Copyright: Copyrigt(C)2003-2006


Software Interface

As you firstly run HT500AE Programming Software, you will see the default interface as the following figure. So you are recommended to use 800*600 to display the best effect.

Main Operation:

Select theComm-Port

Read

Set the Data

Write

Radio Information

Tune

Other Operation


Select the Comm-Port

Under the menu of Comm-Port(C), clicking the submenu Port will popup a dialog named Port.

When popuping the dialog, you can choose COM port form COM1 to COM16 as your communication port.

Click OK button and then the data transport between PC and Radio via the port you have just selected.

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Read from Radio
Read (Read from Radio)

Under the menu of Operate (O), choose "Read", or click the "Read" icon of toolbar, start to read data, the interface will show.

If reading is finished successfully, then show.

If failed, then show.

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Set the Data

Channel Unit Settings

When you run the program, you can see a main interface. The main interface of Channel Settings and Scan Info is for setting the channels data and scan information.

In the main interface, you can see a form of 16 channels.

In main interface you can set the channel data. There are 6 columns for each channel. You can set each column with your wanted value. See the corresponding data.

Global Radio Settings

In the main interface you can also set all the data relevant to scan. The value of each item is listed in the ComboBox. See the corresponding data.

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Write to Radio
Write (Write to Radio)

Under the menu of Operate(O), choose "Write", or click the "Write" icon of the toolbar, start to write data, the interface will show.

If writing is finished successfully, then show.

If failed, then show.

When the following dialogue pops up, it warns you that the Comm-Port is not correctly connected or your radio is not ready.

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Radio Information

Under the menu of Option, choose "Radio Information…", a dialogue will popup. In this dialogue there is a textbox that you can enter any information that you want to save into the radio. Then you can click the “Write” button to write information that you have just set to your rdaio.

If you want to know the information in your connected radio, you can click "Read" button.

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Tune Mode
Tune

Under the menu of Operate(O), choose "Tune", start to connect with the radio. When connecting is finished successfully, the radio will enter the tuning mode and the interface will show.

On the interface, you will see 11 channels for tuning. See the corresponding data. Each channel has Rx and Tx frequencies and signaling. After changing these data, you must write them to the radio by clicking the button “Write Frequencies of Tune” for tuning. The channel displayed with red color is the channel that you are just tuning. On the left, there are 5 items for tuning. See the corresponding data.

In the tuning mode, you can click one of these items to tune its value. Its value varies from 0 to 255. When the value is changed, you must click the OK button to save it. Or the new value is invalid.

During the process of tuning, the software must always communicate with the radio. So if connecting is interrupted, there will popup a dialog to warn.

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Other Operation

Open a File

When you set all the data, you can save them to be a file which extend file name is .h16. When you need these data, you open the file which has been saved by clicking the submenu Open under the menu File (F).

Save

Clicking this submenu or icon, you can directly save the data in your opened file. If you do not open any file, clicking it will popup a Save As dialog to recommend you to save them in a new file.

Save As

Clicking this submenu or icon, you can save all the data to be a new file under any condition. You can enter any new name for it.

Print

If you want to print your data, you can click the icon Print. You can print all the data except for tuning data once a time wherever your program is in either interface.

If you want to print the tuning data, you must enter the tune mode.

You had better use A4 to print.

Record Recent Files

When you open a file, the menu of File will display the file. The submenu can display the last four files that have been opened. If you want to open any of these four files, you can click it.

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Model Select
Model No:

TC500AE-U      Frequency Range: 450.00000 ~470.00000 MHz

TC500AE-V      Frequency Range: 150.00000 ~174.00000 MHz


Channel Units
Channel Data

Rx/Tx Frequency

The frequency band is among the range of 450MHz~470MHz for TC500AE-U and 150~174MHz for TC500AE-V.

Rx/Tx CTC/DCS

You also can set CTC(CTCSS)/DCS(CDCSS) for the channel. When you click this column, a new dialog will popup. You can select the CTC/DCS for the channel.

