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FUNC button
A short push of the FUNC button will call the FUNCtion menu. The function number is displayed on the top line
in square brackets followed by the function name. The function can be enabled or disabled using the left (Yes)
and right (No) buttons. The rotary encoder is used to scroll through the functions. Changes in status are applied
immediately and the values are retained even when Station Master Deluxe is turned off.
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[f1] Disconnect
This is the notable exception in this menu, as it is
not a stored value. Using the left (Yes) and right
(No) buttons, select SMD which has to be
disconnected, then press FUNC to confirm the selection. If “Self” is selected, all antenna paths of this
SMD are immediately disconnected. If any other SMD is selected, a request to disconnect is sent to that
SMD, which then displays a “SMD [nr of SMD
requesting the disconnect] - disconnect Y/N” message.
The Disconnect request can be rejected by pressing
the No button, or by activating PTT. Pressing any other
button or a 5 second inactivity (timeout) will result in
disconnect. If the SMD to be disconnected is not
present on the bus (e.g. was switched off unexpectedly), all modules and units which had been occupied
by this SMD are freed up. The SMD which requested the disconnect is then notified and a “SMD [nr of
SMD to be disconnected] - disconnected” or “SMD [nr of SMD to be disconnected] - NOT disconnected”
message is displayed to the user.
In multi-station setups, it is a good practice to always
perform a Disconnect Self before leaving the operator
position in order to free up all the resources this SMD
might be occupying.
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[f2] Scan Ena
Enable/Disable automatic antenna scanning within a group. Scan is automatically suspended while the
transceiver transmitting.
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[f3] Scan Rst
When YES, scan will start always from antenna #1 whenever a scan is initiated or the transceiver
switches from transmit to receive. When NO, scan will resume from the current antenna.
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[f4] Sc.PTT Stop
When YES, scanning will not resume after transmitting. When SMD is connected to microKEYER II or
MK2R, scanning will only be canceled if the transmission was the result of a footswitch (or hand mic)
PTT.
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[f5] PA standby
When YES, KeyOut is not generated, and Key in is ignored, regardless of the flags set in Router. This is
valid for all PAs in the currently selected TX path.
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[f6] PA OFF
When YES, the POWER SW output on the PA connector is kept off regardless of the (per band) PA flag
settings in Router; and the KeyIn input is ignored. This applies only for the local PA of the given SMD.
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[f7] Steprs HOME
When changing from NO to YES, all stepping antennas not owned by other SMD at that moment, are
retracted to their HOME state. When changing from YES to NO, stepping antennas return to the position
before retracting. Please note, that this operation leaves all the controllers occupied by the SMD from
which this operation was performed and prevents other stations from using them. The intended use is to
leave all stepper antennas in a safe position before leaving the station and should be combined with
“Disconnect Self” (see [f1] above) unless the entire installation is powered down.
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