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MB1 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. READ IT FIRST 8

1.1

Congratulations .......................................................................................... 8

1.2

Features ...................................................................................................... 8

1.3

Supplied accessories ................................................................................. 10

1.4

Precautions ............................................................................................... 11

1.5

Software license agreement .................................................................... 13

1.5.1

ExpertSDR2 Software License Agreement ................................................... 13

1.5.2

Windows 10 Software License Agreement .................................................. 13

1.5.3

Other Software License Agreement ............................................................ 14

1.6

Copyrights ................................................................................................. 15

1.7

Contacts .................................................................................................... 15

2. CONNECTIONS 16

2.1

Antenna .................................................................................................... 16

2.2

Grounding ................................................................................................. 16

2.3

AC power .................................................................................................. 16

2.4

Front Panel accessories ............................................................................ 17

2.4.1

Microphone(Dynamic/Electret) .................................................................. 17

2.4.2

Headphones ........................................................................................... 18

2.4.3

USB Devices ........................................................................................... 18

2.5

Rear Panel ................................................................................................ 19

2.5.1

Accessories ............................................................................................. 19

2.5.2

External PC ............................................................................................. 20

2.5.3

External Linear Amplifier .......................................................................... 21

2.5.4

External Control devices ........................................................................... 23

2.5.5

Reference input ....................................................................................... 24

2.5.6

XVTR ..................................................................................................... 25

2.5.7

DAC OUT low power output ..................................................................... 25

2.5.8

RX IN and RX OUT .................................................................................. 26

2.6

Connectors pin-out ................................................................................... 27

2.6.1

MIC1 ..................................................................................................... 27

2.6.2

MIC2 ..................................................................................................... 27

2.6.3

COM ...................................................................................................... 28

2.6.4

EXT CTRL ............................................................................................... 29

2.6.5

PA PTT Outputs ...................................................................................... 30

3. FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 31

4. REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 44

5. MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 49

5.1

Main Window ............................................................................................ 49

5.1.1

Section 1 ............................................................................................... 49

5.1.2

Section 2 ............................................................................................... 50

Summary of Contents for MB1

Page 1: ...Expert Electronics 2016 Expert Electronics MB1 USER MANUAL 1 0 1 HF 50 MHz VHF TRANSCEIVER Direct Sampling SDR transceiver ...

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Page 3: ...ng 16 2 3 AC power 16 2 4 Front Panel accessories 17 2 4 1 Microphone Dynamic Electret 17 2 4 2 Headphones 18 2 4 3 USB Devices 18 2 5 Rear Panel 19 2 5 1 Accessories 19 2 5 2 External PC 20 2 5 3 External Linear Amplifier 21 2 5 4 External Control devices 23 2 5 5 Reference input 24 2 5 6 XVTR 25 2 5 7 DAC OUT low power output 25 2 5 8 RX IN and RX OUT 26 2 6 Connectors pin out 27 2 6 1 MIC1 27 2...

Page 4: ... 64 5 2 10 TX EQUALIZER 64 5 3 Options 65 5 3 1 Device menu 66 5 3 1 1 Device settings 66 5 3 1 2 Mic 67 5 3 1 3 VAC 68 5 3 1 4 VOX 69 5 3 1 5 DSP 69 5 3 1 6 TX 72 5 3 1 7 CW 74 5 3 1 8 Ext Ctrl 75 5 3 1 9 PA 76 5 3 1 10 Expert 77 5 3 2 Sound card menu 79 5 3 2 1 Sound card 80 5 3 2 2 Line output 82 5 3 3 Display menu 83 5 3 3 1 Main window 84 5 3 3 2 Spectrum 85 5 3 3 3 Waterfall 87 5 3 3 4 Grid ...

Page 5: ...10 6 2 Disable Windows password 140 6 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS 144 6 1 Receiver 144 6 2 Transmitter 144 6 3 Internal PC 145 6 4 Other 145 7 TRANSCEIVER OPERATIONS 146 7 1 Turning ON OFF the transceiver 146 7 2 Frequency Tuning 147 7 3 Adjusting the AF gain 149 7 4 Adjusting the RF gain 150 7 5 Muting the received audio 150 7 6 Internal speaker On Off 151 7 7 Audio signals routing 151 7 8 Selectin...

Page 6: ...7 31 Microphone gain control 172 7 32 Selecting the microphone s input 172 7 33 Compression level adjusting 174 7 34 VOX Operation 175 7 35 TX Monitoring Gain 175 7 36 Adjusting TX Equalizer 176 7 37 Voice Recorder Operation 176 7 38 Transverter mode operation 178 7 39 External PA control 178 7 40 Transmitting in Voice mode 180 7 41 Transmitting in CW mode 180 7 42 DAC OUT operation 180 7 43 CTCSS...

Page 7: ...7 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics TABLE OF CONTENTS 13 DIGITAL MODES OPERATION 191 14 RX2 OPERATION 192 ...

Page 8: ...d DUC DDC SDR technologies Direct Digital Conversion DDC and Digital Up Conversion DUC plus a fully featured high end personal computer with an Intel Core i5 processor on board Two independent receive channels with a bandwidth of 312 kHz Broadband overview of up to 80 MHz High quality IPS 7 touch screen display with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels ExpertSDR2 software in two versions for Desktop an...

Page 9: ...l duplex mode is supported by the transceiver s hardware but is not implemented in the firmware and software yet This mode will be implemented in future versions of ExpertSDR2 software PC capabilities of your transceiver Installation of digital modes software Installation HAM and Contest logs Two CW Skimmers may be used on different bands The transceiver can connect to the LAN and the Internet Use...

Page 10: ...e Basic configuration PTT microphone MD15 Power Supply Cable to connect the transceiver to an AC mains network Backup fuse 5A Standard configuration MB1 transceiver ATU Note ATU is installed in the transceiver in the Standard configuration PTT microphone MD15 Power Supply Cable to connect the transceiver to an AC mains network Backup fuse 5A Additional equipment Additionally you can purchase the f...

Page 11: ...to the MB1 in accordance with the wiring diagrams shown in this manual Never connect external devices to the MB1 transceiver which are live or in a switched on condition Use only AC networks in the range of 110 220V Remember the device supplied with AC voltage with a frequency of 50 60 Hz Never use or store the MB1 in dusty rooms nor allow prolonged exposure to direct sunlight Avoid the exposure o...

Page 12: ...ts which may cause damage to the transceiver Always disconnect the antenna from the MB1 when not in use or if there is a danger of atmospheric electricity Ground the antenna mast and antenna feeders to avoid accumulation of atmospheric static electricity on them Always use ferrite beads on antenna and other cables connected to the transceiver Ensure the MB1 and any connecting cables are free from ...

Page 13: ... software may be different from the description herein Ask your closest dealer on the availability of new more complete version of the User Manual or look for them on the official website of the manufacturer in the section MB1 Transceiver Documentation Users of the MB1 transceiver can update the MB1 software themselves by downloading from the official website of the Expert Electronics company The ...

Page 14: ...nse agreement which you are going to install or is already installed The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for material moral or any other kind of damage whether expressed or implied by the use of third party software The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for material moral or any other kind of damage whether expressed or implied by the virus software which may appear while using the MB1...

Page 15: ...ther commercial activity Expert Electronics company does not guarantee that the functions and their qualities described in this manual and also combinations which were not described in the manual comply with the User purposes if it is not mentioned in the Manual Expert Electronics company does bear any responsibility for material moral and other kinds of damage to the expressed or implied for such...

Page 16: ...s and or interference of TV s or other devices Transmitting using a receiving antenna may damage it Warning i Always use E type ferrite beads on antenna and other cables connected to the transceiver 2 2 Grounding To eliminate the risk of electric shock it is essential to use a reliable grounding connection for the transceiver Warning i Never use water or gas pipes for grounding i Never use the MB1...

Page 17: ...ed to connect dynamic microphones with an output impedance of 500 600 Ohm MIC 2 connector pinout is shown in section MIC 2 Note By repeated short presses of MIC button you can select the MIC 2 input in the software to work with a dynamic microphone Electret microphone Not supplied with the transceiver MIC 1 microphone input on the front panel of the transceiver is designed to connect electret micr...

