sure they are imported correctly to the radio e You will need to organize your data carefully The Programmer will import all the items from a single column as the same thing This can cause an odd split to be entered as Simplex or a non standard offset to be ignored if non similar data is listed in the same column Let the Programmer help you as you create your original file with its defaults and automatic settings Once the file is created you could export the data for other
38. Hep Fies Drejt CORTSales sar O Sorcetods Breve Ce sionsDens Cwetste Owncows Dites Rado Data Fie FEIS e After clicking Open the contents of the Yaesu directory appear e E Ow vaca DE t pa Eva Rado Data Fies EIST e In this example there are lots of directories the ones with the little yellow folders since all the original programmers were installed on this machine In your case there is probably only one directory little yellow folder In either case find the FT 60 directory the one with the little yellow folder and the words FT 60 next to it Find the FT 60 directory Point at it with your mouse Use the Left mouse button to click onit Release the mouse button Move the pointer to the Open button Left click the mouse once on the Open button 2013 RT Systems Inc 108 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Look in E FT x ud Hy Recert Documents G Desktop Mr Docunerts Rado Data Fies EIST e Yes a blank screen appears This is normal At the bottom of that screen find the Files of type box Use the left mouse button to click on the down arrow at the right of that box Select Old Radio Files rdf from that list The names of the available files will appear on the screen Look jc E FTS gt Z onignal Reed af BE Radeta My Recert Documents Desktop MyDccurerts e Use the mouse to point at the name of the file that you want to open Click
39. JT 220 V4 Programmer Help 2013 RT Systems Inc ep A pe oi a mm si pe me e e E lits berg ES iye son vm A ES e om s A w bel eg Hon ce res da w RK KT Le se A oe m irs Ware ke zen A Le m bad gi n mis Ge sa D er m mm im L 4 ta Wi er m Ki nom e x s oe su aw us nm we w se a be vm se a or 4 pes 2 Set A ar a wen e E aa w w 4 mes Le gt es M Mot men Le Sem s a SI es Ki zen Ae a m WPS ne ce Ken A or bel hie ve min ce Lei t s Je MS we iiia 1 ke Ae NI DO ye Le Su A ss n m wm re ve Am u Common Mer teg DIME duet ne a sac ve ce Kl Ar c eg eg 2 F date Pegatan Let Mode Fan Mate er m GH oa sm bod Ce Dont Kans Oat H e H d med Tes now ve Aen A Poe Coin Ladies ow on es min 1 ve T DCS Awane puma pass LL A4 m kea eg Him ka Lei LN ep m ep we ian ce Ju ze Pintar Meten bie bal moc me AL Le seu A tet Tone 3 x os e ER e T de am a F tere teach M e G2 d 2 De 7 vm we TT min ve se a Met Temper re r mm we g min E s Ay a E Le ses el a ed Le sen a Abe Pen D Jea Qu tne 2 E ser a on D D Ann e ve Sex A Le se A be June zeert Kal ns D Fe ien gt HI D B Di VO Auer nt on D ei a D Lens Master Aer Beep ET D 5 Sandi e JT220 V4 Programmer Help by RT Systems Inc The Programmer is designed to give you the ease and convenience o
40. KEKEKEKKOKEKKOKKCKKEKEKKE mo 22500 5 00 Mer 49 05m Lenz jem 508 Peer 42 5750 S08 Me nem Roe Pee 4 57300 As AD AIS 508 re FROIN arr 4050000 Aire mano Love 420000 00 Mer snare 08 ren 4 mee 508 Pr Aa tres om e Lo PS mamm Are dt Kon res IARI SOR Aa APS 5 08 mes wei mmm Larrea na 52000 600 re ene SO Le mu me 5 08 Mer 40 2000 S08 hee RE LA Tam SON er R EL EEE ETE TTT CEE EAE EE EEE Los ju om w m om o m wm cr m ap m oo eM wm oF m 8 m an su ap m os mm or m as m os m ap m w mm or m os m wr m ap m ds m ar m as m or m ap m Ds m ar m as m or m ap m ds mm war m Ds m or m w m om war m Ds m or m oe m om ou The file is ready to be sent to the radio TravelPlus is a product of the American Amateur Radio League Any images from TravelPlus included in this help are copyrighted to DHF Systems LLC 2013 RT Systems Inc 136 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 13 3 Using the TravelPlus List with existing programmer file You may not want to use all the information from the TravelPlus list in a separate file for your radio You may already have a file to which you want to add only some ofthe information from the List Using the list from TravelPlus along with a Version 4 RT Systems radio programmer you can copy and paste selected channels from the list to a file for your radio e Begin by creating your list in TravelPlus as detailed in Creating a List in TravelPlus
41. RRSKSIERSRs e 3 EI E 5 v a EJ 2 a E 3 gt n Banca Mencime Band Line Rael Mencia Feste 4 WOA WOS Cen CAB TV Cred 2 7 llassasensausus From the menu at the top of the screen use your mouse to left click on Edit From the menu that appears use the mouse to left click on Paste You can also paste by pressing Ctrl V with the mouse pointing within the selected area i e just look at where the mouse pointer is on the screen It must by within the black area on the screen of the programmer for this keystroke to have any effect Or while pointing within the highlighted area right click and select Paste from the menu that opens 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid A Programmer iets of data ti tl Dressing Node Sar le Node Erd Crit Leo Owed CuhG Dest Chane Zeit thu Data Chinn Zar atel Osy hai Prag Up Chu Heng Cow coho todd Frequency Fa Seat 2222222222222222 Meng Land hoewes WO Howe The information is pasted into the selected channels 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help Sir oror EXT 67 0 exo 610Me Grr CH zigre ei HIHI RPIFIRRAILPAAATITRILRARAAAZIITFLIREPRAAZIIIRI v si SA ER CR 2 E LP B CHI Grr CT 620 GS erone KAMEN x KKK HLH HAH Eon asasense susie You can make this process even easier by splitting the screen into two parts Select Window New Ve
42. RT Systems at the times and number shown in the Contacting RT Systems of this help As issues are addressed by Techsupport personnel the issue and the result are often detailed on the FAQ page of www rtsystemsinc com Check there for additional information that might pertain to the exact issue you re seeing with your radio Detailed here are several of the more common problems that you may want to check before you contact technical support The data from the radio will overwrite this file Continue This message will be raised by the programmer when you select Communications Get data from radio with a file open that is not a new default file into which no entries have been made This message is warning you that you will replace any information you have entered with whatever is in the radio The Whatever could be all blank channels Answer yes if you want to lose all the information that appears on the screen Answer no if you don t want to lose several hours of work spent creating the file on the screen To prevent loss of information first do File New to open a new default file Then while looking at that file do Communications Get data from radio and complete that process Your file will drop to the background and be protected from during this part of the process Once you complete Communications Get data from radio return to your file a select the tab at the top of the page or b select File Open and open the fi
43. S Skip Step Clock Shift Tx Power Tx Narrow Faye Ee EE Bank 2 a mme M The column header changes to show your selection Be sure to identify each of the columns you want used The data in an ignored column will be set to defaults in the resulting file Your specifics will not be used 2013 RT Systems Inc Copying From an Excel Spreadsheet 149 Import Step 3 of 4 Columns Identified PSL ARC MCARA HobeS WPB EC Click Next to continue 2013 RT Systems Inc 150 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 14 6 Step 6 Complete the options on the final screen and click Finish Import Step 4 of 4 Starting radio memory 1 Overwrite existing channels Show only selected columns Available Channels 999 Show only valid frequencies Total Channels 1000 Chal Sted 2 Ignore Receive Frequency Transmit Frequency Offset Frequency Offset Directio 147 345 600 kHz Plus La 146 955 600 kHz Minus 147 060 600 kHz Plus 146 625 600 kHz Minus 146 315 600 kHz The resulting file contains the data just as it was in the Excel spreadsheet 2013 RT Systems Inc Copying From an Excel Spreadsheet 151 Sheer New i ni 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file 153 15 Importing a file The Programmer can Import data from delimited text files These files can be created using the Export feature of the Programmer for another radio Travel Plus for Repeater
44. SESSESESESSESESTASSSESSERSS TIES TE a a am A As Ane ane Ae As ae Ae Ae Ace ae Ae a a ae fei a Am pon a Ase ae ae A Am Ane as a Ane As fe Ace aw Ae ae re ae ae Ane As Ae au ane Ame Ate am LITLELILLILRLLFLLLLRITLLLILLTLEL Select the data to be copied To select an entire row point your mouse at the number in the blue box at the left of the row Click and release the left mouse to select that row The entire row will be highlighted when it is selected To select multiple rows point your mouse at the number in the blue box at the left of the first row to be selected Click and hold the left mouse button as you drag the pointer over the next several channels that you want to copy The channels must be sequential for multi channel copying All the selected channels will be highlighted To select all rows point your mouse at the number in the blue box at the left of the first row Left click the mouse Release the mouse Press Ctrl A to select all The entire page will be highlighted Note If you have a lot of channels to select rather than trying to select them with the mouse simply select the first one and press Ctrl A The copy and paste process does not care if blank channels are selected 2013 RT Systems Inc 32 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Copy Command From the menu at the top of the screen use your mouse to left click on Edit From the menu that opens use the mouse
45. Then selec the column name from the dropdown ist To skip 2 column during import set header to ingore ingore ingore ingore ingore ingore TT DEO 27 147 0400 0 6000 147 1000 0 H 147 1200 0 6000 1471400 0 6000 1472400 0 6000 147 2800 0 6000 lt You need to identify only those columns to be imported 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file Import Step 3 of 4 All those to be imported are identified Clicks ne os Sender to select 10 The sasa he ok more Thus the dropdown bei CRE To skip a olum dunn import se hea gt ingens Face Ces 0 Os Ton_ ignore Tx CIC ingore Name A 1470200 06000 H 1273 1273 Solem 147 0600 1273 1273 167 1000 1273 1273 167 1200 D 1273 1273 147 1400 1273 1273 147 2400 1273 1273 147 2800 0 1799 1799 lt Click Next to continue 2013 RT Systems Inc 168 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 15 5 Import Step 4 Import Step 4 of 4 Limit the channels that are imported by the Programmer Again you can make adjustments to the data to be imported without having to edit the original file Select all or any part of the list by checking the box at the left of the screen Import Step 4 of 4 Skating rado memory 0 An unchcked selection is not imported D A Araisile Channels 901 Tota Channels 900 Channels Selecirs 51 Recers Frequency Ofset Frequency Offset Dinction Tone Mode
46. Travel Plus Accesses that Travel Plus list Details on this functionality are available in the ARRL Travel Plus section of the help Close Closes the current file Save Saves the current file Save As Saves the current file giving you the opportunity to enter a new name This creates a copy of the file and saves it with the new name you entered Import Advanced functionality that addresses data from a flat ASCII file Details on this process are found in the Import and Export section of the help Export Extracts data from the programmer file to a flat ASCII file Details on this process are found in the Import and Export section of the help Print Preview Lets you see the formatted information on the screen before it prints Print Prints the current file Send File as E mail Sends the current file to RT Systems tech support This functionality is dependant on the e mail program of your computer Files 1 4 Up to four files that you last worked in and saved Exit Closes the programmer 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance s 2013 RT Systems Inc 10 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 12 1 File Exit Exits the Programmer If files have been changed you will be prompted to save or cancel the Exit command to avoid data loss in that file Radio Programmer Ea xa 2 Save changes to test Yes Exits the program saving the file No Exits the program without saving any
47. able for anyloss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Printed January 2013 4 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Table of Contents Foreword Part What Is the Radio Programmer 9 Part Il Getting Started 11 Part Ill Using the Programmer Overview 21 1 Working with Programming Files eee ENNEN REENEN sees EERR ENER ENEE RER EE 21 2 Creating a New Programming File sise 21 3 Multiple Global Settings ile s ss sssssssssssrreeensneneennneeneeennennee 22 4 Tying a Glabal Settings File to a Memory Channel File 23 Part IV Viewing and Changing Programming Files 26 Part V Easy Editing in the Grid 29 Part VI Screen Appearance and Default Options 51 Part VII Split Screen for Multiple Files 56 Part VIII Menu Item Cross Reference 59 Part IX Programming Memory Channels 62 T Regular Memory Channgls 5 58 ccegcsiss teceascdeu ds code cece e SEENEN ENEE SEENEN 63 Busy Channel Lock TT 67 Glock SHIR its ET T nn eme ner n na re nn sense een EEGENEN 67 Set SE 68 Com pande T a ra aaa EE E rae E e a ae Eae aaa aaa aa a e aa aa Ea aeiaai 67 ez te CEET 66 DOS Hindi uni een tendre einer ia ESAS 66 DCS Deft E 67 SCHEI TEE 67 DCS CodesINWersiony prea eue san nn Re RTE a en ni EEN 69 IC HME 72 Offset Dire CtiQn sssissssessnenessenenisennsnennntnnnlenetianniete een anse a area a
48. and can be different from that set for CTCSS This field is active only if the Tone Mode is set to T Sql A value that appears in this field is ignored by the radio when the field is not active DCS Select one of 104 DCS code values to be used in the DCS mode This value is transmitted to the repeater to allow access This value is set independently for each memory channel This field is active only if the Tone Mode is set to DCS A value that appears in this field is ignored by the radio when the field is not active Rx DCS Select one of 104 DCS code values to be used in the DCS mode This value is used by the radio to block incoming signals This value is set independently for each memory channel and can be different from that set for DCS This field is active only if the Tone Mode is set to DCS A value that appears in this field is ignored by the radio when the field is not active 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help DCS Polarity The Normal or Inverted setting for DCS coding is set to one of the options shown below This feature can be set independently for each memory channel For more details on this function see the section on DCS Code Inversion in this Help Both N Normal DCS operations for transmit and receive TN RR Reverse operations for receive and normal operations for transmit TR RN Reverse operations for transmit and normal operations for receive Both R Reverse operations for transmit and receive
49. apa etienne Ve aadatan 71 Offset Fre UE TEE 71 Ope rating MOG A ssa dintrar aaaea a aa aa raaa da aaea aa aaiae aia adada Aa raai 72 Priionity Od ET EE 75 Receive FE UE TE 71 et e 73 RX DCS sectsssessssvessecevancuvesveavsnvevcatsiesceupecedavesvusscavedcevsekeswaiseusetevacencssucescavevecassslescduphtekoveseennceusicevgaleausivespetevandhees 73 Oh OUER EE 70 Skipo 7 ste 74 Tone E TEE 72 Trans Mit Frequency nent ere einen ner ete tent entr es 71 2013 RT Systems Inc Contents 5 2 Limit Call VFO Channels ssseeenssreeeeeenneeessneeenses 76 Part X Programming Other Set Menu Items 79 1 Radio Menu Settings COMMON ssnssssreeennseeeeenneeeeeneneeeeeeneeeeeennnns 83 Auto POW OF OM GE 83 Beep Burglar Alarm Channel Only Se Te EE 84 HE YlOCK eege gege e eege Ee EEN 83 Lampe sisi he antenne one PR Re Te re D DE M een serbe rs eat 83 MaX POWBN E 83 Scan Resum Cheeses cessed EENS a ENEE dire edie 84 e DETTE RP OR COR 84 Tim Out Pe Mal byiscciveas casscccdeessstiveadetesntevece caveacedesacaoucucetedvesstevenecaucedeceievsvecsvscsstesstevedecassedcedceedgucvesteevessivencsnscededele 84 Time e Tel 84 Tone Burst enr nr re ner A ne son Si nn nn Lu OT ns denses e miss sense ces 84 WX POW E 84 2 Radia Menu Settings a DTMEF eee RRE EEEE eeeeaeeeeeeeaaeeeeesaeeeeeesaeseeeeeaaeeeeesaeeeeeseas 86 Part XI Radio Computer Data Transfer 88 1 Communications Get Data Fram Radio
50. aper sending it to the printer With the file open that you want to print select File Print Preview You will notice first that the screen changes Itis filled with the data that will be printed This is just a temporary change The order of your channels has not been changed in the file Then the screen opens to display the printed output you can expect M C T7 Programmer IC T7 Untitled1 DE Previous amp amp Print E Setup 1 Close C T7 Programmer ET Unitedi 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 121 Notice at the top of the page you can see that your have X of X pages Making small changes can help reduce this number if it is not as you expect For example reduce the size of the comment column since it is not being used or hide it completely This move could save an additional page or pages by getting all the columns to fit on one page E C T7 Programmer IC T7 Untitled1 E Next E Previous Zoom amp Print Setup Page 1 of 1 EE En Lal La EN EI EI ET a a Under Printer setup change the margins to print on as much of each page of paper as possible Again this can make it possible for all the columns to fit on one or half the number of page 2013 RT Systems Inc 122 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Use Zoom to read the data in the preview more easily Click Zoom again to return to this view 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 123
51. ave file dialog and should enter a new filename Save As ES Savein j FT 2600 Programmer e OT amp amp Name Date modif Type Size Tags ay amp Settings not coming from radio Recent Places am test Desktop Karin Computer x Enter filename here Network See SE Sr Ze Save sstype Radio Data Files FT2600 H Cancel The filename can be any combination of characters and spaces including numbers and letters When saving a file let the Programmer do the work All you need to enter is the name you want for the file 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 125 2013 RT Systems Inc 16 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 12 6 2 File Save As Saves the current file under a new name Used if you want to make a copy of the file that you re working in to maintain the original without the changes you re making now e f several files are open the one that is active is the current file This file will be saved with the Save As command e This is a good way to start another file for editing Changes made to this file do not affect the data in the original file e When this command is selected a save file dialog containing a list of existing files is presented You can either select one of these to be overwritten or enter a new filename The Programmer will add the extension so you should not enter an extension or a period at the end of the filename Save As j Savein FT 2600 Programmer e Of amp
