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USER MANUAL METROPWR FX773/5
Ver 11.60
Page 1: ...https www metropwr com USER MANUAL METROPWR FX773 5 Ver 11 60 ...
Page 2: ...S 5 SWITCH ANTENNA CONNECTION FX4 6 INTERNAL MAIN MENU WATTMETER 7 MENU SMETER dBMETER SWITCH 8 MENU FREQMTR CLOCK RL SWR dBm PWR SETUP 9 CALIBRATION MENU 10 FIRMWARE UPDATE 11 NOTE 12 ACCESSORIES OPTIONAL 13 TECHNICAL FEATURES 14 SUMMARY Attention the technical characteristics and the menus can change without notice ...
Page 3: ...g rear ventilation holes Do not use in environments saturated with gas or flammable substances Do not connect to the rear outputs OUT 1 2 pc or similar devices are not network LAN ports Crossed out Wheeled Bin Symbol Equipment marked with the Crossed out Wheeled Bin Symbol complies with council directive 2002 96 EC the WEEE Directive in European Union For Products placed on the EU market after Aug...
Page 4: ...e the firmware and increase its functions and internal menus The tool offers the following features Measure power AVG PeP AVG autoranging Measure parameters SWR R Z X Operating frequency corresponding band measurement Internal frequency counter Internal analog digital clock Dual Antenna Switch management with 1X4 positions Double sensor HF 50 Alarm diagnostic high SWR alarms Interfacing to PC via ...
Page 5: ... PORT Expansion port RJ45 no PC LAN Power jack 2 5mm 9 13 8Volt SMA PORT C SMA PORT V Switch for Firmware Upgrade Radio in RTX Out Antenna LOAD SMA PORT C V Power ON FF HF 50 FX3 5 sensor connection Connect the power sensor through the two SMA cables supplied respecting the positions V voltage and C current as in the picture Attention no LAN port don t connect PC SWITCH ...
Page 6: ...5 connection basic connection for HF 50MHz band use SMA cables Connection FX3 connection scheme to manage HF 50MHz Through the SMA cables it is possible to interface the Coupler FX3 5 and through the EXP bus the two other options can be connected in series ...
Page 7: ...J45 port This port is not LAN for PC but proprietary so do not connect any network HUB or SWITCH The cable to interface all the options is a simple cable for RJ45 pc The maximum length from the wattmeter to the last option can not exceed 5 meters and must be internally shielded at least class 6 or higher Attention do not connect to the RJ45 port behind the Wattmeter FX773 5 network devices such as...
Page 8: ...up menu between 0 5 0 8 1 1 5 watts In the event of disturbances from the antenna or other nearby radios it is advisable to increase this threshold It is also possible to select an automatic standby threshold between 1 10 30 60 minutes or deactivate it it is advisable to keep it low or 60 minutes maximum Also in this case a simple operator ptt puts the instrument online From the main menu you can ...
Page 9: ...ow of keys will be displayed The green LED indicates the currently selected switch The settings are stored and retained even after switching off If there is no FX7 antenna switch this menu will not show any virtual keys Activate the FX7 switches first from the SETUP menu Attention the FX4 antenna switch is not compatible with the FX773 5 wattmeter MENU SMETER as a Wattmeter menu but with an analog...
Page 10: ...mperature and humidity in of the instrument and the other operating parameters The sensor is positioned on the back side in correspondence with the ventilation holes MENU RL SWR dBm PWR contains conversion tables MENU SETUP Through this menu it is possible to set the SWR alarm time in seconds display PeP power Trigger watt minimum power for measurements Sleep Time time for standby Switch opt numbe...
Page 11: ... wattmeter in series to the FX3 5 coupler and through the keys to match the power read by the FX773 5 Wattmeter with that external reference wattmeter After saving with SAVE repeat operation for all 11 bands CALSWR through this menu it is possible to recalibrate the SWR part Connect the radio and set 10W transmit by not connecting any antenna Caution operation could damage the radio s endings then...
Page 12: ...e to detect the versionde of the fw and other info FIRMWARE UPDATE It is possible to update the FX773 5 Wattmeter through a firmware upgrade The update is very simple The first step is to position the rear switch in the lower position Then just connect the instrument to the PC install the relevant driver detect through the windows control panel the serial port created example COM10 run the utility...
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Page 14: ... Flatness 0 1 dB Connector so259 SMA Fx7 Antenna Radio Switch Coverage 1 8 55 MHz 160 6mt Power 1kW PeP 1X4 Positions So259 Flatness 0 1 dB In out EXP Bus Easy Lan Conector Max Distance to Wattmeter 5mt No need ext supply FX5 HF 50MHz Coupler Coverage 1 8 55 MHz 160 6mt Power 500mW 5kW PeP Directivity 30dB Flatness 0 1 dB Connector so259 SMA ...
Page 15: ...Couplers 500mW 3kW FX3 500mW 5kW FX5 Accuracy SWR 5 Directivity Coupler 30dB Accuracy Power better 5 Accuracy R X Z better 10 Operating voltage 13 8V Dimensions 205X120X109 mm Weight 500gr FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Display TFT 5 7 16 K color Touch screen uP 32bit Coprocessor 16 Internal Menus Internal Analog Digital Clock PC USB port ADC resolution 16bit Fast EXP Port Updating Firmware through US...
