Kenwood TM-255A User Manual

5 APRS SOFTWARE FOR YOUR PC

TM-D710A/E

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Use the optional PG-5G programming cable to connect the COM port on the rear of the 
TM-D710A/E operation panel to the serial port on your personal computer.

To use TM-D710A/E with UI-View32, you must create an initialization file.  Look in the UI-View32 
CMD folder and you will find an initialization file called TM-D700.CMD.  This file was required to 
connect to the earlier TM-D700A/E transceiver.  You need to edit this file as shown below and 
create a new file for the TM-D710A/E.

Save the newly created initialization file as TM-710.CMD in the CMD folder under UI-View32.  You 
can then select “TM-710” as the TNC type in the Comms Setup screen of UI-View32 and start 
operating.

Note: TM-D700.CMD initialization file cannot be used for TM-D710A/E due to the incompatibility of the PC commands.  

Modify the TM-D700.CMD file using a text editor as above and save it as TM-D710.CMD.

;This is a sample TNC initialization file for use with
;the Kenwood TM-D710A/E.

[SETUP]
;DON'T alter anything in this section unless you are
;sure you know what you are doing!
COMMAND_PROMPT=cmd:
COMMAND_CHARACTER_CODE=3
ESCAPE_CHARACTER_CODE=
CONV_COMMAND=CONV
MYCALL_COMMAND="MYCALL "
UNPROTO_COMMAND="UNPROTO "
NO_BEACON_COMMAND=BEACON EVERY 0

[INIT_COMMANDS]
^C^C^C
;Control mode on.
TC 1!TS 1
;Select TNC PKT mode on A band.
TN 2,0!TN 2,0
;Waiting for command prompt.
^M!cmd:!5
;Repeating the first two commands is not an error!
ECHO OFF
BEACON EVERY 0
ECHO OFF
BEACON EVERY 0

PG-5G

To PC 9-pin
D-SUB terminal