52. cable fails in the field Contact RT Systems tech support if to determine if the cable is at fault and a replacement is needed 2013 RT Systems Inc 176 JT220 V4 Programmer Help A replacement can be initiated when you send a copy of your receipt as proof of purchase and the issue has been diagnosed with a tech support representative at RT Systems In this case a replacement will be sent immediately with a prepaid label for return of the defective item The replacement will be sent to the address on the receipt lf the receipt is not available return the original cable for replacement A replacement cable will be sent immediately when the defective item is received at our location USB Driver Installation On some systems running Windows 2000 or early versions of XP the drivers for the cable will need to be installed manually This is a normal thing in the USB world and is easily done We are RT Systems will be happy to help you through this process With the USB cable detached from the computer start the New Hardware Wizard from the indication for the device in the Device Manager The drivers have been installed on your machine in the following directory C Program Files Common Files RT SystemsV4 RTDrivers USBComDrivers Drivers Run the New Hardware Wizard twice The first time use ftdibus ini in that directory The second time use ftdiport ini in that same directory Then attach the cable again Check in Device Manager to be
53. cell 2013 RT Systems Inc 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid FRERE Tee Ip Commumemens Settings op Wer Dee DaS SS ANT d copy marme x Twa G t D Le 7272 d i i 14324008 HIDE are Mer DEE wae EH 133378 EE EH EECH wem 14320008 MIAUS IA Hanso 14342500 Hian hase maoo mie mas miee uoe men ui age DOEN SEH 14h 5758 Io mmer EEN 13 57500 wise H KKEKKEKKEECEKEKEEKESKKEKKKKEKEKK ENKE KK KKK EEE EEE D hi BONNE A AU REES ESSE ORS EES SU OS boohoo oO TELE EK KEE ORK OHIO H ETH BS 24626 314700 KH HE NO GEET zu men mmm Im IN aime une MES Ge mmm res 2070 wem 2 80003 1120006 wa as maw mase mama mg maewo ane mams Im HIS 1413700 mamm ser E DT H 3 Soa sinum scai f several consecutive rows are to be changed select them all by holding the Shift Key while you Down Arrow through them or hold the Left Mouse Key while you move your mouse over them normal Windows selection processes When they are selected they will be highlighted in a color based on the scheme of your computer Press Ctrl V select Edit Paste from the menu at the top of the screen or Right Click and select Paste from the options in the menu that opens The copied value will appear in each of the fields d copy ara rate x 32 D dd dd KH KEKKKKEECEKEKEKKEKEKEEEEKEKEEKKEKKKKKKEKEEK KK KKK D a A EECH EE re
54. ched These programs take control of the cable even if it is not for their device This renders the cable useless for its intended purpose 2013 RT Systems Inc 96 JT220 V4 Programmer Help You may not even be aware that these programs are running You may have sold the device months ago but unless you took steps to permanently disable the software for it the problem remains These programs run start whenever the computer is started or brought back from hibernation then run in the background with little indication that they are there Begin checking by hovering over each icon at the lower right of your screen Those in the taskbar A name will appear as you pass over each You may recognize the one that needs to be disabled Usually an option to Exit or Close will be available from a right click menu Don t worry about exiting something you might need The application will begin again when you restart your computer After addressing a program check in the Programmer You should be able to click OK on the Communications Get Data From screen and have the process continue instead of raising the error message Tech support at RT Systems will be glad to help you with this but we are limited given this is an issue specific to the applications running on your machine You are welcome to contact us for help with this issue Defective Cable Cables from RT Systems are 100 tested prior to packaging Even with this level of control
55. dicates receive There is no communication between the radio and the computer Check through the Cable issues to be sure you are using the right cable and that it is connected properly to the radio and to the computer The radio never goes to CLONE On many radios you hold buttons during power on to access a startup menu Once you select the clone option of the menu the radio is NOT YET IN CLONE MODE You press a key to accept the CLONE option When you press the button to access the startup menu option the radio does not change 1 The keys on the radio may be locked Turn the radio off then back onin normal mode to check for a lock symbol on the screen If the keys are locked unlock them Once unlocked power off the radio and begin the Communications process again 2 The key specified is touchy and responds if it is touched just the right way 2013 RT Systems Inc 10 JT220 V4 Programmer Help This has been the case on several of the mobile radios Try again with a shorter or longer touch on the button When you get that touch just right the radio will respond 3 The wrong cable is being used This is true for several of the hand held radios that use the 4 pin plug If you attempt this process with a stereo plug the radio will not respond when you attempt the cloning process The radio never went into send TX mode Get data from radio process Now that the radio is in Clone mode one more button press is requ
56. ding on your choices in the original programmer This example is designed based on defaults from the original programmers To open an existing file from the original programmer e Inthe V3 Programmer select File Open Mowe ToeNode CTCSS ches PO None SH 5H S L Htermenony r re FT SCOUC 00 Zrbterrerer ecanpler PTEOO TP Large Sands Test NCZECO e If you have several Version 3 programmers installed you will need to select FT 60 Radio Data File from the list in box that opens next This step is omitted if only one programmer is installed 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 105 FT 50 Radio Data File FT 60 Radio Data File FT 7800 Radio Data File FT 8000 Radio Data File e An Open Dialog appears Look iri E FT St Prot ines com ter T60 J Bf lors of data FTEO Hy Recert Documents Mr Oocunerts My Compete Fie pore Fie ofp Rado Data Sie FTE e Since the Version 3 programmer is geared to look in its own directory we need to find the original file to be opened We must change filing cabinet drawers as the old analogy was described Use your mouse to left click the down arrow to the right of the Look In box A directory listing appears The one highlighted in the list simply indicates the drawer you are innow Do not be afraid This is only a list from which we will make a selection You cannot hurt anything with these steps and actions 2013 RT Systems Inc
57. dio File Look jn Kew 2300 rdf PS step cev 2 IC208 dat E step ic208 E LIC 208 x 208 Step tab i ker Adjusted for Tome CS lee Ae Ce Slide 208 as files 7 This screen gives you the ability to find and open the file to be imported e Use Look in at the top to change directories as needed e Use File of type at the bottom to show other files in the directory you selected Since the most common file types are csv and tab you may need to change types for your file to appear 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file 163 e Once your file is highlighted select Open to proceed Import Step 1 of 4 Identify one or more of the first rows of data to be omitted Import Step 1 of 4 Select rows from begining of ist to skip on impot Eliminate channels from the beginning of the list by increasing the counter This screen was used originally to omit headers columns without data from the import This is no longer necessary Actually it is recommended that you leave the headers to help you more easily identify the information in a later step This step remains useful for eliminating a number of memory channels from the import process For example if your file contains more channels than are allowed by the radio You could eliminate multiple channels here rather than later in the import process Click Next to continue 2013 RT Systems Inc 164 JT220 V4 Programme
58. ds of each operation Enter High Med Low 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file 61 Half Deviation Enter On or Off as needed for the channel Comments Enter an identifying comment up to 80 characters You can see by the details here that creating a file for import can be a tedious process Although this process is very valid for transferring data from one radio Programmer to another and for using the data from other sources such as ARRL Travel Plus it is not recommended for original file creation Let the Programmer help you as you create your original file with its defaults and automatic settings Once the file is created you could export the data for other uses The comma delimited file can contain this information in any order It must contain only the Receive frequency to be a valid memory channel The Programmer makes no assumptions about the information available If a piece of information is omitted the Programmer imports the memory as a simplex channel and fills other fields with defaults This data can be entered in any order You will identify the specifics to the Programmer during the Import process If you find after several entries that you need another column for additional information simply add it at the end The Programmer will correct the order when it imports Save the data in your file often to prevent loss Be sure to save the file as text with delimiters separators rather than as a worksheet of
59. e San sr be Rado Data Fie FE Cancel e Enter a filename in the File name field at the bottom of this screen Use your left mouse button to click Save Note Only files from the original ADMS 1J for the FT 60 Version 2 programmer can be accessed with the FT 60 Version 3 programmer Files ending in rdf for other Yaesu radios cannot be opened in the FT 60 Version 3 programmer 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 111 12 3 2 Opening a V3 or V4 file from a different radio The Version 3 programmers have the ability to share memory channel information between radios It makes o difference if the radios are from the same manufacturer or not As long as both files are from an RT Systems Version 3 programmers they can be used by the Version 3 programmer for any other radio To open a Version 3 file from a different radio The steps detailed here are based on the directory structure of this machine Make changes to directories as needed to locate files that you want to open Files that you create in Version 3 can now be shared easily with anyone else who has a Version 3 programmer Simply post the Version 3 file for anyone to download In this example a file for the Icom IC T81 will be opened to be sent to the Yaesu FT 60 e Open the FT 60 Version 3 programmer Dit Dregee Stow ede More hye Tone Mode CTCSS Frequency P Deck N CE DCS Ke Sep Here zl sl son fS e From the menu at the top o
60. e Settings files can be created just as multiple frequency files Then you can mix and match as needed to program a radio for a given situation Alternately you can opt to save the Settings as part of an individual file You can find more details on these two options under Using the Programmer 2013 RT Systems Inc Viewing and Changing Programming Files 27 Overview and Radio Menu Settings General Overview in this help Using individual and separate settings files is the default 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid 5 Easy Editing in the Grid Many new data management commands are available in the programming software from RT Systems The commands listed here are available through a right click menu or from the list that opens when you select Edit from the menu at the top of the screen These commands can be used on any of the spreadsheets in the program Right Click Menu Select a row to be edited by clicking on the number to the left of that row You will notice that the entire row is highlighted not just the Receive Frequency cell Release the left mouse button You will notice that the row remains highlighted until you left click someplace else on the screen of the programmer Note You can select several rows at once to copy delete etc by clicking on the number to the left of the first of the selection then while holding the left mouse button drag the mouse across the number of each
61. e band plan for the receive frequency However an occasional repeater will differ from the band plan Including this column gives you the ability to address that difference Name This column is for personalized information to identify the channel Tone Mode The repeater operator controls this detail for the repeater There is nothing standard that can be completed automatically You need a JT220 V4 Programmer Help to select the Tone Mode then assign the CTCSS frequency or DCS code as needed for a particular repeater Skip Use at your discretion to include or exclude a frequency during memory channel scanning Comment Personalized notes up to 80 characters This information remains a part of the file and is not transferred to the radio FT 60 Programmer FT 60 United Die Edit Communications Settings Window Help D Hlimels gal PNM A Note While in Simple Mode you cannot access the Preferences screen Settings Preferences The columns that are hidden in Simple mode are predetermined by the programmer All columns are visible on the screen when you are no longer in Simple Mode If you want to hide other columns you can do that through individual selection on the Settings Preferences page Find Ctrl F Finds specific text in a specified column Once you select this command or press Ctrl F a screen opens into which you enter the
62. e data 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file 165 incorrectly resulting in a blank file Once selected the quotes are removed and the data appears as shown Import Step 2 of 4 Select the quote Cas the Text Qualifier Select field dengen to eliminate the quoted from the data Dengen C Tab Seggcclee 7 Comma I Tes consecutive denger ss one Test Quoifier S 147 2800 Click Next to continue 2013 RT Systems Inc 16 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 15 4 Import Step 3 Import Step 3 of 4 Identify the data to the Programmer The Programmer will make an attempt to identify the information in your file In this step of the process you can make corrections to the assignments the Programmer has made and identify other columns that you want imported Import Step 3 of 4 De on coksnn header to select Then select the column mame trom the dropdown ist To skip a column during import set hesderto ingore ingore ingore ingore ingore ingore ingore gore ingore 127 3 1273 Solem 0 6000 H 1273 1273 Apich 1273 1273 HdAw 1273 1273 1 1273 1273 D 1273 1273 W 06000 H 1739 1739 For the columns to be imported select the header of the column the little grey box just above the column then select the proper identifier from the drop down list at the top of the screen Import Step 3 of 4 Select a column Then select a header for that column Cick on coburn header to select
63. e frequency on the radio for 5 seconds The name will reappear a the end of the 5 seconds or press FUNC again to toggle between frequency and name Tone Mode The radio has CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System or DCS Digital Coded Squelch to be tailored to your particular needs Tones ina radio give you the ability to Access a repeater that has a PL tone Enjoy silent monitoring until a call is received with a corresponding tone Use of the tone system requires two steps 1 turning on the Tone Mode with the Tone Mode setting and 2 selecting the CTCSS tone or DCS code to be used by the radio with the selections in the next two columns Tone Modes include None No tone system activated Even if the CTCSS Tone or DCS Code column is set to the appropriate value transmissions will not get through unless this column is set to an appropriate function Tone CTCSS tone generator is activated for transmission only this mode is used for many if not most repeater operations With Tone selected as the Tone Mode the value that appears in the DCS code column is ignored by the radio 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help T Sql CTCSS tone squelch is activated for both transmission and reception only signals encoded with the matching tone will open the squelch your radio will remain silent otherwise With TSql selected as the Tone Mode the value that appears in the DCS code column is ignored by the
64. e is displayed on the face of the radio in place of the operating frequency for this memory channel Press FUNC to display the frequency on the radio for 5 seconds The name will reappear a the end of the 5 seconds or press FUNC again to toggle between frequency and name Tone Mode The radio has CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System or DCS Digital Coded Squelch to be tailored to your particular needs Tones ina radio give you the ability to Access a repeater that has a PL tone Enjoy silent monitoring until a call is received with a corresponding tone Use of the tone system requires two steps 1 turning on the Tone Mode with the Tone Mode setting and 2 selecting the CTCSS tone or DCS code to be used by the radio with the selections in the next two columns Tone Modes include None No tone system activated Even if the CTCSS Tone or DCS Code column is set to the appropriate value transmissions will not get through unless this column is set to an appropriate function Tone CTCSS tone generator is activated for transmission only this mode is used for many if not most repeater operations With Tone selected as the Tone Mode the value that appears in the DCS code column is ignored by the radio 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Memory Channels 73 T Sql CTCSS tone squelch is activated for both transmission and reception only signals encoded with the matching tone will open the squelch your radio wi
65. e the programmers for the Yaesu FT 60 ADMS 1J and the Icom IC 91 WCS 91 You will see by the screen shots that you can copy and paste between files even files for radios from different manufacturers The programmer will take care of the similarities and differences Cut Ctrl X Removes the selected entry and leaves the memory channel blank This feature is designed to work for deletion of all the data in a memory channel rather than data in a specific column Copy Ctrl C Copies the selected data You can copy two different ways Copy all the details of a Memory Channel one or several at once or Copy details within one column from one cell to one or many at one time e In most cases data can be copied from one tab to another as in left and right memories e It can also be copied from one programmer to another both files Version 3 or Version 4 or even between Version 3 and Version 4 files e Data that is not appropriate for where it is to be pasted i e a VHF frequency into a UHF channel will not be pasted Copying an entire memory channel or group of channels Shown here are details for copying within a file The same actions apply to copy data to another tab of the file or to another programmer Open the file 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid 31 Pie Te Commreters Settings Window Help ISH sha S OAN i D a 8 2229222221928229 TO EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEH EHE FSSSSSHSSSESSERSS
66. eck box list and combo box formats Most radios these days have so many features that organizing them in the Programmer can be a challenging task Presented here is a cross reference list that details the item as presented in the operating manual where you will find the setting for that item in the Programmer The location in the Programmer is described as a path For example Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Beep e Click on Settings at the top of the screen e Select Radio Menu Settings from the menu that opens e Select the Common tab e The option is named Beep on the Common tab screen Menu Item Programmer Item 2 Tone This item is not addressed in the Programmer If set in the radio the Optional settings will not be changed when the radio is programmed from this software Do a Communications Get Data From radio to retrieve the settings before sending a file to the radio from the Programmer 5 Tone This item is not addressed in the Programmer If set in the radio the Optional settings will not be changed when the radio is programmed from this software Do a Communications Get Data From radio to retrieve the settings ing a file to the radio from the Program before send mer Alphanumeric Main Screen Name Tag Note This item can be set independently for each memory channel This item is not addressed in the Programmer APO Auto Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Auto Power Off Power Off
