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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS .............................................................................................................. 1
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................... 2
Main Panel ............................................................................................................................. 2
Inputs/Outputs/Accessories .................................................................................................... 4
QUICK START EXERCISES ........................................................................................... 8
Exercise 1 – Listen to a Radio Station .................................................................................... 8
Exercise 2 – Basic Methods To Detect Threat Transmitters ..................................................12
SET-UP & BASIC OPERATION .................................................................................... 18
Power Control and Battery Charging .....................................................................................18
Updating the Software and Firmware ....................................................................................18
Help File ................................................................................................................................19
Setting the Time Zone, Date, and Time .................................................................................20
Touch Screen Calibration ......................................................................................................21
Saving Screen Shots to Thumb Drive ....................................................................................21
File Operations ......................................................................................................................21
Using the Storage Manager ...................................................................................................22
Resetting to Factory Defaults ................................................................................................24
Setting up the Tuner ..............................................................................................................24
Preset Spans ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Managing Preset Spans ...................................................................................................................... 26
Setting up the Display ............................................................................................................26
Showing/Hiding the Trace Legend ...................................................................................................... 26
Showing/Hiding the Sweep Counts ..................................................................................................... 27
Adjusting the Input Attenuation ..............................................................................................27
Using the Built-in Pre-Amp ....................................................................................................28
Using an External Antenna ....................................................................................................28
SWEEP MODE ............................................................................................................. 30
Sweeping the RF Spectrum ...................................................................................................30
Sweep Mode Screen Elements ........................................................................................................... 30
Navigating the Spectral Display .......................................................................................................... 31
Changing the Spectral Parameters ..................................................................................................... 32