                          README.TXT File
                README file for Motorola iDEN Carrier RSS(R)
                           Version: R01.16.12
	                    (All products)
                     (C) Motorola, Inc. 1997-2005

  This README.TXT file contains important information about Motorola's
  iDEN RSS for Windows. Read this file in its entirety for the
  latest information regarding this release.  For differences between
  the current RSS and the previous generation of RSS see the "What's
  New in iDEN RSS" topic in the online help.  This topic can be accessed
  by selecting "iDEN RSS Help Topics" from the help menu in RSS.

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  This file has been divided into the following five sections for easy
  reference:

        1.  IMPORTANT NOTES
        2.  RELEASE NOTES
        3.  KNOWN ISSUES
        4.  HOW TO REPORT BUGS
        5.  COPYRIGHT NOTICE

1. IMPORTANT NOTES
==================
  
  Different personal computers have different hardware and OS
  (operating system) configurations. Some features of
  this program may not work properly in certain configurations.
  If you encounter any problems in this program then contact
  iDEN Customer Support at 800-453-0920.


2. RELEASE NOTES
================

  System Requirement:
  -------------------
  1. Processor 	           Pentium(r) or Equivalent or later
  2. Processor Speed       300 MHz or Higher
  3. Memory (RAM) 	       128 MB recommended
  4. Free hard disk space  40 MB
     for installation 
  5. CD drive              CD Rom Drive
  6. Operating system      Microsoft (r) Windows 98(tm), 
                           Windows NT(tm) 4,Windows 2000(tm) or 
                           Windows ME(tm),Windows XP(tm) SP1
  7. USB Support           Windows 2000(tm), Windows XP(tm) SP1, 
                           Windows 98(tm) SE, Windows ME(tm)

  New Model Support:
  ------------------
  1. This release of RSS supports im240.

  New Features:
  -------------
  1. This release of RSS supports SIM card for SIM capable phones. 
     It allows the user to read and write SIM card information. At
     this point it allows the user to edit call lists only. The 
     new functions added in the RSS are "Read SIM" and 
     "Write SIM". Both functions are available through the "File
     Menu" and in tool bar. When a user tries to read/write SIM 
     data from/to the phone, RSS puts the phone in a special
     mode from normal power-on mode. The phone displays 
     "RSS--SIM IN SESSION". After reading/writing SIM, RSS 
     resets the phone to put it back into the normal mode. If 
     due to communications failure the phone stays in the 
     RSS-SIM mode then it can be taken out of that mode
     by turning it off by pressing the power button on the
     phone. 

     Note:
     =====
     For both read and write SIM functions, make sure that 
     the phone is set to baudrate 19200. Baudrate can be set 
     on the phone using the programming menu. The key sequence
     is Menu->prgm->60.

  2. This release allows users to write CSD (Customer Specific
     Data) to the phone. A new function has been added under
     "Tools" menu called "Write CSD...". When user selects this
     function, RSS opens a window showing CSD folder on the
     computer. User can now select the appropriate folder 
     depending on the service provider and select the CSD 
     file with filename in "csdXXYYZZ.s19" format. 
     Where, 
     XX = service provider identifier
     YY = major version number
     ZZ = minor version number
 
     For i1000plus, i500plus, i700plus, i550plus and r750plus
     use CSD files with major version number "02".

     For i2000plus, i85s, i50sx, i55sr, i90c, i60c, i95cl, i80s,
     i30sx,i88s, i205, i750, i530, i830, i285, i325, i315, i860, i265 use CSD files
     with major version number "05" or "06".
 
     Caution:
     ========  
     When you upgrade an i1000plus, i500plus or i700plus to
     0A.08 codeplug version and equivalent phone software
     version, you need to upgrade CSD. If the CSD is not 
     upgraded then the phone when powers up shows a blank 
     display with blinking icons on the top. To recover the 
     phone, please put the phone in the programming mode by 
     pressing two softkeys (two buttons on the flip of i1000plus 
     phone or the buttons with a white dot on i500plus and 
     i700plus phones) and power button at the same time and hold 
     them for 3 seconds. The phone will power up in the 
     programming mode showing "FLASHStrap..." on the display. 
     At this point you can attempt the "Write CSD..."
     function.