67. ed and moved at once The group will move down one channel at a time The displaced memory channel will move to the top of the group being moved Add Frequency Range A convenient way to add lots of channels at once This is great for setting up a radio for scanning a certain range of channels When this option is selected you are presented with a window into which you enter the details of the channels to be entered 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid Add Frequency List Starting Frequency MHz Number of channels 1 H Frequency Step 5 kHz e Enter Starting Frequency The value of the first frequency of the list to be entered Any allowable frequency of the radio being programmed Number of channels Enter the number of channels to be entered You can insert as few as 1 to as many as 1000 channels at once You are not warned if you select more than the number of memory channels The process just inserts all that it can and ignores the rest Frequency Step Enter the value that will separate each of the frequencies in these channels Select 5kHz to 200 kHz Click OK and watch the screen fill Or Cancel to exit the process without change to your file The channels are inserted beginning at the currently selected channel e if you have selected channel 40 the first channel will be added at channel 40 You are warned if a channel will be overwritten and given the ability to not overwrite or to cancel the proc
68. een e Select Preferences e Once on the Preferences screen select the Memory Defaults tab Preferences Grid Dieplay Memory Delouks Iw Check ShowName Automaticaly Offset Frequency Defauks Iw Corrvest Spit olfsets to standand Plus ER ot Minus when avaiable m 1 00 MHz X M Disable CTCSS DCS and other Tone 2m 600kHz ch ding to the Tone Mode Pere sien ohne 123cm 1 60 MHz 70cm 500MH2 v Check Show Name Automatically For radios with an extra column for show name having this option selected checked lets the programmer mark that check automatically when you enter a name for that memory channel this eliminates that extra step With this option checked you can uncheck a Show Name box at any time if you would rather display the frequency for a given memory channel 2013 RT Systems Inc s JT220 V4 Programmer Help Convert Split Offsets to standard Plus and Minus when available This option is for programming Yaesu radios only as Icom radios work only with Plus Dup and Minus Dup offsets See the discussion of Non standard offsets inthe Programmer Main Window section of this help for a complete explanation Disable CTCSS DCS and other Tone columns according to the Tone Mode selection Beginning in the Version 3 programmer and continuing into future versions the programmers have been designed to help you enter information for tones used for repeater access You cannot enter a tone unless you have s
69. eet Radio Menu Settings Sets the option for how the global settings of the radio are saved in the file These options for saving are explained in great detail in the Using the Programmer Overview section of this help Briefly the radio settings contained on the Settings screen are options that are not specific to any one memory channel The radio uses this setting whether it is in memory mode VFO on a Home channel or basically whenever itis on The settings for these options are sent automatically to the radio with the channel information The Settings can be saved as part of the channel data file or in a separate file As part of the channel data file they are reset to defaults each time you start a new file You set them to your specifications for the file that is being created As a separate file they are set once saved then sent to the radio with every saved channel data file The pros and cons of both of these option are discussed in detail in the Using the Programmer Overview section of this help 2013 RT Systems Inc Screen Appearance and Default Options 53 Memory Defaults You have complete control of the programmer These options control default values for the channel data for memory channels VFOs Limits Home etc Making one change here controls how a channel will be completed when a frequency is entered To access the Memory Defaults screen e Select Settings from the menu at the top of the scr
70. elPlus 137 e Select a group of channels Point your mouse at the CHANNEL NUMBER the grey shaded column on the left and left click Don t let go of the left click button if you want more than one While holding the left mouse button drag the mouse over the CHANNEL NUMBER of all the channels you want If there are more than those on the screen just keep going at the bottom The screen will scroll to let you continue your selection Note The entire row of a selected channel will turn be highlighted If only the Receive Frequency is highlighted then ONLY that information will be copied fee Tor Commentator fateg Olt Wir me mp Ose Abee on db x wenn Din HEE ETE De Per De Der Der De Pier Pin De Pin Pe Pier De Ze Merwe e Copy the channels With the mouse pointing at the highlighted channels right click and select Copy from the menu that opens OR with your mouse left click to select Edit from the menu at the top 2013 RT Systems Inc 138 JT220 V4 Programmer Help of the screen From the menu that opens select Copy It will appear that nothing has happened however Windows has copied the information e Use the mouse to click into the programmer file Note If you are using the programmer in full screen mode select Window from the menu then the programmer file name from the bottom of that list to switch between the two screens Alternately you can select Window Tile to have
71. elected a Tone Mode which tells the radio to use that tone The tone value columns are disabled until you turn the tone on Then only the appropriate column is made active When this option in unchecked you will be able to adjust the tone value even if the Tone Mode has not been set for that memory channel Offset Frequency Defaults Defaults are set for US radios Others are presented to make data entry easier in other countries where those defaults are different 2013 RT Systems Inc s JT220 V4 Programmer Help 7 Split Screen for Multiple Files The Version 4 programmer can display more than one file simultaneously in the programmer s main window Opening several files at once makes it even easier to copy and paste between them even files for different radios from different manufacturers or just to compare the frequency lists file fat Communkations Settings Window Help Osa jme SES A new racio Pie RO 145 60000 600 He Lel Hus BNA 145 00000 600 ir w aS m Sirpex FN CO 447 00000 3 00 MHz L Ciss c000 139 00000 139 00000 14400000 14400000 Spex PH 16500000 155 00000 Smgex FM TEST 170 00000 170 00000 Snpex FH OTHER 17400000 17400000 Srrgiex FM rot 13400000 13400000 00300 D 440 51000 500 kHz 7 Sow ln ls wn D 1 2 3 4 5 D H 8 KH 10 D n L 1 D BURSTGR S K x x x x x x x x x d d x x x uuveueueureneuls ETAIT EITA EEIE eo gt N Men
72. en easily match the settings to the radio being programmed without having to make changes in the file repeatedly e Keep menu settings and frequencies in a single file option This option is set on the Settings Preferences screen With this option selected the Radio Menu Settings as assigned on the Settings Radio Menu Settings screen are assigned ONLY in this file With each new file created the Radio Menu Settings return to factory defaults 2013 RT Systems Inc a JT220 V4 Programmer Help You have the ability to customize the global settings just as you customize the memory channel file This would be useful if you are programming each radio uniquely No guesswork about what the configuration of the global settings Once they are set they stay set in this file until you make a change to them 2013 RT Systems Inc z JT220 V4 Programmer Help 4 Viewing and Changing Programming Files The Programmer begins in a screen displaying memory channel information for the radio Default information found in a factory fresh radio is contained in the file Anywhere this information is displayed it can be changed Memory information is easily entered in a spreadsheet style layout You can view rearrange eliminate or edit these entries Memory channel 1 must be programmed in most radios VFOs and Home channels must be programmed Memory channel 1 and limit memory channels VFO and Call channels must each contain
73. en if you work in this file be sure to enter a different filename when you save The file being edited is referred to inthis help as the current file Creating a New Programming File Just like in any other editor there are several ways to create a new cloning file e You can open an existing file save it with a different filename e You can use the File New command as a starting point for a new blank file This file begins with default information for the radio The default information you see in the file is the same as what was in your radio when you bought it new e Another way to create a data file is to upload the contents of the radio with the Communications Get data from menu command After executing this command the current file will reflect the memory channels and feature settings of the radio Changes are easily made to these settings and the new file saved 2013 RT Systems Inc 22 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Note Not all the menu settings of the radio are associated with memory channels Many are global settings that affect the radio during memory or VFO operations These settings are handled in the fields found on the screen accessed under Settings Radio Menu Settings The global settings will be read from the radio however by default these settings are not saved with the file Select Settings Radio Menu Settings to view change and save these settings Once saved these global settings will be sent to t
74. ersion 3 programmer One Version 3 programmer installed e Select File Open from the menu at the top of the screen Nwe ToeNcde CTCSS cies FC won om ls EE 2 sen voat Dpert Bret Pree re CP Send Fie 26 Es LHirerrencey cuyos a Tthparrencey e 27 ua FTIERE ALs n Test 12000 e A Windows Open dialog appears 2013 RT Systems Inc m6 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Look ire E FT50 Progiacreeer gt Efcom tee FT60 Ee HA lots of data FTEO Hy Recent Documents Desktop K Mr Docurerts 3 Fie pare Fies of ype Rado Data Fie EIET e Select the file that you want to open from the list presented Click the Open button at the bottom right This files opens in the programmer Opening a file with the Version 3 programmer More than one Version 3 programmer installed e Select File Open from the menu at the top of the screen 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 117 Terence CTCSS Han sl Han EA CES Lttteregeex examples FTESCOUIC 700 Trhrerrarery ecanpler PTEZOO CT s n Test AC2ECR e A window opens listing the programmers installed on this machine Select the radio from the list that will be programmed by this file being opened FT 50 Radio Data File FT 7800 Radio Data File FT 8000 Radio Data File e A Windows Open dialog appears with a list of the files for that radio 2013 RT Systems Inc ns JT220 V4 Programmer Help Look ir
75. es These channels must contain a frequency appropriate for the band They cannot be blank The information to be entered is the same as that for regular Memories except that the VFO s do not have an alpha label available to be programmed See the Regular Memory Channel section of this Help for details of the fields Note The radio requires that the Channel Step Setting work properly with the frequency entered The Programmer sets this option based on the frequency entered 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Other Set Menu Items 79 10 Programming Other Set Menu Items There is a lot more to this radio than just the memory channel Things like Beep Squelch Auto Power Off settings and Lock just to name a few are set for the radio to use whenever it is being operated no matter the channel or mode VFO or memory Radio Menu Settings are set from the Radio Menu Settings screens in the Programmer These screens are accessed by selecting Settings Radio Menu Settings from the menu on the main screen The Programmer offers three options for managing the global settings Set and forget The Radio Menu Settings screens are there for you to use to easily customize your radio to suit your use Once you make your selections and save them you don t have to do it again even it you start a new frequency file Create and use multiple global settings files This might be the best option if you program the frequencies for
76. ess If you choose No to prevent loss of the current channel information the skipped frequency is entered into the next available space and not lost Sort Great for data management or to arrange your channels permanently for a special use The version 3 and Version 4 programmers have the ability to Undo a sort You can now sort the list on a given parameter touch up a group of entries then put the list back in its original order with the changes that you made When this option is selected you are presented with a window for selection of the options 2013 RT Systems Inc 4 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Sort by Receive Frequency Then sort by Cancel None v Sort Mode Channel Sort Selectioin e Ascending e Selected channels C Decsending C All Channels Sort by Select a column for the initial sort Then Sort By Select a second column for a secondary sort Sort Mode Ascending for lowest to highest Descending for highest to lowest Channel Sort Selection Selected Channels to sort only a group form the file All Channels to sort all the channels in the file lf the result is not quite what you expected select the Undo Sort option to return the list to the point you left it last Always save your file before you sort At the very worst you can exit the file without saving to return to the order of that last save Blank memory channels are always sorted to the top of bottom of the list based on the Ascending o
77. eter radio with a file that contains 6 Meter repeaters you can choose to eliminate those frequencies in this step to better understand what will be contained in your resulting file If you skip this step the programmer will omit these frequencies in the resulting radio file since the radio does not operate on these frequencies If you do not eliminate the bands that cannot be used by your radio the resulting radio file will contain blanks for each frequency the programmer removes during file creation Although the radio does not care you may not want all those blanks in your radio file If the TravelPlus list contains too many frequencies for the radio using the Selected Bands option would remove unused frequencies thus 2013 RT Systems Inc ARRL TravelPlus 133 lowering the number in the file and making it possible to create a radio file with all those frequencies that you want e Your TravelPlus file has 512 frequencies in the selected area Your radio has 450 channels You Select Bands and eliminate 6M 10M and 220 Mhz Bands The resulting list now has 432 frequencies few enough that they all will fit into the radio file EFESESEE SES gdedegieder Options to customize details for radio file located on this screen D D 1 x n x a M x x y x e e g Di A e Name The TravelPlus list contains information that does not match directly to a column in the radio programmer One
78. f programming the memories and options ofthe radio from your PC Using the Programmer you can create separate files for unique applications such as travel emergency activities or special events These files can contain different settings such as memories power management features and DTMF numbers for each purpose The Programmer also gives you the ability to read a configuration from the radio The configuration would be stored in a file on your computer to be changed easily Then wth minimal button pushing you can send the altered file back to program the radio JT220 V4 Programmer Help 2013 RT Systems Inc All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems for other than your own use without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this documentor from the use of programs and source code that may accompanyit In no event shall the publisher and the author be li
79. f the process Radio to Computer Cabling Check the photos to be sure you are using the correct cabling for your radio Comport Setup There is no comport setup in Version 4 The Programmer automatically finds the RT Systems USB cable for you This section contains some troubleshooting details 2013 RT Systems Inc Radio Computer Data Transfer 89 11 1 Communications Get Data From Radio Uploads the contents of the radio memory to the computer This function is often referred to as reading the radio since memory information is read from the radio This step is recommended before the first file is sent to the radio however it is nota requirement Files with frequency information can be created in the Programmer without executing this step The Get Data From process reading the radio e Connect the cables properly to the radio See the Radio to Computer Cabling section of this Help for details of that cabling e Be sure you a reliable external power source before beginning this process Loss of power during communications may result in a reset radio e The screen that opens has details for completing the process to get data from the radio read the radio e When working with a laptop or smaller computer be sure to use extermal power for the computer Read the screen carefully The steps differ with each model All the steps you need to do are listed on this screen Fr Get Data From Radio 1
80. f the screen select File Open A box appears from which you select the programmer for the radio to be programmed in this case the FT 60 2013 RT Systems Inc 112 JT220 V4 Programmer Help FT 1802 Radio Data File FT 1807 Radio Data File 3 Cancel FT 50 Radio Data File _ Canal FT 60 Radio Data File e An Open Dialog box appears By default it is looking in the FT 60 directory since itis trying to help you find an FT 60 programming file You will change directories to where the file is stored that you want to open Note If you received the file via e mail or from an Internet site you chose where it was saved Personalize the steps here to move to that location Look iri fo ICTS Prog reret x WD Hy Recert Documents O Desktop Mr Docuverts 93 My Compester My Maisch Places e When the contents of that directory are displayed it probably will be blank as shown You have done nothing wrong This is normal The process is still looking for an FT 60 file From the Files of type field at the bottom of the screen the one highlighted blue in the figure above select All files 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 113 Look a E IC T81 Prograveven Callteb Torte 1C TS1 rosd kTB OtfsetFrequencs TS rest rei A test sf reste kg Mp Documerts 24 My Congate My Halek Places e A listing will appear with more than just the file that you re looking for Ever
81. g another spreadsheet program The file to be imported must contain at a minimum Receive frequency to define a valid memory channel The programmer will fill the rest of the details for that channel with defaults just as if that frequency had been entered The Programmer makes no assumptions about the information available ff a piece of information is omitted the Programmer imports the memory as a simplex channel and fills other fields with defaults Although this process is very valid for transferring data from one radio Programmer to another and for using the data from other sources such as ARRL Travel Plus it is not recommended for original file creation It can be tedious getting all the information into the file to be imported just like the Programmer wants it Let the Programmer help you 2013 RT Systems Inc 14 JT220 V4 Programmer Help as you create your original file with its defaults and automatic settings Once the file is created you could export the data for other uses 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file 155 15 1 Creating a file for Import Checking a file to use with the Programmer If you are given a file that you want to import into a programmer for use by your radio and are not sure if itis a flat file test the file by opening it with Windows notepad If the Notepad display is full of strange characters with very little legible text this file is not ready to be imported by the programmer The fi