Page 18: ...inue to operate To disable it go to a sound s local panel and turn off the speaker with SPEAKER button more details in Local panels Headphones with high impedance may sound quieter 2 4 3 USB Devices You can connect any standard USB device with current consumption of up to 500 mA to the USB connectors e g flashcards mouse and keyboard wireless mouse and or keyboard WLAN adapters etc Note After conn...

Page 19: ...the Ground Case it causes the transceiver to switch into the TX mode A red LED TX indicator on the front panel and in the software window indicates that the TX mode is on Releasing the footswitch returns the transceiver to the RX mode Straight Key Connects to the KEY socket using the mono 6 3 mm Jack Pressing the key switches the transceiver to the TX mode and when closed generates a continuous CW...

Page 20: ... as per the picture below Warning i While connecting a CW key to the COM port avoid any contact of the key with the transceivers s case other devices chassis and or any other earth point 2 5 2 External PC The transceiver can be connected to another PC with a COM port cable Using the COM port cable and the CAT system you can adjust the transceiver s frequency and it s other parameters Note The cabl...

Page 21: ... the PA can be controlled via the CAT system for switching bands and or tuning of the HF circuits you can use the null modem COM port cable to control the amplifier To switch the PA to the transmission mode normally you use a connection to the PA s control line and the PA s case The MB1 transceiver provides four separate PA PTT sockets for connecting the control lines and the case for four externa...

Page 22: ...B COM adapter to one of the transceiver s USB ports In this case the virtual COM port of the adapter should be set up in the MB1 OS Warning i There is a small natural delay in the ALC system functionality which may lead to short term overload of the external PA This phenomenon could cause off frequency emissions or failure of your PA The User of the MB1 transceiver should understand and accept the...

Page 23: ... fan depending on the settings adjusted by the User The Fan can be used for additional ventilation of the transceiver You could also connect a relay to this terminal to control the room cooling system or other systems dependent on the transceiver s temperature Note The Electronic keys have built in protection diodes for inductive loads relays fans solenoids etc with a maximum reverse voltage of 75...

Page 24: ... the Reference Frequency Reference signal frequency of 10 MHz Reference signal voltage min 2 5 V peak to peak max 3 3 V peak to peak Input impedance of 500 Ohm SMA type connector female Note REF IN is used to increase the stability of the transceiver s tuning frequency if the built in stability 0 5 ppm is not enough It requires external reference oscillator with greater frequency stability Also tr...

Page 25: ... controlling TX mode so it is necessary to use an additional TX mode controlling line while you use it You could use any EXT CTRL key connector or PA PTT line more details in EXT CTRL devices XVTR input output parameters Intermediate Frequency 1 70 MHz 90 150 MHz IF band up to 80 MHz Impedance 50 Ohm XVTR input sensitivity 115 dBm Signal level in TX mode 10 dBm max DC level 5 V in TX mode 2 5 7 DA...

Page 26: ...rning i Maximum allowed signal level on the RX IN connector is 0 3V of the active voltage RMS Do not exceed it it may result in the transceivers overload and ADC fatal damage RX OUT connector is the output of the transceivers receive path The signal transferred to the transceivers HF path via active antenna input goes to the RX OUT when the RX IN is chosen Between RX OUT and RX IN connectors may b...

Page 27: ...upply into the MIC Output 3 GND Ground 2 6 2 MIC2 Out Output name Description Note 1 NC Do not connect 2 GND Ground 3 PTT РТТ signal input Connection of the PTT to the GND will turn the transceiver to the TX mode Input 4 MIC Mic signal input Input 5 MIC_GND MIC case 6 5V DC 5V output with maximum current up to 20 mA Output 7 NC Do not connect 8 NC Do not connect ...

Page 28: ...itted Data Carries data from DTE to DCE Output 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready DTE is ready to receive initiate or continue a call Output 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready DCE is ready to receive commands or data Input 7 RTS Request To Send DTE requests the DCE prepare to transmit data Output 8 CTS Clear To Send DCE is ready to accept data from the DTE Input 9 RI Ring Indicator DCE has detected an incom...

Page 29: ... reserve Input 6 CP Contact of protected diode 7 X3 Programmable key with open collector Output 8 X6 Programmable key with open collector Output 9 RA RS 485 Line Input Output 10 I1 Connection of buttoned detector Connect to ground In reserve Input 11 X2 Programmable key with open collector Output 12 X5 Programmable key with open collector Output 13 X8 РТТ Programmable key with open collector for c...

Page 30: ... 2 6 5 PA PTT Outputs Central contacts of the RCA connectors connects to the electronic keys with open collector Cases of the connectors are connected to the transceivers case Note Trigger of the electronic key with open collector leads to key s ground connection Voltage drop equals 0 7V Warning i Maximum current allowed via electronic keys is 150 mA i While connecting 1 4 inductive loads relay so...

Page 31: ...es that transmission mode is on Press one more time to put the transceiver in receiving mode 3 TUN Automatic Tuner Unit on button Short press the TUN button to start the matching process more details in ATU operation An orange LED indicates that the settings mode is switched on Press and hold TUN button to enter local ATU menu more details in ATU operation Note If the ATU option is not installed w...

Page 32: ...P control 8 PA Control button for external power amplifiers in TX mode Short press the PA button to enable the external PA in TX mode Press and hold the PA button to enter the external PA settings panel more details in External PA control 9 ANT Antenna switch button Short press the ANT button for synchronous receiving and transmitting antenna switching Successive presses cycle through the antennas...

Page 33: ...ansceiver The Input is designed for a microphone impedance of 400 600 Ohm 14 F1 F10 Functional assignable buttons Manage the functions assigned to the F1 F10 buttons more details in Functional buttons using 15 160 2 Band selection buttons Press the corresponding button to go to the desired band range Band buttons have a three position memory more details in Using the band memory 170 153 ...

Page 34: ...functions mode is active more details in Button SHIFT Operation 17 Voice Recorder button Press the REC button to start recording the signal Press again to stop recording more details in Voice Recorder Operation While recording the REC indicator will show on the transceiver s front panel Note You can record received signals from the air and also from your own microphone Attention recordings of the ...

Page 35: ...r from the predefined set Press again to cycle through the filters FU Button to Increase the band width of the receiver filter Press the FU button to select a wider receiver band filter from the predefined set Press again to cycle through the filters 18 NR Button to enable Noise Reduction Press the NR button to enable noise reduction of the receiver more details in DSP functions using NB1 The Firs...

Page 36: ...gnal will be shifted in phase 19 SUB Sub receiver button Press the SUB button to enable the sub receiver Controlled via VFO B more details in Sub receiver using Note Reception will function in the panorama s bandwidth A B Button to assign the frequency from heterodyne VFO A to heterodyne VFO B Press A B button to assign the frequency from heterodyne VFO A to heterodyne VFO B more details in VFO A ...

Page 37: ...RX2 receiver 22 MAIN KNOB Main knob Rotate the Main knob to tune the receiver frequency You can control the VFO A and VFO B frequency of the first receiver and the VFO A and VFO B frequency of the second receiver more details in Frequency tuning 23 LOCK Button for locking the frequency Press the LOCK button to lock the frequency This also blocks bands changes 24 D I Button to switch between DDS IF...

Page 38: ... panel on the transceiver s display Note If the local settings panel is open then MON TNF P will not be active Close the local settings panel to operate these functions 26 DOUBLE KNOBS MIC SPD DRIVE VOX COMP MIC Knob for microphone input in dB gain control Rotate the MIC knob to set required level of microphone gain The microphone gain level is displayed in the software Main window more details in...

Page 39: ...ases the average output power while decreases pick factor of the transmitting signal 27 DOUBLE KNOBS AF RF AF AF Gain knob LF gain Rotate the AF knob to set the required volume level more details in Adjusting AF level Note The AF knob controls the volume of all receivers RX1 RX2 VFO A VFO B You can set the volume for each of them in the local panel of the audio mixer more details in Audio signals ...