Scan Delete/Add

Add    Set as scan item.

Delete  Not set as scan item.

Busy Lockout

OFF  Busy Lockout is disabled.

ON   Busy Lockout is enabled.

Tx Power

High  Permit switching between High/Low Power.

Low  Permit only Low Power.

Band Width

Wide  Sets the channel to "Wide" mode (25 kHz).

Narrow  Sets the channel to "Narrow" mode (12.5 kHz).

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Global Radio Settings

Tx TOT

10min  Transmit halted for 10 minutes to save power module.

30s~300s  Time from transmit start until transmit stop. The step is 30s.

No Limited  Tx TOT is not limited.

Pre-Alert Time

OFF  The radio will not call an alert before prohibiting transmission.

1~255s  The radio will call an alert at the set time. This timer can be set from 1 to 255 seconds in 1 second step. After this time transmission will be prohibited by TOT.

TOT Rekey Time

OFF  The option is used to set the duration until transmission is allowed after returning to receive by TOT. OFF is 0.

1~60s  Transmission will be prohibited until preset time elapses.

TOT Reset Time

OFF  TOT is immediately reset after transmission stops.

1~15s  TOT won't reset until preset time elapses, even if transmission has stopped. The step is 1s.

Beep Tone

OFF  No beep tone.

ON  Beep tone sounds.

Squelch Level

0~9  Squelch is sit higher (tighter), as the figure increases.

Manual Tune

OFF  No Manual Tune.

ON  Manual Tune function enable.

Battery Save

OFF  No battery function.

ON  Battery save function enable.

Band Width

Wide  Each channel will be set Wide or Narrow.

Narrow  All channels will be narrow.

Scan Mode

OFF  No scan mode.

CO  "Carrier Operated" function.

TO  "Time Operated" function.

Priority CH

OFF No Priority Channel.

CH1~CH15  Priority Channel(Only when "Fixed Priority" is enabled).

Look Back

0.3s ~ 5.0s  The time delay before a look-back is made to sample the priority channel for activity. The step is 0.5s.

Revert CH

Last Call CH  Last channel at pause in scan. Channel where scan is stopped. Channel at start of scan when not stopped at all.

Last Used CH  Last channel transmitted during scan. Channel where scan is stopped. Channel at start of scan when not transmitted at all.

1st Scan CH  When initiating a call while in scan mode, the transmission will occur on the 1st channel in the scan list.

Priority CH  Priority channel.

Dropout Delay Time

0.5s ~ 5.0s  Time until scan starts when it stops by signal input. The step is 0.5s.

Monitor

OFF  No operation.

Monitor Momentary  Temporarily cuts off signaling. Works only when button held down.

Monitor Lock  Temporarily cuts off signaling. Switches each time button is pressed.

SQ OFF Momentary  Squelch opens while button is held down.

Power Select

OFF  No Power-Select key.

Short [MONI]  Short pressing [MONI] key for Power-Select. Here Long [MONI] for Monitor function.

Long [MONI]  Long pressing [MONI] key for Power-Select. Here Short [MONI] for Monitor function.

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Tune Frequencies
Rx/Tx Frequency

The frequency band is among the range of TC500AE-V and TC500AE-U. When you enter a value which is beyond the range, the value will be automatically corrected.

Rx/Tx Frequency Step

You also can set the frequency step for the frequency. It has two values: 5.0kHz and 6.25kHz.

Rx/Tx CTC/DCS

You also can set CTC(CTCSS)/DCS(CDCSS) for the channel. When you click this column, a dialog will popup. You can select the CTC/DCS for the channel.


Tune Items
Battery Level

Squelch Level 9

Squelch Level 3

CTC Deviation (Wide)

DCS Deviation (Wide)

CTC Deviation (Narrow)

DCS Deviation (Narrow)

The values of all these items vary from 0 to 255.