Apache Labs ANDROMEDA ANAN-7000DLE MKII - 2.3 Pushbuttons and Indicators

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2.2.5 FilterHigh/LowCut
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Pressingtheupperknobresetsthecentrefrequencyofthefilters.
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ThefilterhighcutknobadjuststheupperaudiofrequencypassbandoftheRX
filter.ThisisusefultoremoveQRMfromthepassband.Ifyouhearahighaudio
frequencyinterferingsignal,usethisknobtoremoveit.
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ThefilterlowcutknobadjuststheloweraudiofrequencypassbandoftheRX
filter.ThisisusefultoremoveQRMfromthepassband.Ifyouhearalowaudio
frequencyinterferingsignal,usethisknobtoremoveit.
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2.2.6 DiversityGain/Phase
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Pressingtheupperknobtogglesbetweenfineandcoarseadjustmentofthe
diversitygainandphase.InmostcasescoarsewillbeOK.
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Diversityusesbothreceiverswithseparateantennastomaximiseaweaksignal,
ortocancelinterference.TheDiversityGaincontroladjuststhegainofRX2to
optimisetheenhancementofawantedsignalorrejectionofQRM.Openthe
Diversityscreentoseetheeffect.
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TheDiversityPhasecontroladjuststhephaseofRX2tooptimisethe
enhancementofawantedsignalorrejectionofQRM.OpentheDiversityscreen
toseetheeffect.
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2.2.7 RIT/Unallocated
PressingtheupperknobclearstheRITfrequency.
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TheRIT/XITknobselectsafrequencyoffsetforthereceiver(RIT)ortransmitter
(XIT)fromthatdisplayedintheVFOwindow.Commonlyusedtooptimise
receptionofasignalwheretheotheroperatorhasnotexactlymatchedyour
frequency.RITorXITisselectedaccordingtotheRIT/XITpushbutton.
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Thisknobisunassigned.Itcanbeassignedtoanyrotaryencoderfunctioninthe
ANDROMEDAsettingseditor.
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Anyencodercanbereassignedtoanyfunction,andthe“multifunction”encodercanbesettoany
function.ThefunctionsavailableareMasterAFgain;RX1&RX2AFgain;RX1&RX2stereobalance;
AGClevel(behaveslikeRFgain);attenuation;Filterhigh&lowcut;drive;micgain;
VFOaandB
tune;VOXgain;VOXholdtime;CWsidetone;CWspeed;squelch;Diversitygain&phase;COMP
threshold;RIT&XIT;displaypan&zoom.
2.3 PushbuttonsandIndicators
Thefrontpanelpushbuttonsoperateon/offor“presstochange”functions.All buttonsexcept
PowercanbereallocatedusingtheANDROMEDAsettingseditorwindow.Somepushbuttonshave
LEDindicatorstoindicatethecurrentstate.
2.3.1 Lefthandbuttons
Power Presstoturnonpowertotheradio.ThePCwillbootup.
Pressandholdtoturnoffpower.ThisshouldonlybeundertakenafterthePChas
safelyshutdown.
SDROn Presstocommenceexecutionoftheradio’salgorithms.Pressagaintohalt
processing.
MOX TogglesbetweenRXmodeandTXmode .AnindicatorlightsduringTX.
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