82. g the Send Data To Process 2013 RT Systems Inc 2 JT220 V4 Programmer Help When you execute the Radio Send Data To command you are presented with instruction for putting the radio into clone mode Read the screen carefully The steps to put the radio into clone mode differ with each model Pressing the wrong button will result in no response or the wrong response for the process e Send Data To Radio 1 Insert the USB 29A cable into the Data jack on the front of the JT 220 2 Turn the radio on 3 Click OK to start transferring the data Follow the steps on this screen When you click OK a progress bar appears letting you know that the process is being completed When the transfer is complete the transfer status window disappears and the Programmer returns to the Main Window With the radio off remove the cloning cable The radio is ready to power up and use with the newly programmed settings Note The radio may be in VFO mode even after it is programmed This is a normal mode of the radio and the one you found it in the first time you turned it on If the radio did not report an error and the blue green bar filled without error during the Send Data To process the radio is programmed Troubleshooting Communications Get Data From Radio required first 2013 RT Systems Inc Radio Computer Data Transfer 93 r Radio Programmer Your are required to do Communicat
83. h channel First select Settings from the menu at the top of the page From that menu select Bank Settings Several columns of the screen will be hidden leaving only Receive Frequency Name and Banks This makes working on the screen easier since you no longer must scroll through several columns that you are not using now For Channel 1 put a check in the box under Bank 1 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid a Tle St Cenmunciens Settings Wengom Nas Je i1ReS LE as Copy an rates x E 5 2 E 2 EE Atthis point you CANNOT copy this field Press Tab or Enter to move out of the field The process is more easily done now with the keyboard rather than the mouse Press Right Arrow to move focus back into the Bank 1 column Notice that there is now a black border on that cell The cell is now ready to be copied Press Ctrl C or select Edit from the menu then copy from the list that opens to copythe cell 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help KOODE OK OKEE OR EE ROOTOR EIE OO TO onto non son EEE TETE 1 i AAEAAAOAURAHERROOOORAHECROGOORRERERRGHOROREERE A RER RE KI ry SOS O DI OOT oS Too OOO CEST IS oO S EITC k DOUDOU ELEC CO TOOU DION DOONAN HK 2 8 9 5 8 4 99 9 3 9 9 2 8 4 4 9 4 9 9 2 9 9 8 8 2 99 59 3 9 9 9 9 99 2 99 T cocouou eo paou DE TLpOUEH EH EEEk E OOOO OOE OE
84. he radio every time it is programmed If they are not saved default settings will be sent to the radio with the memory programming To save these Global settings e Select Settings Radio Menu Settings in the menu on the main screen The Settings screen opens e Verify that your settings are as you want them or make changes e From the top of this screen select File Save A Save dialog opens into which you enter a filename Enter the name for this file and click Save e Exit the Settings screen by selecting File Exit This settings file is now available for use by any saved file that you send to your radio Creating and using multiple Global settings files There may be global settings of the radio that you want configured differently for different activities You can make changes to your settings file and save it separately To select a settings file for use e Select Settings Radio Menu Settings from the main page of the programmer e From the Radio Menu Settings screen select File Open A list of settings files will be presented e Select the file you want to use and click Open e Verify that this is the settings file that you want to use Check also that the proper filename appears in the bar at the top of the Menu Settings window 2013 RT Systems Inc Using the Programmer Overview 23 e Select File Exit to close this screen These settings will be sent to the radio with each memory channel file unt
85. hese frequencies Transmission will 2013 RT Systems Inc ass JT220 V4 Programmer Help be possible only if the radio has been properly modified Offset Frequency This is the amount that the Receive Frequency changes to produce the Transmit Frequency Standard offsets in the programmer include 100 500 and 600 kHz 0 1 0 5 and 0 6 MHz and 1 0 1 6 3 0 5 0 and 7 6 MHz e In Yaesu radios any value in 50 kHz increments can be used as an offset e 650 550 050 e In an Icom radio there are no Splits Everything must be entered with an exact Offset Frequency e The Offset Frequency is used by the radio along with the Offset Direction to calculate the Transmit Frequency The Programmer does the same e This is one place that the import process will make an assumption for you It uses 600 kHz for the offset for VHF and 5 MHz for the offset for UHF if no other offset is specified Non Standard Offsets The Offset Frequency can be used in conjunction with Offset Direction for a value in 5 kHz steps e any value ending in xx5 where xis any digit from 0 to 9 This gives you the ability to use the Reverse function of the radio although your frequency pair is not separated by a standard offset value This is considered a non standard offset To use a non standard offset in your text file enter the Receive Frequency Then the Offset Frequency as an exact value including the decimal to denote kHz For example given the pair
86. his field is ignored by the radio when the field is not active DCS Select one of 104 DCS code values to be used in the DCS mode This value is transmitted to the repeater to allow access This value is set independently for each memory channel This field is active only if the Tone Mode is set to DCS A value that appears in this field is ignored by the radio when the field is not active Rx DCS Select one of 104 DCS code values to be used in the DCS mode This value is used by the radio to block incoming signals This value is set independently for each memory channel and can be different from that set for DCS This field is active only if the Tone Mode is set to DCS A value that appears in this field is ignored by the radio when the field is not active 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Memory Channels 67 DCS Polarity The Normal or Inverted setting for DCS coding is set to one of the options shown below This feature can be set independently for each memory channel For more details on this function see the section on DCS Code Inversion in this Help Both N Normal DCS operations for transmit and receive TN RR Reverse operations for receive and normal operations for transmit TR RN Reverse operations for transmit and normal operations for receive Both R Reverse operations for transmit and receive operations DCS Det When working a long distance or when a signal is weak the accompanying DCS coded signal may have
87. i T FT Si Eemer com tea F760 Sl lots of dsta F TEO Mr Docunerts 158 My Comptes Mr Maisy Cie pame Places Fes g b s acho Data Sie FTE H Cancel e Select the file that you want to open from the list presented Click the Open button at the bottom right This files opens in the programmer 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance no 12 4 File Print Prints the Memory chanrel information of the displayed page of the current file i e if you are on the memories tab the memory channel information is printed Similarly if you are on the VFO tab the VFO chanrel information is printed e When this command is selected a print dialog will give you the opportunity to setup your printer e Hidden columns are not printed A printout can be customized including increasing type size by deliberately hiding columns before printing To hide column select Settings Preferences from the menu of the programmer e Only memory channels that are programmed are printed Your printout will not include the blank channels in the file e Use Print Preview to see what your printout will look like and how many pages will be included before you send it to the printer This new option will help save lots of wasted paper 2013 RT Systems Inc 120 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 12 5 File Print Preview This new feature of the Version 3 programmers lets you preview the data to be printed before you waste p
88. ies Settings for VFO operations when the file is first sent to the radio This channel has no one button recall on the radio and will change when the tuning knob is used To be able to recall settings at any time use the Regular Memory Channels Details on the special editing abilities of the Programmer are included in the Easy Editing in the Grid section Review these details to make data entry even easier At any time these topics are available from the Table of Contents at the left 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Memory Channels 63 9 1 Regular Memory Channels The Main window of the Programmer is designed for memory channel entry LE ons Settings Window Help Sti vs Aug Olis Osel Operating Ax x DCS 8 mamany Fisquency Beie Mode Nane TonsMode CTCSS crees DCS ocs ven D fa Skip Sht DCH Conpendn Cranea Correri Sl nge elm Te Now GI Glo oe 017 oe 80 gll on E fei All details associated with the memory channels are programmed from this screen These are not all the functions of the radio Other features are set once for the radio to use no matter which memory channel you re on These items are set on the Settings screen accessed through Settings Radio Menu Settings from the menu at the top of the screen Columns continue off the right side of the window Use the bar at the bottom of the screen to move to these columns or press ENTER to step thro
89. il you change this file selection again Having multiple memory channel files and multiple global setting files gives you the ability to mix and match the features of your radio to suit your needs This makes it easy to customize the radio for a special event without disturbing the original programming files Then once the event is over simply reprogram the radio with the memory channel information and settings that you use everyday Tying Global Settings to a Memory Channel File The Version 3 and Version 4 programmers have the option of saving the global settings with the memory channel information This new feature is not the default for the programmer but may be valuable under certain programming circumstances i e programming many radios when you want to be absolutely certain that the settings and the frequencies are properly set for a given activity To contrast and compare the two Radio Menu Setting options e Use Separate file for menu settings default This is the default for the programmer This option is based on a Set and Forget plan Once the global settings are configured to your liking and saved you do not have to repeat this process This configuration does not change with a new memory channel file The last settings file saved is the one that will be used when a memory file is sent to the radio You can save several different settings files i e one for your radio and a different one for your son s radio Th
90. ing scanning Call Channel Recall of this specific memory channel by pressing the CALL key on the face of the radio The information shown in this channel in the Programmer can be changed but it cannot be eliminated The Call channel must be programmed Note The Call channel is always skipped during scanning VFO Channel The VFO memory provides a temporary memory channel The VFO memory is temporary since it is lost when the radio is tuned while in VFO mode Note Remember the VFO memory is temporary The programmed 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Memory Channels 77 frequencies appear immediately after the file is sent to the radio When the radio is manually tuned in VFO mode the programmed frequency cannot be recalled as a memory channel frequency will be Programming the VFO memory from the Programmer can be particularly helpful for reoccurring events for which the details of this channel are needed along with other memory channels Memories do not have to be programmed into VFO before being programmed into the memory channels when entering details in the Programmer Memory channels are programmed directly into the spreadsheet that appears when the Programmer opens To program the VFO memory select the VFO tab at the bottom of the screen Enter a frequency that is appropriate for the band The details that you enter will replace the default of the radio Simply type over the information shown to make the chang
91. ing those into which you enter text and those that you select text from a list and check box fields Each of these scenarios is presented here in an example Text Cell Editing To change Tone Mode to Tone for several channels Select the Tone Mode field of the first of the channels to be changed Make the change by pulling the drop down and selecting Tone from the list 2013 RT Systems Inc 3 JT220 V4 Programmer Help H i i G H i i i i i i i i Keireiekeies 55856555 HSH HER Ei DL KEKEKKEKKEKKKEKKKEKKKEKEEEKKEEKKEN 555 DIEU ELELEEL ES ER EE SS HET OLK DEE Once the selection is made the focus will move to the next field Click back into the Tone Mode field that displays the correct value When you move back into the field you can copy the information if the field is highlighted with a ring around its border or if the text within is shaded indicating that it is selected Press Ctrl C select Edit Copy from the menu at the top of the screen or right click and select Copy from the menu that appears Just as with row copying in the first example Select the first cell to be changed by pressing Down arrow until that cell is highlighted the cell will be in the same column so using the Down Arrow key will easily move you to another nearby cell If you need to move quite a way in the file move to the first cell to be changed and click the mouse to select that
92. ing to be sure that you re using the right one to address the radio Icom specific issue for Clone mode Other than the Icom IC R10 at the time of this writing Icom radios are NOT put into CLONE mode for programming CLONE mode is used only when you transfer data from one radio to another The process for programming the radio from the computer is simple When the instructions say to Turn the radio on do just that press the power button to turn it on f pressing a key is needed as a part of this step it will be included with the instructions on the Get data from screen Yaesu Radio does not go into Clone mode after initial menu selection Many Yaesu radios handheld and mobiles access Clone mode from a startup menu When you turn the radio on holding the specified key you are in that menu with several options of radio functions Clone is only one of these options Once the Clone option is found in that menu another key on the radio is pressed to activate that mode You know the options has been activated when the radio cycles off and back on Only then is it in Clone mode and ready to program lf the radio does not cycle off and back on when that next button is pressed one of the following may address the issue The keys on the face of the radio are locked Turn the radio off and back on in normal mode to check for the Lock symbol on the screen Unlock the keys and try again You have pressed the designated key too long or not
93. io Note If you radio acts funny after you download to it i e keypad beeps are different squelch is open Scan resume settings are changed etc you have not yet set these options in the Settings portion of the programmer To make these option settings permanent e Select Settings Radio Menu Settings from the menu at the top of the screen e Personalize your options just as you did on the radio e Select File Save from the menu on the Settings screen Enter a filename when prompted and click Save e Select File Exit from the menu on the Settings screen e You will not have to change these again unless you want them to function differently 2013 RT Systems Inc 12 JT220 V4 Programmer Help The settings file will change only if you read from the radio Communications Get data from and send that file back to the radio Communications Send data to without saving the memory information that you retrieved This is helpful if you are programming a friend s radio in which he has all these options set up as he wants them The File New command can be used to open several new files at once Memory channel information can be copied between these files even from V3 to V4 regardless of which radio they are for 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 03 12 3 File Open Just as in a word processor or other Windows programs the command opens a previously saved file You are not limited
94. ion Get Data From before you A can send data to the radio The first time you attempt to send your file to the radio this message may appear This indicates that you have not read the configuration of the radio into the Programmer There are details that the Programmer can get only from the radio Even if the radio is not yet programmed these background details are necessary for the Programmer to send a file to your radio successfully To complete this process 1 Select File New from the menu at the top of the screen 2 Turn off the radio 3 Select Communication Get Data From Radio from the menu at the top of the screen 4 Complete the process detailed on the screen 5 Once the process is complete click the tab at the top of the screen showing your filename The file that you want to send to the radio will be displayed on the screen 6 Select Communications Send Data To Radio from the menu at the top of the screen 7 Complete the process following each step carefully to program these channels into the radio If necessary contact RT Systems for assistance 2013 RT Systems Inc o JT220 V4 Programmer Help 11 3 Radio to Computer Cabling The radio must be connected to the computer with the proper cable The Version 4 Programmer for the JT 220 radio works only with the RT Systems USB 29A cable or the original CT 29A serial cable plus the RTS 03 USB to serial adapter No other USB cable
95. ired to start the data transfer Get data from or to make the radio ready to receive the data Send data to 1 The wrong cable is being used This is true for several of the hand held radios that use the 4 pin plug If you attempt this process with a stereo plug the radio will not respond when you attempt to access the Clone option of the startup menu 2 The keys on the radio are locked Turn the radio off then back on in normal mode to check for a lock symbol on the screen Once the keys have been unlocked power off the radio and begin the Communications process again Radio is not on at the time of data transfer This can get the process out of sync Cancel the Communications screen on the computer Then access that screen again and start over with turning the radio onin Clone mode Be sure the battery is charged on your handheld radio or that you are connected to external power to prevent an unexpected shutdown during this process General Issue Followed the Steps Incorrectly or executed the wrong process Get data from the radio 1 Go to Communications in the top menu 2 Click Get Data from Radio 3 Read and follow each step Remember the keystrokes are different for each 2013 RT Systems Inc Hardware Error Troubleshooting 1 radio They are detailed for a particular radio on the Get Data from radio screen The trick is to follow each step one at a time Send data to the radio 1 Go to
