AOR SDU-5000 Manuale Utente

CAT-SCOPESpectrum Analysis for your PCCopyright 1996 - 2000 Computer Aided Technologies

General Installation - HardwarePage 10select the radio type. c. Choose the number “ 2” (AR5000) and press<enter>If you have every

General Installation - HardwarePage 11 1. Connect power to the 12 VDC input on the rear ofthe SDU5500 2. Connect the “ IF Cable” between the SDU5500

General Installation - HardwarePage 12If your radio is a different model, other than thetype of radio the above procedures and responsesshould be simi

General Installation - SoftwarePage 13Installation of CATSCOPE SoftwareThe first thing to do is install your masterdiskette(s) onto your hard drive. C

General Installation - SoftwarePage 142. Unless you are running Windows NT or accessingCATSCOPE from a network, you can disregard any promptsto edit y

Getting Started - Setting UpPage 15Getting StartedIt will be easier to use the software if you have abasic understanding of the connection of the hard

Getting Started - Setting UpPage 16Comm Ports Comm 1Baud Rate 9600 – (Fixed)Parameters N,8,2Handshaking No HandshakeWe have already setu

Getting Started - Setting UpPage 17does not access comm ports in the same manner. If youare in a network and have access through a “ RAS”(Remote Acces

Getting Started - ScanningPage 18Getting Started Scanning OverviewScanning using the SDU is not exactly like using aradio scanner to scan between a p

Getting Started - ScanningPage 19bandwidth to below 1 Mhz. At this level of resolution,you can probably even see the stereo modulationenvelope of most

Getting Started - ScanningPage 20series of graphical screens of the spectrum willbe displayed. The center frequency of thespectrum will begin to be d

Getting Started - ScanningPage 21will sound. (If this option is chosen from theconfigurations menu).5. Now, move the Mouse Cursor to a ‘peak’ or highp

Range List ScanningPage 22Command ButtonsThe Command Buttons are all essentially located on thelower area of the screen. We will explain thesebuttons

Range List ScanningPage 23SDU’s information and all the spectrum would bemisaligned. If you are recording a spectrumanalysis, you might want to perio

Range List ScanningPage 24ColorsWhile the program is designed for the most‘average’ and pleasing color combination, it isalso understandable that some

Range List ScanningPage 25Average On/OffThis button will cycle through several different‘color phases’. Each has it’s own unique propertieswhen visual

Range List ScanningPage 26will stay in effect until a new center frequencyis picked.Graph SignalThis selection, which is the default, shows the‘norma

Range List ScanningPage 27magnification by repeatedly clicking this button.Cycling past 12 starts over at 1 or normal.Range ListThis is a powerful add

Range List ScanningPage 28the file being played. The file chosen willcontinue to ‘play’ as long as you wish. The filechosen will ‘cycle’. As it reac

Range List ScanningPage 29SpanWe prefer to call this “ bandwidth control” ,but the function on the SDU is named ‘SPAN” .Span is the frequency range

Range List ScanningPage 30data has built up, you may see several rapidpasses until it catches up with the normal sweepdata from the SDU. Read the des

Range List ScanningPage 31Range List ScanningThe Range List command button pops up a miniaturedatabase of frequency ranges you can cycle through.While

Range List ScanningPage 32maximize the display for full spectrum viewing.If the 10.7 MHZ range is exceeded, the centerfrequency will be valid, but the

Range List ScanningPage 33first column, and successive entries to therecord can be made by pressing enter, and movingthe cursor with the mouse of the

Range List ScanningPage 342. The ON OFF Select column. Repeated clickingwill toggle the ON OFF status of this column.Entering a 0 or 1 will also regis

Tips and HintsPage 35Tips and hints for using CATSCOPEGetting “Set Up”The most difficult part of ‘getting started isto get proper communication betwee

Tips and HintsPage 36correctly. Also while most AR5000 models may havebeen modified for 9600 baud, the AR5000’s shouldstill be set for the factory def

Tips and HintsPage 37on screen special functions menu,by turning power on while holdingin the “ Sleep” button.ICOM InterfacingIf your Icom radio does

Tips and HintsPage 38Create range 4. Dwell 2 ON 430.00 440.00FM-NCreate range 5. Dwell 2 ON 440.00 450.00FM-NTurn on Multiscan, and ‘select’ only th

Tips and HintsPage 39can usually be remedied by clicking on theRetrace or Reset command buttons. The agc of theradio may need to be changed as well. T

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 6SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 8GENERAL INSTALLATION 9SDU5000 9SDU5500 10INSTALLATION OF CATSCOPE SOFTWARE 13GETTING STARTED 15SET

Technical AssistancePage 40Technical SupportTechnical support is available by threedifferent means1. EMAIL [email protected] - This is the mosteco

Technical AssistancePage 41Operator assisted calls - 318-687-4444 -Theoperators can only take messages“Off hours” and on weekends you can call thisn

MOST problems we encounter are associated withSerial Ports. CATSCOPE is a windows application.Windows can assign addresses and IRQ’s to commports tha

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IntroductionPage 6IntroductionThanks for purchasing CATSCOPE. CATSCOPE is asoftware control program for AOR’s SDU5000 andSDU5500. (Because there are

IntroductionPage 7unit. Commands that are sent from our program to theSDU are translated, and then sent to the specifiedradio. Tuning, mode changes, t

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSPage 8System RequirementsThe required hardware for CATSCOPE is an IBM/PCcompatible computer, Windows 3.1/95/98 orgreater. 16 meg o

General Installation - HardwarePage 9 General InstallationThe SDU, the radio and the CATSCOPE software are athree piece system that work in unison.