Profile Manager¶

Use the Profile Manager to create, rename, load, and delete Global, Transmit, and Microphone profiles on the radio, and to toggle auto-saving of transmit changes.

Before you start¶

AetherSDR must be connected to the radio. Profile Manager requires an active radio connection.
Familiarise yourself with the profile categories: Global profiles store overall radio configuration; Transmit and Microphone profiles store transmission-specific settings.

Opening the Profile Manager¶

Click Profiles > Profile Manager... to open the Profile Manager dialog.

What each control does¶

Control	Kind	Behavior	Setting key
`Global (tab)`	Tab	Manages global profiles.	—
`Transmit (tab)`	Tab	Manages transmit profiles.	—
`Microphone (tab)`	Tab	Manages microphone profiles.	—
`Auto-Save (tab)`	Tab	Controls automatic profile saving.	—
`Profile name`	Text field	Name used when saving a new profile. If left blank when Save is clicked and a profile is selected in the list, the selected profile's name is used instead.	—
`Profile list`	List	Shows all existing profiles for the selected category. The active profile is highlighted.	—
`Load`	Button	Loads the selected profile onto the radio. Enabled only when a profile is selected.	—
`Save`	Button	Saves the current radio state under the name typed in `Profile name`.	—
`Delete`	Button	Deletes the selected profile after a confirmation prompt. Enabled only when a profile is selected.	—
`Close`	Button	Closes the Profile Manager dialog.	—
`Auto-save profile changes`	Checkbox	When enabled, TX changes are written back to the active profile automatically.	`AutoSaveTransmitProfile`

Tab-specific behavior¶

Global tab¶

The Save button creates or overwrites a global profile. Enter a new name to create a profile, or select an existing one and click Save to overwrite it.

Transmit and Microphone tabs¶

The Save button is labelled Create instead of Save. The radio firmware does not support directly overwriting transmit or microphone profiles. Clicking Create always creates a new profile with a unique name.
If a profile with the typed name already exists, a dialog appears offering to enable Auto-Save. Clicking the Enable Auto-Save button in this dialog sends the profile autosave on command to the radio. The Auto-Save checkbox on the Auto-Save tab updates automatically in response to the radio's confirmation.
A note below the buttons explains: "Updates to existing profiles save automatically — enable Auto-Save (Auto-Save tab) so changes follow the active profile. Create makes a new profile; it does not overwrite an existing one."
The Load button uses the firmware command profile tx load (on the Transmit tab) and profile mic load (on the Microphone tab) to load the selected profile.

Auto-Save tab¶

Check Auto-save profile changes to enable automatic saving of transmit and microphone profile changes.
When enabled, any tweaks you make to an active transmit or microphone profile are written back to that profile immediately on the radio. You do not need to manually save.
The checkbox stays in sync with the radio's actual auto-save state, even when auto-save is toggled by:
The Enable Auto-Save button in the Transmit or Microphone tab's duplicate-name dialog
TCI clients sending auto-save commands
Loading a profile that has auto-save enabled or disabled
Remote SmartSDR clients
The checkbox ignores its own toggled signal when syncing from the radio, preventing feedback loops.

Tips¶

Clicking an existing profile in the Profile list populates the Profile name field with that profile's name. If you then click Save on the Global tab, the existing profile is overwritten with the current radio state.
You can also double-click a profile in the Profile list to load it immediately without clicking Load.
The Profile list updates automatically when the radio confirms the save. You do not need to close and reopen the dialog to see the new entry.
For transmit and microphone profiles, enable Auto-Save before making adjustments so you do not lose your changes.

Troubleshooting¶

Save has no effect and the profile does not appear in the list — Confirm the radio is connected. Profile Manager requires an active radio connection; if the connection dropped, reconnect via Settings > Connect to Radio... and try again.
Clicking Save with an empty Profile name field does nothing — Either type a name in Profile name or select an existing profile in the Profile list first (its name will fill the field automatically).
Cannot overwrite a transmit or microphone profile — This is by design. Use Create to make a new profile, or enable Auto-Save so changes to the active profile are saved automatically.
The Auto-Save checkbox seems to change by itself — This is normal. The checkbox reflects the radio's actual auto-save state. It may update when you enable Auto-Save from the Transmit or Microphone tab, or when another client toggles auto-save on the radio.