A@R SM7030 Service kit for the AR7030 high dynamic range short wave receiverA@R| SM7030 Service kit for the AR7030 high dynamic range short wave receiver This service kit comprises the following: 1. Circuit diagrams, PCB layout, circuit description and manual for PC service software 2. PC service sofware disk with additional WORD and TEXT files 3. Remote counection lead for PC ‘The following main files appear on the floppy disk: TOB0TEST.EXE DOS based PC service sostvare 7030.PDF This cover page * 7030SERV-DOC Service manual in WORDS format ** 7030COMP.DOC Remote protocol for RS232 WORD? format** 7030MOD.ZIP__ Service bulletins in WORD format (zipped) * “TXT Various text files - tips and further information * PDF is an Adobe file format. Acrobat reader may be used to view the file. The internet web site is ‘htp://vrww.adobe.com/ from where Acrobat may be obtained. ** WORD is a Microsoft® product, you may open the document in MS WORD. If you do not have access to WORD, there are WORD viewers available including the shareware title WORDVIEW.EXE which may be found on the internet, itis about 1.8 Mbytes in size ‘*** This file is compressed in ZIP format. PKUNZIP and other utilities may be used to decompress the file. The file contains service bulletins in WORD format. PKUNZIP is shareware and may be found on the internet. (© AOR Manufacturing Ltd 1995, 1996, 1997 ALL MATERIALS. All trade marks acknowledged E&OE AOR Ltd 2-6-4 Misuj, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111, Japan. Tel: +813 3865 i681 Fax +81 3 3865 1697 WEB hitp:ww.aora.com! AOR (UK) Ltd AOR Manufacturing Ltd 4€ East Mil, Bridgofect, Belper, Derbys DESG 2UA, England Tol: #44 1773860785 Fax: +46 1779 8807860, ‘emai nfo@acr co.uk WEB https. demon co.uk/aor 6 BP123 (BA7030) options and PLUS" Contains support fo te NB7030 / FPUT":AR7030 Circuit Description 1) RF and IF section 1.0 Frequency configuration ‘The AR7030 is a dual-conversion superheterodyne receiver, using intermediate frequencies of 4SMHz and 455kHz in its two IF stages. RF signals are converted to 45MHz by the local oscillator signal (LO) which is tuned from 45.00000MHz to 77.01672MHz to Give receiver coverage of 00,000KHz to 32.01672MHz. The local oscillator is tuned in 2.655Hz steps. The LO is offset by approximately +/- 1.4kHz in SSB mode, the exact offset being determined from the fiter offset derived from the fier calibration table. Itis also offset up to +/- 4.2kHz during PBS operation. Conversion between the two IF's is by the fixed heterodyne oscillator signal (HET) running at 44,545Mbz in $88, AM, CW, Syne and Data modes audio is derived by mixing the inal IF with a carver reinsertion signal. The frequency of this Feflects any offset generated by the LO and is nominally 455kHz +/- the filter offset, PAS and BFO offset, 1.1 Whip Amplifier ‘The whip amplifier is only present in circuit when the Antenna Select switch is set to the Whip position. The JFET device (218) provides a high input impedance to give good results at low frequencies with the capacitive load of a whip ora short wire aerial, The drain output of 215 is fed into the input of matching transformer LE which provides impedance coupling for both the whip amplifier, and long wire aerial input. 1.2. Attenuator and RF Pre-amp Front end attenuation is controlled by RL1 and RL2 and their associated resistor networks R26-R29. They provide OdB, 2048 and ‘40d8 of attenuation as well as switching for the VHF Option through J7. The RF Pre-amp consists of Q16 and matching transformers L17 and L18. This provides 10dB of gain. itis switched in and out of circuit by RL4 and when used in conjunction with the attenuator settings provides the specified levels of RF gain -40dB, -30dB, -20d8, -10dB, OdB and +10dB. 1.3. Front end Fiters Frequencies below 1.7MHz pass through a low-pass fier L10. L11 and ©26-27. Frequencies above 1.7MHz pass through a high- pass fier L8. L9 and 22-24. All signals pass through the 30MHz low-pass fier L12-16 and C28-33. These fiters help reduce spurious mixing effects caused by strong signals outside the band being received ‘A OG path is maintained through all the switching relay contacts and a small current is passed through them to prevent oxidation, this is known as "contact wetting 1.4 tstMixer and 1st IF ‘An SD5400 DMOSFET mixer (Q17) and JFET buffer amp (218 and Q19) are used to convert the RF signal to the first IF at 4SMH2. Balun L21 provides @ balanced signal feed and L22 provides a balanced LO feed. The balanced output is matched to the 4SMHz crystal roofing fiters X2A and X26 by a tuned transformer L26. In this configuration the mixer provides a small amount of gain to ensure adequate sensitivity and offers more than 100d8.intermodulation-free dynamic range 1.8 2nd Mixer and 2nd IF ‘An SL6440 gilbert cell mixer (€20) is used to convert to the 2nd IF at 455kHz, The 1SkHz bandwidth of the roofing fiters in the 1st IF ‘reduces the dynamic range requirement of the 2nd mixer. The output from the 2nd mixer is applied directly to the main group of IF fiters X3-X8. All the fiters are centred on 455kHz and are switched by Q21-24, triple two channel multiplexers. Depending on the Tequired bandwidth one of the IF fier select lines (FS1-6) goes to +SV. Output for the Noise Blanker Option is available on J10. ‘After fering the signal passes to the TOA1872 (30) where the main iF amplification and AGC control takes place. The output asses through a buffer amp (31) and on to one of two IF tal fiers switched by @32, the spare multiplexer being used to ground the output of the unused fiter. The automatic fiter selection at this point is dependant on which of the main filters are selected. 16 AGC system AGC is provided primarily by controling the gain of the main IF amplifier Q30. Signal level output is available on pin 8 and AGC input control on pin 7. The AGC system comprises Q34, Q35A, Q35B and Q36A and various switching lines. + The AM line goes to +5V in AM, Syne and FM mode and switches Q36A to provide average signal level AGC. For SSB modes the circuit responds to peak signals + The MAN line goes +5V when the AGC is switched off. This turns Q34A on and disables the signal input into the AGC system ‘causing the receiver to operate at full gain, ‘+ The ASt line goes +SV when the AGC is switched off orto fast. This alters the AGC time constant through R99. + The AS2 line goes +SV when the AGC in switched off, ast or medium. This alters the AGC time constant through R100. When the AGC is set to slow, both AS1 and AS2 go to OV.+The AGC line connected to the control system and is bi-directional. An A/D converter provides S-Meter data for the control LE system and a D/A converter allows the microprocessor controlled RF gain control to set a minimum voltage on to the AGC line and thereby provide manual RF gain control 1.7 Delectors | The IF signal is split two ways for detection, however both detectors operate at the same time in all modes and the choice of detection mode is made by the audio control IC, 38, For FM detection the signal is fed to the MC3367 (Q33) where it passes through the limiting amps to the quadrature FM detector X12 — ‘and out through pin 9 to the audio control IC, Q36. For AM, Syne, SSB, CW and Data modes, detection is carried out in the product detector NES12A (Q37). The incoming IF signal is mixed with the generated carrier and the resultant audio passes out through pin 5to the audio control IC (Q38). The carrier signal for | the product detector is provided by the DDS system in SSB, CW and Data modes, and from the limiting amplifer in Q33 for AM mode. i 1.8 Synchronous AM synchronous AM operates in a similar way to the SSB modes except that the DDS carrier frequency is offset by about 20kHz and | then mixed with @ 20kHz VCO (Q41) giving the required 455kHz injection. Filter X13 removes unwanted mixing sidebands. The VCO frequency is controlled to maintain phase lock between the IF and the injected carrier using the spare mixer in Q33, ‘The operation of the system is monitored by the control processor when in AUTO mode - error voltages developed on the OFS and SLK lines are used to maintain sync lock. VR2 aligns the sync offset voltage and VR3 tunes the VCO. The SBW tine controis the narrow / wide switching of the Syne PLL system. The SYN line goes low when Sync mode is selected to turn on the VCO. 2) AF Stage L The hub of tt»: audio control system is the TDAQ860, Q38. This is a stereo audio pre-amp IC and is controlled by the microprocessor via an I°C bus, Control is available for three inputs, volume, bass, treble and three outputs - all in stereo. The main output is | combined to mono and fed to the TDA1904 (40) which is the main audio amp feeding the internal loudspeaker and external = loudspeaker socket. The main output is also fed to Q39A and Q39B which provides independent stereo headphone amplification, The main audio feed to the internal or external loudspeaker is isolated if a plug is inserted in the headphone socket. The aux output | is fed to Q39C and Q39D which provides independent stereo line output to the rear aux socket. 