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Operating OpenRTX on the CS7000-M17

Through this guide, references to hardware buttons will be made. For clarity, the hardware buttons referenced in this document are pictured below.

Hardware Buttons

  • SK1 - Side Key 1 - Top button on the left side of the radio. Above the large PTT button.
  • SK2 - Side Key 2 - Third button from the top on the left side of the radio. Below the large PTT button.
  • SK3 - Side Key 3 - Fourth button from the top on the left side of the radio. Below SK3, second below the large PTT button.
  • TK - Top Key - Orange button on the top of the radio. Between the channel select knob and antenna port.
  • F1 - Front 1 - Labeled F1 on the front of the radio. Top left hand button.
  • F2 - Front 2 - Labeled F2 on the front of the radio. Top right hand button.

Other hardware buttons are labeled on the radio.

General

OpenRTX idle screen - FM Mode

FM Idle

From top to bottom, moving left to right:

  • Time display ❗ May not be implemented at this time
  • Battery charge indicator
  • Mode (FM)
  • Frequency in MHz
  • VOL/SQL/RSSI Bars
    • Top thin white bar - Volume level
    • Middle orange bar - Squelch level
    • Bottom white bar - RSSI level

OpenRTX idle screen - M17 Mode

M17 Idle

From top to bottom, moving left to right:

  • Time display ❗ May not be implemented at this time
  • Battery charge indicator
  • Mode and Destination (M17 #ALL)
  • Frequency in MHz
  • VOL/MIC/RSSI Bars
    • Top thin white bar - Volume level
    • Middle green bar - Mic level (TX)
    • Bottom white bar - RSSI level

Macro Menu

The Macro Menu in OpenRTX is used for the most commonly used functions on your radio.

To access the Macro Menu, press the SK1 button on the left side of the radio. By default, holding the SK1 button for more than one second will 'latch' the Macro Menu open, indicated by a small 'M' in a white box in the top left of the screen, allowing you to make changes without needing to keep SK1 depressed. Pressing SK1 again will 'unlatch' the Macro Menu. The options in the Macro Menu are selected using the number keys on the front of the radio, indicated by the numbers in the matrix on the Macro Menu screen.

The options for each mode (FM/M17) are listed below.

Macro Menu - FM Mode

FM Macro

Options:

  1. CTCSS Tone decrease
  2. CTCSS Tone increase
  3. CTCSS Tone mode
  • E - Encode
  • D - Decode
  • E+D - Encode and Decode
  1. Bandwidth selection
  • 12.5 kHz (Narrow)
  • 25 kHz (Wide)
  1. Mode select
  • FM
  • M17
  1. RF power level
  • 1.0W (Low)
  • 5.0W (High)
  1. Screen backlight decrease
  2. Screen backlight increase
  3. Key lock

Macro Menu - M17 Mode

M17 Macro

  1. Not used
  2. Not used
  3. Not used
  4. Not used
  5. Mode Select
  • M17
  • FM
  1. RF power level
  • 1.0W (Low)
  • 5.0W (High)
  1. Screen backlight decrease
  2. Screen backlight increase
  3. Key lock

Switching between FM and M17 modes

To switch from FM mode to M17 mode, while at the Idle Screen press the SK1 button to open the Macro Menu, then press the 5 key on the front of the radio. If the Macro Menu is latched open, press SK1 to unlatch it and return to the Idle Screen.

Entering Frequencies

Frequencies are entered while the radio is at the Idle Screen. Frequencies are entered using up to seven digits, the first three being MHz, the last four are kHz. When entering frequencies, the first frequency entered will be for receive (RX) and the second frequency entered will be for transmit (TX).

Example of screen when starting to enter frequencies:

Frequency Input

?> 📣 It is not necessary to pad out the frequency entered with zeros. You can use the OK button to accept without needing extra button presses.

For example, to enter in 433.475 MHz (IARU Region 1 frequency for M17 mode) you would press:

4 3 3 4 7 5 OK OK

This will set the RX frequency to 433.475 MHz without needing the padding zero, and the second OK button press will accept the TX frequency to be the same as the RX frequency, setting the radio to simplex mode.

For a frequency split, such as with repeaters, enter the RX frequency first (TX frequency of the remote transceiver), followed by the TX frequency (RX frequency of the remote transceiver).

Changing your Call Sign

For the M17 digital mode, a valid call sign needs to be entered into the radio before transmitting. To do this:

  1. While at the M17 Idle Screen, press the OK button. You will be presented with the main menu like below:

Menu

❗ This screenshot may show options not currently available
  1. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the Settings menu option, and press the OK button.

Settings

❗ This screenshot may show options not currently available
  1. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the M17 menu option, and press the OK button.

M17 Settings

  1. While the Callsign menu option is highlighted, press the OK button.

Callsign

  1. Use the number keys 1 through 9 and 0 to enter your callsign. The input style is similar to the old cellphone "T9" input method, multiple presses of a single key will advance to the next letter for that key. For example, pressing the 2 key multiple times will advance through A B C and 2. If you need to enter multiple letters with the same key (such as needing the letter A and then B), pause for a few seconds after entering the first letter, then use the same key again to enter the second letter.

?> ❗ If you make a mistake entering a character, press the Down arrow key to erase/backspace.

Callsign Entered

❗ Use your own callsign, this is just an example

  1. Once your callsign is entered, press the OK button to accept.

  2. Press the BACK button three times to return to the M17 Idle Screen.

Changing Destinations

To change the destination address, start by pressing the # key. Then it's the same keystrokes as setting your callsign. You may need some special characters for your destination address:

  • The foreslash, /, and the dash, - are obtained with one or two presses the * DEL key.
  • The space character is obtained with two quick presses on the 0 key.

With this, you can enter a destination of a specific reflector module, which requires two of these special characters, dash and space, e.g.,

M17-M17 C

As above, if you make a mistake, the up or down key will erase the last character entered. If you change your mind, just press the BACK key and you will return to the main display without changing the destination address. Once you're happy with your destination, press the OK key.

Additional Settings