Onfiguring The Kds-100; Kpg-71D Outline; Ommunicating With Apc; Recommended System Requirements - Kenwood KDS-100 Technical Document

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3. KDS-100 Operation
KDS-100 Configuration
4.1. Configuring the KDS-100
You can configure the KDS-100 to meet your
requirements. By changing message contents, the
status message, and registering new IDs, you can
create a comfortable operating environment.
Use the KPG-71D, which operates on a PC, to
configure the terminal. The KPG-71D is a Windows-
based software and you can use the mouse for main
operations. Configure the desired operational
parameters in the KPG-71D first, and then upload
them to the KDS-100.

4.1.1. KPG-71D Outline

KPG-71D is a Windows-based software that operates
on a PC. You can configure the operational
parameters of the KDS-100 using this software. For
example, you can configure the status message to
send and/or change the KDS-100 IDs.
You can also change configurations that do not relate
to the main operations or are set in the Terminal
Settings of the KDS-100, such as the display
configuration.
After you configure the operational parameters in the
KPG-71D, upload the parameters to the KDS-100.
You can also download the current configuration from
the KDS-100 using KPG-71D to confirm the operating
parameters.
4.1.2. Communicating with a PC
The KPG-71D software runs on a PC that uses the
Windows operating system. The PC must have at
least one unused serial port to connect to the
KDS-100.

4.1.2.1. Recommended System Requirements

PC: IBM PC or compatible with at least one
RS-232C serial (COM) port.
OS: Windows 95 or Windows 98
Note: The KPG-71 may not operate on non-standard PCs.
Windows 2000/XP will not be supported.

4.1.2.2. Installing the KPG-71D onto a PC

1 Insert the KPG-71D disk into your disk drive.
2 Access the drive in which you inserted the disk
and open the FPU folder.
3 Run the Setup.exe program, provided on the
disk.
4 Follow the instructions given in the installation
program.
While installing the KPG-71D software, you will be
prompted to enter the serial number.

4.1.2.3. Setting up the KPG-71D

Use one of the following methods to start the
KPG-71D program.
1 Open the folder in which you installed the
KPG-71D and double-click the Kpg71d.exe file.
2 In the Start Menu (in Windows), go to Program,
KENWOOD FPU, and select KPG-71D.

4.1.2.4. Connecting the KDS-100 to a PC

This section explains how to upload the
configurations made in the KPG-71D to the
KDS-100.

Required items to configure the KDS-100

The following items are required to upload the data to
the KDS-100.
1 PC: A PC with at least one serial port and the
KPG-71D software installed.
2 KDS-100: A KDS-100 terminal.
3 KPG-46: The connection cable that joins the
KDS-100 to the PC.
4 Transceiver: An applicable transceiver must be
connected to the KDS-100.
5 KCT-34 or KCT-35: The connection cable that joins
the KDS-100 to the transceiver. Use KCT-34 for
TK-x80 series and KCT-35 for TK-x60G series
transceivers.
If your PC's serial port does not accept the DB-25
connector (D-sub 25 pin), use a general purpose DB-25
to DB-9 converter.
Connecting the KDS-100 to a PC
Following are the procedures to connect the KDS-100 to
a PC. Switch the PC and KDS-100 power OFF when
making the connection.
1 Connect the connection cable to the PC's serial port.
2 Connect the connection cable to the modular jack
located on the rear of the KDS-100.
3 Switch the PC and KDS-100 power ON.
You are ready to upload the data.
4.1.3. Required items list
The following items are required to customize the
KDS-100.
1 KPG-71D: The KPG-71D is the software used to
configure the KDS-100.
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