3) Power Supply Nine supply rails are used in the receiver ‘+ +5C is an permanently active, unswitched SV supply powering everything that requires power when the unit is switched off but stil ‘connected to a supply. It feeds the control system, the rear IR sensor, the /O expanders, the Ref oscillator, multiplier (Q46) and the mixer driver (Q57). The supply is provided by a SV regulator Q74 trom the main supply input. All other supplies are inactive until the unit is switched on. fe + B+ operates at about 1V less than the DC supply input and feeds the aux relay, the aux and remote supply feed, the audio option, the DC-DC gonverter, some of the AGC system, the headphone and line output amps and the main audio amp. It is used as the ‘main switched supply in the receiver and is controlled by Q70. — \ + B48 is derived from Bs and is smoothed and decoupled through LSS. It feeds the front end switching relays, the RF pre-amp and |_ the tst mixer FET's Q18 and 19, + +8] an 8V supply derived from B+ through regulator Q73._It feeds the whip amplifier, the tst mixer bias, the 2nd mixer, the IF stages, the local oscillator, the AGC and Sync op-amp (Q35) and the PLL integrator Q62. ‘+ +5's a 5V supply derived from the +5C line and is switched through Q78 when B+ is active It feeds both ODS systems, the PLL prescaler and phase comparator, the Sync system, the AGC time constants, the product detector and the IF filter select IC's Q21- 24. L ‘+ +20is a nominal 20V, low current supply and is obtained from a DC-DC converter (64) by voltage doubling and rectifying the high level ODS sine wave output. It feeds the PLL voltage contro! line. + -7is a nominal-ve 7V, low current supply and is obtained by rectifying the high level DDS sine wave output. It provides the -ve bias for the first mixer: _ + -3is a nominal -ve 3V supply and is derived from a potential divider off the -7 supply. It provides -ve bias for the iter switching multiplexers. —* BLA and BLC form a constant current current feed to the LCD backlight LED's. This supply is derived from the voltage drop across the 5V regulator, Q74, The power supply is initially switched on by the PWR line from the control unit going low and switching Q71, Q72 and the main ‘supply control transistor Q70. Once the control system has stabilised the OPR line out of the /O expander Q81 goes high and maintains control of Q72. 4) Frequency Synthesiser 4.1 Reference Oscillator The frequency stability and frequency accuracy of the entire set, except for the real time clock, is dependant on the Reference Oscillator. It consists of a temperature compensated xtal oscillator (TCXO) running at 11.13625MHz and a butfer stage Q48. It ‘supplies @ reference to the CPU, DDS systems and Het multiplier. 42 Heterodyne Multiplier The Heterodyne injection signal is derived from the TCXO and multiplied by Q46 producing a comb of strong harmonics. The fourth harmonic at 44 545Mbz is selected by the tank circult TC2, C64 and L29 and fed into the 2nd Mixer, Q20, 43° Carrier DDS ‘The carrier signal is produced digitally by an HSP45102 DDS IC (247) and converted to @ pure sine wave of about 1V P-P using the resistor ladder network R154 - R165. This IC is programmed by the CLK, DAT and STC lines directly out of the CPU. The carver Is Contred around 45SkHz for CW, SSB and Data modes and 434.71kHz for Syne mode, the frequency varies slighty to reflect the made, selected filter, BFO and PBS offset and during Sync tune. This signal is fed into the Syne system IC, Qt. 44 Local DDS The local signal is produced by a second HSP45102 DDS IC (248), buffered in the Hex Flip/Flops (249 and Q50), converted in the ‘resistor ladder network R166 to R189 and further buffered by Q51 to produce a pure sine wave of about 3V P-P. This IC is ragrammed by the CLK, DAT and STL lines directly out of the CPU. The Local DDS tunes from about 67.89kHz to 150.42kHe +/- all the various offsets, and provides the reference signal for the PLL system phase comparator on pin 3. tt also provides the reference for the VHF Option on J9 and the signal to drive the DC-OC converter. 45 Local Oscillator The local oscillator 's based around a J310 FET grounded gate VCO (Q§5),. It is tuned by two tank circuits, L51/C169 and LSO/C15S. Both these circuits are padded with extra capacitance C153/C184 and C161/C 162 as the set is tuned down in frequency. ‘The switching is controlled by two lines LR and LR2 feeding switching transistors Q52 and Q53. The table below shows the frequency switching configuration, Frequency range uRt LR2 0.000kH2 - 3.95858MHz High High 3.91508MH2 - 9.52672MH2 Low High 9.48321MHz - 17,18269MH2 High Low 17.13938MHz - 32.01672MHz Low Low {tan be seen that there is hysteresis buil into the change over points. This is to prevent the characteristic spot frequency "pop" that 's normal when @ PLL changes ranges. The oscillator is fine-tuned by two varicap diodes D30 and D31 whose capacitance Is contrlied by the VCV line generated by the phase comparator and appearing at TPS. The output of the local oscilator is buffered by 256, another grounded gate J310 FET, before being fed into the mixer driver Q57, ‘The HF line is switched low during VHF operation to switch off the Local Oscillator and Het multiplier - normally at HF itis at +SV. 46 Mixer Driver ‘The mixer driver Q57 provides the high level drive forthe first mixer appearing at LO and also the low level feed into the prescaler ass. 4.7 Prescaler The prescaler consists of a 74AC74 (Q58) 2-bit counter and a 7-bit binary ripple counter (59). These are used to divide the local scillator output by 512 and provide a SV P-P square wave PLL IF of 87.89kHz to 150.42kHz to feed into the phase comparator, 083, 4.8 Phase comparator The phase comparator 74HC9046 (63) compares the phases of the PLL IF with the Local DDS reference signal and produces a current output at pin 13. This is integrated and fitered by Q60, Q61 and Q62 to produce the VCV voltage to tune the local oscillator, completing the loop of the PLL. The phase comparator also generates an unlock signal if te loop becomes unlocked. This appears. at pin 2 and becomes the PLK line feeding the CPU. During an unlock state the line goes to +5V, mutes the audio and disables the ‘S-meter display via the CPU5) constant L ‘At the centre of the control system is the CPU (QS) an 89C52. This IC contains a program specific to the AR7030 and provides an interface between the operator and the receiver's electronics. | + ttaccepts commands from the three rotary encoders St -S3, the nine push buttons &4 - 12 and drives the display Q10 on the parallel Bus - 00 to 07, DEN, DRD and DRS + itmonitors voltages from the AGC and Syne systems and controls the manual IF gain va the A/D - YA converter (QS), reads — Gata mn and out ofthe RTCIRAM (Q6), EZPROM (Q7) and optional EEPROM (8) using the control I*C bus - SC1 and S01 + Audio control via Q38 and receiver control via a 24-bit register (281. Q82 and Q83) uses a second I’C bus (SC2 and SD2) to minimise noise. The register outputs control IF flter selection, battery charging and power switching, mode selection, RF attenuator, RF pre-amp, local oscillator range switching, AGC speed and the aux relay. , | + Itmonitors and drives the RS232 data lines through Q2, Q3 and 4 - RXD and TXD. L 1+ ttaccepts data from both front and rear infra Red sensors (Qt and Q79) - IRR and IRF. «It controls the carier and locat ODS IC's @47 and Q48 on the seial bus - CLK, DAT, STC and STL + ttaccepts date from the mute (MUT) and PLL unlock (PLK) lines through Q4A, | +The CPU clock is fed from the TCXO reference oscillator on pin 19- XTALA ‘The CPU is powered from the *5C line and a reset pulse is applied at switch on through C10 to the RST pin. 1, the backup battery, supplies the RTC/RAM (Q6) whilst the set is not powered. The real time clock (RTC) uses a 32.768ktHz xtal (X1) which can be trimmed by TC1. The memory organisation and RS232 control protocol is detailed in the computer remote control document. 