96. ittle here about how radios work As for an allowable frequency three factors are important Reference Frequency Reference Step and Step Reference Frequency Based on its internal electronics the radio uses a value based off the frequency you enter along with the Reference Frequency Oscillator to generate the desired frequency Reference Step The difference between any two Reference Frequencies This value is set as a part of the internal workings of the radio It cannot be changed Step The difference between two frequencies displayed on the face of the radio when the tuning knob is turned while operating in VFO mode Reference step and Step work in conjunction with each other allowing or prohibiting you from tuning to a given frequency Commercial radios have a Reference Step of 2 5 kHz Amateur radios are generally designed with Reference Steps of 5 6 25 12 5 9 only AM and 8 333333 air band only kHz While a few models have all these Reference Steps many more remain with only Reference Steps of 5 and 12 5 kHz These two are sufficient for accessing any repeater in the Amateur Bands While in the mathematics of things there will be frequencies in the commercial bands that match the available Reference Steps of Amateur radios the Step of the Amateur radio will not allow you to tune to the desired frequency 2013 RT Systems Inc 184 JT220 V4 Programmer Help It takes both working together to achieve a valid f
97. l linear amplifier Note that code inversion does not mean that any of the above listed equipment is defective In certain amplifier configurations the output signal phase is inverted from the input Small signal or power amplifiers having an odd number 1 3 5 etc of amplification stages may result in inversion of a transmitted or received DCS code While under most circumstances this should not occur amplifier designs and industry standards take this into account if you find that your receiver squelch does not open when both you and the other station are using a common DCS code you OR the other station but not both should try setting DCS priority to something other than normal T Rx N 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help 9 19 Name The Main window of the Programmer is designed for memory channel entry re Ottoet Diet Opera r Frequency Frequency Direction Mode 223 50000 Single el ny Ax Rx DCS Loc None TonsMode CTCSS cl s DCS pes pech OCS Det S Jor l All details associated with the memory channels are programmed from this screen These are not all the functions of the radio Other features are set once for the radio to use no matter which memory channel you re on These items are set on the Settings screen accessed through Settings Radio Menu Settings from the menu at the top of the screen Columns continue off the right side of the window Use
98. lar file type i e you can open an FT 60 file while working with the FT 7800 programmer as long as you have the Version 3 or Version 4 module for the FT 60 With both open you can copy and paste between the files or send each to the proper radio without having to close and reopen the Version 3 or Version 4 programmers separately Ctrl M Automatically create a new file for the programmer being used Eliminates having to select the file type first Ctrl N File New Presents the box from which the file type is selected just as in File New in the menu Select the file type for the programmer to create a new file for that radio the same as the one you re working with now or for a different radio for which you have the Version 3 or Version 4 module 2013 RT Systems Inc Screen Appearance and Default Options 51 6 Screen Appearance and Default Options The screen of the programmer can be customized to make data entry that much easier Options for screen appearance are accessed under Settings Preferences from the menu on the main screen of the programmer This screen appears when that option is selected Preferences Grid Display Memory Defauks Maik the columns to hide Freeze Columns fi J Alteimate row colors a fiset Frequen fiset Direction 2 Row pessting Mode 3 Rows 4 Boa how Name one Mode TCSS cs Radio Menu Sellings tep Use Separate fe fo Si Shit menu sellings Ze kip Keep menu
99. le from the list presented if you closed it some time during the process Program cannot find cable 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help r Communication Error e Please check that the RT Systems cable is securely in the USB Port This message can appear when you are attempting to get data from the radio or send data to the radio There can be several causes The most common are The cable is not attached to the computer or you have the wrong programming cable attached The cable for this radio is pictured in the Computer to radio cabling section of this help The communications process was accessed too quickly after the cable was attached It can take some computers a minute or more to recognize the cable properly Give the computer a little more time and try again The problem may lie in the electronics of the cable If this is the first time you have attempted this process contact RT Systems for assistance This can be corrected easily in just a few minutes with the computer and an Internet connection Note This can be corrected using a machine that has an Internet connection that you don t plan to use for the programming softwere The software for the radio does not have to be installed to complete the correction HotSync the program for the Palm Pilot is running on this computer Hotsync immediately takes control of an available comport Since the RT Systems programming cable e
100. le may or may not be able to be used for import depending how it was created and saved Try opening the file in Microsoft Excel or other commercial spreadsheet program If everything looks good there carefully save the file in as delimited text this could be called several different things in the program that you are using If the first one you try does not produce the file format that you want try selecting a different File Type during the save process The details for this process are included below for Microsoft Excel Open the file that you created during the save process in Notepad As before if the display is legible data separated by commas you are well on your way If however the data appears in one very long line you should return to the original source to extract the data with line feed breaks at the end of each record lf the Notepad display has orderly lines of legible data separated by commas it is ready for use by the programmer Itis fine if you see two commas right together The process can handle a blank field Saving an Excel file for import If you work on a file in Excel for import to the programmer that file must be saved as a comma delimited file before you leave Excel The Programmer cannot import an Excel file with all its formatting codes What it can work with is the flat file output of that file e In Excel select File Save as e In the Save As window change the Save as Type to CSV comma delimited csv
101. ll remain silent otherwise With TSql selected as the Tone Mode the value that appears in the DCS code column is ignored by the radio The radio uses the frequency set in the CTCSS column to access the repeater and the value set in the RX CTCSS column to block signals coming into the radio DCS Digital Coded Squelch mode is activated for transmission and reception With DCS selected as the Tone Mode the value that appears in the CTCSS tone column is ignored by the radio The radio uses the DCS value to access the repeater and the Rx DCS value to block incoming signals Note While the radio does have the ability to use one tone or DCS code for transmission and a different one for reception it does not have the ability to use a combination of CTCSS squelch and DCS functions on one memory channel CTCSS Select one of 50 tone frequencies to be used in the Tone mode This value is transmitted to the repeater to allow access This value is set independently for each memory channel This field is active only if the Tone Mode is set to Tone A value that appears in this field is ignored by the radio when the field is not active Rx CTCSS Select one of 50 tone frequencies to be used to block incoming signals when TSql is selected as the Tone Mode When using T Sql Tone Squelch the radio transmits the CTCSS value to open the repeater and uses the Rx CTCSS value to block incoming signals This value is set independently for each memory channel
102. long enough Try again until you get the feel for the process Yaesu Radio does not change to Tx or Clone Out when button is pressed 2013 RT Systems Inc Troubleshooting Many Yaesu radios have a key sequence that starts Clone mode without having to select that option from a startup menu the radio simply comes on in Clone mode With CLONE displayed on the face of the radio a button is pressed to begin communications If the radio comes on displaying CLONE but then is unresponsive when the button is pressed to begin i e the screen does not change from Clone check these two common causes First be sure you are using the correct cabling for the radio being programmed If an adapter was included with the kit use it Check that the keys are not locked To check turn the radio off Turn it back on in normal mode and check for the Lock symbol on the screen Unlock the keys from the face of the radio and try again Windows Version Compatibility The Version 4 Programmer is designed to work with Windows XP VISTA 32 or 64 bit or Windows 7 32 or 64 bit RT Systems no longer supports use of the programmers on Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows 2000 or Windows ME Note If you plan to use an older computer for programming your radio you may experience problems with the program resulting from files that are missing from the operating system These files would have been delivered through normal Windows updates to the opera
103. ls Receive Frequency Enter a receive frequency for the memory channel The receive frequency is the frequency that you will listen on It is often referred to as the output frequency of a repeater Unacceptable frequencies cannot be entered into the Programmer The first memory channel must be programmed Transmit Frequency Enter a specific transmit frequency or let the Programmer calculate this frequency based on a general plan for the band Note In the Programmer you can enter details for frequencies outside the transmission abilities of the radio The software will not enable transmission on these frequencies Offset Frequency The difference between the Receive and Transmit frequencies The Programmer will calculate and enter this figure for you Offset Direction The direction of the difference between the Receive and Transmit 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help frequencies Simplex transmit and receive frequencies are the same Minus the offset is subtracted from the receive frequency Plus the offset frequency is added to the receive frequency Operating Mode Assign FM or FM Narrow as needed FM Narrow engages NARROW mode In NARROW mode the microphone gain and modulation during transmission and the demodulations range during reception will be lower Name Enter an Alpha Numeric tag up to 7 characters to a memory channel to provide an easy reminder of the function of a particular channel The nam
104. lus FM FP ARC 146 955 600kHz Minus FM PSL ARC 147 060 600kHz Plus MCARA 146 625 600kHz Minus HobeS 146 315 600kHz Minus WPB EC Cu Gun Click Next to continue 2013 RT Systems Inc Copying From an Excel Spreadsheet 147 14 5 Step5 In this step of the process you identify the information in your spreadsheet for the programmer The programmer attempts to identify the columns based on the headers that you have for the columns The programmer makes no assumptions and will set any non matched column to Ignore The data in an ignored column will not be used in this process Loo Step 3 of 4 4 Click on column header to select Ignore headers Then select the column name from the di To skip a column during impo Ignore Ignore Ignore Ignore Ignore Ignore 147 345 600 kHz FM FP ARC 146 955 600 kHz i FM PSL ARC 147 060 600 kHz FM MCARA 146 625 600 kHz i FM HobeS 146 315 600 kHz i FM WPB EC m 2013 RT Systems Inc 1 JT220 V4 Programmer Help morser NE Pick the Column Pick the identifier on column header to select Ignore 147 345 600 kHz 146 955 600 kHz 147 060 600 kHz i 146 625 600 kHz 146 315 600 kHz Ignore Plus Minus Plus Minus Minus Ignore FM FM FM FM FM ma Column 2 Ignore Channel Number Transmit Frequency Offset Frequency Offset Direction Operating Mode Name Show Name Tone Mode CTCSS DC
105. ly looking to be used any time a cable is attached These programs take control of the cable even if it is not for their device This renders the cable useless for its intended purpose You may not even be aware that these programs are running You may have sold the device months ago but unless you took steps to permanently disable the software for it the problem remains These programs run start whenever the computer is started or brought back from hibernation then run in the background with little indication that they are there Begin checking by hovering over each icon at the lower right of your screen Those in the taskbar A name will appear as you pass over each You may recognize the one that needs to be disabled Usually an option to Exit or Close will be available from a right click menu Don t worry about exiting something you might need The application will begin again when you restart your computer After addressing a program check in the programmer You should be able to click OK on the Communications Get Data from screen and have the process continue instead of raising the error message Tech support at RT Systems will be glad to help you with this but we are limited given this is an issue specific to the applications running on your machine You are welcome to contact us for help with this issue Defective Cable Cables from RT Systems are 100 tested prior to packaging Even with this level of control occasionally a
106. memory channel information and settings that you use everyday When a new file is begun the same settings used in the last settings file saved will be used automatically You need not re enter the settings each time nor are you forced to always begin a new file by renaming an existing file You need only enter memory channel details To select a settings file for use 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Other Set Menu tems 81 e Select Settings Radio Menu Settings from the main page of the Programmer e From the Radio Menu Settings screen select File Open A list of settings files will be presented Do not change the Files of Type selection at the bottom The Programmer presents appropriate files to choose from e Select the file you want to use and click Open e Verify that this is the settings file that you want to use Check also that the proper filename appears in the title bar at the top of the Menu Settings window e Click File Save to reset the Programmer to use this file e Select File Exit to close this screen These settings will be sent to the radio with the memory channel file until you change this file selection again Save the settings as part of the file with the memory information The Programmers provide the option of saving the Radio Menu Settings with the memory channel information This feature is good two ways First if you think that you ll always use only one file for programming and y
107. memory channels To save the file select File Save from the menu on the Settings page Enter a name when the window opens You will not have to set these options again when you start a new file of memory channels Once the file is saved select File Exit to return to the main screen of the programmer Sending the file s to the radio programming the radio The new RT Systems Version 4 programmers have no comport setup Using the RT Systems USB cable you attach the cable attach the radio and get the programming done First Communications Get data from Although you really want to put the details of your file into your new radio so you can use it doing Get data from with this new radio gets the process started and may help prevent problems sending the file to the radio This process is REQUIRED if your radio has been modified to transmit outside the ham band e From the menu at the top of the main window select File New Open a new file to protect the file that you created e Connect the RT Systems USB cable to a port on your computer Wait until the New Hardware Found process completes e With the radio off connect the other end of the cable to the radio e From the menu at the top of the main window select Communications Get data from A screen will open with details about this process specific to your radio e Follow these steps carefully until this process is complete e Open the file that you created
108. n for several different radios at one time The Programmer can send a file only to the radio it is for The extension of the file tells you which radio it is for You can open and send a file created for one radio to another however you must open that file as one for the receiving radio See the File Open section of this Help for details on this process Current File The Programmer can work with several radio files at one time There is no need to close extra files before executing the Send Data To process The current file will be sent to the radio during the Send Data To process The current file is the one that appears in the main window of the Programmer Basically what you see on the screen is what is sent to the radio Settings File Check your global settings under Settings Radio Menu Settings in earlier versions of the Programmer to be sure the right information is being sent The items on this screen are the radio settings that are not associated with a specific memory channel These settings are set once to be sent to the radio with any file that you create Details on these settings can be found in the Radio Settings Options of this Help If the radio acts funny after it is programmed check the Radio Menu Settings e Make changes to the settings as needed e Save the settings file e Do Communications Send Data To with the same memory channel file e The settings will be sent with the memory data Completin
109. ne Tone mode also allows access to repeaters that are made private with a PL tone Most radios offer CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System or DCS Digital Coded Squelch to be tailored to your particular needs Consult your Users Manual for details specific to your model Use of either of the tone systems requires two steps Your import file will handle these steps in THREE 3 columns e Step 1 Turning on Tone Mode There are now so many different tone modes and combinations of them we recommend that you use the designation just as it appears in the Programmer for your radio to identify the Tone Mode to be used Examples would include but not be limited to e None Tone mode off e Tone Encode e T Sql Encode Decode e DCS DCS Tone e Others specific to your radio as detailed in the Tone Mode column of the programmer e Step 2 Setting the tone frequency CTCSS or selecting the code for the tone DCS Note The CTCSS tone frequencies and the DCS tone codes should be stored in TWO separate columns in your file to be imported The import process does not separate It will ignore incorrect values leaving the tone set incorrectly for the channel e CTCSS Tone Enter one of the 50 tone frequencies in the format MHz decimal kHz with only one digit to the right of the decimal 2013 RT Systems Inc 160 JT220 V4 Programmer Help This value must be entered exactly as shown in the chart in the Users Manual A val
