Model Number

Serial Number

Bandsplit

First things first: Anyone attempting these modifications should be aware of the fact that you could render your radio inoperable with one wrong keystroke. This guide may seem a little too simplified for the experienced bit bangers, but it's for the ones that want to break into the world of new and exciting Spectra Features.

With that out of the way, on with the fun. This was done in Lab Version 6.00.05 but the screens are similar on older versions of the software. The location of the BitBanger from the main menu is in the Alignment/Service Menu. When entering this menu you will need your radio powered up and connected to the computer with the RIB and cables. It will read the radio quickly every time you move up or down a menu item in this section. Not to worry; this is normal.

This is where you should be now

In this Service Menu there will be several areas for alignments and board replacements. You will want the F8 option for "Service Aids and Trouble Shooting Aids".

The Service Aids Menu, Notice the "Bit Banger" option

From the Service Aids Menu you’ll need to select the F4 option for the "BIT BANGER". You are now entering the area where you should tread lightly; a wrong move can spell certain death. If that doesn’t scare you... The rest is simple.

The Bit Banger Utility

The screen you should now see is like the one above. You’ll have 2 fields, one for the data location and one for the 2 digit data at that location. All the locations and data are in Hex format (0-9, A-F). In these fields you can scroll with the up and down arrows or type in the data or location and hit Enter. Below is a chart of the various entries and data locations you will need for changing your model number, your control head type, Bandsplit and Serial number.

Any time you go to a data location and change the data in that location you must program the change. If you scroll to the next location without hitting F8 to program it, you will lose the change you made.

So. You have now made your data location changes that you want for various things like Your Control Head, Serial and Model Numbers, etc. You exit out of the service menu and your radio reboots to show a FL 01/82. "EEK!! I killed my radio." Fear not. That fail code is for a Checksum Error. This error has a very very simple fix. Exit out of your Labware and boot up your normal Spectra RSS. Read your radio (F2) with the normal Spectra RSS and then immediately Write your radio (F8) WITHOUT making any changes. This will clear up any Checksum Errors within the radio. Once it finishes the writing and rebooting cycle you will see that the FL 01/82 is no longer there. Since you are in the normal Spectra RSS go ahead and make any other standard codeplug changes you may need to after whatever changes you made with Lab. (i.e.: Control head names if you went to or from a Sys9000 CH, Editing button functions, whatever.)

Bit Locations and Options

All data locations are labeled with "Radio meaning =(equals) Bitbanger Data". For Example D = 44, Data bit 44 in the bit banger would show up as "D" in the model number.

Model Number Locations

Bandsplit