6) Notch / Noise Blank 61 Power Supply ‘There are two supply lines on the board. The logic control uses the +5C connection to the control unit, this is @ permanently active, |_ unswitched 5V supply. The remainder of the board uses an 8V supply regulated by Q7 from the B+ fine and a low current 4V feed derived from a potential divider R21/R22 off the BV supply 62 Control Logic L Q1 and Q2 (PCF8S747) are 8-bit I/O expanders running off the I°C bus SC1 and SD1. Q1 provides a D/A derived voltage, combined through R1-R4 to alter the noise blanker threshold level on pin 6 198. Q2 provides various switching lines used by both the notch | ‘and noise blanker. Q5 (HSP45102) is a 12-bit numerically controlled oscillator. This also runs off the I°C bus and provides the notch — feference frequency. It runs at 100 times the audio notch frequency and feeds Q10 and 13. It's clock is provided by xtal oscillator Xt and QA. 63 Notch Filter ‘The audio path is broken within the microprocessor controlled audio pre-amp Q38. AOL feeds audio through Q19A into the first notch circuit Q108, an LTC1060 dual switched capacitor filter. The audio then passes through QSA to the second notch circuit Q13, 2 single switched capacitor fier. Audio returns to the main board via AIL after passing through Q9B. The cascaded pair of notch filters gives the noteh fiter i's specified high performance depth. The notch fier is switched in and out of circuit by GEC. 110A in combination with an output from Q'108 allows the auto notch tracking facility by comparing phase differences in Q11, Q12 and 1 Q3BIC feeding the resulting control voltage SIG into the spare pin 1 0 Q9 on the contro! unit L 6.4 Noise Blanker ‘The IF signal at IF2 is buffered by Q15 before being fed into Q14 (SA614A) a monolithic low power FM IF system with RSI. The RSS! output is fed into Q18 (4528), the blanking level being determined by Q19B. The two switchable widths of blanking pulses are produced by Q18A/Q18B and fed into the AGC system to momentarily desensitise the receiver during the noise pulse period. In AM mode the audio is also muted by a signal fed into the gate of G8. i 7) Battery Option ‘The battery option centres around Q2, a MAX1771E DC-DC controller, 3 an MPT3055 FET and a 12V sealed lead acid cell. Two rates of charge are available, switched by the CHG line. This is timed from the microprocessor. and switches Q1, The battery is protected by fuse F1 and the charge circuit is temperature compensated by TH1 :AR7030 Spurii List Every complex receiver generates internal signals that are received by the receiver itself and appear as small whistles or unmodulated carriers on the recovered audio. These are known as spurii or birdies. The following ist shows spuri found on typical, {ully cased AR7030's with antenna connections terminated into a 60 ohm dummy load, Whilst trying to ensure that the lst is “accurate and comprehensive we cannot guarantee that it is definitive and the number and ievel of ‘spurii may vary slightly from set to Set. We must therefore stress that any further spur you may find that are not documented on this list do not constitute a fault condition, ~ The first column shows the frequency - this can vary with mode, differ slightly between sets and The second column shows the signal strength measured on the S-meter and is shown as the 5 p indicates that the spurious was below the S-meter threshold {he thir column shows the diference to the S-meter reading when the pre-amp is activated - in many cases the spuri level actully falls, again nc level indicates that the spurious was below the S-meter threshold, ‘ay be temperature dependant. int + 1dB increments. No level ‘As an indication S1 is approximately equal to -113dBm or 0.5uV ai tititiiidAR7030 Test and Alignment Program. Overview : ‘This program is intended as a calibration and alignment aid for the AR7030 receiver. A calibrated signal generator, a frequency mefer capable of measuring frequency and period and a digital voltmeter are required to carry out the alignment process. An Oscilloscope or an RF voltmeter is useful for tuned circuit peaking. Additionally a high purity two-signal source is needed for the mixer bias adjustment and the correct trimming tools will reduce damage to coil cores. ‘The receiver under alignment should be operated under normal conditions with a 1SV supply and at room temperature. A period of more than 10 minutes operation is recommended before any adjustments are made. ‘Signals for adjustment and calibration are all unmodulated with 50 ohms source impedance and should be fed into the 50 ohm antenna input, with the Antenna Select Switch set to the 50 ohm position. For complete alignment, the program menus should be worked through in sequence. Ifa partial alignment is intended, beware that there are some inter-dependencies between adjustments, All sections of the program that over-write calibration data in the receiver's memary allow a get-out before new data is committed, Adjustment accuracy :- ‘The calibration routines expect external signals to be accurate to within +/- S00Hz of the specified frequency and within #/- 148 of level. ‘The frequency accuracy of the receiver is dependent on a frequency measurement of the local oscillator. The meter used for this ‘measurement should have an inherent accuracy better than +/- 0.1ppm, and the adjustment accuracy should be better than +/- 30Hz. ‘These limits will ensure that the receiver is accurate to +/- 0.Sppm. ‘The real time clock frequency is set with a period measurement of the 1Hz divided clock. Typically the period should be set to within +/-4us of 1 second which will give a clock accuracy of +/- 10 seconds per month (not allowing for thermal effects). Software Installation The software comprises of a single file - 7030TEST.EXE It is DOS based and can be used on virtually all PC's and compatibles running DOS 3.3 of higher. The file should be copied to, and run from the hard drive although it will run from the floppy if necessary ‘The program does not support a mouse or pointing device and most instructions are intended to be carried out from the numeric keypad on the keyboard. The AR7030 should be connected to the computer RS232 port as detailed in the AR7030 operating manual using the specified lead. Running the Software ‘Type [7O30TEST] at the DOS prompt and the following opening screen should appeer. AR - 7030 Test and Alignment. V3.1 Receiver type : Not Identified 1) Logon / Setup / Debug. 2) Frequencies. 3) Local oscillator. 4) Sync detector. 5) IF system and S-Meter. 6) Check RF stages. 7) Mixer. 8) Information. 10) End program. Enter item number 7 ‘As each menu item is completed a * or +¥ will appear alongside the item. An * indicates that the menu item has been partially completed and @ double ** indicates that all the menu iterns have been fully completed. This is to give a quick visual indication of progress through the alignment procedure. In many of the menus some of the text appears in brackets ( ). This is to give on screen instruction as to the test and alignment points, method of alignment or hints and tips. Before the AR7030 will accept any instructions you must log on by pressing number [1], this wil display the next screen. | (e iLOGON / SETUP / DEBUG Receiver type : Not Identified 1) Logon to receiver. - 2), Preset and Test Memory. 4)° Test Display and Controls. 5) Set Clock Time. 6) Interactive Moniter / Debugger. _ 0) Return to Main Menu, Enter item nunber ? — Pressing {1] will display the following screen. LOGON / SETUP / DEBUG Peceiver type : Not Identified 2) Logon to receiver. 2) Preset and Test Memory 4) Test Display and Controls. 5) Set Clock Time 6) Interactive Monitor / Debugger. 0) Return to Main Menu. Enter item number ? 1 Enter COM port to use for communication with the radio. - Lor2? Press [1] or [2] to select the required COM port. Confirmation of correct logon will be confirmed by the message. Rec iver type : AR-7030 ve.