110. net link access code streams so as to avoid having to send them manually Entering DTMF Details DTMF Memories Enter up to 16 characters into each of the memories for DTMF tones Acceptable entries are 0 9 A D E and F Delay Set the amount of time that passes between when the PTT is pressed and the first tone is heard 1st Digit Set the length of the first tone Tx Interval Set the interval between the transmitted tones 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help 11 Radio Computer Data Transfer Data flow two ways from the computer to the radio or from the radio to the computer Even when you are sending a file to the radio some data must be sent from the radio to the computer to ensure that the two are talking before transfer of the file ever gets started In either case be sure to follow the directions presented on the screen carefully The wrong button press can result in a communications failure that could reset your radio to factory defaults Details for this process are contained in these sections Communications Get Data From Always the best place to start Even if there is nothing in your radio It gets the data flowing between the two Communications Send Data To This process programs the radio with the details of the file that is on the screen If the file is blank you will have a blank radio Be sure you see your frequencies on the screen before you start this part o
111. not match that of a factory radio This is most common when a radio has been modified for our of band transmission 1 Create a new file press Ctrl M on the keyboard or select File New from the menu at the top of the screen This protects the file that you are trying to send to the radio 2 Select Communications Get data from Radio from the menu at the top of the screen 3 When this is completed successfully return to your file click to tab at the top of the screen that displays the filename or select File Open to reopen your file 2013 RT Systems Inc Hardware Error Troubleshooting 18 4 Select Communications Send data to Radio Be careful to follow these steps shown on this screen Generally they are different from the Get Data from radio steps Radio Issues Error is displayed on the radio Behind the scenes information about the radio does not match that of a factory radio This is most common when a radio has been modified 4 Create a new file Ctrl M or File New 2 Execute Communications Get data from Radio This is the only way this behind the scenes information can be obtained for your radio 3 When this is completed successfully return to your file 4 Execute Communications Send data to Radio begin careful to follow these steps since they are different from the Get Data from radio steps The radio does not change when OK clicked on the screen in the programmer never in
112. occasionally a cable fails in the field Contact RT Systems tech support if to determine if the cable is at fault and a replacement is needed A replacement can be initiated when you send a copy of your receipt as proof of purchase and the issue has been diagnosed with a tech support representative at RT Systems In this case a replacement will be sent immediately with a prepaid label for return of the defective item The replacement will be sent to the address on the receipt lf the receipt is not available return the original cable for replacement A replacement cable will be sent immediately when the defective item is received at our location 2013 RT Systems Inc 98 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 12 File Maintenance Just as ina word process or other Windows based program you will create files in the programmer for use in the radio You can create as many files as the space on your hard drive will allow Remember with the exception of the Icom IC 7000 all other programmers erase everything in the radio and replace it with what is in the file Be sure everything you want in the radio is in the file that is sent This is an all or nothing process From the File menu at the top of the main window select New Create a new file in any Version 3 programmer you have installed Open Open an existing file in any of the Version 3 programmers you have installed Open Travel Plus Link Active only if a list is open in
113. of the columns in the programmer accept data from these columns is the Name field Name in the programmer is the field that sets the alpha display on the radio Generally this display is limited to 5 8 characters depending on the radio other than the VX 8 that allows 16 characters By default the programmer associates Callsign from the TravelPlus list to Name in the programmer You can change that association by selecting another column from those listed e Comment The TravelPlus list contains information that does not match 2013 RT Systems Inc 134 JT220 V4 Programmer Help directly to a column in the radio programmer One of the columns in the programmer accept data from these columns is the Comment field Comment in the programmer is a field of information that helps you while you work with the programmer This information does not transfer to the radio By default the programmer associates City from the TravelPlus list to Comment in the programmer You can change that association by selecting another column from those listed e Module Select the radio for which you want to create a file Select the radio Click Create PELESESLESESEESESEEL ESL ELE 1 ED a E E E x E x x E x n x a M 5 x y x P D g po Manim Ca Eee Casta Fe Creste tie ter IC 2828 The resulting file appears in its own tab 2013 RT Systems Inc ARRL TravelPlus D if D KKK KCKKKKKEKEK
114. on It is often referred to as the output frequency of a repeater Unacceptable frequencies cannot be entered into the Programmer The first memory channel must be programmed Transmit Frequency Enter a specific transmit frequency or let the Programmer calculate this frequency based on a general plan for the band Note In the Programmer you can enter details for frequencies outside the transmission abilities of the radio The software will not enable transmission on these frequencies Offset Frequency The difference between the Receive and Transmit frequencies The Programmer will calculate and enter this figure for you Offset Direction The direction of the difference between the Receive and Transmit 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Memory Channels e frequencies Simplex transmit and receive frequencies are the same Minus the offset is subtracted from the receive frequency Plus the offset frequency is added to the receive frequency Operating Mode Assign FM or FM Narrow as needed FM Narrow engages NARROW mode In NARROW mode the microphone gain and modulation during transmission and the demodulations range during reception will be lower Name Enter an Alpha Numeric tag up to 7 characters to a memory channel to provide an easy reminder of the function of a particular channel The name is displayed on the face of the radio in place of the operating frequency for this memory channel Press FUNC to display th
115. on details how to use the list selectively in the radio file TravelPlus is a product of the American Amateur Radio League Any images from TravelPlus included in this help are copyrighted to DHF Systems LLC 2013 RT Systems Inc ARRL TravelPlus 1 13 1 Creating a list in TravelPlus RT Systems Version 4 programmers have a feature that opens a TravelPlus list in the radio programmer This makes the data available for creating files for programming your radio without the need to import the data from a file These instructions very briefly cover creation of the list from TravelPlus It is not intended to teach you to use that program Detailed instructions are included in this help for using the information from that list in a file for programming your radio Open TravelPlus from the link provided when that program was installed Select a location or create a route Route Dit D n O Deg EES ale ell el ege SLR tr ne ee a ae T TVA ARE DES Re SC 3 EN eA GENEE SE E Wa d 1 EE Se E T P EEN ST SSES es SC Set ZC KS l EIDA AS I ET lt Once you have the area defined on the map click the Create List button from the top of the screen TravelPlus displays the list of repeater frequencies found within your search area 2013 RT Systems Inc 150 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Jarry rer O Jragics iscation acte iapur Celi Sepeater Notes forcas USA onio MONTOONERT toa 245 1100
116. one Gisacu GI io Save As None gt Import Export m oe ES From the Menu select File then int Open Travel Plus List Send File as E Mail 1 C Wsers Complete V6 File 2 C Users 654 3 C Wsers test 4 C Wsers test Exit SBBURR PONE BS e The list appears in the window of the programmer 2013 RT Systems inc 132 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 145 41000 146 62500 146 64000 146 65500 146 73000 5000 1232 00000 145 15000 ttings DStar Window Help Notice the two tabs The radio file and the Travel Plus List are clearly identified 01237 443 80000 0151 4 ICA IRB 444 06000 0151 4e 444 15000 0 100 0e 444 45000 0 145 2e 01108 015144CHiR8 444 62500 146 2 Cale o otfCAJRB 100 0 RB Wx GEORGIA 1679 CAjez 145 45000 GEORGIA 2 442 Modules m Name Callsign Commert fiepester Notez Select A Selected Bande UnSeleet Ai CAP_NUMI SCRI Customizing the list for the radio file Several selections appear at the bottom of the window that contains the list These options control how the programmer will handle the data from the list in creating the radio programming file These fields and their options are described below e Selected Bands Lists the bands of the frequencies in the list All the bands are selected by default Uncheck those that you don t want as part of the file for the radio If you are programming a 2 M
117. or Low Note This is a global setting of the radio Once set all transmissions will be made at this power This radio is not designed to allow you to set this feature individually for each memory channel To change the power setting from the face of the radio press the FUNC key then the CALL key to cycle through the power settings Channel Only Settings When engaged Channel Only changes the functionality of the radio limiting its abilities to make it simpler to use In Channel Only mode the VFO is not available and many of the buttons of the radio are disabled The options included in the group with Channel Only in the Programmer are available once Channel Only mode is engaged Selectively allow or disallow the abilities of the following features Scan Start Tx Power Change Key Lock Change Moni Key CTCSS DCS Change and Tone Burst Output 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Other Set Menu tems 85 2013 RT Systems Inc s JT220 V4 Programmer Help 10 2 Radio Menu Settings DTMF The 16 button keypad allows easy DTMF dialing for Autopatch repeater control or Internet link access purposes Besides numerical digits 0 through 9 the keypad includes the and digits plus the A B C and D tones often used for repeater control DTMF Autodial memories store telephone numbers for autopatch use or strings for repeater control or Internet link access You can also store short autopatch or Inter
118. or USB adapter with the serial cable will work with the Version 4 software The cable connects from a USB port on the computer to the data jack on the front of the radio 2013 RT Systems Inc Radio Computer Data Transfer 95 11 4 Comport Setup In the Version 4 RT Systems Programmers there is NO comport setup The software finds the USB cable automatically Troubleshooting When I select Communications Send Data To get the following error r Communication Error Please check that the RT Systems cable is securely in the USB Port The only cable that work with the JT 220 Version 4 RT Systems Programmers is the RT Systems USB 29A cable Be sure to give the computer enough time to do its internal setup once the cable is attached On some machines this can take up to a minute a long time in computer time Once the cable is ready for use the program will continue into the steps for transferring data between the radio and the computer Follow the steps carefully They are unique to each radio and different for the same radio for Get Data From or Send Data To Interference from other applications Your radio is not the only device you attach to your computer for programming or data interchange Lade Pods Palm Pilots and other PDA devices printers cameras and others all install programs for their use Unfortunately many of these programs run constantly looking to be used any time a cable is atta
119. ores 4 Lim Mencties a VFifa Ready Open the files From the menu at the top of the main screen select Window New Vertical tab group The screen will separate into two parts taking the selected file to the new group To work with three as shown above simple select another file and repeat the process A horizontal split is also possible 2013 RT Systems Inc Split Screen for Multiple Files 57 FT 99 Programmer FT 90 Untit Ble Edt Communications Settings Window Help Oca tne Sts A Tx ARTS Pachet s n dn ET es KT E ME EN E E E Sen Jelbege late el d es apl 100 0 re ee el mlo else olor sw 1200 tele potty 26 Step ms lun aor Ess el 3 Soth N of 2s fen ke Open the files From the menu at the top of the main screen select Window New Horizontal tab group The screen will separate into two parts taking the selected file to the new group To work with three as shown above simple select another file and repeat the process Note Once you divide the screen horizontally or vertically the other separation is not available Selections for vertical and horizontal groups will be enabled and disabled in the menu as necessary 2013 RT Systems Inc Menu Item Cross Reference s 8 Menu Item Cross Reference The Programmer presents features of the radio in an easy to use grid ch
120. ote Insertion of rows can result in the loss of data from the bottom of the list You will be warned if there is danger of data loss and given the opportunity to cancel the process to prevent this loss Delete Channel Shift Del Removes the selected row All the data following the deleted row is pulled up to eliminate the blank row Beware Deleted data cannot be recovered Neither the Insert nor the Paste commands write the data to the grid f you accidentally delete data exit the Programmer WITHOUT saving The file will be restored to its condition when you last saved and the last deleted data will be restored Multiple channels can be deleted by selecting them all at once and selecting delete Clear Channel Removes the data from the selected channel without moving all those that follow up to fill this space Leaves the channel blank Move Up Ctrl U The ability to select a channel and have it change places with the channel immediately preceding it Repeat this command ona selected channel to walk it into place in your list Sequential channels can be selected and moved at once The group will move up one channel at a time The displaced memory channel will move to the end of the group being moved Move Down Ctrl D The ability to select a channel and have it change places with the channel immediately following it Repeat this command ona selected channel to walk it into place in your list Sequential channels can be select
121. ou are more comfortable knowing that EVERYTHING that is going to the radio is in this one file select this option Second if you are programming similar but not identical memory channel information for people who use their radios very differently keeping Radio Menu Settings in the file with the memory channel information would reduce the chance of programming a radio incorrectly Keep menu settings and frequencies in a single file option e From the main screen of the Programmer select Settings Preferences e Click OK to close this screen s From the main screen of the Programmer select Settings Radio Menu Settings e Make changes as needed e Click Close Apply changes and close if you want to save or Discard all changes and close if you think you re made mistakes and need to return to the last time you saved this file 2013 RT Systems Inc e2 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Remember with each new file created the Radio Menu Settings return to factory defaults You must set these option for EACH memory channel file created Another feature of this option is the ability to use the settings from a settings file that you already created s From the Menu Settings screen select External Setting Files s From that menu select Open e Select a settings file from the list presented The settings file must be for the same radio e To set these to be used in this file select Close Apply changes and close The se
122. protect your radio Keylock Locks most of the keys of the radio to avoid unintentional operations Once engaged the only keys that remain operational are the PTT FUNC TS DCS used to cancel this function monitor squelch and Up Down keys Lamp Set the backlight to high or low brightness Max Power Set maximum transmit power to 25 or 50 watts for the high power setting 2013 RT Systems Inc sm JT220 V4 Programmer Help Scan Resume This option controls how scanning will resume once a signal is received Options include Timer Scanning begins again 5 seconds after stopping even if the signal is still active Busy Scanning begins again only after the signal is lost Squelch This option controls the noise that is heard The higher the setting the quieter the channel If set too high signals could be missed Time Out Timer Set the maximum time of continuous transmission after which the radio is forced back into receive mode with the Time Out Penalty activated The radio will beep 5 seconds before activating the Time Out Timer and its penalty Time Out Penalty Set the time up to 15 seconds during which the radio will not transmit once the time out timer has been triggered Tone Burst Four frequencies are available to activate a repeater that requires the burst for access Select from 1000 1450 1750 most common and 2100 Hz tones Tx Power Set transmission power of the radio to High Medium
123. quency Compare your frequency to this list If you find it here it will work Note x represents any number 2013 RT Systems Inc Invalid Frequencies 185 1 xxx xx500 Generally only 5 or 0 allowed in the third position with all Os after that A few exceptions are shown below 2 xxx x12500 Allowable for four digits after the decimal The first digit after the decimal can be any from 0 to 9 3 xxx x375 Allowable for four digits after the decimal The first digit after the decimal can be any from 0 to 9 4 xxx x625 Allowable for four digits after the decimal The first digit after the decimal can be any from 0 to 9 5 xxx x875 Allowable for four digits after the decimal The first digit after the decimal can be any from 0 to 9 Comparing 154 03125 There is a 1 in the third position after the decimal By Rule 1 this is not allowed for an amateur radio The frequency does not fit into any of the others that allow 4 digits after the decimal Step 3 Do the math Allowable frequencies in Hz must be evenly divisible by 5000 or 12500 or 6250 Hz Convert your frequency to Hz 154 03125 x 1 000 000 154031250 Divide that number by 5000 154031250 5000 30806 25 154031250 12500 12322 5 154031250 6250 24645 The 6250 Hz division was successful There is a possibility that this frequency can be used by an amateur radio As discussed earlier both the Reference Step and the Step of the radio a
124. r Descending selection Different fields sort differently If a field is a text field in one programmer and a drop down list in another the sort results will be different It has to do with how the computer interprets the values in these different types of fields While this was present in the older programmers it should not be a problem in the Version 3 or Version 4 programmers where the fields are consistent between the radio programmers Unsort For use after sorting to return the list to the last saved order Use Sort and Unsort to easily edit channels with the same info that needs to be changed Sort to bring those channels together Edit the details see cell editing Then unsort to return the list to the last saved order with the edits in place 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid Quick File Access Commands Ctrl 0 Control zero Open existing file for same radio Calls the Open dialog for the programmer being used allowing you to select a file to be opened without having to select the file type first This is especially helpful when several programmers are loaded on one system e Lets you select another FT 7800 file without having to select that file type first from the open box Ctrl O Control letter O File Open Presents the box from which the file type is selected just as File Open Select the type of file to be opened The programmer will look in the location of that last file for that particu
