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MTS2000 Customer Programming Software R02.03.00
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 - VISTA (32-bit) with Service Pack 1 is now a supported operating system! 
   (see 'For VISTA Users' section below)

 - Tutorials format has changed. Previous versions of the Tutorials
   will NOT work with this version of the CPS. It is recommended to 
   install the tutorials with this CPS version

 - If both portable and mobile CPS's are used, it is recommended to update 
   both at the same time, and tutorials should be installed with BOTH versions.


New CPS Features Supported: 
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 - This version includes following enhancements to the Advanced System Key:
	(1) version Control 
	(2) Same Master Key for MTS2000/MCS2000/ASTRO Saber & XTS3000/ASTRO Spectra/ASTRO 25 CPS.
	(3) New Access Level "Unlimited Access without Write Protection".
	    This would give Unlimited access in the CPS. 
	(4) Password Protection

 - Import functionality at node level

For VISTA Users:
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The following configuration on Vista Home Premium and Business Premium 
needs to be set for the CPS to function properly:

1. Vista Theme should be set to Windows Classic. Codeplug archive names should not exceed 30 characters.

2. A Vista compatible printer is required for using the Print functionality in the CPS.
  
3. User Access Control should be turned OFF before using CPS.

Tutorials Update:
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 Due to the newly added support for Vista, the tutorials and help engine 
 have been updated to a new format. Required modifications to the new help
 format require Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 or above. Microsoft  
 shipped Internet Explorer version 6 in 2001. Thirteen of the online help 
 tutorial files have been converted from an AVI format (.avi) to the Adobe 
 Flash (.swf) format. The .avi to .swf conversion saves over 120 megabytes of 
 harddrive space. All tutorial lessons are now in the Flash format. These 
 tutorial lessons require Flash Player version 6 or above to be installed. 
 Flash version 6 was shipped in 2002.  Currently there are approximately 15 
 tutorial lessons requiring about 31 megabytes of harddrive space. The 
 tutorials are always installed in a  “\Tutorials?subfolder for each of the 
 CPS applications.  It is strongly recommended to install the tutorials with 
 this new version of the CPS. Previous tutorial versions are not recognized 
 by R02.03.00 CPS. 

Note: Double-clicking a link within the help text might generate a error 
message.

System Requirements:
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Operating Systems:   Windows NT 4.0 (SP 6a or higher),
                     Windows 2000
                     Windows XP Home Edition (See Note)
                     Windows XP Professional (See Note)
                     Vista (32-bit) Home Premium (SP 1 or higher)
		     Vista (32-bit) Business (SP 1 or higher)
                     Note:     XP upgrade or Vista upgrade from other operating 
                               systems is not supported if the CPS was previously 
                               installed on the old operating system. 
                               Windows ME and Windows 98 are no longer supported.
                               You may choose to proceed with the installation, but
                               some features might not be functioning properly.
                               Upgrading the operating system is highly recommended.
		    

Hardware Requirements:      
Processor            400 MHz or higher Pentium grade Processor
                     Vista requires 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor

Memory               512 MB RAM minimum for all supported operating
		     systems except for Vista. Vista minimum
		     requirement is 1 GB of System memory

Hard Disk Space      1 Gigabyte Drive with 450 MB minimum free space (for a
                     Typical Installation, including Help Audio-Visual
                     Tutorials) or 60 MB minimum free space (for a Compact
                     Installation)
                     40 GB hard drive for Vista

Peripherals          Microsoft Windows supported Mouse or Trackball
                     Microsoft Windows supported Serial Port 
                     for radio communication
                     Microsoft Windows supported Printer Port 
                     for report printing
                     CD-ROM for software installation
                    
                     NOTE: 	For computers that are not equipped with
				a serial port, radio communications may be
				possible with the use of an off-the-shelf
				USB to RS232 converter, such as the IOGEAR
				USB to Serial/PDA Converter Cable.


Known Issues With the MTS2000 CPS R02.03.00 Release:
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1)  Drop down items in table fields cannot be accessed when using Windows XP
    Professional "Windows XP Style" display.  If this issue is encountered,
    change the display setting to "Windows Classic Style" for proper
    functionality.

2)  Attempting to Read from or Write to a radio with the CPS while the Tuner
    is open will cause a communication failure.

3)  Due to French import laws, the Microsoft encryption support used to
    create archive (.cpg) files with the CPS (Customer Programming Software)
    is not available on the French version of the Windows Operating Systems.
    Therefore, there is no way to save archive files when the CPS is
    installed on the French version of Windows. Until import laws are
    changed such that Microsoft can provide encryption support, this feature
    can not be addressed.

4)  If you attempt to close a dialog box by pressing the 'X' in the upper 
    right of the dialog while the application is still busy (the cursor 
    is shaped like an hourglass), the application may terminate.

5)  Reading two radios simultaneously results in an error message.  
    Computers equipped with two Communication Ports can potentially read
    two radios at a time.  This is not recommended at present, as error 
    messages have been observed during simultaneous reading of radios on 
    different COM ports.
6)  The CPS will display the error message "Unable to write header" if you 
    try to save a codeplug file that has been marked as read-only.  To 
    circumvent this problem, either save the codeplug under a different name
    or remove the read-only setting from the codeplug file.