* + The numbers after the V indicate the software version, the leter A indicates a standard CPU, the letter B an enhanced CPU. Once you have indicated which COM port you wish to use you will not be asked again until the program is re-run, This is useful if you are testing many radios. Alternatively you can add the COM port required as @ command line option when starting the program ~ [7030TEST 1] selects COM port 1 and [7030TEST 2] selects COM port 2. If at this point the unit falls to log on please check that the correct COM Port has been selected and that the connections between the computer and AR7030 are wired as per the details given in the operating manual. Some RS232 ports have been causing problems with the AR7030 remote facilly as the negative line has not been pulling fow enough. If you experience RS232 corruption problems — and inconsistency, try adding a diode and resistor between Pin 2 and Pin 3 ofthe -pin DIN socket as showm below. improved S232 communications has been incorporated from March 87 on ‘AR7030 &-pin din connector AAR7090 Fin 2 Computer x0 jiok OHM resistor DEY 1N4148 diode: AR7030 Pin 3 Computer RXD 7 Pressing number [2] will preset all 100 memories (400 if enhanced B version processor with additional EEPROM) to 00,000 AM with standard default settings, preset all modes to default settings, load the default fiter bandwidth settings, load the default S-Meter caliration data, load the default settings into the 3 setup memories A, B and C, checks the RTC/RAM, checks the EEPROM, (checks the additional EEPROM if fitted) and resets the unit to 7,100.00 AM with default settings ete. The following warning Is displayed before you commit the action. Press [1] to continue or anything else to stop and return to previous menu, pete anc pee All S-Meter calibration data will be lost and any menory frequencies overwritten. Enter 1 to continue (or anything else to stop) ? Ian enhanced CPU is detected the menu includes an additional item - 3) Setup option information Press [3] to display the following1) Notch / Noise Blanker installed : YES 2) RF attenuator step 10d8 (DX) : NO es 0) Return to main menu. enter item number ? Press [1] to toggle the Notch / Noise Blanker installed : YES / NO. Press [2] to toggle the RF attenuator step size to 10 dB: YES/ NO. This requires hardware support and is only available on the DX version - not yet available at time of writing. Press [0] or ) ‘ to return to the previous menu. Pressing number [4] will initially clear the display for test purposes then produce the following soreen and activate all segments of the LCD, giving a black display. ‘TEST DISPLAY AND CONTROLS Al segments on LCD should be black. Buttons :- * volume | + spin wheel = Tuning: Press ENTER to continue ‘As each button is pressed *** will appear alongside the button name, this will revert to a single * when the button is released allowing a quick visual check of previously activated buttons. The * on the ~ scale alongside the Volume, Spin wheel and Tuning control will move left and right to indicate clockwise and anticlockwise rotation of the controls. This Completes testing of al front panel coritrols apart from the PHONES socket. Pressing returns you to the previous menu. Pressing number [4] will set the receiver's internal real time clock to match the computer's clock and date. It is therefore important that your computer's clock and date is accurately set if you wish this operation to be worthwhile. The following screen is displayed LOGON / SETUP / DEBUG Receiver type : AR-7030 Vt.* * 1) Logon to receiver. L 2) Preset and Test Memory. + 3) Setup option information. + 4) Test Display and Controls. 5) Set Clock Time L €) Ihteractive Monitor / Debugger. 0) Return to Main Menu Enter item number ? 5 Clock set to hh:mm:ss mm-dd-yyyy Press ENTER to continue IE Pressing returns you to the menu. Pressing number (6] selects the Interactive Monitor / Debugger, this displays the following cE =ARBUGMonitor (Type ? for help) Pressing [2] followed by displays the following ARBUGMonitor (Type ? for help) ARBUG>? 2 set address x execute routine B set page 1 set lockout @ display bytes k set mask (B) m monitor byte Bb opezate button (B) - 8 monitor signal level q quit. W write byte ARBUG> {fat this point you do not understand what is displayed or you need to know anything else about the debugger we suggest that you leave it well alone. It allows you to write directly to the processor in Hex and any incorrect use will render the receiver inoperable! _— The routine was originally written by JT our design engineer during his prototyping and development of the AR7030 and we have ‘never found it necessary to use it during normal servicing. Press [q] to quit then [0] or to return to the main menu AR - 7030. Test Receiver type : AR-7030 v*.* * + NNB opt. * 1) Logon / Setup / Debug. 2) Prequencies. 3) Local oscillator. 4) Syne detector. 5) IF system and s-Meter. 5 6) Check RF stages. ) Mixer. 8) Notch filter 8) Information. -~ 10) End program. Enter item number ? — Ifthe Notch / Noise blanker has been enabled in previous menu item 3) the receiver type will now show as follows. Receiver type : AR-7030 V1.4 B + NNB opt. and an additional item 8) will appear in the main menu to align the notch fiter. (DX) will appear in the Receiver type line if the 1048 attenuator option is enabled. __ Press [2] to adjust the two reference frequencies and display the following, ADJUST FREQUENCIES 1) Adjust Reference oscillator. 2) Adjust Clock. * 3) Set Clock Time. 0) Return to Main Menu. Enter item number ? sing [1] allows adjustment of the Reference Oscillator and displays the following screen.ADJUST REFERENCE FREQUENCY Local frequency + 78.0000 Maz {adjust 945 TCxo) Press ENTER to continue Nove: the frequency error is more than a is possible that the local osc PLL Adjust 150 / 151 for 14.0 to 14.3V on at TP? few kHz then is unlocked. TPs. Press to return to menu and press [2] to adjust the clock frequency and display the following screen. ADJUST CLOCK FREQUENCY Clock period (adjust TC1) Press ENTER to continue Note: 1.00000 s pulse period at TP1 ‘Test point and adjustment are on front panel PCB. Both these measurements should be carried after the unit has reached full operating temperature, Press to retum to menu, Press [3] to set clock if necessary, this will already be marked done if it was carried out earlier in the procedures. Press to return to the main menu AR - 7030 Test and Alignment. V3.1 Receiver type : AR-7030 V#.* + + 1) Logon / Setup / Debug. + 2) Frequencies. 3) Local oseiiiator. 4) Syne detector, 5) IF system and s-Meter. 6) Check RF stages. 7) Mixer. 9) Information. 10) End progran. Enter item number ? Press [3] to align the local oscillator and display the following screen ADJUST LOCAL OSCILLATOR 1) Local ose range 2) Local Osc range 3) Local Osc range 4) Local ose range 5} Local Ose range 6) Local Ose range 7) Local Ose range 8} Local ose range 0} Return to main menu. enter item number ? Press [1] to initially align the VCO coils 10 — iRange 1 high 1 TPS Voltage 14.0 to 14.3V ~ (adjust 156 / 151) Both L50 and L51 affect the alignment of the VCO, they should be adjusted in such a way that the desired voltage is achieved (14.0V to 14.3V) and the cores of the transformers are in a physically matched position i.e. the same insertion depth in the coil former, — Menu items 2 to 8 should then be checked in sequence for correct TPS voltage. Range 1 low 2 TPS Voltage above 3v (revise previous settings) Range 2 high 1 TPS Voltage below 15v (modify ¢153 / c161) — Range 2 low 2 TPS Voltage above 3v (revise Range 3 high : TPS Voltage below 15v = (modify 154 / c162) Range 3 low : TPS Voltage above 3V [revise previous settings) ~ Range 4 high TPS Voltage helow 15V (revise previous settings) _ Range 4 low : TPS Voltage above 3V (revise previous settings) C153, C154, C161 and C162 are select on test (SOT) capacitors. These will have been selected during initial alignment during — Production and should never need changing. Press [0] or to return to the main menu: AR - 7030 Test and Alignment. V3.1 Receiver type : AR-7030 vt. * * 1) Logon / setup / Debug. ** 2) Frequencies ** 3) Loca? oscillator. 4) syne detector. 5) IF system and s-Meter. 6) Check RF stages. 7) Mixer. 8) Information. 10) End program. Enter item number 7 Press [4] to align the Sync detector and display the following screen ADJUST SYNCHRONOUS DETECTOR Phase null 1 Zero volts between 723 and TPd (adjust VR2) (aim for below +/-10nV) Press BNTER to continue Pressing changes the display to this :- ADJUST SYNCHRONOUS DETECTOR veo centre 1 Zero volts between 7P3 and TPA {adjust VR3) (aim for below +/-30nV) (ensure audio output is at zero beat) Press ENTER to continue ‘These adjustments should be carried out with the unit at full operating temperature. Ideally a DVM should be used and the presets locked with locking compound once the adjustment is complete, Press to return to the main menu,AR - 7030 Test and Alignment. V3.1 Receiver type : AR-7030 v¥.* * + 1) Logon / setup / Debug. ‘s 2) Frequencies. s+ 3) - Local oscillator. ++ 4) Syne detector. 5) IP system and S-Meter. 6) Check RF stages. 7) Mixer. 9) Information. 10) End progran. Enter item number ? Press [5] to align the IF, calibrate the S-Meter, edit the S-Meter cal values and display the following screen, ADJUST IF AND S-MBTER 1) Align IF system. 2) Calibrate S-Meter. 3) View / Edit S-Meter cal values. 