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SKY-SDR USER MANUAL Ver. 1.3.1 - 28-MAR-2017
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SERVICE MODE
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SERVICE MODE
is a special maintenance mode where additional parameters may
be adjusted. It is used for presetting general and unit-specific values of the radio.
Please contact Appello if you have any questions about this.
WARNING:
Entering Service Mode
RESETS MOST SETTINGS
to their original
DEFAULT VALUES. This includes all 27 of the Menu Mode Settings!
(Except for TX IQ, RX IQ and Synthesizer Calibration).
DO NOT TOUCH ANY SETTINGS in here unless you are 100% sure that you
know what you are doing. Otherwise you may easily kill the radio’s
performance. PLEASE CONTACT APPELLO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
WARNING: WHEN IN SERVICE MODE, NEVER CHANGE THE VALUES OF
“RX IQ” / “TX IQ” / “VFO” / “IF DSP”
THEY ARE PRE-SET AT THE FACTORY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL RADIO.
To Enable Entry to the Service Mode:
•
Turn the radio
OFF
.
•
Press and hold the
[F]
button, then power the radio
ON
.
•
After the Aerial-51 logo appears on the screen, release the
[F]
button.
•
You are now in Service Mode and may access the Service Mode Menu.
Functions of the Radio with Entry to Service Mode Enabled:
•
Do Nothing:
Normal Operation
•
Press [Menu]:
enters normal Menu Mode (just like normal operation)
•
Press [F] and then [Menu]:
Enters Service Mode
•
To EXIT Service mode, TURN RADIO OFF.
Restart radio as normal.
ALWAYS EXIT SERVICE MODE AS SOON AS YOU HAVE
FINISHED MAKING CHANGES TO THE MENU ITEMS.
This helps avoid making accidental changes to menu items.