  3. This release of RSS supports "+" (international) and 
     "P" (pause) dialing for i1000plus, i500plus, i700plus,
     i2000, r750plus, i550plus, i85s, i50sx, i55sr, i90c, i60c, i95cl, 
     i30sx, i88s and i80s phones. A "+" can be entered at the 
     beginning of a phone number to indicate that the number
     is an international number. A pause character "P" can be 
     entered in the phone number to indicate the phone to pause
     after dialing the number in the front of "P". 

  4. This release of RSS has a new option to automatically
     reset the phone after programming data to the phone.
     A check-box named "Auto-Reset" has been added in the 
     "Options" dialog under the "Tools" menu. If the box is 
     checked, the RSS resets the target phone at the end of the 
     "Write Phone" or "Copy Phone" operation and resets the 
     source phone in the "Copy Wizard..." function.

  Codeplug support:
  ----------------
  1. This release supports Universal codeplug structures 
     11.00 - 16.00. Codeplug structure 16.00 allows the phone 
     to work with cross-fleet type of private IDs.     
     Codeplug structure version 16.00 is only supported for 
     i600, i390 and i370 phone models. 

  2. This release supports all i1000 codeplug structures up to 
     04.00. Codeplug structure 04.00 allows the phone to work 
     with cross-fleet type of private IDs.

  3. Supports codeplug structure 0C.06 for i1000plus, i500plus,
     i700plus, i2000plus, r750plus, iX1000 and i550plus.

  4. Supports codeplug structure 0A.08 for i2000.

  5. Supports codeplug structure 12.02 for i85s, i50sx and i55sr.

  6. Supports codeplug structure 13.04 for i80s and i90c.

  7. Supports codeplug structure 16.03 for i85s release 3 and i80s.

  8. Supports codeplug structure 16.03 for i30sx and i35s.

  9. Supports codeplug structure 1A.0A for i95cl, i60c and 
     i90c release 2, i88s.

 10. Supports codeplug structure 3D.02 for i205/i305 and i285.

 11. Supports codeplug structure 30.00 for i730.

 12. Supports codeplug structure 31.01 for i530.

 13. Supports codeplug structure 3C.02 for i830 and i710.

 14. Supports codeplug structure 44.02 for i325.

 15. Supports codeplug structure 3F.05 for i315.

 16. Supports codeplug structure 44.02 for i860.

 17. Supports codeplug structure 44.06 for i265.

 18. Supports codeplug structure 45.03 for i830e.

  Phone upgrade:
  --------------
  1. RSS now checks for phone software and phone codeplug 
     compatibility before writing codeplug to a phone. If phone
     software and phone codeplug are incompatible, RSS undoes some
     codeplug changes and changes codeplug version to the one that is 
     compatible with the current phone software. A message in this 
     regards is also shown if incompatibility is detected. E.g.For
     i1000 phone software version R18.02.00 or greater needs codeplug
     version 03.07 or greater. While writing codeplug to i1000 if 
     RSS detects that the phone software is lower than R18.02.00 then
     it undoes the 03.07 changes and sets the codeplug version to 
     03.06.

  2. For i1000plus, phone software version R28.02.00 requires
     codeplug structure 0A.08. This RSS updates the phone codeplug in 
     the "Write Phone" function to 0A.08 if the phone codeplug 
     version is lower than 0A.08. A message in this regard is also 
     shown. If RSS does update the codeplug, as mentioned in the 
     message, some changes made by the user before writing the 
     codeplug may be overwritten if the update sets new defaults 
     for editable fields. In this case, user has to load the 
     codeplug again in RSS and redo the changes and then write 
     the codeplug back.

  Phone recovery:
  ---------------
  1. A backup codeplug file is created called "Backup.dbf" in the RSS
     directory during the write cp function and the update function.
     If the write codeplug function is interrupted and the radio does
     not operate correctly the backup file can be loaded into RSS and
     written to the phone to fix the phone.