0) Return to Main Menu. snter item number ? + Note: IF mixer adjustment has not been performed, then ensure that mixer bias pot VR1 is set to mid-position Press [1] to align the IF System and display the following screen. ALIGN IF SYSTEM HET tune + Max 44.5MHz signal at 7P2 (adjust Tc2) Apply signal to antenna input : 7.1MHz at -90d5m IF tune : Max signal strength : 92 t##:t#eH:8* (adjust 126) Press ENT! to continue ‘Align TC2 for maximum Het injection at TP2 (pin 5 Q20), expect between 0.5V and 1.0V p-p on an oscilloscope. If this level cannot be achieved increase R152 to 212 in the Het Multiplier. ‘Align L28 for maximum signal strength reading, This is the only adjustable IF transformer in the set and has a fairly flat response. To achieve an exact peak point it is sometimes easier to increase or decrease the SSG output slightly to move towards a threshold point of a * on the bar graph or digit on the numeric indication, The bar graph and numeric indication are directly linked, use which fever you find easiest, The indicated number is fairly meaningless other than itis a figure that is returned from the A/D converter out of the AGC system. At the time of writing this document with the software version 1.2 a reading of 89 to 95 would be considered rnormal but this may change with later production runs and software revisions. The final reading you achieve is only designed to indicate the peak alignment and is not written to the microprocessor so don't worry about the exact SSG output, Press to return to the previous menu and press [2] to calibrate the S-Meter and display the following screen. 12 lCALIBRATE S-METER Apply signal to antenna input : 7.1Miz at -113dBm Meter point si Signal : 60 *##:4045 Press ENTER when signal strength is stable Inject SSG and press when signal strength is stable and to display the next screen. Reduce the SSG output as instructed fon the screen and press . Repeat this several times until you see the following screen, CALIBRATE S-METER Apply signal to antenna input : 7.iMHz (adjust level for zero error) cal marker level error: 94 Press ENTER when error is zero Adjust output from SSG for zero error i.e. when the * sits above the A or the numeric indicator shows 0 and press to display the next screen CALIBRATE S-METER Applied signal : Reduce level by 1045 Press ENTER to continue Reduce SSG output by 10dB and press to display the next screen CALIBRATE S-METER Applied signal : Reduce level by 10dB Applied signal : Reduce level by a further 1008, Press ENTER to continue Reduce SSG output by 10dB and press to display the next screen, this will now display the S-Meter calibration table. CALIBRATE S-METER 1) cal value for si point 61 2) Step advance for 53 12 3) Step advance for $5 16 4) Step advance for $7 8 5] Step advance for $9 9 ie 6) Step advance for $9+10 8 7) Step advance for 39430 30 2) Step advance for $9450 14 8) Filter cal 20dB ref 20 10) Filter cal 6dB ref 4 11) Exit to menu WITHOUT saving values 0) Update receiver and exit to menu enter item number ? 13‘Tne table shows typical cal values. Pressing [1] to [8] wil allow editing ofthe relevant cal value this isnot normally necessary unless you require an alternatively calibrated S-Meter. If when the filters are calibrated, the values want nudging slightly up or down to give a more even spread of bandwidths, alter the Fier cal 4 ret [10] up or down to 3 or § and real the fiers. Pressing [11] returns tothe previous menu without saving the cal values. The S-Meter would use the defaut values in this case or the previously stored values. The default values give a reasonable S-Meter indication but is not accurate for a given signal input. Pressing [0] or to return to the previous menu then press [2] to check the RF fiters and display the nest sereen, CHECK RF PILTERS Apply signal to antenna input : 7.1Miz at -40dBm — Press ENTER when signal is present ‘Apply signal and press to display the following screen. — cHEcK RF FILTERS — Apply signal to antenna input : 29.9Miz at -40dBm. Press ENTER when signal is present Apply signal and press to display the following screen. CHECK RF FILTERS Apply signal to antenna input : S00kHz at -40dam Press ENTER when signal is present High fequency level change: +0d8 ~ Apply signal and press to display the following screen. CHECK RF Apply signal to antenna input : 1.7Miz at -4odam Press ENTER when signal is present High frequency level change Low frequency level change +oas +008 Apply signal and press to display the final screen 15CHECK RF FILTERS Apply signal to antenna input : 1.7MHz at -40dBm Checking level ... High frequency level change +odB Low frequency level change +0aB High-pass filter level change : +0dB Low-pass filter level change 40dB Press ENTER to continue ‘This shows the error in dB's of the frequency response of the front end fiers referenced to the S-Meter which is calibrated at 7. 1MHz, It also therefore shows the sensitivity of the set referenced to the S-Meter cal table. An error of 3d8 is normal, occasionally you may observe 4dB error, again this is nothing to worry about and is simply due to component tolerances. Anything more than 4dB would possibly indicate a fault, Press to return to the main menu, aR and Ali v3.1 Receiver type : AR-7030 vt.¥ * * 1) Logon / Setup / Debug. ** 2) Frequencies. + 3) Local oscillator. + 4) sync detector. ‘+ 5) IF system and s-Meter. ** 6) check AF stages. T) Mixer. 9) Information. 10) End program. znter item number ? Press [7] to align the mixer, measure the IP2 and IP3 values and display the following screen. ADJUST MIXER BIAS Apply two signals: _11.000MHz AND 11.0602 each at 0 dam (adjust VR1 for lowest IM product levels) Worst case D3 level : 112 112 Sum frequ 1MD2 level + 94 Calculated values : 1P3 = +34d5m re2 = +86dam (calculated intercept point values assume that the S-Meter is calibrated) Press SPACE to select IMD3 for rapid update Press ENTER when adjustment is complete Typical values are shown in the above screen. On intial start-up this test will measure the cal values for both IMD2 and IMD3 and calculate them as IP2 and IP3 dBm values. The IMD2 level wll then remain active allowing alignment of VR1, Approximately every 10 secs it will switch to measure the IMD3 and return to active IMO2 measurement thus updating the IP calculated value. If is pressed the procedure is reversed i.e. IMD3 remains active and the unit will switch to measure [M2 every 10 sec’s, Alignment of VR1 should achieve an IP3 value of between +30d8m and +35dBim and an IP2 value of anywhere between +75dBm and +110dBm. The dip for IP2 and IP3 does not generally occur in the same place on the preset and a compromise has to be made inthe alignment to achieve the specification, Press to return to the main menu, 16AR - 7030 Test and Al: v3.1 Receiver type : AR-7030 V*.* * + NNB opt. +4) Legon / setup / debug. — tt 2)° Frequencies. ++ 3) Local oscillator. wt 4) Sync detector. t+ 5) IF system and s-meter. ‘© 6) Check RF stages 17) Mixer. 8) Notch Filter. Enter item number ? — Press {8} to align the notch fiter and display the following screen ADJUST NOTCH FILTER Turn Notch vR2 fully cw. Monitor receiver output with APM or voltmeter. “Adjust volume control to suitable level now. Press ENTER to continue ‘The receiver at this point should produce a tone at approx. 2.5kHz. The volume control now needs to be advanced to an almost unbearable setting of about 80%. This isto give the required audio range to align the notch in the next stage of the alignment, — Connect an audio power meter or voltmeter to the external speaker socket and press to reduce the audio level and display the next screen, ADJUST NOTCH FILTER Fizst notch pole Minimum signal output. (use + and ~ keys) Notch Frequency = 2500 Hz Press ENTER when adjustment complete. Use the [+] and [] keys on the computer keyboard to tune the notch fit to produce minimum audio output on the audio power ot vot meter. The sensitivity of this meter will need to be increased to correctly measure ths first notch pole, Press when _the adjustment is complete and to move to the next screen, PILTER ADJUST NOTCH st notch pole : Minimum signal output. (use + and - keys) Notch Frequency = 2500 Hz Second notch pole ‘Minimum signal output. (adjust Notch VR2) phase: 2.5V +/-0.5V on Notch TP2. (adjust Notch VRI) “Press ENTER to continue Adjust VR2 to produce minimum audio output on the audio power or volt meter, this aligns the second notch pole. Using a DVM. adjust the notch tracking phase by aligning VR1 to produce 2.SV +/-0.5V on TP2. This completes the alignment of the notch filter. Press | “shift value Text ident from mem search Filter bandwidth Pinter bandwidth aoa Squeten Squerch NFMmode—— | MTavel muting Fiter bandwidth sn Noich Notch (ten }-7—————————> | ire’ search Noon Fier onvott menu »[ Treble Sass level level Filter bandwidth VFO. oo Ace (esi }>[_ grin spevs > [ae gain __ speed a level__width queen A/S evel swap Fite bandwidth Rr Aton and Preamp Hh Ree on/off menu Copy Toning Ktob look Watch Squelcn delay hold ‘Squetch Dual muting watch [Memory Memory channel recall p [Sauctch Sean level on/off Sean Memory exclude "store muting menu! p[ Sean Squeten delay hold Tat Stop. channel_channel | Memon Text channel edit ‘Character Save ici ident Time y Settimer run time TonyB paste frequency /ident | fextcursor Ident position hide "Arm Sleep timer__mode ‘Sorumer starttime Arm Ten timer menu Hl i Setclock time Wultctmer umber Set clock date Roca Run memory time ‘Setmult-umer starttime | ‘Setmuttenmer fate Configuration ‘Aux relay ‘Aux output levels Sync detector RF atten / preamp Notch auto tune ‘Mem text ident Options installed Memories: Fiters Chores loft timer / squelch| JLeft/rignt: 010 99 JAuto / wide / narr ‘Auto / manual On/oft Preview auto Yes /no Start re-index Start calibrate FPU7030 ADDITIONAL OPERATING INFORMATION PAGE 23 Configuration menu 3-1 New entries The configuration menu is described in the AR7030 Operating Manual section 94. With the enhanced Processor there are several new settings in the menu to Cope with new options and functions, The list of configuration settings is shown below - new items are marked Htem Settings Select None (Modify is informative) = Notch auto tune: Off On Ident preview. Of On ™ Identauto search: Off On Aux relay: Of Timer Squelch Aux output muting: Of On Aux ofp (L): 0% to 99% ‘Aux olp (R) 0% to 99% ™ Leap yearcounter: 0 to 3 = Notch option: No Yes = NB option: No Yes "RF Atten step: 10dB 2008 ‘Syne detector: Auto Narrow Wide RF Gain ‘Auto. Man . 