Page 40: ...display Note If the local settings panel is open then SHIFT NB1 will not be active Close the local settings panel to continue operation with these functions 29 MIC CW Switch button for microphone inputs CW mode settings Press the MIC button to select the microphone input MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC PC The selected microphone is displayed in the Main window more details in Choosing the microphones input Press ...

Page 41: ...tails in Squelch level adjusting R EQ RX mode equalizer Short press the R EQ button to enable the equalizer in RX mode Press and hold the R EQ button to open the equalizer local settings panel for RX mode more details in Adjusting RX Equalizer Note Tune the equalizer via the touch screen panel by touching and moving the sliders or use the MULTI1 and MULTI2 knobs T EQ TX mode equalizer Short press ...

Page 42: ... versions of the software STEP Button to change the step of frequency shifting Press the STEP button to select the required step of frequency shifting The current step size is displayed in the Main window In Auto mode the transceiver will change the step size of its frequency shifting dependent on the speed used when tuning the knobs more details in Frequency Tuning STEP Changing Z Zoom in panoram...

Page 43: ...nsceiver Short press the XIT button to enable the transmitting offset of the transceiver Offset of the transceiver is adjusted with the MULTI3 knob Press and hold the XIT button to return the offset to zero more details in RIT XIT Operations RX2 Button to enable the Second receiver Press the RX2 button to enable the second receiver more details in RX2 Operation Adjusting the second receiver s freq...

Page 44: ...44 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 4 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION ...

Page 45: ...elect each of the antenna connectors using the ANT button on the front panel of the transceiver when in VHF mode more details in Antenna switching Note Using an Antenna impedance different from 50 Ohm may lead to deterioration of the receiving capabilities of the transceiver and degradation of the quality of the transmitted signal 3 GND Grounding Earth terminal Use the GND terminal for grounding t...

Page 46: ...ear Panel 8 I O Power switch Select the I position to apply power to the transceiver Note Make sure that the rear power switch is in I position before pressing the power button on the front panel of the transceiver 9 Transceiver s power connector Connect the transceiver to the AC mains using the cable from the kit The supply voltage range is 100 240 V Frequency 50 60 Hz Current up to 4 5 A There i...

Page 47: ...tandard USB devices mouse keyboard flash card USB COM adapter printer and more to extend the capabilities of your MB1 12 RX IN Direct input of the receiver high speed ADC input Connections to the RX IN for receiving antennas external filters high frequency amplifier converters more details in RX IN and RX OUT 13 ACC Not active now 14 RX OUT RF output of the receive path Connections to the RX OUT f...

Page 48: ...frequency more details in Reference input 19 GPS Antenna input of the internal GPS receiver Not used in the current MB1 transceiver 20 PTT Jack for PTT footswitch Connect a PTT footswitch to the jack for control when in TX mode 21 KEY Jack for CW key Connect a CW key to the KEY jack The key can be a twin paddle or a single paddle key or a classic straight key more details in Accessories 24 19 ...

Page 49: ...1 Main Window 5 1 1 Section 1 Full screen button Press the button to switch software main window to the full screen mode Press again to disable full screen mode Switch view button Press the button to change ExpertSDR2 to classic PC view We recommend to use external display at least 19 for this view Options button Press the button to open Options window Start button Press the button to begin to lis...

Page 50: ...y tuning is impossible by any means more details in Frequency tuning LOCK IQ file record indicator If IQ indicator shines with a red light then you record an IQ file more details in IQ files recording Warning i IQ files may require a huge amount of space Continuous recording of IQ files could lead to using all available free disk space on your PC Voice recorder play record indicator If record indi...

Page 51: ...ursor or via touch screen to turn the transceiver in the RX mode Indicator button to switch on the TX mode If the indicator shines with a red light as on the picture then the MB1 transceiver is in the TX mode If the transceiver is in the RX mode by pressing the TX button with either the mouse cursor or via touch screen you ll turn it to the TX mode ATU indicator button If the indicator shines with...

Page 52: ...ency tuning indicator RIT indicator button Receive Incremental Tuning RIT indicator shines with a blue light if the receiver offset is enabled Press this indicator button with either the mouse cursor or via touch screen to enable disable receiver offset more details in RIT XIT indicator button Transmit Incremental Tuning XIT indicator shines with an red light if the transmitter offset is enabled P...

Page 53: ...tor button SPLIT indicator shines with a red light if the split operation for the transmit frequency is enabled Press this indicator button with either the mouse cursor or via touch screen to enable disable SPLIT more details in SPLIT operation 5 1 4 Section 4 Frequency step indicator more details in Tuning STEP changing Filter width indicator Receiver AGC maximum gain Output power level Current M...

Page 54: ...Effect for CW signals indicator button DSE indicator shines with a blue light if the digital surround effect is enabled Press this indicator button with either the mouse cursor or via touch screen to enable disable digital surround effect more details in DSP functions using Receiver Noise Blanker indicator button NB1 indicator shines with a yellow light if the receiver noise blanker is enabled Pre...

Page 55: ...er width is semitransparent Vertical green line is a set frequency 5 1 7 Section 7 Frequency scale Spectrum scope zoom point marker Spectrum scope and waterfall are zoomed in or out in respect to this marker more details in ZOOM in ZOOM out the graphics 5 1 8 Section 8 Waterfall graphic Timed spectrum scope in format Amplitude Brightness frequency horizontal time vertical 5 1 9 Section 9 F1 F10 se...

Page 56: ...ls are not available Required settings you may find in the Options menu 5 2 1 ATU Press and hold the TUN button on the front panel of the transceiver to open close the local panel BYPASS The tuner s Bypass mode button Press the BYPASS to enable tuner s bypass mode to exclude it s influence on the transceiver RX Enable the Tuner for the RX mode Press the RX button to enable matching in the RX mode ...

Page 57: ...and right channels Note Described above volume and balance settings are active when the sub receiver is active If you use only VFO A the sub receiver is disabled the global volume control is active SDR SOUND Audio output from the transceiver Press the SDR SOUND to listen to the transceiver s received signals PC SOUND Audio output from the PC Press the PC SOUND to listen to the audio from PC e g au...

Page 58: ...10 MHz external oscillator as the reference oscillator to improve frequency stability Receiver s sample rate 39 kHz 39 kHz sample rate button 78 kHz 78 kHz sample rate button 156 kHz 156 kHz sample rate button 312 kHz 312 kHz sample rate button Receiver s sample rate influences panorama s bandwidth and quadrature s bandwidth which could be transferred to the CW Skimmer RX ONLY A1 A4 RX only mode b...

Page 59: ...cally disable RX OUT more details Using RX OUT output DAC OUT 10 mW low power output button Press the DAC OUT button to enable transceiver low power output Low power output frequency range is 100 kHz 160 MHz more details in DAC OUT operation 5 2 4 NFM SETTINGS Press and hold the MD or MU mode button on the front panel of the transceiver to open close the local panel BURST TONE Repeater tone TX but...

Page 60: ...he RX TX button to enable CTCSS tone for both RX and TX RX ONLY CTCSS mode only for RX Press the RX ONLY button to enable CTCSS tone for both RX TX ONLY CTCSS mode only for TX Press the TX ONLY button to enable CTCSS tone for both TX LEVEL Tone level slider Set the CTCSS tone level with the LEVEL slider or enter the required number from the keyboard in the input box By default 15 5 2 5 DSP SETTING...

Page 61: ...og Pick Filter button Analog peak filter creates the triangle filter s AFC amplitude frequency characteristic in the filter bandpass Press the APF button to enable Analog Pick Filter more details in DSP functions NB1 First Noise Blanker button Press the NB1 button to enable the first Noise Blanker more details in DSP functions NB2 Second Noise Blanker button Press the NB2 button to enable the seco...

Page 62: ...d card MIC Press the MIC PC button to choose PC s microphone MIC PC GAIN Microphone input gain control Set the required gain level of the microphone input Control sets the max microphone s AGC gain while the microphone AGC is active BREAK IN CW VOX mode Press the BREAK IN button to enable this mode transceiver will automatically turn to the TX mode by the press on the CW keyer IAMBIC Automatic dot...

