Hal Communications CWR6850, Instruction Manual

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 1 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION ..................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 SIMPLE HOOK-UP AND OPERATION
2.1
Connections to the CWR6850 ............................. 7
2.2 Presetting CWR6850 controls ............................. 8
2.3 Presetting the transceiver controls ...................... 9
2.4 RTTY operation ................................................. 9
2.5 Morse operation ................................................ 10
CHAPTER 3 RECEIVING WITH THE CWR6850
3.1
Connecting the CWR6850 to your Receiver .......... 12
3.2 Receiving RTTY signals ...................................... 13
3.3 Low tones or high tones? ................................... 15
3.4 Receiving Morse code ........................................ 17
CHAPTER 4 TRANSMITTING WITH THE CWR6850
4.1
The keyboard ................................................... 19
4.2 Transmitting features ......................................... 20
4.3 Use of the HERE-IS message .............................. 23
4.4 Special considerations when transmitting Morse ... 26
4.5 Special considerations when transmitting Baudot . 28
4.6 Special considerations when transmitting ASCII ... 30
4.7 HDX / FDX operation ......................................... 33
4.8 The KOS feature ................................................ 34
CHAPTER 5 CONNECTIONS TO THE CWR6850 ................................. 35
5.1
Normal Amateur Station connections .................. 36
5.2 Use of the TTL Data connections ........................ 37
5.3 Use of the SW-OUT FSK connection .................... 37
5.4 Use of a different keyboard ................................ 38
5.5 Connection of an ASCII Printer ........................... 38
5.6 Connection of an Audio Tape Recorder ................ 39
5.7 RTTY tuning Oscilloscope connections ................. 39
5.8 Using a Television Set as a monitor ..................... 40
5.9 RF-Induced Problems ........................................ 42
CHAPTER 6 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
6.1
Care and feeding of your CWR6850 .................... 47
6.2 Typical operational problems .............................. 48
6.3 Repair Procedures ............................................. 49
6.4 User adjustments .............................................. 50
CHAPTER 7 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................... 54
APPENDIX A CWR6850 KEYBOARD CONTROL COMMAND LIST ........... 58
APPENDIX B CWR6850 DISPLAY FORMAT ......................................... 60
ADDENDUM ...................................................................................... 63