OPERATING THE TRANSCEIVER
USING AN EXTERNAL POWER AMPLIFIER
ENVOY® TRANSCEIVER GETTING STARTED GUIDE 119
NOTE: This feature is available only if the power amplifier's
control board firmware version is 2 or higher. Refer
to Checking the power amplifier's control board
firmware version on page 121 for instructions about
checking the power amplifier's control board
firmware version.
There are two ways to view the status of the connected power
amplifier. You can view it in the status areas, or in the HPA Status
screen.
Displaying the power amplifier status in the status areas
To display the power amplifier status in the status areas:
1 Set up one or more of the status areas to display the
following status:
• PA Temperature
•Tx Power
• Voltage
•SWR
NOTE: For information on how to set up what is shown in
the status areas, please see the Reference Manual
(Codan part number 15-04176-EN issue 7).
Viewing the power amplifier status in the HPA status screen
To view the power amplifier status in the HPA status screen:
1 From the main menu, select (General), then (HPA
Status).
1 Press or to scroll through the power amplifier’s status
information.