Page 63: ...the transceiver to open close the local panel MIC1 THRESHOLD MIC2 THRESHOLD MIC PC THRESHOLD VOX system operating threshold control separately for each MIC input Set the VOX operating threshold for the corresponding microphone according to the noise level in the room more details in VOX operation TIMEOUT TO RX Delay control to switch from the TX mode to the RX mode after the VOX is off Set the req...

Page 64: ...transceiver to open close the local panel Set the required response for each RX equalizer frequency 5 2 10 TX EQUALIZER Press and hold the T EQ button on the front panel of the transceiver to open close the local panel Set the required response for each TX equalizer frequency Note TX equalizer settings are saved for each microphone separately ...

Page 65: ...hing in the menu and you don t like it but you forgot the default value you can reset all setting to the default level by simply clicking the Default button The same goes to some inclosed menus where the Default button is present You can check the changes without leaving the Options window just click the Apply button If you are satisfied with the changes and don t want to change anything else clic...

Page 66: ...58 200 by default This setting cannot be changed SDR Port Port number which used for the date exchange 50001 by default This setting cannot be changed Sample Rate IF sample rate equals the panorama bandwidth You can choose one of four panorama bandwidth values Search Search the device in the local network When you press the Search button software searches for the SDR transceivers in the network SD...

Page 67: ...3 1 2 Mic There are two microphone settings categories in the Mic tab PC Microphone AGC In the PC Microphone category you can adjust the internal PC s sound card which is connected to the microphone PC Microphone category consists of the following items Driver choose the sound card s driver type Input choose the sound card s physical input Channels choose the amount of the sound card s used channe...

Page 68: ...Receiver 1 and Receiver 2 Enable Enable virtual audio cable checkbox Set the Enable checkbox to enable virtual audio cable VAC category consists of the following items Driver choose the audio cable s or sound card driver type Input choose the sound card s physical input or the virtual audio cable s number Channels choose the amount of the sound card s or virtual audio cable used channels Sample ra...

Page 69: ...1 sound card 5 3 1 4 VOX On the VOX tab you can see the settings of the Voice Operated Transmit system VOX system triggers when the microphones voice signal exceeds the Threshold Threshold could be set for each microphone individually VOX enable VOX system enable checkbox Set the VOX enable checkbox to enable VOX system Timeout to RX VOX delay time to switch from the TX mode to the RX mode Thresho...

Page 70: ... has a Default button Digital processing filter s settings There you can find fine the settings of the receiver s digital processing filters DSP functions clears the signal from abnormal noises and crosstalk These are the standard functions ANF Auto Notch filter removes the carrier signals This is a special adaptive filter which removes any periodical signals from the air in the RX filter band NR ...

Page 71: ...phones and internal MB1 dynamic NR and ANF parameters Taps filter taps determines the quality of the filter functionality Delay trigger delay time Rate set the adaptation rate of the filter Leak set the signal s level Noise blanker parameters Threshold NB 1 filter 1 trigger threshold Set the required filter 1 trigger threshold depends on the interference level Threshold NB 2 filter 2 trigger thres...

Page 72: ...ile receiving the CW signal sounds as if CW signal moves from the right to the left channel Filter taps receiver s filter taps The higher the receiver s filter taps value the more rectangle filter shape but also longer signal pass delays That is why user should find the best settings for himself between acceptable filter shape steepness and signal delay Optimal filter taps are set by default Defau...

Page 73: ...s parameter so that the signal on MIC meter would reach 10 5 dBW values more details in Voice Recorder Operation TX Filter Taps Transmit Filter Taps settings SSB Filter Taps in SSB mode AM NFM Filter Taps in АМ mode and narrowband FM DIGL DIGU Filter Taps in DIGL and DIGU modes PA control External PA control settings Enable PA in Tone mode Checkbox to enable the TX mode of the external PA in the T...

Page 74: ...ed to the key Lines Lines menu used for Dot and Dash signals In the Lines menu you may swap Dot and Dash signals with COM port bits RTS and DTR Enable Secondary Key Checkbox to enable secondary additional CW key Set the Enable Secondary Key checkbox to enable secondary additional CW key which is connected to the COM port As a rule this port is being used for CW signal generated by the additional s...

Page 75: ... 1 7 Electronic keys numbers 160 2 Electronic key enable checkbox on the corresponding band Note On the picture you can see an example of using the keys in the 160M 80M and 40M bands for both RX and TX modes While working on the 160M band in the RX mode 1 key is enabled if turn to TX mode 1 key is still active While turning on 80M band 2 key will be enabled 1 key will be disabled it is active in b...

Page 76: ...XT CTRL connection more details in EXT CRTL 1 4 Control РТТ keys of the external PAs Keys outputs placed on the rear panel of the transceiver on the corresponding connections PTT 1 4 more details in PA PTT outputs RX TX HF signal delay after RX TX turn TX RX TX RX turn delay after the PTT signal disabled 160М 2М Electronic keys enable checkboxes on the corresponding bands Choose the electronic key...

Page 77: ...er setting the required values set unset checkboxes press the Write button to store the info in the memory To read the current settings state from the memory press the Read button Auto read happens with every software launch Power Correction Output power correction menu of the transceiver by bands Set the output power value for each band Value 20 means maximum output power of the transceiver Note ...

Page 78: ...t the manufacturing by default additional calibration is not required Firmware update Button for manual firmware update in the transceiver s SDR module Press the Firmware update button to initialize firmware update process Tuner Button for manual firmware update in the transceiver s ATU module Press the Tuner button to initialize firmware update process MB1 buttons Input lines control button Press...

Page 79: ...o the receiver It is recommended to keep this checkbox on all the time Default Default hardware settings button Press the Default button to return to the default settings Read Read the hardware settings from the transceiver s memory Press the Read button to read the hardware settings from the transceiver s memory Write Store the hardware settings Press the Write button to store the hardware settin...

Page 80: ...laced in the SDR module Sound card volume is adjusted by rotating the AF knob on the front panel of the transceiver Delay for the signal output via the sound card could reach 30 500 ms Enable Checkbox to enable PC s sound card Set the Enable checkbox to enable sound output via the sound card Driver Choose the sound card s driver type Output Choose the sound card s physical output Channels Choose t...

Page 81: ...81 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION Note Before you ll enable the Sound card by the Enable checkbox make sure that all sound devices settings are set correctly ...

Page 82: ...o tabs with identical settings for RX1 and RX2 receivers in the Line output category let s look at one of them Enable Checkbox to enable Line output Set the Enable checkbox to enable Line output Driver Choose the sound device driver type Output Choose the sound device physical output Channels Choose the amount of active sound device channels Sample rate Sampling frequency Buffer size Buffer size L...

Page 83: ...IPTION 5 3 3 Display menu In the Display menu you can see the settings of the transceiver s software display Display settings in the Device menu are placed according to their purposes Main window tab Spectrum tab Waterfall tab Grid tab Filter tab Background tab ...

Page 84: ...ck screensaver checkbox Set the Lock Screensaver checkbox to block the display turn off by the Windows OS Recommended checkbox setting on ExpertSDR2 stays on top On top checkbox Set the ExpertSDR2 stays on top checkbox to see ExpertSDR2 window constantly on top of other windows Recommended checkbox setting off Autostart device Receiver s autostart checkbox Set the Autostart device checkbox to auto...

Page 85: ...checkbox Set the Use 60M band checkbox to enable 60М band Note After you choose the amateur region and or set the checkbox Use 11M 60M band you ll see the notification window that the settings will be applied after the restart of the software Restart the software 5 3 3 2 Spectrum On the Spectrum tab you can see the transceiver s spectrum settings FFT size Fast Fourier Transform FFT size of the spe...

Page 86: ...cy slider for the spectrum scope lower area filling Set the required filling transparency level Show bands Show amateur bands borders Set the Show bands checkbox to show amateur bands borders at the top of the spectrum scope blue line Save limits for each band Save spectrum scope amplitude limits for each band Set the Save limits for each band checkbox to enable the software to save set spectrum s...