125. r Help 15 3 Import Step 2 Import Step 2 of 4 Identify the delimiters separators used in your file Import Step 2 of 4 Select the character that separates Select told Golrriters the data in the file being imported I Treat consecutive delimiter as one e W i C Smoon C Gomme Space Ge Text Guelter Titisee E 06000 s EES The selected GEO 27 3 Character is the n x Kat 273 d same as the one goe 7 3127 vm that appears here 06000 deg Mai si KI nde WC The data in the file to be imported is separated by tabs semicolons commas space or other non text characters Select from the list at the top of the screen or enter the one you used Once you select the correct delimiter the data will properly separate into columns Import Step Z of 4 Select the comma as the Delirniter Select isid demies to separate the data into columns Detmters C Tab C Sesjesion Urne C Space e Text Qualifier Mons vj I Test consentiva dekniter as one Column 1 _ Cokumn 2 Cots 3 Caen 4 Couma 5 Cohen 6 Gaam 7 Co DEI e i J DT H 06009 1000 06000 o 06000 06000 06007 e 0 6000 Examine the data to be sure that it is ready for the Programmer to process Look at the data in the window Select the proper Text Qualifier if you have single or double quotes within a data field With quotes present the import process will handle all th
126. radio The radio uses the frequency setin the CTCSS column to access the repeater and the value set in the RX CTCSS column to block signals coming into the radio DCS Digital Coded Squelch mode is activated for transmission and reception With DCS selected as the Tone Mode the value that appears in the CTCSS tone column is ignored by the radio The radio uses the DCS value to access the repeater and the Rx DCS value to block incoming signals Note While the radio does have the ability to use one tone or DCS code for transmission and a different one for reception it does not have the ability to use a combination of CTCSS squelch and DCS functions on one memory channel CTCSS Select one of 50 tone frequencies to be used in the Tone mode This value is transmitted to the repeater to allow access This value is set independently for each memory channel This field is active only if the Tone Mode is set to Tone A value that appears in this field is ignored by the radio when the field is not active Rx CTCSS Select one of 50 tone frequencies to be used to block incoming signals when TSql is selected as the Tone Mode When using T Sql Tone Squelch the radio transmits the CTCSS value to open the repeater and uses the Rx CTCSS value to block incoming signals This value is set independently for each memory channel and can be different from that set for CTCSS This field is active only if the Tone Mode is set to T Sql A value that appears in t
127. rammer by clicking on the icon that was created during installation The programmer opens to a default file ETES Programmer VIS Untied D E N kh w EL file Edt Communications Settings Winges Help OS App STS au vs Uunp eg x d Blogs None ToneMode CTCSS OCS six Sho Sip Mok kon pa Spa gert Bak2 Bmk3 fett Barks e Simeks FM el Nore w 1000 Hz se Leigh jon Lei nte Lei Ckm J I 2 u 5 bd 2 28 3 n 2 2 3 24 5 lt gt m Memories Ui VEDA 4 VFOB 4 Heme Ready Note The default file contains memory channel information on several of the screens This information is needed by the radio to fill spaces in its little brain You can change the default entries that you see but anything that is completed in the default file cannot be left blank The Programmer will help you with this If information is required it will warn you when it is missing Enter a receive frequency 2013 RT Systems Inc 12 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Dy 2 No need to erase 3 Just click in the cell and type In this example we ll enter 147 240 MHz with standard offset a Name of Local and a tone of 100hz e Type one four seven period two four zero into the receive frequency column e Press Enter e The program completes much of the channel information with defaults The Transmit frequency Offset frequency Offset Direction and Operating Mode are completed
128. re used to determine a valid frequency Models vary While this frequency passed 2013 RT Systems Inc 186 JT220 V4 Programmer Help the validity test for certain amateur radios that in no way implies that it will work on your particular radio For this particular frequency to work in your particular radio it is necessary that the radio have a 6 25 kHz step available in the Step option of the Set menu 2013 RT Systems Inc 188 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 19 Hardware Error Troubleshooting Well of course the information in the radio and the file do not match just made changes to the file and want the different information in the radio This is a common first reaction to this error However that is not the file information involved in this error There are several causes for this error They include incorrect key strokes on the radio interference on the computer by another application or device a faulty cable or the presence of a radio that has been modified for out of band use F Communication Error The information in the radio does not match that of the file Click OK for more information about this error Click Cancel to cancel and try again Cancel Below are various steps offered as corrections At the end of each section try again to transfer data to the radio again Try this First The error most likely indicates that behind the scenes information about the radio does
129. requency Testing the validity of a frequency The question of validity is seen with frequencies with four digits following the decimal e 154 03125 may be your local volunteer fire department frequency and while their commercial radios can do this frequency your amateur radio cannot and it cannot be made to do it with any software Let s take 154 03125 and put it to the test Step 1 The first and easiest test for the validity of a frequency is to attempt to dial to that frequency in VFO mode on the face of the radio Remember in your attempts that it may be necessary to adjust the Step see your Operator s Manual for details to get to a certain frequency Step 2 Turn on your radio Access VFO mode Turn the tuning knob With the frequency changing by 5kHz steps the frequency changes from 154 030 to 154 035 to 154 040 oops lost the 3 in the second position let s try something else Change Step to 12 5 kHz see Operator s Manual for your radio This is generally done in the Set menu however a shortcut key on the face of the radio may give you easier access to this menu item With the frequency changing by 12 5kHz steps the frequency changes from 154 025 to 154 0375 hey at least have the fourth digit now to 154 050 oops missed the 154 03125 completely Again can t get there tuning on the face of the radio Try other Step values until you re satisfied that the radio just cannot be made to do that fre
130. requency the import process will recognize this label and identify the information automatically e Acceptable receive frequencies are detailed in the User s Manual for the radio In the text file the frequency should be entered in the format MHz decimal kHz i e 146 450 with up to five digits following the decimal e Although unacceptable frequencies can be entered into the text file they will not be imported into the Programmer They will result in a blank memory channel when import is completed Transmit Frequency Enter a specific transmit frequency in the format MHz decimal kHz e 146 450 with up to five digits following the decimal This information can be omitted from the file e If you are importing repeater information where all the repeaters have standard offsets none operates on an odd split the import process will calculate the Transmit Frequency from other information in the file This information must be included in a separate column for an odd split e The column cab be empty other than the specific information for those few odd split repeaters The import process will calculate the Transmit Frequency from other information in the file for the other channels e Acceptable transmit frequencies are detailed in the manual for your radio Note In the Programmer you can enter details for frequencies outside the transmission abilities of the radio however the software will not enable transmission on t
131. rse sl Sseconds v 3 0 min hd Mode Mono Programmable Key Assignments Busy Channel Lockout Audio Mute Level Lock LClEnable PTT Delay VFO Mode Save Ott Intemet Key 7 Busy LED Off v Disl Key Of sl Band X S z d Internet x ones On LA J Fast Tone Search Auto Power Off Mem Fast Step Rx AF Dual VOL Key Mode Seege My Key Memory Protect Ott 10CH sl TAX1sec el Hok X P Code 6111 DC Voltage Priority Revert Channel Counter Memory Wille Do Save Vox Spit Tone 25MHz ei Ne x 200 me lot X Timers Scanning nabl v Tone Search Mute FW Key Timer Mic Gain Smart Search Vox Delay Of SES vi Lame Tx Save 05sec x Levas sl Singe sl 05seconds v 00 00 Memory Scan Mode Display ME All Channel Dual Mono Senso Lamp Set Mode Cursor On 00 00 VEO Scan Mode Dual Receive DC x Key5se el gt gt Band z Altitude Units Offset Temperature LCD Contrast Set Mode Foimat Weather Resume Mode feet sl 0 Fahvenhet sl Levai sl List H Weather Aleit 5 0 sec z Barometiic Units Offset Wave Monitor LED Dimmer S Meter Symbol Active Channel Restart Time le l 0 All Level passa li 1625504H 20sec X Set the options as you need them to get the performance you want from your radio The settings shown for your radio will correspond to your radio s features 2013 RT Systems Inc Getting Started Once you have the options like you want it save this file Yes this is saved separately from the frequencies in the
132. rtical Tab Group for this result 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid fee tot Commumemens Settings Ditar Window Heip DE tne SOGAN 9 commore x M E copaire x s P Toes le 1 mmm 143 25000 Lel ege Letz else Mare w 200 orf selen l he 2 mem HIS Snpex aw E More H or 1 MENSO r ae SOE here or 3 HAI lire ege A Det More of 2 aww h Ki SPL ere op 4 Mimi Sege ato one Wore on 3 D SE here or 5 mee mee Sege am ses mre on H SE me on 6 HORA Wu ege Ato eu None on D Ki GNO here or 1 mum noxe ge as ore Nore on D Down Mere op e zum more Sege z met tere n m Caro mne oF 9 mma wee Sege aso Deux HES on D ace See or D Moz 1x Sege a E D oro Mere of 11 MAS 13 37 Sienne on m E nere op 2 mam wem Sege a of np CT her e oF 1 miao 1 amer ege ke oF a m BH op nm Gans wa Togo aso on 15 isso aa nere or 15 Haso Ian Sege amw on Lo ong me here or M HAN ag Spies Ato on CRC T Ki neve on 17 um 10 ange a on l wem n here on M mem Hi Sege ne on D asyo ox m mre ap a mom wes Sege At on uw aux v m none or D wem men mga a on 19 eme n m Pere of D maso 143 500 ege te on W am y BX nerve or 2 wisi nson ege a c 2 umo EI ere 2 of D wss wee ege a EZ 2 16470 mm ne of M MISNS MLSS Sege Ate on D 134500 v oe rare or 25 wm ui mee fer Se oF Ze ong m here of 2 His Izeg Sopes ao on 2s sero Las neve ow 27 maen Hamer snpex as on 2 14348750 Ki here or 2 mam ee ege a on D
133. s by ARRL commercial spreadsheet programs or text editors Limitations for use of another commercial spreadsheet program include e The spreadsheet program will know none of the limitations of the radio It will allow you to enter any value in any space You will have to enter transmit and receive frequencies CTCSS tones and DCS codes carefully to be sure they are imported correctly to the radio e You will need to organize your data carefully The Programmer will import all the items from a single column as the same thing This can cause an odd split to be entered as Simplex or a non standard offset to be ignored The easiest way to begin a text file for your Programmer is to Export a file from the Programmer first In that exported file you will see column headers for the details that the Programmer expects to import You will also see the format of the information You can edit or add to this file with any commercial spreadsheet program or text editor Note The new features off the programmer include the ability to enter a series of channels by entering just a beginning frequency and the number to be entered column editing copy and paste of one or multiple rows of data rearrangement of columns hiding columns that need not be edited and automatic completion of data based on band defaults for a frequency entered Given that the programmer is designed for the data of the radio you might find editing in the programmer easier than usin
134. s item can be set independently for Frequenc each memory channel Program Main Screen Limit Call VFO Channels PL and PH Channels Scan Note These channels must be programmed only if you plan to use the Program Scan feature The radio will function properly if they are blank Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Scan Resume Type Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Squelch Time Out Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Time Out Timer Timer Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Tone Burst Frequenc TOT Resume Settings Radio Menu Settings Common tab Time Out Penality Time Wide Narrow Main screen Operating Mode FM or FM Narrow Band Note This item can be set independently for each memory channel 2013 RT Systems Inc e JT220 V4 Programmer Help 9 Programming Memory Channels The radio has lots of different types of memory channels In the Programmer these all program in a spreadsheet dedicated to that type of memory Use the links to access details for any one of these Regular Memory Channels The several hundred all radios have these days The ones you will use most often Call Channels One channel designed for one touch recall Limit Memories These memory channels can be used as regular memories giving you that many more memory channels for individual use however these also control the top and bottom range of scanning when using PMS scanning VFO Memor
135. sellings and kip HM 2 frequencies in a single He kip HM 3 1th hhh he he REE Freeze Columns The option to freeze can be applied to any or all columns Select the number of columns to remain on the screen at all times as you scroll to the right of the spreadsheet Having these columns always available for reference can be a great help for identifying the memory channel being edited Hidden Columns Mark the columns to hide Selected columns can be marked as hidden which removes them from the screen display During editing these fields are completed with default 2013 RT Systems Inc 52 JT220 V4 Programmer Help information for the radio This option is a global setting and will affect every file new or existing In an existing file the data in these columns is not lost it is simply not displayed In a new file a hidden column is filled with a default value Hidden column data is not printed Columns can be marked as hidden to customize printed output and then restored for additional data management Note Several columns are hidden and unhidden with the Simple Mode option found under Edit from the menu of the main screen Simple mode hides all but the columns required for memory channel operations When you leave Simple Mode all columns will again be visible Alternate row colors Select a color for the text Fore and or background Back for rows 2 4 6 etc This can help the readability of the spreadsh
136. stablishes a comport Hotsync takes control before you have a chance to use it Look for the icon red and blue arrows chasing each other in the tray at the right of the task bar ff found right click and exit That program will load again when you re boot your computer You will need to disable this software any time you program your radio Interference from other cables attached The Programmer is designed to find the cable to be used by this radio for programming This process is done through special identifying numbers programmed into the electronics of the USB connector The process looks at each USB device attached Other items attached especially other programming cables may cause the programmer to wrongly identify the cable it 2013 RT Systems Inc Troubleshooting must use for a specific radio Two different errors can occur in this configuration Either the programmer will report that the cable is not attached to the USB port or the Communications process will not respond since the data being transferred from the radio you did press all the right buttons is traveling along a cable other than that the programmer is connected to Interference from other applications Your radio is not the only device you attach to your computer for programming or data interchange Lade Pods Palm Pilots and other PDA devices printers cameras and others all install programs for their use Unfortunately many of these programs run constant
137. stems Inc Programming Memory Channels 75 improve the audio quality To disengage this function from the face of the radio press FUNC then SQL A square signal indication at the top right of the radio will disappear indicating that the feature has been turned off Priority Channel Associate a channel another memory channel limit channel or call channel to be used with this memory channel for Priority watch scanning Dual watch While monitoring the memory channel the radio listens for activity on the priority channel and changes to that frequency when a signal is received Comments Additional information about this memory channel This information is not transferred to the radio 2013 RT Systems Inc JT220 V4 Programmer Help 9 2 Limit Call VFO Channels Limit Channels The Program Scan function of the radio scans between the frequencies entered into the limit memory channels PH and PL When PH and PL are set to frequencies other than the upper and lower band edges you can establish three scanning ranges for the radio 1 The upper band edge and PH 2 PH and PL 3 PL and the lower band edge When VFO scanning begins on a frequency within one of these ranges it will continue only within that range To scan the entire band set PH and PL to the upper and lower band edge frequencies respectively Or leave them empty as they are when the radio is new Note The PH and PL channels are always skipped dur
138. sure it is now listed under Ports Com and Lpt with a comport designation assigned Modified Radio r Communication Error The information in the radio does not match that of the file Click OK for more information about this error Click Cancel to cancel and try again Lena U d 2013 RT Systems Inc Troubleshooting This error is raised when you attempt to send a file to a radio that is modified before the programmer is given that information lf your radio has been modified you must complete Communications Get data from radio into a new file before you attempt to write data to the radio When the Get data from radio process is used even if the radio is not yet programmed the Programmer gets the data it needs to know that the radio is modified When you use Communications Get data from for the sake of establishing communications you need to save the file ONLY if you want to save the memory data that is currently in the radio The Programmer already has what it needs The option to save is available should you want to save the pre programmed data Cabling to properly address the radio The Version 4 RT Systems Programmers work only with the e RT Systems USB cables OR e Original RT Systems serial cable with the RTS 03 USB to serial adapter No other USB cable will be recognized by the programmer RT Systems programmers address over 50 different radios Of those some program thro
