FlexRadio Systems Tuner Genius XL

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7.3.2 Manual Tuning
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WhiletheTunerGeniusXL'sdefaultmodeofoperationistocreatetuningsolutionsautomatically,manual 
tuningispossible.Threefrontpanelcontrolsallowmanualtuning,accomplished byturningoneofthreeknobs
foundalongthebottomedgeofthefrontpanel.Thefirstknobselectsthefirstcapacitor(C1)
inthePInetwork,
thesecondknobselectstheinductor(L1),andthethirdknobselectsthesecondcapacitor(C2).
Procedure:
 Applyatuningsignalatthedesiredfrequency.
 ObservetheSWRvalueinthedisplay.
 Presstheleftmostknobtoselectmanualtuning.The"ManualTuning"
messageappearsonthefront
paneldisplay.
 Adjusttheknobtoselectthefirstcapacitance.
 Adjustthemiddleknobtoselecttheinductance.
 Adjusttherightmostknobtoselectthefinalcapacitance.
 Presstheleftmostknobtosavetheresultforlateruse.
Inmanycases,two
ormorevaluesoftheindu ctancemayproduceminimumSWRvalues.Thegeneralrule‐of‐
thumbforthiscaseistoselectthesmallestinductance(smallest"Lvalue"onthedisplay).
TheTunerGeniusXLWindowsUtilityprovidessimilarmanualtuningcontrols.First,clickontheleftmost
"knob"inthe
display,usethemousewheeltoadjustthevalueupanddown.Continuewiththesecondand
third"knobs,"thenclickonthefirst"knob"tosavethetuningsolution.Seesection8.4.4,ManualTuning
Controls,formoreinformation.