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Zeus-1

(ZS-1)

Software Defined

Transceiver

Summary of Contents for Zeus-1

Page 1: ...Zeus 1 ZS 1 Software Defined Transceiver ...

Page 2: ... 16 CW Panel 28 Settings window 31 External Control 40 Predistortion Setup 43 TX Signal Settings 45 IQ Player 49 HIQSDR 49 10 Basic operation 50 Frequency setting 50 RIT XIT and SPLIT modes 51 The receiving filter bandwidth 53 Display bandwidth 54 Time Machine 55 CW mode 57 SSB and AM signal transmission 58 Digital modes and VAC 59 Audio file transmission 60 SSB Electronic GmbH Page 2 of 88 V2 8 1...

Page 3: ...al 61 Setting of audio devices 66 Transceiver frequency correction 69 Setting of the CAT interface 73 Operation by hotkeys and MIDI devices 75 TX predistortion tuning 79 12 ZS 1 Specifications 82 SSB Electronic GmbH Page 3 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 4: ...erminal layout of the sockets the meaning of control LEDs the interface as well as operation of the software in the version ZeusRadio v2 8 1 We recommend to read this manual carefully before installing the software and tak ing the device into operation SSB Electronic GmbH Page 4 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 5: ...d digitally by digital synthesis The characteristics of the transceiver will be determined in large part by the software or firmware which is constantly be ing improved The Transceiver ZS 1 is designed for use in radio amateur stations together with a PC using the operating systems Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista and Windows XP SSB Electronic GmbH Page 5 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copy...

Page 6: ...sal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and the human health For more detailed information about the disposal of your old appliance please consult your city office waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Within Germany the above regulations are also valid for the disposal of batteries and accumulators accordingly De...

Page 7: ...S IIP3 28 dBm Output power transmitter max 15W Bandwidth up to 100 kHz Spectrum bandwidth up to 4 MHz PC Interface USB 2 0 Voltage 12 15 V Current consumption TX 4 A SSB Electronic GmbH Page 7 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 8: ...ransceiver ZS 1 is supplied with the following accessories 1 USB 2 0 cable 1 pc 2 DC cable with connector 1 pc 3 Ferrite core 1 pc 4 CD with software 1 pc SSB Electronic GmbH Page 8 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 9: ...er is connected to the PC 2 ACTIVE LED Indicator shows the operation mode of the transceiver When the ZeusRadio is not used or the USB cable is not connected the LED indicator will go out and the transceiver is in the stand by mode 3 TX LED Indicator for transmission mode SSB Electronic GmbH Page 9 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright 1 2 3 ...

Page 10: ...MAGE THE TRANSCEIVER BEFORE CONNECTING A POWER SUPPLY TO THE TRANSCEIVER please check that the both devices transceiver and power supply are grounded A missing or improper ground connection can be the reason of electrical shock to the operator or can impair proper operation of the transceiver Please be sure that no electrical contact exists between the outer contact of the connector negative termi...

Page 11: ...2 contact mono plug cannot be used in this socket The contact assignment is determined by software 5 USB USB 2 0 socket Use this socket to connect the transceiver to your personal computer 6 ACC This mini DIN socket is meant to control external devices like power amplifiers external preselector or an antenna switch Switching algorithm of these 8 control lines open collector outputs is determined b...

Page 12: ... maximum voltage is 24 V the maximum current is 150 mА 8 ALC This RCA jack accepts negative going external ALC Automatic Level Control voltage from a linear amplifier to prevent over excitation by the transceiver Acceptable input voltage range is 0 to 10 VDC 9 ANT Connect your 50 Ω antenna here using type UHF PL 259 plug SSB Electronic GmbH Page 12 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 13: ... the Transceiver in continuous operation Never apply more than 15 V DC to the 12 15 VDC jack on the transceivers rear panel This could cause a fire or damage the transceiver Never expose the transceiver to rain snow or any liquids Do not use chemical agents such as benzine or alcohol when cleaning the trans ceiver as they can damage the transceivers plastic surfaces and marking Do not use or place...

