Acom 04AT Operating Manual page 37

b) With the amplifier powered OFF, launch the "ACOM Terminal S" program from the
PC and:
- Press the "Connection settings" button and select a COM port available on your PC.
Configure the connection settings at 9600bps / 8bit / No parity / 1 stop bit. Double
check the connection settings before the next step!
- Press the "Connect" button to open the serial port.
- Do NOT press the "Firmware Update" button during this procedure!
c) Turn on the amplifier to STBY mode and assign the tuner (if not assigned already -
S. 4.2). The CAT interface connection is not necessary.
d) Call up the "ATU Service" menu on the amplifier's display (S. 6.2).
e) Go to the "MEMORY DUMP IN A FILE (wait 5-10 min)" on the amplifier screen and
press the SELECT
f) A new DOWNLOAD window will open in "ACOM Terminal S". In it click on the
BROWSE button and select location and name for saving the newly generated dump
file on your computer.
g) Click the Save button. The terminal program will then return to the previous window,
in which the "Download" button should be clicked to start the download of the dump
file.
h) A progress bar will appear, showing the state of the download. It can take 5-10 min-
utes before the progress bar is full and the following message is displayed: "Operation
completed successfully".
i) After the download is complete a short beep sound is generated, signaling that the
Download window can be closed. Press the "Disconnect" button and close the "ACOM
TERMINAL S" program after that.
j) At the selected location on the hard drive a backup file with a ".bkp" as named above
can be found, containing the dump.
k) Turn OFF the amplifier and disconnect the serial cable between amplifier and PC.
In the rare case something goes wrong and the procedure
fails, close the DOWNLOAD window with the CLOSE but-
ton. In the ATU SERVICE menu select a different line on
the amplifier screen and then go back to the DUMP posi-
tion. Repeat the procedure as described above.
6.2.7 RESTORING (LOADING) THE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY FROM A FILE –
MEMORY LOAD FROM FILE
This function is the reverse of the memory dump (S. 6.2.6). It is used to load (restore)
from a computer file, backed up earlier, the tuner settings memory and the assign-
ments / names for a particular antenna farm. All user tunings are restored and the table
ANTENNA ASSIGNMENTS is filled-in with antenna assignments and names by band
automatically.
The data is input through the serial (RS232) channel of the amplifier, and transferred
by amplifier control to the tuner, which in turn writes it in its own memory. Please use
the "ACOM TERMINAL S" software, distributed by ACOM free of charge.
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button to confirm the selection.
NOTE