User`s manual

FILE MENU OPTIONS
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AR8000
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Save as...
Save the current file under a different name. A very similar dialog to that
for opening a file is used to enter the new filename.
Change dir...
Change directory so that files are read or written to a new disk or directory.
DOS shell
Execute a DOS shell so that you can run other DOS applications before
returning to
AR8000
3&0$1$*(5 for DOS .
Type EXIT (Enter) from the DOS prompt to return to 3&0$1$*(5 .
PrintF7
Print the currently selected file on a text printer.
AR8000
3&0$1$*(5 for DOS will print to the printer connected to the
default port (called ‘LPT1’ or ‘PRN’). Make sure it is connected and working
correctly before starting to print.
Send file to RX...
Send the current file to the
AR8000
by interpreting the text displayed in the
window and creating RS-232 commands for the radio. You can send memory files or
search bank files. If you have not used the default file extensions (.MEM for memory
files, .SCH for search bank files and .AUT for auto mode files), you will be asked
which type the current file is.
Get file from RX...
Gets data from the radio and places it in the currently selected window.
Open a new file to get data without appending it to existing data. You will be asked if
you want to select memory data or search bank data.
NOTE: This option is unavailable for auto mode (.AUT) files.
Import from raw file...
Import a file of search bank or memory data that was previously saved by
another application (not supplied) in raw format. Raw format is the format of text
data produced by the radio itself in response to command typed at the keyboard of a