Page 14: ...rating voltage of the transceiver may be in the range of 12 V to 15 V However a higher voltage will result in higher power dissipation and transceivers temperature During reception the transceiver needs about 0 5A and supply voltage will not cause any heat generation changes While transmitting the current rises up to maximum 4 A the transceivers temperature rises the faster the higher supply volta...

Page 15: ...talled on your PC Install this service by a double click on the file stored on CD NetFramework dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64 exe To install the ZeusRadio software and the drivers for the ZS 1 transceiver start ZS 1 Setup msi and follow the instructions on the screen SSB Electronic GmbH Page 15 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 16: ...the operating software for HIQSDR transceivers After starting the operating software ZeusRadio the main window appears Note to start the software it is necessary that the transceiver is connected to the power supply and to the PC with the USB 2 0 cable that is part of the delivery In the main window of the program the most important controls and functions of the operating modes are located Other c...

Page 17: ...ectrum of the received signal The controls of this window are identical to the corresponding controls in the ZeusRadio main window In the lower right corner of the S meter is an overload indicator that glows red when clipping of the analog to digital converter ADC occurs In transmit mode the S meter displays the signal strength PEP the overload indicator shows the presence of such clipping in the ...

Page 18: ...ides of the pass band These two modes only serve the convenience of the operator in the case when the filter is moved out of the CW side tone range the chosen CW tone is not in the center of the filter one can easily switch between CW L and CW U without changing the lower or upper filter limits to tune away from unwanted signal 7 Bands buttons 8 Filter Slider to adjust the filter bandwidth Note Th...

Page 19: ...ul for measurement purposes or when using spectrum bandwidths exceeding 2 MHz 14 Attenuator Dropdown list for the attenuator To achieve optimum performance without overload choose the attenuator value according to the current reception conditions and signal levels A manual selection of the attenuator value is not possible while using the High Frequency Automatic Gain Control HF AGC 15 HF AGC Dropd...

Page 20: ...eed of response of the system at reduced signal level Hang coefficient is dimensionless and can reduce the AGC response to transients The larger the Hang coefficient the less AGC responds to the clicks 17 Audio AGC value When the Audio AGC is disabled the amplification factor can be adjusted manually dB 18 19 AGT MGT button Threshold slider On off switch for adaptive or manual gain threshold AGT o...

Page 21: ...23 Mic A Mic B and TXS buttons The buttons Mic A and Mic B allow quick changes between two different microphone characteristics for the transmit mode By clicking on the TXS TX Settings button an additional window with microphone settings opens 24 Start TX button Button to set the transceiver into the transmit mode The signal of the chosen audio source of the PC e g microphone input or virtual audi...

Page 22: ...AM SSB CW DIGI and also for the low power mode LPW and for an external amplifier Note Although the transceiver is designed to provide 15 W of output power tested in continuous operation at this power and has an overheating protection system it is advisable to set for example at half of the output power This will decrease the signal by only 0 5 points on the S meter but will significantly reduce po...

Page 23: ...ctive primary VFO with the chosen demodulator and filter bandwidth while for transmissions the frequency of the other secondary VFO is used with the demodulator and filter bandwidth chosen there 31 SLK button On off switch for locking the frequency difference between the primary and the secondary VFO Split Lock When SLK is switched on frequency changes of the active primary VFO are transferred syn...

Page 24: ...vated in the TX Signal Settings window 35 Supply voltage and current consumption indicator By clicking the display with the left mouse button the it changes between voltage and current consumption indication Exceeding the maximum values will lead to a warning message on the screen the transceiver goes into the standby mode and the ZeusRadio software will be closed automatically SSB Electronic GmbH...

Page 25: ... current indicator If the maximum temperature values are exceeded operation of the transceiver will be stopped 37 Data transfer rate indicator The indicator shows the data speed via USB interface The speed depends on the spectrum bandwidth Because of the maximum resolution of the displays is used for bandwidths up to 100 kHz the 100 kHz setting requires the maximum USB speed Bandwidth Data speed B...

