ELECRAFT KPA1500, Owner'S Manual

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Menu Entry Default Description
RADIO TYPE K3
S
OR K3
Provides frequency information and communication between a transceiver
and KPA1500.
K3
S
/ K3
S
: Select which transceiver is connected via the 15-pin AUX
cable to the KPA1500.
BCD : The four BAND lines on the ACC connector carry band information
in BCD format.
ICOM : The
XCVR SERIAL
connector is configured for CI-V protocol, and
ACC connector BAND VOLTAGE and BAND REF VOLTAGE are
examined for frequency information.
Serial : A Kenwood, Yaesu, Elecraft K2, K3, K3
S
, KX2, or KX3 or
FlexRadio transceiver that responds to IF; FB; polls with frequency and
VFO information.
SERIAL NUMBER — Displays the KPA1500 serial number. Not editable.
SERIAL SPEED HOST 230400 bps
The speed of the Host PC (labeled USB) connection. The KPA1500
incorporates a USB-to-Serial adapter that appears as a COM port to
computer software.
The speed range is 4800 to 230,400 bits/second. Use the highest reliable
speed.
KPA1500 Utility finds the KPA1500 at any of its speeds.
SERIAL SPEED XCVR 38400 bps
The speed of the 3.5mm TRS connector labeled XCVR SERIAL and
depends on
RADIO TYPE selection.
TECH MODE DISABLED
Some status and menu items are shown only when TECH MODE is
enabled.
TR ADDED TIME
(Tech Mode Only)
0 msec
Delay added to the receive recovery if the transceiver has an RF
envelope that continues after its KEY OUT signal goes high. For the K3
S
/
K3 and most other transceivers use the default of 0 ms.
TX INHIBIT
(Tech Mode Only)
DISABLED
Chooses whether to enable or disable the ACC connector INHIBIT line,
pin 11. When enabled and the INHIBIT line is pulled down, the PA stage is
bypassed. The MODE LED will remain in OPER.
VOLTS
(Tech Mode Only)
Displays the measured power supply voltages (5, 10, 12, -12 and 50V).
WMTR ADJUST
(Per Band, Tech Mode
Only) 100
User-adjustable Wattmeter Calibration. Note: The KPA1500 Wattmeter is
factory-calibrated on all bands.
WMTR ADJUST affects only the displayed
power (LCD & LED, KPA1500 Utility operate page).
Factory calibrated fault thresholds are not affected.
XCVR SERIAL HOST
(Tech Mode Only)
DISABLED
When enabled the XCVR SERIAL connector can accept the same
KPA1500 command set as the USB and Ethernet connectors. May be
used by computer connections that must use RS-232 rather than USB.
XCVR SERIAL LOOP
(Tech Mode Only)
OFF
Loopback test of XCVR SERIAL connector. Used with a plug that shorts
tip to ring.