139. t MI mS 14337500 HIS wem am 143 20000 mans wm att 14942500 Hans hare zen se MIA eg mom nowe mem nene mso e MISES masom mamen masae CH aset It me um Izeg use 14257900 aam jang asco mome OESCH 12678 10341008 mr was SEH DECH EH HITCH gigi manse me ery EE 1437708 OESCH 14220008 MOSS Mare masa HIS am Dae um 418800 HIS hmas HIS 14137500 mam sem zum 143 2000 nos Mammes 4 Let Honoree TAHT a SESSESSSCSSESSESESESCESEESESSCSCSEESESSSSESESSRSSSS n 2 D D D D D a 2 a 2 a E 5 2 2 EJ EN n 2 a E E EN E a H a lt D a a a a a 2 2 OKT EEE EEEE EEE SESSCSESG ES CSCS ECCS OSS ESEC SES O SES Coe OOOO Rebbe eD 3 i Soa EH 4 JT220 V4 Programmer Help Column editing will address a selection of consecutive cells all at once or individual cells repeatedly ff the items to be changed are not consecutive you can select and paste repeatedly until all the cells are addresses You do not have to copy again The programmer retains the copied value Check Box Cell Editing If you want to put several channels into a Bank there is no reason to do this one row at a time This process varies from the other by how the cells are selected Check box cells act differently than those that contain text You can copy from one check box column into another In this example put channels several into Bank 1 without checking the Bank 1 box for eac
140. text or number to be found 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid 45 Look in Receive Frequency Me Cancel Find text pedi Select the field to be searched i e Receive frequency Transmit frequency etc Enter the text or numbers to be found Click OK to move to the first item found The search always begins at the top of the list and stops at the end Find Next F3 Use the F3 function key to repeat the specified find and move to the next item For example You choose to search for 145 in the Receive Frequency column in a file with 5 channels beginning with 145 OK in the Find box takes you to the first one F3 takes you to the second then the third then the fourth and so on until you have stopped at each of those that match the criteria Goto Channel CG Moves to the indicated channel number When this option is selected a screen opens into which you enter the channel number Enter the number and click OK to move to that memory channel programmed or not Goto Channel Enter channel number to move to Channel Cancel Insert Channel Shift Ins Inserts a blank row without deleting information present The current information and all that follows is pushed down to make room The number of rows inserted will equal the number of rows selected This is a great way to slip channel information into a list of channels 2013 RT Systems Inc s JT220 V4 Programmer Help N
141. the left mouse button once to select that file 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 1 Look jet fica Fro 00pm EF gny Read rd Mr Meis Cie pame RadioRead2 ot Places Fies of ype OKs Rao F es T DI e Release the left mouse button Move the pointer to Open Click the left mouse button once to open the file ET 60 ET 60 Untitied3 Bie Edt Communications Zepp Mind Hio Oss the Sos m4 FT 60 Uptitiad 147 61000 600 kHz 147 61500 600 kHz 147 60000 600 kHz 147 60500 600 kHz 147 62000 600 tH EEE 147 63500 600 HHz 16704000 147 64000 600 Hz 1670600 147 64500 600 thz 16706000 147 65000 600 tHe 13 1670990 147 65500 600 tH 14706000 14766000 600 kHz Phs 4 E RI Merorez Led name 222222222222 1 3 e All the data of the original file is converted into a new Version 3 file for the FT 60 e Now save this new file so you don t have to do this again every time Also once saved as a new Version 3 file you can use this data for other radios once you have the Version 3 programmer for them Advanced feature explained below From the menu select File then Save as from the list Use the left mouse button to make this selection 2013 RT Systems Inc mo JT220 V4 Programmer Help Save ire E FT50 Progaerener 2 Eicon ter F T60 Sf lors of data F TEO Hy Recert Documents B Desktop Mr Docunerts 8 My Competes Myhielwok Fe name Digna FTD Fi
142. the programmer display the two windows equally in the main window e Select the first channel in the file into which the information is to be pasted e Paste the information into the radio file With the mouse pointing at the highlighted channels right click and select Paste from the menu that opens OR with your mouse left click to select Edit from the menu at the top of the screen From the menu that opens select Paste e View the results The resulting file now contains only those selected pieces of information from the TravelPlus list along with all the original information of that file 2013 RT Systems Inc ARRL TravelPlus 1 K Programmer K TEL Ur tiesl SS e Me Lat Commentation Zeta Oiu Were mp De Ae 8 of at ennome x Ke Lame e wig ae egg AE EE es Geen ste n ze ere Seen maa Hi Zeg ii TE t se ELLE Via geess ees H LIL R T II RE TETE EK a SORRY r H a 1 2 3 H 5 D 3 D 3 EI DI EI a 5 mm D a EI DI 2 a D EI a 2 EI H x EI 2 EI x bu E KM HM a a Ki a a e Save the programmer file to make this change permanent Press Ctrl S or select File then Save from the menu that opens With either process it will appear that nothing happens however Windows has made the change to the radio file permanent e Send the file to your radio TravelPlus is a product of the American Amateur Radio League
143. ting system If the machine has been out of service for several years set it up with an Internet connection and Automatic Updates activated Let it sit for several days while it finds what it needs Once the updates are installed you will have no other problems related to the operating system relative to the programmer NACK ACK Error 2013 RT Systems Inc 180 JT220 V4 Programmer Help r RTIOv4 Communication error Invalid character FFFFFFFF should have been NACK ACK Try again As ugly as this error appears it actually is only a generic message saying the Communication process failed Try again after reading the hints here Do NOT turn the radio off It may display Error Itis not terrible unhappy and is stillin Clone Mode Cancel all Communications screens that are open in the programmer Open a new file File Open form the menu at the top of the screen Select Communications Get data from radio Doing Get Data from often gets the process going Skip the steps for putting the radio into Clone mode His already there Click OK Press the key as instructed to begin the process sometimes you need to press it twice once to return to Clone mode then again to begin the process Once Get data from is successful attempt Send data to In this scenario you can skip the steps to put the radio into Clone mode since it usually remains in Clone mode after Get data from is completed
144. to D during te best step of Freen 1919199919119 ZZZ 2013 RT Systems Inc Export 171 16 Export The programmer can export convert the data of a radio programming file to a flat file for use in other programs This will create the file that you need is someone asks you for a csv or Excel file You control two parts of export What is exported from the file Where the exported file is saved on your hard drive What is exported from the file The file created through export contains the data on the screen that is open when the process is begun If a radio has Right Memories and Left Memories it will export the data of the Right Memories when you are viewing that screen when the process is begun and the data from the Left memories if you are viewing that screen Each export should be directed to a separate file If you use the same filename you will replace the data from the first export with that of the next Where the exported file is saved on your hard drive Select the section of the file to be exported Click File Export A Save dialog box opens You have complete control of the filename and location of the file on your hard drive in the options in that Save dialog box Pay close attention to the filename and directory designation of the resulting file You want to be able to find it easily later 2013 RT Systems Inc Troubleshooting 17 Troubleshooting Technical support is available from
145. to left click on Copy You can also copy by pressing Ctrl C on the keyboard Or while pointing at the screen of the programmer right click and select Copy from the menu that opens 2013 RT Systems Inc Easy Editing in the Grid 33 Shov New todd Frequency Bary Seat LI L p E E i z La La 5 a Ra E a n ze EI La Ea 3 E H z H Cort the selection ard pt to the Clpboerd It will appear that nothing has happened The program in conjunction with built in commands of the operating system of the computer has copied the data Itis waiting for you to Paste it where you want it Paste Ctrl V Writes the selected data to the current position of the cursor overwriting the data from that point The Version 3 and Version 4 programmers have the ability to copy and paste data in a single column as well as for an entire row Paste Complete Channels Use the mouse to select the channel where you want the data to start This can be in another file for the same radio or one for any radio for which you use an RT Systems Version 4 programmer Select the row that is the first into which the data is to be pasted The Paste process will begin in that location with the first copied channel and continue in each channel after that with the rest of the channels that were copied 2013 RT Systems Inc ER JT220 V4 Programmer Help et Commune Settings Oste Window rip Ose Age SCE AM 7 SR
146. to one programming file for your radio Make as many as you want Then choose the one you want when you open the programmer Working with the programmers is a little different if you have one programmer or several programmers installed on this machine Click the topic for details on Opening a file with the Version 3 or Version 4 programmer One Version 3 or Version 4 programmer installed The Version 3 and higher programmers allow you to share Version 3 and higher files from other radios even radios from other manufacturers Click the topic for details Opening ANY Version 3 file There have been many RT Systems programmers over the years The Version 3 or higher programmers can open and convert files from those older programmers Click to topic for details Opening existing programming files rdf or icf files 2013 RT Systems Inc 104 JT220 V4 Programmer Help 12 3 1 Opening files from older programmers Opening existing programming files rdf or icf files The Version 3 or higher programmers can open a file created with an original RT Systems ADMS or WCS programmer for the same radio In this example a file for the Yaesu FT 60 that was created in the original ADMS 1J programmer an rdf file will be opened in the Version 3 programmer for the FT 60 This process is the same in the Version 4 programmers although the screens will look a little different Directory selections may vary on your system depen
147. ttings from the other file will be saved to this file and sent to the radio with this memory channel programming 2013 RT Systems Inc Programming Other Set Menu tems 83 10 1 Radio Menu Settings Common Your radio has other menu items that are not associated with each memory channel These menu items are global to the radio s functionality The radio uses these settings no matter what memory channel you re on what frequency of operation you re in if you re in VFO or memory lf you radio acts funny once it is programmed with a file of memory channels check the settings file to be sure things are set correctly Then be sure to save the settings file so your personal touches will go to the radio with every file File Save from the menu on the Settings screen The settings file then works in conjunction with the memory channel file to program your radio Auto Power Off Set the time after which the transceiver will automatically shut off Default is Off Beep Turn on or off the audible indication of a key press on the radio Burglar Alarm This feature sounds a beep alert when the unit is being removed without consent Set the burglar alarm feature to Off On or Delay Setup of this feature requires 1 Optional JTAL1A and JTAL1B cables are required 2 Channel 99 must be programmed with a predetermined frequency See pages 26 amp 27 of the operating manual for the radio for more details on this feature to help
148. ue that is not in the table will result in an incorrect tone value setting in the resulting Programming file This value is set independently for each memory channel e DCS Code Enter one of the 104 codes in a three digit format This will appear as two digits if you editor does not show leading zeroes Two digits are acceptable when the third is a leading zero This value must be entered exactly as shown in the chart in the Users Manual A value that is not in the table will result in an incorrect tone value setting This value can be set independently for each memory channel that uses a DCS tone Skip Marks selected memory channel to be skipped during scanning This field should contain one of the following Scan 0 or Stop to include the channel to be scanned Skip or 1 to mark the channel to be skipped PScan or 2 to mark the channel as Preferential Scan Step The frequency being used by the radio changes by the value of the step when tuning manually This value is used by the radio in Memory Tune mode This value is not critical in memory mode since the original memory channel frequency can be retrieved by exiting Memory Tune mode Enter 5 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 or 100 as needed Clock Shift Shifts the internal reference frequency slightly to eliminate birdies that interfere on other channels Enter On or 1 Off or 0 Tx Power The output power can be set individually set for each memory channel to address the exact nee
149. ugh each column Columns can be hidden using the selections of the Preferences screen Select Settings Preferences in the menu to access this screen These columns remain hidden in this and any other file new or otherwise until they are unhidden on the Preferences screen Information is entered into these columns automatically when a new frequency is entered The information in a hidden column is always there it is just not visible Make programming extra easy Try Simple Mode in the software for even less to enter Available to Programmers is a Simple Mode for quick memory channel entry In Simple Mode only the columns needed for the minimum information to set up the channel are shown on the screen Extra columns are hidden and filled with default information To put the screen into Simple Mode select Edit Simple Mode from the menu While in Simple Mode you cannot access the Preferences screen The Programmer controls what columns are hidden while in this mode 2013 RT Systems Inc e JT220 V4 Programmer Help Elle Edit Communications Settings Window D Ba Soo ma ve _ Transm Frequency OP Name TeneMode CTCSS cie DCS ge i 22350000 22250000 Simplex None Clesr Lle ert G Ija ID ICI CIC Details to be entered for Memory Channels Receive Frequency Enter a receive frequency for the memory channel The receive frequency is the frequency that you will listen
150. ugh the speaker jack some through the mic jack some through the data jack and some through the CAT port These ports must be addressed by the correct cable for communications to be successful Be sure to use the correct cabling to address the radio being programmed Check the User s Manual for the radio if you are not sure where the port is on the radio that is specified in the programmer The cables for this particular radio are pictured in the Radio to Computer Cabling section of this help Specific to the FT 857 D and FT 897D The cable used for programming is the USB 62 cable with the 8 pin mini din plug This plug is attached to the CAT jack on the back of the radio Forcing this connector into the data port will ruin the plug and could damage the radio There have been cases where the power pin and the PTT were connected since you never know which pin will go which way when you force them out of place causing several hundred dollars in damage Check to be sure you are connecting the cable to the matching jack before forcing the pins into the holes At the time of this writing 2009 none of the Yaesu VHF UHF mobile radios used the USB 62 cable with its 8 pin plug We have seen this tried It will not work The mobile 2013 RT Systems Inc 178 JT220 V4 Programmer Help radios that program through the data jack require a 6 pin mini din connection on the cable Check the cabling specified in the help for the radio that you re programm
151. ut saving anything you have done Details for the options on this page are found on several pages of this Help Each page contains the details for the options on that page The pages in the TOC begin with the words Radio Menu Settings The information there can help you decide how best to customize a setting Once you complete your selections e Click File Save e If you are working in a default file Untitled rsf you will be prompted for a filename e Enter a name for this file This can be the same as the name you re using for the memory channel information or it can be a name unique to these settings ff you re at a loss use Settings e Click Save to close the Save dialog e Click File Exit to close the Settings screen The Programmer will take it from here making sure these customized settings go to the radio along with the memory channel information Creating and using multiple global settings files There may be global settings of the radio that you want configured differently for different activities You can make changes to your settings file and save it separately Having multiple memory channel files radio name and multiple global setting files rsf gives you the ability to mix and match the features of your radio to suit your needs This makes it easy to customize the radio for a special event without disturbing the Original programming files Then once the event is over simply reprogram the radio with the
152. wing pieces of information for use by the Programmer As radio features vary so will the information to be imported i e frequency ranges the way offsets are handled special options such as mask clock shift etc Channel Number ff your file has channel numbers and you opt to use this column during import your resulting file might not be what you expect e If the Overwrite existing channels option is checked The information will be inserted into the specific channel no matter what is in the file at that location now While the channel numbers can help to organize the information being imported it can result in data being overwritten in the process 2013 RT Systems Inc Importing a file 157 e If the Overwrite existing channels option is unchecked The information from the file being imported will be skipped if there is already information in the channel The data in the existing radio file will not be overwritten Itis always recommended that you import into a new file to prevent data loss in an existing radio file Once the information is in the programmer file it can be copied into an existing file With the copy process you have more control of where the data is inserted into the file Receive Frequency The very least a file must have to be imported is the receive frequency This may be called the output frequency depending on whether you re referring to the radio or the repeater If the column header is Receive F
153. ything in that directory is listed Your file will be in the list Select the file from the list Look ge E9 ICT Programes caltab roi vi IC TE resd kTB OtfsatFrequency ic TS Ta test2 rst FA test ssf reste iron Fie pare D setFrequercy TS Fies of type AN Files 71 e Click Open in the lower right corner e The resulting file contains frequencies that can be sent to the FT 60 The blanks represent frequencies that were removed during the conversion These frequencies would be invalid for the FT 60 2013 RT Systems Inc ma JT220 V4 Programmer Help 1 C4 megio 145 01000 42000000 421 00000 wem 14166000 mmm 14718800 i b oa ba oa ba ba ba ia GE EE Creation of this file did not disturb the original file The memory channel information was not removed from the original A copy was made by the programmer for the conversion You can edit the file In this case it needs to be edited to be sure that memory channel 1 is programmed You can remove the blank channels if you want You can add others Alternately you can send this file to the radio just as it is other than channel 1 needing to be programmed with something allowable for the radio Once you have used this to program the FT 60 you can save the file or close without saving depending on your needs for the data 2013 RT Systems Inc File Maintenance 115 12 3 3 Opening a V3 or V4 file Opening a file with the V

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