Page 26: ...44 The vertical axis of the spectrum Depending on the chosen setting linear or logarithmic the values are shown in uV microvolt or dBm By moving the mouse up or down with the left button pressed the vertical scale of the spectrum will be adjusted By moving the mouse up or down with the right button pressed the reference value of the spectrum will be adjusted 45 The horizontal axis of the spectrum ...

Page 27: ...started During a recording the button blinks A further click will stop the recording While recording IQ data transmitting is not possible Recording of IQ data file is possible for spectrum bandwidths up to 100 kHz Recording can be replayed with the IQ Player software By right button mouse click a dialogue window will appear for defining the folder where an IQ data files will be stored When selecti...

Page 28: ...ling the average power of the displayed spectrum range is used while the value is defined in a way that relatively weak stations can be seen while strong stations are present 53 Log button On off switch for the logarithmic display of the spectrum 54 P3D button On off switch for the pseudo 3D display of the spectrum 55 Scroll field Input field for tuning steps of the VFO via the scroll wheel of the...

Page 29: ... one dashes SLP inv single lever paddle with reversed contacts closing the central pin of the KEY connector to ground creates dashes the middle one dots IP A iambic paddle mode A closing the central pin of the KEY connector to ground creates dots the middle one dashes IP A inv iambic paddle mode A with reversed contacts closing the tip of the KEY connector to ground creates dashes the middle one d...

Page 30: ...l length correction Due to RX TX switchover delays in the transceiver or in an external linear amplifier the first transmitted symbol may be distorted or shortened To overcome such an effect the duration of the first symbol can be corrected IFSC Internal First Symbol Correction correction of the first symbol on transceivers switchover delay a value of 2 3 ms is sufficient It is possible however to...

Page 31: ... Send button or the Enter key on the keyboard Word the message will be transmitted after pressing the space bar or the Enter key or after a click on any of the templates buttons Character each input will be transmitted immediately Note By pressing the Esc key on your keyboard the transmission of the message is interrupted 13 CW message input field 14 History of transmitted messages 15 Send Canсel ...

Page 32: ... area and at the bottom are set separately Frequency Plan section On the horizontal frequency axis of the spectrum a color scheme represents the modulation mode which is used preferably in the according frequency range The color assignments are definable via dropdown menus Grid Lines section Draw Grid Lines on off switch for a raster display in the spectrum area Color color of the raster Transpare...

Page 33: ...logously to CW Tone Scope FFT Rate refresh rate of the spectrum display Waterfall FFT Rate refresh rate speed of the waterfall FFT Rate Count preset of the number of calculated spectra per time unit A high value requires more PC power but the spectrum display will look more active This parameter has to be increased to get most out of the function Pseudo 3D FFT Rate Balancing on off switch for the ...

Page 34: ...unction ZeusRadio software must be closed to the changes to take effect FBO Usage on off switch for FBO usage FBO is used by default and the best graphic performance is achieved But in this case the waterfall can be missing on weak PCs and FBO usage should be turned off ZeusRadio software must be closed for changes to take effect Hide When Minimized show in the task bar or hide the program window ...

Page 35: ...or of the line Area Color the color of the filling Area Transparency the transparency of the filling Filter Color the color of the frequency mark and the filter bandwidth on the spectrum display Filter Transparency the transparency of the filter bandwidth CW Color color of the CW side tone marker CW Transparency the transparency of the CW side tone marker RIT XIT Color the color of the transmissio...

Page 36: ... chosen color scheme Rewind Slider Color the color of the Time Machine slider Rewind Slider Transparency the transparency of the Time Machine slider Waterfall for Filtered Signal section Herewith the waterfall display in the Filtered Signal window can be adjusted High Color Level signal level above which the signal is displayed with maximum color of the chosen color scheme Low Color Level signal l...

Page 37: ...e PC The lists may contain analog and digital inputs outputs of the sound card as well as Virtual Audio Cables special software Note These lists are present only if the DirectSound driver is selected For an ASIO driver if present on the system instead of these two lists the button Show ASIO Control Panel is shown After a mouse click the window for management of the chosen ASIO driver appears which...