Page 87: ...a of the spectrum scope When rollover the station s marker you ll see the commentary Show spots Show spots from the CW Skimmer on the spectrum scope Set the Show spots checkbox to show spots from the CW Skimmer on the spectrum scope as a markers with call signs Show S Meter on Band Scope Show the S Meter on the Band Scope Set the Show S Meter on Band Scope checkbox to show the S Meter on the Band ...

Page 88: ...menu Rainbow Monochrome Custom Choose the required color render of the waterfall depending on your choice or tasks Remove flicker Checkbox to remove the waterfall flickers Set the Remove flicker checkbox to get rid of the texture flickers in the waterfall Also it slightly clears the waterfall from air noises Rate Waterfall movement speed slider Set the Rate slider according to the required waterfa...

Page 89: ...receivers filter on the spectrum Set the Show S Meter checkbox to display S Meter near the receiver s filter In the RX Filter А RX Filter В TX Filter categories displayed filters color and transparency settings Filter color Filter s frequency color menu Choose the required filter s tuned frequency color from the palette Band filter color Filter s bandwidth color menu Choose the required filter s b...

Page 90: ...the Background type menu spectrum scope background render type In the Solid mode available settings are Color Background color menu Choose the required background color from the palette In the Gradient menu available settings are Color top Top gradient color of the background Choose the required top gradient color from the palette Color bottom Bottom gradient color of the background Choose the req...

Page 91: ...5 3 4 CAT menu In the CAT menu you can see the settings CAT system CAT system is the transceiver s exchange interface with an external devices and software CAT interface is used to control the transceiver from a third party software This could be contest logs digital modes decoder software SAT tracker etc Software receivers 1 and 2 could be controlled separately via the CAT protocol Protocol Excha...

Page 92: ... A frequency Set VFO B frequency Enable receiver s RIT offset Set RIT offset Reset RIT offset Enable transceiver s XIT offset Set mode type Enable SPLIT 5 3 4 1 RX1 receiver RX1 tab contains a САТ system settings and control of the transceiver s PTT command via COM ports for the RX1 receiver Protocol Exchange protocol menu with external devices Select the required exchange protocol with external d...

Page 93: ...control of the antenna switch via the CAT system Set the Antenna switch control checkbox to enable the control of the antenna switch via the CAT system Useful for the Ham Radio Deluxe software Enable PTT Checkbox to enable control of the TX mode via the COM port Set the Enable PTT checkbox to enable the control of the TX mode via the COM port Port name COM port number DTR RTS COM port line for rec...

Page 94: ...l menu with external devices Select the required exchange protocol with external devices or software from the list Enable CAT Checkbox to enable control of the transceiver via the CAT system Port name COM port number Parity Parity Data Amount of data in bits Stop bit Amount of stop bits Baud rate Port speed PTT line COM port line to activate the TX mode Key line COM port line for the CW mode DTR R...

Page 95: ... PTT checkbox to enable the control of the TX mode via the COM port Port name COM port number DTR RTS COM port line for receiving the PTT commands Set one of the DTR RTS line checkbox to select them as control Enable Switch Checkbox to enable control of rerouting the PTT signal from footswitch to additional COM port Set the Enable PTT checkbox to enable rerouting the PTT signal from footswitch to ...

Page 96: ...he OmniRig software Settings Button to open the OmniRig software settings for adjustment Press the Settings button to open the OmniRig software settings Note If the transceiver s software ExpertSDR2 uses OmniRig protocol to exchange data with external contest log software which also uses OmniRig then COM port and other settings in the OmniRig software are not required Select in the OmniRig setting...

Page 97: ...in the Panel menu displayed one E Coder 1 tab if a several E Coder panels are connected to the transceiver in the Panel menu displayed a several tabs E Coder 1 E Coder 2 etc with identical settings for each panel In the left part of the menu you can see the schematic picture of the E Coder panel with buttons and knobs Press any button you ll see the list of the available functions Note The list of...

Page 98: ...spectrum zoom modes switching MOX enable disable manually operated transmit mode Tone enable disable tone signal in TX mode WF enable disable Wide Filter Filter for all Nyquist zone If in the Device menu settings you set Auto enable checkbox then you don t need this function on the panel Power ON OFF transceiver s power on off Switch DDS IF tuning the frequency by moving the filter over the panora...

Page 99: ...Volume volume adjustment Mic Gain Mic gain adjustment SQL squelch threshold adjustment Filter Low High tuning the frequency of the low high filter s front Filter Width adjusting the filter width Filter Shift shifting the filter s central frequency Drive adjusting the output power IF tuning the frequency by moving the filter over the panorama RF Gain RF Gain control CW Speed CW Speed control RIT Of...

Page 100: ...Filter Width set the filter s width change step for one knob s clack Filter Shift set the filter s shift change step for one knob s clack Drive set the output level power change step for one knob s clack RF Gain set the RF gain change step for one knob s clack Additional functions Additional panel settings RX1 RX2 tab Com port settings tab for rerouting the PTT signal from the panel to the COM por...

Page 101: ...am in the list Program 1 10 program s button Press the Prog X button to open the window and select exe file of the required program Delete button Program delete button Press the Delete button if you need to delete a program from the autorun list Arguments Input box to enter the argument after program s launch Enter some text message in the arguments input box for the corresponding program Note Arg...

Page 102: ...rtSync server IP address If the the ExpertSync server is launched on the transceiver s PC then the address will be 127 0 0 1 Port Input box of the data exchange port Enter the exchange port number in the Port input box Connect Button to launch the connection between the transceiver s software and ExpertSync Press the Connect button to launch the connection between the transceiver s software and Ex...

Page 103: ...nection with the CW Skimmer software or Internet server spotter Press the Connect button after adjusting all settings to make a connection with the CW Skimmer software or Internet server spotter Address IP address or DNS name of the CW Skimmer server Enter this 127 0 0 1 address or localhost if you want to connect to the CW Skimmer which is installed on the transceiver s PC Port Input box of the d...

Page 104: ...R2 to the CW Skimmer Driver audio device driver type Output audio device physical output Channels amount of the used channels of the audio device Sample rate sampling frequency Buffer size buffer size Latency signal delay time Note If CW Skimmer is installed on the transceiver s PC then for the signal output you need to use Virtual Audio Cable Sync frequency ExpertSDR2 set the CW Skimmer frequency...

Page 105: ...eckbox to activate assigned shortcuts Function Transceiver s functions column In the Function column displayed all transceiver s functions available for shortcuts Common shortcut Column with the main shortcuts In the Common shortcut column you can set the main transceiver s functions RX1 shortcut RX1 receiver shortcuts column In the RX1 shortcut column you can set RX1 receiver functions RX2 shortc...

Page 106: ...itch MB1 Utility works in a minimized mode in a system trey right button corner of the display MB1 Utility has the following tabs 5 9 1 Main Language Language menu of the MB1 utility Select the required interface language Two languages are available Russian and English Embedded audio amplifier category Sound out from SDR Sound output from the SDR module s codec goes in the mixer Set the Sound out ...

Page 107: ...doubled by buttons in the software main window in the Mixer local panel more details in MIXER In other words you don t have to open the MB1 utility to control sound output you can do it in the EXpertSDR2 software Fan speed category Mode Fan mode indicator Fan indicator shows current fan mode PA voltage PA voltage indicator PA current PA current consumption indicator SDR voltage SDR module voltage ...

Page 108: ...016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5 9 2 Sensors On the Sensors tab you can see timed voltage and current diagrams 5 9 3 Temperature On the Temperature tab you can see the timed diagram of the temperature sensor ...

Page 109: ...eed tab you can adjust the fan speed settings Hand settings Button to enable manual control of fan speed via presets Press the Hand settings button to enable manual control of fan speed via presets Off Switch off fan Low Low sound mode Middle Medium fan speed High High fan speed Турбо Max fan speed ...

Page 110: ...110 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5 9 5 About On the About tab you can see the info about the name version of the program and Copyrights ...

Page 111: ...B1 transceiver Note All required adjustments are performed at the manufacturing 5 10 1 Date and time settings Do the following to set the date and time 1 Click the left mouse button on the time in trey marked with a red rectangle on the picture below 2 Click the left mouse button on the Date and time settings menu marked with a red rectangle on the picture below ...