1 Memory reindex: Start Filter calibrate: Start Details of the settings are as follows:- Notch auto tune: if tumed On then the notch fiter will centre on a signal and follow small changes in frequency, If tumed Off then the notch fiter is only manually tuned, The notch auto tune on/off setting is stored in the A, 8, C ‘Setup memories and the default is Off. Ident preview: If tumed On then memory text identifiers will be displayed for 3 seconds whenever memories are. Selected or previewed. This acts in any relevant menus where memories are involved. Preview is disabled if this is tumed Off. The ident preview on/off setting is stored in the A,B, C Setup memories and the default is Off. Ident auto search: if turned On then a memory {frequency search is performed whenever tuning stops and, if a match is found a text ident will be displayed, Setting this Off disables the automatic search but pressing the MENU} button will stil start the search manually. The ident auto search on/off setting is stored in the A, B, C ‘Setup memories and the default is Off. Leap year counter: This counter is advanced every year, and is used by the clock to insert a leap day every four years. If its value is zero then February will have 29 days, 0 the value is best thought of as being the number of years since the last leap year. Ifthe current year is a leap, FPU7020 ADDITIONAL OPERATING INFORMATION year then the value should be zero. If necessary, use the IRFAF] or [FILTER] buttons to change the counter value, Notch option: This setting tells the receiver's control system if the notch fiter menus and configuration are to be used. If the NB7030 is not installed then it should be set to No, NB option: This setting tells the receiver's control system. if the noise blanker menus and configuration are to be Used. If the NB7030 is not installed then it should be set toNo. RF Atten step: Included for compatibility with future options. MUST BE SET TO 20dB, Memory re-index: Pressing Start will re-index the frequency memories for the ident search operation - this takes about 6 seconds. See section 4-6 for details of when itis necessary, 3-2. Setting up the NB7030 option Two of the configuration settings are to do with the installation of the NB7030 notch fiter / noise blanker option board. The Notch option and NB option settings should both be set to Yes if the NB7030 board is installed. Ifeither ofthe settings is No then the menu to operate the. ‘option will nt be available on the receiver's display. To access the configuration menu, press the (08) button if the Edit / Time Cnfg menu list is-not aisplayed, then, press the button under Cnfg. Use the spin.wheel to select the Notch option and NB option entries (turn the control about 1/3 tum clockwise) Press the right menu button (under the Yes or No) to change the setting, Config Menu settings with N87030 installed: Notch option: Yes NB option: Yes Config Menu settings with NB7030 absent:- Notch option: No NB option: No Press the [MENU] button or the [0@) button to return to the normal receiver display. Itis quite acceptable to have one option On and one Off if only part of the NB7030 is required. This removes the unused option menu from the receiver menu system. NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE Note: if the NB7030 is NOT installed then setting either the Notch option or the NB option to Yes will result in NO AUDIO OUTPUT from the receiver. This condition will not be remedied with a Default Set operation, the only way to restore operation is to make sure that both options. are set to No. PAGE 34 Memory extensions 41 More memories Memory capacity is extended to 400 frequency memories. The extra memories are exactly the same as the first 100 except that the range of memory numbers is extended {from 000 to 399. See the operating manual, section 8. {All of the memories can be selected using the spin-whee! in one of the memory menus but because it takes a long lime to step through 400 memories, using the infrared controller is recommended. Memory numbers can be one, two or three digits long, leading zeros are optional. The first digit ofa three digit memory number can be 0, 1, 2 or 3, Ifa number higher than 3 is entered, 3 will be assumed. ‘The memory scanning system is restricted to any group of 100 memory channels - in other words the hundreds" digit of the memory number will not change when scanning. By allocating a few memories in each group for scanning this allows up to 4 scanning sets to be used without re-programming the scan setup, ‘See the operating manual section 8-4 for scanning details. The first and last scan channels are set up as described, the “hundreds” digit for the scan is taken from the current memory number - it can be changed by keying in a memory number from the infrared controller or going back to the MEMORY menu and using the spin-wheel 4-2 Text identification Each memory can have a text identification added to rake selection easier and help you keep track. of what is stored. Each ident can be up to 14 characters long - any characters, letters, numbers and symbols can be used, All idents are entered or changed using the memory editor. Whenever a new frequency is stored in a memory the text, ident in that memory is cleared (set to a blank ident) so that a new frequency is not labelled with an old ident. An exception - if the new frequency is within 1.5kHz of the frequency previously stored in the memory in which case the ident is left unchanged. This allows mode or fiter changes or sight shifis to PBS or tuning to be made and re-stored without loosing the ident text, Additionally, the slore frequency operation in the memory editor does not, affect any ident text so this is more suitable for changing memory frequencies when the ident needs retaining. 4-3. Ident preview The idents can be displayed whenever memories are selected in which case the receiver's tuned frequency is replaced with the ident text for three seconds after the memory number is changed. Blank idents are not displayed, and the tuned frequency is re-displayed immediately if the receiver is tuned. The text ident is also displayed when the [PREVIEW] button on the infrared controllers pressed. ‘The ident preview facility can be turned on or off using the Ident preview: setting in the CONFIG menu (see section 3.4) and this setting is stored in each of the setup memories A, B and C. 4-4 Ident search ‘The ident search facility can be initiated automatically or manually. In automatic mode, whenever the receiver's, frequency is changed (after tuning or a memory recall) the set searches through all the 400 memory channels for a similar frequency entry (within about 1.5kHz of the tuned frequency). Ifa match is found then the text ident for that memory is displayed for 10 seconds. Idents found during a search are displayed where the s- meter is normally shown, and the ident search only operates when the s-meter is displayed (so that it doesn’t ‘obscure any menu text). The three menu buttons below the ident text operate as if the s-meter was shown, Manual search for a matching memory is started by pressing the [MENU] bution when the s-meter is displayed. Any idents found will displayed along with the memory number (at the top left) until another button is pressed. In fact the [MENU] button should be thought of as switching between s-meter and idents. Men 004 683.00 AM Back BBC 5-Live The search starts at memory 000, finds the first matching memory frequency and displays that ident. If there are several memories with the same frequency stored (for example a shared channel) the turning the spin-wheel under will cause the search to continue forwards or backwards and find any more matches. If