Page 38: ... of the audio signal delay Delay is 0 2 ms when the slider is in the left position and 10 ms in the right position 9 Channel Mixer slider Adjustment of the signal distribution between the stereo channels In the leftmost slider position the signal of the left channel is reproduced without any delay while the signal of the right channel is heard with the delay that was set with the Time Shift slider...

Page 39: ...he Show FFT button has to be activated 4 Start Server button This button starts stops the server for remote operation 5 Port Baud Rate lists Dropdown lists for the selecting of a COM port for the CAT Interface and choosing the connection speed 6 Management button On off switch for transceiver control with the CAT Interface When switched off the chosen COM Port will transfer outgoing transceiver pa...

Page 40: ... the transceiver and for connection of a Morse key For PTT the RTS signal and for the Morse key the DTR signal of the chosen COM Port are used Note It may be used the same COM Port as for the CAT Interface 8 Start CAT button On off switch for the CAT Interface with the chosen parameters SSB Electronic GmbH Page 40 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 41: ...amplifier after switching the transceiver into the transmit mode If this value is negative the external power amplifier turns on firsts and then the transceiver switches to transmit mode 3 TX Off Delay field Delay in ms for the deactivation of an external amplifier after switching the transceiver into the receive mode Note If this value is negative the external power amplifier turns off firsts and...

Page 42: ...On off switch of the control for external devices connected to the ACC socket at the rear panel 9 ACC table In the table the status of all 8 lines for each frequency range can be set Dash the line is switched off RX the line is switched on during reception TX the line is switched on during transmissions Both the line is switched on permanently It is also possible to set pulse width modulation PWM ...

Page 43: ... the ACC connector As the temperature increases the duty cycle will vary And at the maximum temperature Max Temp will be equal to the value specified in the To PWM field Const button turns on constant duty cycle the field PWM PWM parameters are specified separately for transmit and receive Note One example of the PWM control may be the speed of an external fan which can be used to prevent overheat...

Page 44: ...he external amplifier control is enabled Enable button in the Amplifier Settings section of the External Control window The same applies to pre emphasis of the transmitter signal WARNING Misconfiguration of the predistortion transmission signal algorithms or use of them without an external amplifier can lead to a significant deterioration of the transmission signal 1 Enable Button Enable disable t...

Page 45: ...tion algorithm for the selected frequency band For coarse adjustment parameter can be set by arrows up down in the input field or rotate the mouse wheel Keyboard input of a certain value is also possible 9 Enable Button Enable disable the predistortion algorithm in the selected frequency range 10 Spacing List Drop down list selects the separation of the two tones 11 Power Field Field for the power...

Page 46: ...icrophone icon starts recording audio from selected audio input Button starts flashing Pressing again stops the recording Clicking on the tape icon allows you to listen to a recording without any processing Here is also the recording duration indicator FD Note After you change the audio sample rate you need to record a new file 2 TX DSP Tuning Group Clicking on the microphone icon starts signal pr...

Page 47: ...This text can be replaced by any other 4 Microphone Gain Group There is a button to turn on this processing unit Enabled and the input field for the microphone signal gain Note This block performs the function of amplifying the signal only in digital form and does not control the specific functions of the sound card if available 5 VST Plugins Group Enabled button includes a set of the VST plug ins...

Page 48: ...signal compression using the µ law allows to restore the signal at the receiver side wherein a corresponding expander is to be used 7 11 Equalizer Group The Enabled button is the on off switch of the equalizer By pressing the Reset button the equalizer settings are reset to the initial state 8 Filter Slider to control transmission signal bandwidth in SSB and AM modes By pressing the right mouse bu...

Page 49: ...de modulation of the transmitted signal can be adjusted in the range from 10 to 150 Note Only used in AM mode does not affect the signal transmission in the other modes 12 Spectrum display of the audio signal Visual control of the audio signal spectrum SSB Electronic GmbH Page 49 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 50: ...rols with the some exceptions 1 ON OFF Button for starting and pausing a replay 2 Open Button for selecting a file for replay With a mouse click a file selection dialog window opens 3 Cycle On off switch for looped replay of a file 4 Playback scroll bar The slider represents the status of replay within a file SSB Electronic GmbH Page 50 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 51: ...er ports or has another IP address it is necessary to set corresponding values of the launch parameters The main window with HIQSDR is similar to the main window with ZS 1 and contains the same controls But there are some differences caused by the differences in ZS 1 and HIQSDR devices LPW and PRS buttons are disabled due to the lack of these elements on the main board of the HIQSDR transceiver In...

