Ten-Tec OMNI-VII - User Manual

588 manual Second release – August 2007 1
Part #74409
Printed in USA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
Section 1 – YOUR NEW OMNI-VII
UNPACKING OMNI-VII 4
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 4
CONNECTING A POWER SUPPLY 4
A WORD ABOUT GROUNDING 5
PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGN 5
RADIO STATE VS. REMOTE STATE 6
Section 2 – OMNI-VII FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
(1) POWER 7
(2) PHONES 7
(3) KEY 7
(4) MULTI ENCODER 8
(5) PBT/BW ENCODER 8
(6) AF/RF ENCODER 8
(7) MIC 8
(8) TUNE 10
(9) PWR 10
(10) (11) V>M and M>V 10
(12) MODE 10
(13) STEP 11
(14) ANT 11
(15) SWP 11
(16) AGC 12
(17) BAND CHANGE AND DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY KEYPAD 12
(18) A=B, A>B, SPL, REV 12
(19) MAIN TUNING KNOB 12
(20) MNU 13
(21) TX, ALC, RX 13
(22) RIT, XIT, RIT/XIT ENCODER 13
(23) ALT 13
(24) NR/AN 14
(25) MIC/MON 14
(26) ATTN/PRE 14
(27) NCH/NB 14
(28) SPO/S-T 15
(29) SP/VOX 15
Section 3 – OMNI-VII REAR PANEL
(30) SPKR 16
(31) ACC 1 16
(32) ACC 2 17
(33) REM POD 17
(34) SERIAL 17
(35) AMP KEY 17
(36) (37) TX EN / TX OUT 17
(38) (39) SPARE 18
(40) DC IN 18
(41) DC OUT 18
(42) FUSE 25A 18
(43) GROUND TERMINAL 18
(44) ETHERNET 18

Summary

Your New Omni-VII

Connecting a Power Supply

Specifies voltage, current, and cable requirements for powering the transceiver.

A Word About Grounding

Using the Menu

Keying Loop

Enables or disables the QSK keying loop for linear amplifier connection.

Ext T;R Delay

I-F Filter

Operation Notes and Accessory Connection Examples

Operating the Automatic Antenna Tuner (If Installed)

Guide to using the OMNI-VII's internal automatic antenna tuner for impedance matching.

Connecting an External Linear Amplifier

Instructions for connecting various types of linear amplifiers to the OMNI-VII.

Tuning Up an External Linear Amplifier

Procedure for using the TUNE and PWR buttons for initial linear amplifier tune-up.

I-F Filter and DSP Bandwidth Filter Theory and Use

Factors That Affect the Sound of SSB Transmit Audio and Their Adjustment

Details how various controls influence SSB transmit audio quality and provides adjustment guidance.

Ten-Tec OMNI-VII Specifications

General

Brand	Ten-Tec
Model	OMNI-VII
Category	Transceiver
Language	English