Page 112: ...e appeared settings window switch off Set time automatically marked with a red rectangle on the picture below 4 Select your current Time zone 5 Press the Change button marked with a red rectangle on the picture below 6 In the Change date and time menu set current date and time ...

Page 113: ... 2 Switch off screen saver To switch off the screen saver do the following 1 Click the right mouse button anywhere on the home screen 2 In the appeared menu select the Personalize section by the click of the left mouse button marked with a red rectangle on the picture below ...

Page 114: ...nual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 3 In the Personalization window select Lock screen menu Screen saver settings by the click of the left mouse button marked with a red rectangle on the picture below ...

Page 115: ...ngs menu in the Screen saver drop down menu select None by the click of the left mouse button marked with a red rectangle on the picture below Note If your OS was updated it might change selected None value to manufacturer settings Check this out and switch off the screen saver again if necessary ...

Page 116: ...SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5 10 3 Switch off sleep mode To switch off the sleep mode do the following 1 Open the Start menu by pressing the in the left bottom corner of the screen 2 Select Settings in the menu marked with a red rectangle on the picture below ...

Page 117: ... MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 3 In the appeared Settings window select the System menu by the click of the left mouse button marked with a red square on the picture below ...

Page 118: ... after drop down menu select Never 6 In the When plugged in PC goes to sleep after drop down menu select Never Note If the internal PC went to the sleep mode after it ll come back transceiver won t function properly For correct functioning of the transceiver switch it off and then switch on If your OS was updated it might change selected Never value to manufacturer settings Check this out and swit...

Page 119: ...work adapters One network adapter is the USB LAN adapter called MB1 and is used for connection with the SDR module Internal network adapter should be set according to the following steps 1 Press the Network sign in trey 2 In the appeared window click on the Network settings menu marked with a red rectangle on the picture below ...

Page 120: ...tronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 3 In the Network Internet window select Ethernet Change adapter options marked with a red rectangle on the picture below 4 In the Network Connections window click right mouse button on the МВ1 network icon ...

Page 121: ...121 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5 In the drop down menu select Properties 6 In the МВ1 Properties window select IP versions 4 TCP IPv4 and press Properties button ...

Page 122: ...MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 7 In the IP versions 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window set the settings as on the picture below 8 Press the ОК button in this and previous windows ...

Page 123: ... or full failure of the device functionality To protect you device from it we recommend to create system restore points from time to time which could be used in case of Windows OS failure 5 10 5 1 Create restore point To create the restore point do the following 1 Open the Start menu by pressing the in the left bottom corner of the screen 2 Select Settings in the menu marked with a red rectangle o...

Page 124: ... MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 3 In the appeared Settings window select the System menu by the click of the left mouse button marked with a red square on the picture below ...

Page 125: ...r Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 4 In the System window select the About menu then select System info by the click of the left mouse button marked with a red rectangle on the picture below ...

Page 126: ...126 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5 In the System window select the Advanced system settings ...

Page 127: ...127 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 6 In the System Properties window select the System Protection tab 7 Select the Local Disk С and press the Configure button ...

Page 128: ...CRIPTION 8 In the System Protection for Local DIsk C window set the Turn on system protection and with the slider set the Max Usage for this purposes it is recommended to use 5 10 of the disk see the picture below 9 Press Apply then OK the window will be closed ...

Page 129: ... the System Properties window press Create button marked with a red rectangle on the picture below 11 In the System Protection window enter the name of the restore point then press the Create button 12 You ve created the restore point the window will be closed automatically ...

Page 130: ...ON 5 10 5 2 Use restore point To restore the system from the previously created restore point do the following 1 Open the Start menu by pressing the in the left bottom corner of the screen 2 Select Settings in the menu marked with a red rectangle on the picture below ...

Page 131: ... MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 3 In the appeared Settings window select the System menu by the click of the left mouse button marked with a red square on the picture below ...

Page 132: ...132 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 4 In the System window select the About menu by the click of the left mouse button marked with a red rectangle on the picture below ...

Page 133: ...133 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5 In the System window select the Advanced system settings ...

Page 134: ...134 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 6 In the System Properties window select the System Protection tab 7 Press the System Restore button to launch the restore process ...

Page 135: ...135 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 8 In the System Restore window press the Next button ...

Page 136: ...136 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 9 On the next step select previously created Restore Point from the list and press the Next button ...

Page 137: ...Finish button Note You still can refuse to restore the system on this step by pressing the Cancel button You still can refuse to restore the system from the selected restore point and change it to another one by pressing the B ack button 11 Windows will inform about successful system recovery Press the Close button ...

Page 138: ...nsceiver by pressing the power button you need to disable Windows password Note Windows password is disabled by default 5 10 6 1 Enable Windows password To enable the Windows password for your account do the following 1 Click the left right mouse button on your account name in the Start menu and select Change account settings ...

Page 139: ...2 In the Accounts window select Sign in options menu 3 In the Require sign in drop down menu in case you are absent for a while select Never Press the Add button and follow the instructions Note Now Windows will require the password each time you launch the transceiver ...

Page 140: ...onics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5 10 6 2 Disable Windows password To disable the Windows password for your account do the following 1 Click the left right mouse button on your account name in the Start menu and select Change account settings ...

Page 141: ...ual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 2 In the Accounts window select Sign in options menu 3 In the Require sign in drop down menu in case you are absent for a while select Never 4 Press the Change button ...

Page 142: ...142 MB1 User Manual 2016 Expert Electronics MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5 In the Change your password window enter your current password and press the Next button ...

Page 143: ... 6 In the next Change your password window left New password and Reenter password fields blank press the Next button the window will be closed automatically 7 Close the Accounts window Note Now Windows will not require the password each time you launch the transceiver ...

Page 144: ...unt of independent RX channels 2 Blocking Dynamic Range BDR dB 129 130 Dynamic Range over IMD3 dB 98 MDS level dBm 124 Image channel rejection dB 110 Local oscillator stability ppm 0 5 Additional VHF preamplifier dB 22 6 2 Transmitter Characteristic Value The method of signal generation Digital Up Conversion RF DAC clock frequency MHz 640 RF DAC resolution bit 14 The range of transmission frequenc...

Page 145: ...ore 3 0 GHz RAM 8GB Hard drive SSD 128GB USB ports 4х USB 3 0 on the transceiver s rear panel 2х USB 2 0 on the transceiver s front panel Ports for external monitors HDMI and DPORT Network port LAN 1Gb Other COM port 6 4 Other Characteristic Value Dimensions mm 320x140x250 Weight kg 10 Power voltage range V Hz 100 240 50 60 Maximum power consumption W 320 Operating temperature С 0 50 ...

Page 146: ...ransceiver press and hold the power button for about 1 second A short beep will inform you that the switch off process is initialized and you can release the power button The transceiver will turn off in approximately 5 seconds Note If for some reason the Windows OS freezes and you cannot shut down the transceiver in the normal way you should use the following algorithm to force a shutdown of the ...

Page 147: ... of the VFO A of the RX1 receiver The MULTI 3 knob controls the tuning frequency of the VFO B of the RX1 receiver In the A B mode the Main Knob controls the tuning frequency of the VFO B of the RX1 receiver The MULTI 3 knob controls the tuning frequency of the VFO A of the RX1 receiver In the RX2 mode more details in Front Panel Description paragraph 21 the Main Knob controls the tuning frequency ...

Page 148: ...elease the left mouse button when the signal match the filter position receiver s filter will hold its position after you release the button Moving the Spectrum Scope filter holds its position Press the right mouse button on any place over the spectrum scope or waterfall and while holding it drag the spectrum scope until the required frequency match the filter position Tuning is carried out with t...

Page 149: ...e cursor on the required position on the spectrum scope or waterfall of the Band Scope then click with the left mouse button receiver s filter will move to this position 7 3 Adjusting the AF gain Adjust the overall transceiver volume with the help of the AF knob on the front panel of the transceiver marked with the red circle Separate volume adjusting for each VFO is carried out in the MIXER menu ...