Page 52: ...T BE CALIBRATED To do this apply to the input of the transceiver the signal with known level and achieve appropriate S meter readings by changing the S meter correction parameter in the Settings window More convenient to perform the calibration in the digital mode of the S meter using the Filter value the signal level in the filter expressed in dBm SSB Electronic GmbH Page 52 of 88 V2 8 1 Content ...

Page 53: ... on the center of the displayed bandwidth If in the Settings window the parameter Inverse when CTRL key down is set to Yes then the rotation of the mouse wheel in the spectrum waterfall or on one of the digits of the VFO frequency is reversed the VFO frequency and the center frequency of the span will change synchronously then without pressing CTRL A click on the active VFO button centers the actu...

Page 54: ...function SPT reception is on the frequency of the active VFO the transmission will be on the frequency of the second VFO If VFO B is active reception is on the frequency of VFO B while VFO A represents the transmission frequency VFO A and VFO B can be set to different bands and different modulation modes For example reception can be done on 21 280 000 Hz in SSB mode while transmission is done on 7...

Page 55: ...th the mouse the white dashed line receiving frequency indicator in RIT mode or the red dashed line transmission frequency indicator in XIT mode Or simply holding Shift click the mouse in the desired region of the spectrum the frequency of reception or transmission will shift to this point of the spectrum The same way hold the Shift on the keyboard and use your mouse to move the transmission frequ...

Page 56: ...without changing the center frequency The filter edges can be changed also by moving the filter edges directly in the display of the spectrum or the waterfall You can also use the three buttons with predefined values of the filter parameters By pressing the right mouse button on any of them opens a window for adjusting the parameters of the button The minimum filter bandwidth is 50 Hz the maximum ...

Page 57: ...and using the Time Machine feature is only possible without changing the receiver frequency changes of the receiver frequency will force the signal buffer to be emptied and the buffer filling starts again The display bandwidth can be changed continuously by moving the frequency axis of the spectrum with the pressed right mouse button to the right or left Moving the frequency axis of the spectrum w...

Page 58: ...oint of time for reproduction of the signal changes time shift The maximum time shift is 2 5 minutes With a click of the right mouse button onto the Time Machine control it switches back to the initial position This happens also by switching into the transmit mode Shortcuts are also provided for the Time Machine function Holding down the Ctrl key the position of the marker can be set on the waterf...

Page 59: ...ressing the Ctrl key and the right mouse button It is possible to replay any displayed on the waterfall signal only if a display bandwidth up to 100 kHz is selected For bandwidths above 100 kHz only the time can be shifted the signal is rewound backwards while the receiver frequency is not changed SSB Electronic GmbH Page 59 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 60: ... the number of relay switches is minimized preventing it from unnecessary stress With a PTT footswitch a manual switching between transmission and reception modes can be realized Just as in the SSB mode the PTT contact switches the transceiver in the transmit mode or the mode of carrier transmission In this case the value in the Break In field can be set down to 10 ms while the relay switching bet...

Page 61: ...keyboard key that is set in the Settings window or by pressing a footswitch that was connected to the PTT connector or by a PTT signal in the CAT interface During the transmission the S meter shows the peak output power of the signal PEP It is set with the output signal power slider In contrast to the SSB mode where the carrier frequency and one sideband are suppressed a feature exists in the AM m...

Page 62: ...the automatic frequency control AFC button the demodulator Threshold level input field and the green Active indicator On the title bar the signal to noise ratio SNR is displayed A fully functional and comfortable work in digital modes not only BPSK and RTTY but also any other is possible using the Virtual Audio Cable VAC software In this case the audio signal can be fed to an external decoding sof...

