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7 – OPERATING Station Master DeLuxe
Operation of Station Master Deluxe depends the configuration stored by Router. Once the configuration data has
been stored in Station Master's memory, the front panel buttons, encoder, LCD display and LEDs provide a real-
time user interface.
LCD display layout during operation
1.
Status line
2.
RX/TX/SUB-RX indicators
3.
Current frequency (in MHz)
4.
Indication of azimuth of selected
antenna (if applicable)
5.
Azimuth of selected antenna
6.
Status indicators for stacked antennas
7.
Alternative Group (ALT) / Virtual
Rotator (VR) / Antenna Group (GRP)
8.
ALT: number of chosen alternative / GRP: autoscan indicator
9.
TX path status indicator
10.
Antenna path name
11.
List of antenna selections
During operation there are four distinct areas on the SMD screen:
•
top line with status messages
•
bottom line with selections, corresponding to buttons and LEDs 1-7 below the LCD
•
center area, with selected path/antenna and status information for RX/SUB-RX (on the left) and TX (on
the right)
Antenna Selection Controls
One of most important capabilities of Station Master Deluxe is the ability to select one of several available
antenna paths on each band. When Station Master Deluxe is properly configured, antenna selection is
extremely easy, just a button press.
ANTENNA SPLITS
Antenna selections can be selected either separately for RX and TX (TX-SPLIT) or the same selection is used
both for RX and TX if the antenna is not RX-only (non TX-SPLIT). TX-SPLIT can be switched on or off by
pressing and holding for 1 second the
TX SPLIT
button (Front panel, pos.19) and its current state is indicated by
the yellow LED above that button.
If SMD is configured for a radio which has separate port for SUB-RX (RX2), a third antenna selection can be
made for that port. This can be switched on or off by pressing and holding for 1 second the
RX SPLIT
button
(Front panel, pos.10) and its current state is indicated by displaying one or two frequencies for RX (LCD display,
pos.3 left). The name RX SPLIT is used in an analogy to TX SPLIT.
The state of both splits is stored individually for each band in the internal non-volatile memory.
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