Page 150: ... Note Set the max AGC gain level that the air noise level is at its minimum When the AGC is OFF RF knob controls the IF gain 7 5 Muting the received audio Mute the transceiver by pressing MUT button marked with the red rectangle Turn on the sound by pressing MUT button again Note Pressing MUT button will turn off only transceiver volume To turn off internal PC volume use special button with functi...

Page 151: ...ck connector in the PHONES jack on the front panel Sound output to the phones via the PHONES jack is constant and does not depend on the SPEAKER button state 7 7 Audio signals routing The transceiver has two signal generators SDR module internal PC Volume of the internal PC can be adjusted with the mouse and standard Windows controls or with the special functional buttons e g the example of the sp...

Page 152: ...NCE B VFO B volume balance control between left and right channels Set the required volume balance control between left and right VFO B channels SDR SOUND Audio output from the transceiver Press the SDR SOUND to listen to the transceiver s received signals PC SOUND Audio output from the PC Press the PC SOUND to listen to the audio from PC e g audio video files web browsing SKYPE etc SPEAKER Audio ...

Page 153: ... Memory 1 Band Memory 2 Band Memory 3 160 1 81 CW 1 87 LSB 1 95 LSB 80 3 51 CW 3 65 LSB 3 7 LSB 40 7 005 CW 7 07 LSB 7 1 LSB 30 10 1 CW 10 12 CW 10 13 CW 20 14 001 CW 14 15 USB 14 2 USB 17 18 068 USB 18 1 USB 18 15 USB 15 21 001 CW 21 1 USB 21 15 USB 12 24 89 USB 24 92 USB 24 96 USB 10 28 001 CW 28 3 USB 29 NFM 6 50 001 USB 51 0 NFM 52 0 NFM 2 144 1 CW 144 5 USB 145 5 NFM Gen 2 5 AM 5 0 AM 15 0 AM...

Page 154: ...in to cycle through the modulation types MU Button to switch modulation type Up the list Press the MU button to select the next modulation type Up the list Press again to cycle through the modulation types Note The selection has an order AM SAM DSB LSB USB CW NFM WFM SPEC DIGL DIGU DRM While the USB mode is active pressing the MU button will switch on next mode CW Selecting the mode type from the ...

Page 155: ...e modulation SAM Synchronous amplitude modulation DSB Double Side Band LSB Lower Side Band USB Upper Side Band CW CW mode NFM Narrow FM WFM Wide FM Supports receiving of the stereo signals SPEC Spectrum mode DIGL Digital Lower Side Band for working in digital modes Connect third party software is not supplied to the transceiver software for working in digital modes DIGU Digital Upper Side Band for...

Page 156: ...bled in this modes Also in DIGL and DIGU modes you can save your TX and RX filter width 7 11 ATT PREAMP control Attenuator and preamplifier switching is carried out by pressing the АТТ button on the front panel of the transceiver marked with the red rectangle Successive presses of the ATT button cycles upwards the attenuation coefficient in the following order 20dB 10dB 0dB 10dB Attenuator and pre...

Page 157: ...s overload with powerful signals Receiver s overload with powerful signals is expressed as a rapid rise of the receiver noise level above air noise level on 20 40 dB and lowering to the normal values if the overload emitter is off Overload emitter may be beyond the receiver s panorama you can find it wit the help of the Band Scope 7 12 Selecting AGC presets MB1 s receiver has AGC which triggers on...

Page 158: ...W preset to use slow AGC reaction approximately 500 ms Recommended for phone digital modes MED Medium AGC Set the MED preset to use medium AGC reaction approximately 250 ms Recommended for CW digital modes FAST Fast AGC Set the FAST preset to use fast AGC reaction approximately 100 ms Recommended for CW digital modes USER Custom AGC Set the USER preset to use custom AGC reaction by default the slo...

Page 159: ...knob controls VFO B frequency of the RX1 receiver To listen to the VFO B frequency press the SubRX button on the front panel of the transceiver When the A B mode is enabled the Main Knob controls VFO B frequency of the RX1 the MULTI 3 knob controls VFO A frequency of the RX1 receiver Turn it on by pressing the А В button on the front panel of the transceiver marked with the red rectangle In the RX...

Page 160: ... Note Reception will function in the panorama s bandwidth A B Button to assign the frequency from heterodyne VFO A to heterodyne VFO B Press A B button to assign the frequency from heterodyne VFO A to heterodyne VFO B A B Button to assign the frequency from heterodyne VFO B to heterodyne VFO A Press A B button to assign the frequency from heterodyne VFO B to heterodyne VFO A A B Button for frequen...

Page 161: ...he filter right counter clockwise to shift the filter left Note At the bottom on the low frequency filter width is limited by the tuning frequency and cannot be shifted or widened beyond the limits 7 17 Select RX Filter presets Choosing RX Filter presets is carried out with the help of the FU and FD buttons Press the FU button to select the next in the list wider receiver s filter Press the FD but...

Page 162: ...transceiver s panorama and more detailed signals Press Z to zoom out the transceiver s panorama and see a big picture Zoom the receiver panorama with mouse is carried out with the mouse connected to the transceiver Right mouse button 1 Rollover the mouse cursor on any place of the frequency scale separating the spectrum and waterfall cursor will become open hand 2 Press the right mouse button curs...

Page 163: ...er as the yellow needle If the air signal green needle surpasses the SQL trigger threshold yellow needle then you ll hear the sound of the received station on the receiver s LF output If the signal level is lower than the trigger threshold you ll hear nothing 7 20 Adjusting RX Equalizer Adjusting 18 band RX Equalizer is carried out via the RX Equalizer local panel Press and hold the R EQ button on...

Page 164: ...oise reduction Adaptive filter for the noise like crosstalks allows to clear the signal from the crosstalks NB1 First Noise Blanker Noise Blanker with approximation algorithm 1 NB2 Second Noise Blanker Noise Blanker with approximation algorithm 2 Note The NB1 and NB2 algorithms are different Try each of them to reach the best impulse interference reduction NB1 and NB2 Noise Blankers can also be us...

Page 165: ...ithm provides panorama acoustic of the CW signals in the filter bandwidth depending on their position in the filter if the received CW signal is in the receive filter bandwidth and lower the tuned frequency it will be louder in the left phone if the received CW signal is in the receive filter bandwidth and higher the tuned frequency it will be louder in the right phone if the received CW signal is...

Page 166: ...ess C Users Name_PC ExpertSDR2 MB1 wave Note IQ files are stored separately for each RX1 and RX2 receiver File name indicates frequency and record date Attention i Continuous recording of IQ files could lead to using all available free disk space on your PC 7 24 Frequency Tuning STEP Changing You can tune the frequency of the MB1 transceiver with the different step per one encoder clack There is a...

Page 167: ...ote If the WF AUTO mode is enabled setting then WF button won t function You can control filter switching via the Front End Settings local panel RX WF Wide band filter enable button Press the RX WF button to enable wide filter for all HF band 0 65 MHz or VHF band 95 155 MHz receiver automatically selects HF or VHF depending on the tuning frequency WF AUTO RX WF auto enable button Press the WF AUTO...

Page 168: ...r the HF antenna inputs Press RX ONLY A1 RX ONLY A4 buttons to select the RX ONLY mode to the corresponding antenna inputs in HF band 0 80 MHz Note When setting the RX ONLY mode for the antenna inputs you can select 3 antenna inputs maximum One antenna input should be assigned for the TX mode When setting the RX ONLY mode for the antenna inputs TX mode is automatically locked for them RX VHF A1 RX...

Page 169: ...l Press and hold the ANT or ATT button to open the panel RX IN Receiver s direct input enable button high speed ADC input Press the RX IN button to enable the receiver s direct input which can be used with receive antennas external filters UHF converters more details in RX IN and RX OUT 7 28 Using RX OUT output You can enable the receiver s HF path output via the FRONT END SETTINGS local panel Pre...

Page 170: ...ign over the button In the appeared list select the required function see the picture below Assigned function will be displayed over the functional button The list of the available functions new functions may be added in the future software releases OFF Function is not assigned START STOP START STOP RX mode SHOW EiBi Show the HF stations markers on the panorama from the EiBi data basis QMEM BACKWA...