Page 63: ... modes use the button Digi When you enable this button the program ZeusRadio automatically switches to the last used audio input and output audio sampling frequency as well as AGC mode RX filter width and the output level volume It also turns off the functions AGT NB NR ANF and Pseudo Stereo Switching between Mic A and Mic B becomes unavailable a control in the TX Signal Settings for processing th...

Page 64: ...y of the file in any row is done by clicking on the respective row with the right mouse button When clicking a file from the quick dial list with the left mouse button the file is selected for playback If selecting the file from the list is done while holding down the Ctrl key the file is played back immediately By default replay of a file is done without any processing of the signal filtering com...

Page 65: ...e transmission path In addition each unit has its own signal strength and overload clipping indicator Resolution of the level indicator is 3 dB First of all a recording of an audio sample has to be started by clicking the microphone symbol in the Sample Recording field During recording the text should be consistently spoken with the same volume as used in transmissions A recording ends by a furthe...

Page 66: ...rage power of the signals is increased moving the Noise Gate slider from left to right you can suppress the background noise during pauses in the signal a further increase of the gate level may cause too much noise reduction so weak sounds especially the beginnings of the syllables may be swallowed additionally the μ law compressor can be switched on or only this one adjust the compression ratio i...

Page 67: ...uction and provide a more natural sound you should also turn on the AGC value limiter AGT button and by moving the Threshold Level slider set its value to 6 10 dB higher than the minimum value of the coefficient of the AGC which is displayed when you play a file or setting in real time Note The AGT actually sets the range of the AGC and provides no increase in noise level during the pauses the con...

Page 68: ...ased on VST plug ins is opened by clicking the View button in the VST Plugins group in the TX Signal Settings Window After the ZeusRadio installation the VST list does not contain any plugin To add a plug in into the processing circuitry it is necessary to press Select VST Plugin and select the plug in file in opened in Windows Explorer After that the plug in will appear as a line in the list Up t...

Page 69: ...of the usage and setting of the VST plug ins can be found at www essb labs com and others resources devoted to the subject of high quality SSB signal and audio processing in general SSB Electronic GmbH Page 69 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 70: ...d primary devices for audio input and output i e the devices that are selected by default in the system as a sound recording reproducers Usually it is the speaker and the microphone But it is also possible to make the selection manually for example to select speakers for sound output regardless of the system settings and the virtual audio cable for sound input When using DirectSound an important p...

Page 71: ...ut output devices we will consider the use of the Breakaway Live Audio Processor software This program processes sound in real time and significantly improves the sound of the station For use of this sound processor like any other you must select the virtual audio cable as input in ZeusRadio and also the same virtual audio cable as output device in the sound processor settings while the microphone...

Page 72: ...ual audio cable is used for audio output for routing the signal to the JT65 HF software as well as for input for transmitting the JT65 HF signal The same settings have to be chosen in the JT65 HF software In this case also the CAT Interface has to be configured to manage PTT line the VFO frequency etc SSB Electronic GmbH Page 72 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 73: ...odes up to a filter width of max 100 Hz The method involves measuring and correcting the reference oscillator s frequency with respect to the transceiver temperature The results are stored in the two correction memory cells Measure A and Measure B and may be used either individually buttons Only A Only B or together Both button for compensating the temperature instability of the reference oscillat...

Page 74: ...d data with a click of the right mouse button on the S meter wait for the structure of the spectrum graph and set the reference frequency closer to the center of the filter click FC to open the Frequency Correction window the accurate measurement of the frequency starts and the signal will be captured by a red marker in the Filtered Data window indicating the frequency and in the Frequency Correct...

Page 75: ...stored in the software ZeusRadio but can be saved to the internal transceiver memory by pressing the Burn button first the program must be stopped by pressing the ON OFF button in the main window of the program after the selection of correction mode Only A correction using only measurement A Only B correction using only measurement B Both temperature dependent correction using both cells the Frequ...

Page 76: ... digital amateur radio signals By a fan attached to the ACC connector the transceiver frequency can be stabilized and jumps in frequency can be avoided After setting the threshold temperature and the fan speed in the External Control window the transceiver temperature will be stabilized at a predetermined value and changes in frequency of the reference oscillator over time will be negligible Due t...

