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MOTOROLA MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall Radio Service Software (RSS) Version 2.0 - README File
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

PC S/W requirements:
MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS runs on a PC compatible under Microsoft Windows 3.11,
It cannot run under DOS.

PC H/W requirements:
1. IBM-PC compatible (486 66MHz or higher) .
2. 3.5" 1.4Mb floppy disk drive.
3. Serial Comm. (COM1 or COM2).
4. Hard disk free space of 3 MByte.
5. 16 MByte RAM memory.
6. PC to MICOM-2 Radio communication cable kit.

S/W INSTALLATION

MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS Version 2.0 diskette contains the setup program.

To setup MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS on a hard disk:
1. If Windows is not already running, type win at the DOS prompt.
-or-
If Windows is running, close any open applications.
2. Insert the MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS setup diskette in drive A.
3. From the File menu, choose Run (ALT,F,R).
4. Type a:setup and press [ENTER].

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ECHOED TO YOU BY THE SETUP PROGRAM !!

The MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS program is compressed, use only the setup utility in order
to setup the MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS to your hard disk.
The setup program does the following:
-Creates a directory (default=C:\MICOM2\ALE).
-Decompresses compressed files and installs all necessary files.
-In case a MOTOROLA MICOM-2 RSS program group does not already exist,
 Creates a MOTOROLA MICOM-2 RSS program group.
-Creates the program group items.

MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS program items are:
- MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS
- MICOM-2E ALE RSS HELP
- MICOM-2 SelCall RSS HELP
- Readme.txt
- Note: If a MICOM-2 RSS was previously installed then these program 
        items are added to the existing MICOM-2 RSS program items.

TO RUN PROGRAM:
 After installation, in order to run the MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS do 
 one of the following:
 1. From the File menu choose Run, then type ale.exe
    (with its full path if required) and press [ENTER].
-or-
 Within Program Manager, double click the MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall RSS icon,
 located in the MOTOROLA MICOM-2 RSS program group.

 Note that the RSS supports two modes of operation:
 1. SelCall for MICOM-2 BASIC radio model
 2. ALE for MICOM-2 ENHANCED radio model
 When you'll start the RSS for the first time, it will be started in
 ALE for MICOM-2 ENHANCED radio model mode.
 To switch to the other mode, From the main menu select File, then choose
 New (ALT,F,N) and then select SelCall for MICOM-2 BASIC radio model. 
 For further information see the SelCall and ALE RSS documentation.

For communication with the radio, verify that the communication cable is 
connected between the PC's serial communication port and the MIC/Programming 
connector which is located on the Radio's front panel.

RSS OPERATION

-RSS File operations(Open, Save, Print).
-Reading MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall parameters(Read Device).
-Writing parameters to MICOM-2 ALE/SelCall (Write Device).
-Editing/changing configuration parameters(Nets,Options,Directory,
 Messages(in ALE only),Automatic Dials(in ALE only)).