7)  The CPS does not warn users when they have opened a codeplug in more 
    than one application.  Information saved in one application will be 
    overwritten by subsequent saves of the same codeplug in the second 
    CPS application.

8)  In the unlikely event that a FLASHport operation fails, disconnect and 
    power off the SRIB and radio, and reconnect them again.  Retry the 
    FLASHport operation.
    
9)  When installing CPS and Tuner in Windows NT OS, if you first install CPS 
    and restart the computer, then install Tuner by the setup.exe of CPS, 
    click 'Finish' button to restart the computer at the last step, it will 
    take about three minutes to restart the computer. 
    We have two recommendation methods to avoid this issue: 
    (1) Install CPS and Tuner at the same time.
    (2) Install CPS and restart the computer, then install Tuner by the
        setup.exe of Tuner itself.

10) Feature limitation: Only use iButton by parallel port or USB port at one time. 
    It's not supported to use iButtons both by parallel port and USB port.
 
11) Feature limitation: It's recommended to close Advanced System Key Administrator
    when loading Advanced System Key to CPS. 

12) When upgrading radio by FLASHport,if one error message box is popped out 
    during upgrading, Menu Item: Tools->FLASHport->Upgrade Radio will be grayed
    after press Enter key of Keyboard to close the upgrading window.
    We have two recommendation methods to avoid this issue:
    (1) Use mouse instead of press Enter Key of Keyboard to close the upgrading 
    window.
    (2) Close and reopen CPS if this situation happens.     

Installation:
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1)  Before installing the MTS2000 CPS, you must uninstall any previously
    installed versions of the MTS2000 CPS, and reboot your machine.  You
    can uninstall the CPS by going to the Windows Control Panel,
    double-clicking on Add/Remove Programs, selecting the CPS in the list of
    installed programs, and clicking the Add/Remove button. If you insert the
    installation CD for the new CPS before uninstalling the old CPS, you will
    be presented with a screen containing three buttons: Remove, Modify, and
    Repair. You must select Remove to uninstall the old CPS, then reboot your
    machine, then install the new CPS.

2)  When you insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive, the 
    installation will start automatically. You may select to install the CPS
    or the Tuner or both applications. Follow the on-screen instructions to 
    install the software.

3)  Before uninstalling the CPS, disable the CPS Password if you have 
    enabled this feature.

4)  If a file installed by the CPS later becomes corrupted, the Repair
    option on the Installation CD may be used to restore it. It is very
    important that the Installation CD for the same version that is
    installed on the computer is used for Repair. Use of a different
    version in an attempt to Repair an installation will result in further
    corruption.

5)  Windows NT Installation: If the Install does not find the shlwapi.dll in
    *\WINNT\System32 directory, you will need to install Internet
    Explorer 4.1 or above to facilitate the XML installation, which is 
    required for the FLASHport feature of the CPS.


Programming Hints:
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1)  You can use your DOS archive files in the MTS2000 CPS without the need 
    for any conversion process. There is no CPS Archive Converter; you simply 
    read your DOS archives directly into the CPS. To open a DOS codeplug in
    the MTS2000 CPS, select File->Open from the Menu, and change the setting
    in the "Files of type" drop-down to "All Files (*.*)".  You will then be
    able to select any DOS archive and click the "Open" button. When you are
    ready to save the archive, select File->Save As from the Menu, and save
    your archive as a .cpg (Windows archive) file.  The DOS RSS cannot read 
    archive files saved with this or later versions of Windows CPS.

2)  If your DOS archive ends in an extension that Windows recognizes as a
    particular file type (*.xls, which Windows recognizes as an Excel file, 
    for example), you may need to enter the .cpg extension in the Save As 
    dialog.

3)  The first time you start the CPS, you should go to the User Settings
    Dialog under the Tools menu and set up the directories where you will 
    store your system keys.

4)  Several user-configurable view items are available under the 
    View->Options Menu. You can set a color for invalid fields, so that
    these fields are more visible.  You can also configure whether or not
    you wish to confirm deletion of records with a popup window.  PLEASE 
    NOTE that the default for Confirm on Deletion is NO. If you wish to 
    see a popup menu every time you delete a record, please change this
    setting.

5)  To get help on a field, press F1 or 'right click' and select 'What's 
    this?' while you are on the field, or click on the Help button on the
    tool bar (an arrow with a question mark) and then click on the field 
    for which you want to view help.

6)  For more information on the features available in the Windows CPS, we
    suggest you view our audio-visual help tutorials. They can be accessed 
    from the CPS menu by selecting Help->CPS Help Topics, and then 
    double-clicking on CPS Tutorials, then The Tutorials Menu. Then select
    the tutorial you wish to view.


Scope:
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The MTS2000 CPS R02.03.00 replaces the DOS RSS in all respects except in the 
following.

   *  The CPS does not support Service Mode Tuning (F2 from the Main Menu in 
      the DOS RSS). Service Mode Tuning functionality is provided in the Tuner
      application on this CD.
   *  The CPS does not support reading or importing the TCMS file format.

For the above two functions, please continue to use the DOS RSS.
