no more are found then No Ident is displayed at the top lef. Pressing the (Back] button will return the left hand menu to its previous state, leaving the ident displayed. The ident will revert o s-meter if the receiver is tuned, ‘The automatic ident search facility can be tured on or off using the Ident auto search: setting in the CONFIG menu (see section 3.1) and this setting is stored in each of the ‘setup memaries A, B and C. 4-5 Memory editor ‘The memory editor is a new feature of the enhanced processor and allows memory data to be moved and ‘copied around the 400 memories. The editor is also where text identifiers can be entered or changed. To start the memory editor, go to the SETUP menu (press, the [08] button if necessary) and then press (Edit 93-00 BBC S-Live Mi0O4 Txt Copy Paste Ide The number of the memory being edited is displayed above, and can be changed by, the spinwheel. Its frequency and text identifier is displayed on the top line of, the LCD. Memory numbers can also be entered from the infrared controller using either the [PREVIEW] or (MEM) buttons. [MEN] will recall the memory and tune the receiver (as usual) whereas [PREVIEW] will just setup the new memory number in the editor. FPU7030 ADDITIONAL OPERATING INFORMATION PAGE 4The editor allows memory information to be copied (and moved) using the Copy and Paste operations. Pressing the {Copy} button duplicates all of the memory's contents ina background store (in computer parlance, a clipboard) Subsequently this information can be duplicated into a memory by pressing the [Paste] button, overwriting the ‘memory contents, The Copy operation always duplicates all of the stored information into the background store, but the Paste operation can be set to duplicate everything or just the text identifier. The right hand menu button cycies around three possibilities d* Duplicates only the text identifier, leaving the memory’ frequency unchanged. Fst Duplicates both frequency and identifier. Fre Operates on only the memory frequency, leaving ident unchanged, | 693.00 BBC S-Live M004 Txt Rel Store Fre Inthe last case the Copy and Paste legends are replaced with Rel and Store because the memory frequency is transferred directly to and from the receiver settings - allowing mode and fiters to be changed if required. If the infrared controlier is used for this then there is no need to leave the editor. In the context of the memory editor, "frequency" refers to all of the stored receiver parameters + frequency, mode, fier, PBS etc, There is no direct way to clear the contents of a memory, but if this is required then store a frequency of zero in the ‘memory (tune the receiver to 000.00 and then use the [STORE] button on the infrared controller or (Sto] from the MEMORY menu). This will remove the memory from any ident search and scan sequence, and also clear the text ‘identifier. f you clear several memories in this way it is beneficial to run the Memory re-index operation from the CONFIG menu to improve the efficiency of the ident search Pressing the [Txt] button changes to the text identiier editor. 693.00 BBC 5-Livey Char Save < Pos > Hide ‘The memory identifier is displayed with a lashing cursor which can be moved left and right using the two < Pos > buttons. The character at the cursor position can be changed by turning the [Char] spin.wheel to enter new idents or edit existing ones. The character sequence is as. follows - Capitals AtoZ Symbols [¥] 4 _ Smallletters a to z Symbols {|} > € (space) Symbols I" #$S%E'() H+, - 07 Numbers 0 to. 9 Symbols: ;<=>7@ When the text identifier is complete as required pressing the [Save] button will write it into the memory and return to the memory editor. if you do not want to save the new ident then press the [MENU} button or the (08) bution to exit from the editor. Text Idents can be Hidden which means that the ident search will not display them, This is useful if several ‘memories have the same frequency but you oniy want to display one of the idents - the unwanted ones can be hidden. Ident preview ignores the hidden status. All idents beginning with an asterisk * are Hidden. The {Hide} button in the text editor will insert or remove an asterisk from the beginning of the text (but the 14th Character will be lost ifit is not blank), Press the [MENU] button or the [08] button to leave the ‘memory editor and return to the normal receiver display. 46 Memory indexing To enable the receiver to search all 400 memories quickly fan indexing” system is used where an abbreviated frequency is stored. In normal operation of the receiver the index is automatically kept up to date whenever new frequencies are stored in memories. Under certain Circumstances the index update can be bypassed which ‘means that the receiver will not be able to find matching memory frequencies. To overcome this there is a memory +e-index operation (in the CONFIG menu, see section 3.1) which will index all 400 memories, This takes 5 to 6 seconds. Re-indexing is only required when the indexes have not deen updated. This will occur when a receiver is first Upgraded from standard to enhanced processor - the old 100 memories are retained and incorporated into the fist 100 memories of the new system. The same thing happens if the memories are downloaded from a ‘computer using software intended only for the standard ‘AR7030. Operating the memory re-index after the memories have been loaded will ensure correct operation FPUTO30 ADDITIONAL OPERATING INFORMATION PAGES5 Timer extensions The timer and clock menus have changed slightly from those on the standard AR7030 which are shown in the ‘operating manual. The button labels and functions are stil the same, but the button positions have moved to give room for the extra timer functions. ‘The {+H button on the TIMER menu has been removed. 5-1 Setting the clock time and date ‘The clock setting now includes date and month as well as time, See section 9-3 in the operating manual in Conjunction with the following extra information, CIke1? E38 693.00 AM 2? Apr Back: Hrs Mins ‘The clock time, Hrs and Mins, are set by tuning the spin- wheel, wih the ® button switching between them. The date and month can similarly be altered by pressing the button below them and using the spin-whee!. After setting the date and/or month the hours / minutes display can be restored by pressing the (Hrs) button ‘The date can be set between 01 and 31 irrespective of the month. Silly dates, such as 31 Apr, will be corrected at midnight when the “next” day starts. ‘The clock has a four-year cycle to cope with leap-years. The year counter can be set from the CONFIG menu (see section 3-1), but itis unlikely to need changing. Pressing the (Back) button returns tothe TIMER menu 5-2. Timer operation ‘The enhanced processor provides ten Mult-timers which can operate over a 1 year period. The Multitimers will only switch the set on from its standby state (ie with external power applied and just the clock displayed) and are ignored if the set is already on or if power is not present at switch-on time. Each timer has a memory which stores the start time and date, the running time in minutes, the receiver memory ‘channel that holds the frequency to receive and a flag that matks it as active or not. Whenever a timer switches the radio on its flag is set to inactive so that the timer event will not happen again (a year later). All other settings in the timer remain. unchanged, s0 to record a weekly program only the date would need editing, and the timer making active again. ‘The standard 24-hour timer described in the operating manual (see section 9-2 in the operating manual) will ‘operate in conjunction with the Mult-imers provided that it is the first timer to switch the radio on. If timer operation is. needed when the set is powered from internal battery then the 24-hour timer must be used. The start times can be in any timer memory - the radio will automatically use the earliest time first. An Mtmr active message is displayed when the radio is in standby mode to indicate that one or more of the timers is active. 5-3 Setting the timers To set the Mult-timers, go to the SETUP menu (press the [08] button if necessary) and then press [Time] and [Mme] to select the MULTI-TIMER menu. 15.070.00" 693.00 AN TiS Time M062 45 m Acts ‘Turing the spin-wheel selects the Multi-timer memory, shown as T:0 through to 7:9. The receiver frequency that the timer will use is shown at the top lef, along with the memory number (in the centre of the display) and the running time (in minutes). At the right of the display the ‘Act» bullet shows weather the timer is active (solid bullet) or inactive (nollow bullet). To change the receiver memory that the timer will use, press the button undemeath the memory number and then use the spin-wheet or key in the number and press IMEMI on the infrared controler. 