Page 77: ...OM ports are installed Note For the operation of the ZeusRadio software it is necessary that the created ports have the default name of the form COM1 COM2 COMn but not the names that are used in the system for real COM Ports or ports created by other programs The control of the transceiver can be done by two COM ports One port can be used for a command transmission Command Manager the other one fo...

Page 78: ...bits 8 parity none stop bits 1 In the picture an example of the settings for the Omni Rig software is shown Note The parameter values for Data Bits Parity and Stop bits are hard coded in the ZeusRadio software and cannot be changed In the settings of the PTT ports please specify that the RTS signal is used to control the PTT line and the DTR signal to control the CW key line SSB Electronic GmbH Pa...

Page 79: ... window 1 5 Management Buttons Enable disable buttons for program functions controlled by hotkeys and MIDI devices 2 8 Export Settings Buttons Buttons to save the settings of hotkeys and MIDI devices to a file 3 9 Import Settings Buttons Buttons to import settings for hotkeys and MIDI devices from a file 4 10 Export Settings Buttons Reset Buttons to reset Hotkey and MIDI devices to its original st...

Page 80: ... you can for example assign the frequency control for VFO A and VFO B to this single tuning knob switching its function by pressing the corresponding modifier List of application functions available for control via keyboard or MIDI device contains almost everything you might need for external control Mute Muting the audio Volume Up Down receiving volume control MON On Off Mute CW monitor MON Volum...

Page 81: ...ilter RX Filter Upper Edge Up Down adjustment of the upper edge of the receiving filter RX Filter Offset Up Down shift adjustment of reception filter RX Filter Width Up Down width adjustment of reception filter VFO A Frq Up Down adjust the VFO A frequency VFO B Frq Up Down adjust the VFO B frequency Bandwidth Up Down viewing bandwidth adjustment Scroll Step Up Down Frequency step adjustment VFO 1 ...

Page 82: ...ic DSP B choice of microphone settings TUN switch to carrier mode TUN PWR Up Down carrier power adjustment LPW On Off switch for low power mode CWT On Off switch for CW test CW Speed Up Down CW speed control CW Tone Up Down CW pitch adjustment CW Ratio Up Down adjustment of dash dot ratio CW Tone Hardness hardness of CW tone Hard Medium Soft CW Break In Up Down adjustment of Break In Delay Record ...

Page 83: ...ority of the controls in the window become active only when the external amplifier control is enabled Enable button in the Amplifier Settings section of the External Control window The same applies to pre emphasis of the transmitter signal WARNING Misconfiguration of the predistortion transmission signal algorithms or use of them without an external amplifier can lead to a significant deterioratio...

Page 84: ... to achieve the best results when working with different types of signals and amplifiers The following features are available Mode A algorithm has a lower accuracy of the coefficients but is more effective in a wide band signal That is when you work in SSB or AM signal with broad bandwidth more than 3 kHz select this mode This algorithm uses only Alfa and Beta Max Power serves only for limiting th...

Page 85: ... results of the predistortion algorithm is a slight decrease in the output power of the amplifier This is the price to pay for a cleaner signal Though intermodulation products can be decreased by up to 30 dB If the Predistortion algorithm is configured correctly it will not reduce the output power by more than 1 dB SSB Electronic GmbH Page 85 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

Page 86: ...W 13 Harmonics level 50 dB 14 Non harmonics level 70 dB 15 TX bandwidth up to 10 kHz Common characteristics 16 PC interface data control USB 2 0 17 Supply voltage 12 15 V 18 Supply current receive 0 5 A 19 Supply current transmit 4 A 20 Size 240 х 170 х 35 mm 21 Weight 1 2 kg the maximum output power of the transceiver ZS 1 in the range of 160 m 80 m 40 m 20 m 17 m 15 m 12 m and 10 m is 15 watts b...

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Page 88: ...hes you much joy with your ZS 1 You have questions suggestions or comments Please let us know By Email sdr ssb de or by telephone 02941 93385 118 SSB Electronic GmbH Page 88 of 88 V2 8 1 Content is protected by Copyright ...

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