Page 171: ...lume of the internal PC WINDOWS VOLUME Decrease the volume of the internal PC 7 30 DRIVE level adjusting In the MB1 transceiver DRIVE level adjusting is carried out by rotating the DRIVE knob on the front panel of the transceiver DRIVE Drive output knob in Rotate the DRIVE knob to set the transceiver s output power The level of output power displayed in in the software Main window DRIVE Drive outp...

Page 172: ...e microphone gain level is displayed in the software Main window Note Set the level of microphone AGC gain that microphone signal is increased to the 10 5 dB level on the MIC meter indicator green bar When the microphone AGC is disabled MIC knob controls the gain by the microphone In the telephone modes knob controls microphone gain in the CW mode knob controls the manipulation speed 7 32 Selectin...

Page 173: ...one input gain control Set the required gain level of the microphone input Control sets the max microphone s AGC gain while the microphone AGC is active MIC2 MIC 2 button Press the MIC2 button to choose corresponding microphone MIC2 GAIN Microphone input gain control Set the required gain level of the microphone input Control sets the max microphone s AGC gain while the microphone AGC is active MI...

Page 174: ...average power of the voice signal Check the quality of the generated signal for transmission with TX monitoring function Excessive COMP level may worsen the signal quality With disabled compressor pick factor of the voice signal equals 3 That means average actual power of the voice signal will be 3 times less than the pick values of this signal On practice it is expressed as slight deviation of th...

Page 175: ...zed for each microphone separately VOX Transmission mode enabled by the voice Voice Operated Transmit 7 35 TX Monitoring Gain TX Monitoring Gain function allows you to listen to the generated signal and control its quality Press the MON button on the transceiver s front panel to enable the TX Monitoring Gain Set the monitoring volume by the MON knob Rotate the MON knob to change the monitoring vol...

Page 176: ...d Note TX equalizer settings are stored for each microphone separately Equalizer tuning could be performed with the help of the mouse by dragging the equalizer slider up and down Also equalizer tuning could be performed with the help of the transceiver s touch screen panel by dragging the equalizer slider up and down with your finger 7 37 Voice Recorder Operation Voice recorder allows you to recor...

Page 177: ... blinking 3 Press again the Rec button on the front panel of the transceiver to stop the recording Red LED indicator on the left of the Rec button will stop blinking Play the recorded signal without transmitting it on air 1 Press and hold 1 sec the Play button on the front panel of the transceiver to play the recorded voice signal With that in phones internal speaker you ll hear the recorded voice...

Page 178: ... future software releases 7 39 External PA control The transceiver allows you to control the TX mode of the external power amplifiers PA 1 Set the Enable checkbox 2 Connect the PTT control line of the external PA to one of the PTT sockets more details in Linear Amplifier 3 Open the software Options Device menu PA tab 4 Set the checkboxes for the required bands opposite the used key Note Choose the...

Page 179: ... control key for external PA control Key s output is placed on the rear panel of the transceiver in the EXT CTRL connector more details in EXT CTRL 1 4 РТТ control keys for external PAs control Keys outputs are placed on the rear panel of the transceiver on the corresponding PTT 1 4 connectors more details in PA PTT outputs RX TX HF signal delay after switching from RX to TX TX RX Switching delay ...

Page 180: ...ssories you may push the footswitch to turn to transmission Release the footswitch to stop transmission and return to RX mode 7 41 Transmitting in CW mode 1 Connect the CW key to the transceiver 2 Set the CW mode type 3 Enable the BREAK IN mode on the local panel MIC CW SETTINGS 4 Use the CW key Note When you transmit in the CW mode red TX indicator is flashing 7 42 DAC OUT operation DAC OUT is th...

Page 181: ... or enter the required number from the keyboard in the RX TONE input box if required 2 а Open the NFM local panel and set the transceiver s tone frequency with the TX TONE slider or enter the required number from the keyboard in the TX TONE input box if required 3 Press one of the buttons RX TX RX ONLY TX ONLY RX TX CTCSS mode is active in RX and TX modes RX ONLY CTCSS mode is active in RX mode TX...

Page 182: ... NFM mode 2 Open the NFM local panel and set the tone frequency with the FREQUENCY slider or enter the required number from the keyboard Common value for tone frequency 1800 Hz but can vary in some repeaters 3 Set the required tone TX time enough for the used repeater with the TIMEOUT slider or enter the required number from the keyboard 4 Press the BURST TONE button The transceiver will send the ...

Page 183: ... of the keys you may control relays antenna switch band filters band decoders transverters power amplifiers etc On the picture below you can see an example of using the keys in the 160M 80M and 40M bands for both RX and TX modes While working on the 160M band in the RX mode 1 key is enabled if turn to TX mode 1 key is still active While turning on 80M band 2 key will be enabled 1 key will be disab...

Page 184: ... panel top right corner to close the panel 4 Short press the TUN button on the front panel of the transceiver will activate orange LED above the TUN button Transceiver will turn to TX mode begin to transmit carrier frequency 15 20 W and tune 5 After the tuning transceiver will disable the tuning mode orange LED above the TUN button will be deactivated 6 a If the RX AFTER TUNED button is enabled th...

Page 185: ... the RX mode Press the RX button to enable matching in the RX mode Note The Tuner cannot do matching in the RX mode The Tuner can only use saved earlier states from the TX mode TX Enable the Tuner for the TX mode Press the TX button to enable matching in the TX mode RX AFTER TUNED RX after tuned enable button Press the RX AFTER TUNED button and the transceiver will turn to the RX mode after the tu...

Page 186: ...ТТ button or press again the ТХ button on the the front panel of the transceiver to turn to RX mode Disable the SPLIT mode by pressing the SPLIT button the second time on the front panel of the transceiver Note While in you are in CW mode with BREAK IN function enabled the transceiver will turn to TX on VFO B frequency automatically when pressing the CW key While in digital modes the transceiver w...

Page 187: ... Audio signals routing 5 Press the microphone РТТ button or the ТХ button on the the front panel of the transceiver to transmit the message 6 Release the microphone РТТ button or press again the ТХ button on the the front panel of the transceiver to turn to RX mode Note Sub receiver s red tuning line means that you ll transmit on the VFO B frequency While in you are in CW mode with BREAK IN functi...

Page 188: ...cator in the main software window means the Sub receiver is enabled 2 Set the required VFO B frequency more details in VFO A and VFO B control 3 Listen to the VFO A and VFO B frequencies simultaneously If you need to adjust the Volume and Balance of each VFO A and VFO B more details in Audio signals routing Note VFO A receiver s red tuning line means that in Sub RX mode you ll transmit on the VFO ...

Page 189: ...cture below you can see USB mode To activate the RIT mode 1 Short press the RIT button on the front panel of the transceiver Green indicator under the RIT button signals that the mode is active 2 Rotate the Multi 3 knob to set the required offset Press and hold the RIT button for about 0 5 0 8 sec to return the offset to zero To disable RIT short press the RIT button again Idle green indicator und...

Page 190: ...picture below you can see USB mode To activate the XIT mode 1 Short press the XIT button on the front panel of the transceiver Orange indicator over the XIT button signals that the mode is active 2 Rotate the Multi 3 knob to set the required offset Press and hold the XIT button for about 0 5 0 8 sec to return the offset to zero To disable XIT short press the XIT button again Idle orange indicator ...

Page 191: ...indicator on the transceiver s front panel signals that the SHIFT function is active Note The second functions of the front panel buttons will be available in the new software releases They are reserved at this point 13 DIGITAL MODES OPERATION MB1 transceiver allows you to work with the digital modes with the help of the certain programs are not provided by the manufacturer Note More information a...

Page 192: ...80 160 MHz RX2 has independent controls and indicators RX2 receiver displayed in the separate window and requires additional external display for comfortable usage To enable the RX2 receiver press the RX2 button on the front panel of the transceiver How to control the tuning of the RX2 receiver you may read here Frequency tuning Note RX2 window controls will be described in the the new version of ...

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