15.070.00 693.00 AM | RxMem TES M062 45 m Actel Similarly to set the run time, press the button under the run time display and use the spin-wheel. To return to the previous menu press the * button under the timer ‘memory number. The timer start time can be set after the [Time] button is pressed, Mtm=03! 30 693.00 AM | Hrs Mins. 06 Oct Back ‘The start time, Hrs and Mins, are set by turning the spin- wheel, with the » button switching between them. The date and month can similarly be altered by pressing the button below them and using the spin-wheel. After setting the date and / or month the hours / minutes display can be restored by pressing the [Hrs] button. ‘The date can be set between 01 and 31 irrespective of the ‘month. Silly dates, such as 31 Apr, will not switch the set (on because they will never match the clock date. ‘The [Back] button retums to the MULTI-TIMER menu. Remember to check that the correct timer(s) are active before leaving the MULTI-TIMER menu by pressing the [MENU] button or the [08] button. FPUT030 ADDITIONAL OPERATING INFORMATION PAGES6 Noise blanker operation 6-1 Option configuration The noise blanker option has to be installed and configured before the following features and menus are available. Section 3-2 details the CONFIG menu entry for the noise blanker. There is only this one item to set 6-2. Noise blanker operation The impulse noise blanker works by detecting rapidly Fising signals (typically noise spikes) that exceed a certain threshold level and then muting the IF signal in the receiver for a short period to remove the noise spike. In its ‘narrow mode the signal is blanked for @ short time before it reaches the receivers fers so noise is not completely. ‘emoved but most of the pulse energy is prevented from entering the IF system. In the wide mode the noise blanker operates after the fters and it is able to apply the blanking pulse before the noise spike reaches the output and therefore remove it completely - the downside is that the blanking pulse is much longer. With both wide and narrow modes the blanking prevents the noise from Quietening the receiver by AGC action, The trigger level for the blanker can be adjusted to suit signal conditions. If itis set too high then some noise spikes will not operate the blanker and will appear at the Output. If set too low then the signal itself willbe perceived ‘a5 noise and some information may be lost. The default setting is 45% which is a good starting point. Adjust up or down depending on what it sounds like ‘When noise spikes are infrequent the wide blanker setting is preferable since this offers the greatest attenuation of Noise. If the noise spikes are rapid or occur in bursts the arrow mode will reduce the noise level without chopping Up the signal too much, 6-3 Noise blanker menu The noise blanker is operated from one menu which is inserted between the RF-IF menu and the VFO menu. From the s-meter, press the [RF-F] button and then the righthand menu button which is labelled {NO} 46% ~ 693.00 AM Lev Wideo NBe RFIF UFO To got tothe VFO menu, he rghthand menu buton can be pressed again. The RF-IF and VFO menu functions ‘are covered in the operating manual, section 6-9 onwards. The noise blanker trigger level is controlled by the spin- Wheel in 16 steps between 0 and 99%, The blanking pulse width is changed by pressing the * button below the Wider bullet. The pulse is narrow when the bullet is hotiow and wide when solid The noise blanker can be turned on and off with the (NB+] button, the bullet indicating its current state. Generally the noise blanker can be left switched on with litle il effect Provided the tigger level is not too low. All noise blanker Settings are retained when the receiver is switched off 7 Notch filter operation 7-4 Option configuration The notch fiter option has to be installed and configured before the following features and menus are available. Section 3-2 details the CONFIG menu entry for installing the notch fiter option. There is a second CONFIG menu entry to turn the notch auto tune facilty on or off 7-2 Notch filter operation The audio notch fiter in the NB7030 may be used to remove annoying whistles (heterodynes) from a received signal. It is operative in all reception modes and is designed to provide very good rejection at the notch frequency whilst making a minimal change to the quality of the signal. It can be tuned across nearly the whole of the receiver's audio spectrum from 150H2 to 6kHz. When manually tuned, the notch tuning rate is dependent on the notch frequency. Because the notch gets wider at higher frequencies itis tuned more quickly. To speed up tuning and ensure that heterodynes are not missed the tuning rate is automatically reduced when the notch detects a steady signal near to the notch frequency. As the tuning slows an ‘s' Is displayed after the notch frequency on the display, The notch auto track facility uses the signal detection system to automatically centre the notch on a steady signal. Once the notch has detected a signal and manual tuning has stopped the automatic track will take over and. an ‘a’ is displayed after the notch frequency. Manual tuning will override the auto system as soon as the spin- Wheel is tuned. If the notched signal is removed the auto system will disable, leaving the notch stil tuned to the same frequency - this allows the auto notch to successfully remove morse code signals. ‘The auto track facility can be tuned on or off by using the CONFIG menu entry Notch auto tune: (see section 3-1). This setting is held in the setup memories (see operating manual section 9-1) and is set off by default. The notch {frequency is not saved when the receiver is switched off. Completely automatic notch tuning is achieved with the notch search facility. This is started manually by pressing the {Sreh] button whereupon the notch searches for any steady signals starting at 300Hz up to the top limit of kHz. The fiter will notch out the lowest frequency signal it finds and then retums to manual tuning mode (so a different notch frequency can be selected if needed). In the event of multiple heterodynes it is usually best to femove the high frequency ones with the IF fiter bandwidth and passband shift facilities and then use the ‘notch to take out the low frequency signal. The notch will only remove one signal, so choose the most annoying one. ifthere are several FPU7030 ADDITIONAL OPERATING INFORMATION PAGE 77-3 Notch filter menu ‘The notch filler is operated from one menu which is inserted between the FILTER menu and the TONE menu. From the s-meter, press the [FILTER] button and then the fight-hand menu button which is labelled [Ntch). 107 693. 00_AM INtch Srch Ncho Fltr Tone To get to the TONE menu, the right-hand menu button can be pressed again. The FILTER and TONE menu functions are covered in the operating manual, section 6-6 ‘onwards. ‘The notch fiter frequency is controlled by the [Ntch} spin- wheel and the frequency is displayed in kHz at the top left, Annunciators after the frequency can show either ‘s indicating slow tuning, or‘, indicating auto tune is active. ‘The notch fiter can be turned on and off with the [Neh] button, the bullet indicating its current state. The filter is ‘switched on if the notch frequency control is rotated or if the [Srch] button is pressed, so the [Nch+] button will generally only be used to turn the fier off. The fiter defaults to off when the radio is switched on. Auto search Is started by pressing the * button below Srch. When the search is running the >>>> symbol appears to the right of the notch frequency. When a steady signal is found the search will stop and the notch will auto tune onto the signal. The search symbol >>>> will then disappear. If no signal is found the notch filter is switched off and its frequency returned to tkHz, 8 Option specifications Performance figures relate to a typical production NB7030_ and are not guaranteed values. Specifcation subject to change due to continuous development of the receiver and ts accessories, EOE © AOR Manufacturing Lid 1997 Notch Filter Tuning range: 150Hz to 6.0 kHz digitally tuned. Filter type: 4-pole switched capacitor notch. Notch depth: > 40 dB, typically »50d8 over most of the tuning range. Notch shape: At 1kHz >10Hz wide at -40d8 <100Hz wide at 648 Facilities: ‘Auto slow tuning on signal Auto fine tune / signat tracking Auto search for tone Noise Blanker Threshold: Adjustable 0 to 20dB above mean signal level. Input range: > 8048 Blanking period: Narrow: 100us in all modes. Wide: " 1.5ms SSB and CW modes. 7ms. AM and Sync modes. Bandwidth: 15kHz noise detec! Fast gate ater 2" mixer. 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