  2. A new feature has been added called "Recover Phone". A new toolbar
     button and a menu item in the "Tools" menu called "Recover wizard" 
     have been added. In this new feature, every codeplug is saved 
     before writing it to a phone in a backup directory. If "Write
     Phone" or "Write phone partial" functions fail and cause 
     "SELF CHECK FAIL 0800" or "SELF CHECK FAIL F4000" error then 
     this new function can be used to fix the phone codeplug using the
     codeplug backed up by RSS in the backup directory.

  Communications:
  ---------------
  1. Supports two baudrates for i1000, i1000plus and i500plus, i700plus,
     i2000, r750plus, i2000plus and i550plus: 57600 and 115200. These 
     baudrates are applicable to Read/Write/Copy phone operations only. 
     If you experience problems at 115200 due to inability of the PC to 
     communicate at that speed then use 57600. Baudrate can be changed 
     in the "Options" dialog under "Tools" menu. 

  2. For Mobile phones (m100, m370 etc.), make sure that the "QuickComm"
     flag is turned OFF in the "Options" under "Tools" menu.

  3. This release supports USB communications with USB capable USB 
     communications is only supported on Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, and
	 Windows XP.

  Miscellaneous:
  --------------
  1. If the phone list information from a phone that supports "+" dialing
     feature is copied to a phone that does not support the feature using 
     "Copy Phone"/"Copy Wizard" features then the "+" is dropped from 
     the phone number. The same is true if the phone list that has entries
     with "+" is imported into a codeplug that does not support "+"
     dialing.

  2. If the phone list information from a phone that supports "P" dialing
     feature is copied to a phone that does not support the feature using 
     "Copy Phone"/"Copy Wizard" features then the "P" is replaced by "o" 
     in the phone number. The same is true if the phone list that has 
     entries with "P" is imported into a codeplug that does not support 
     "P" dialing.

3. KNOWN ISSUES
===============
  1.  The application will lose focus (another application will come
      to the front) for a moment after some communications operations.

  2.  For some iDEN models, when attempting to communicate with the
      phone while it is connecting to the system, communications may
      fail.  If you are having problems with communications, make sure
      the radio shows the green connected light before attempting to
      communicate with the phone.

  3.  When importing private ID entries in UFMI format (cross fleet ID)
      via USR file, entries with zero member ID are not imported and
      RSS shows error. This is an expected operation. User can open the
      USR file and delete such entries before importing them into a
      codeplug to avoid import errors.

  4.  If using USB on Windows 98, the application window will disappear 
      after shutting down, however the system will not completely release
      all resources for approximately 5-10 minutes. You will be unable to
      start another session of the application until the resource have
      been released.

  5.  On Windows 2000 with "Service Pack 1, RC 1.1" USB will not work
      properly due to USB incompatibility. Please update Windows 2000
      to "Service Pack 2" for proper operation of USB.

  6.  If using Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 you encounter USB 
      communication problems, go to https://www.microsoft.com to 
      download a hot fix (Q318107).

  7.  If using Windows XP, you may encounter USB communications problem. 
      If problem occurs, go to device manager by right-clicking on 
      "My Computer", selects "Manage". Select "Device Manager" on the 
      left pane. Then select "Universal Serial Bus controllers" on the 
      right pane and expand it. Double-click on "USB Root Hub". This will 
      bring up the "USB Root Hub Properties" dialog. Go to "Power Management" 
      tab and un-check the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to 
      save power". Click "OK". Repeat this process for every USB Root Hub 
      under the "Universal Serial Bus Controller". Reboot the computer. 
      Then retry the operation.


4. HOW TO REPORT BUGS
=====================
  We recommend that you report problems to iDEN Customer Care
  at 800-453-0920. Also, visit the iDEN Customer Care web site
  http://www.motorola.com/iden/support for more information.

5. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
===================
  This product should be used in accordance with the terms of the license
  and should not be copied without permission from Motorola.

  Windows, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and WIndows XP are 
  registered trademarks by Microsoft Corporation.

  iDEN, iDEN RSS are trademarks of Motorola Inc.

  Portions of the iDEN RSS runtime libraries are provided by the
  following companies:

  Stingray Software: Objective Grid and Objective Toolkit
  BlueWater Systems: WinRT
  Microsoft: Data Access Objects
  Microsoft: Microsoft Foundation Classes
