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6. Operating the SDU5600
This section will provide examples of operating the SDU5600 using the AR5000A+3 as companion
receiver. Refer to pages 10 to 12 of this manual for connection to the receiver.
Section 6, 6-1
6-1 Operate the SDU5600 with
the AR5000A+3.
Turn the SDU5600 on, which
is followed by the opening
message to confirm for
readiness.
Access the configuration menu by pressing the
FUNC + 4 to select the companion receiver.
Press the RX key, which displays the current
companion radio type above the key on the LCD
in reverse contrast. Select the AR5000 (in this
example) via the main dial followed by ENT.
The communication between the two should be
correctly established so that you can start
monitoring.
At this stage the SDU5600 is operating in the
spectrum analyser mode with the centre
frequency (CF) corresponding to the receive
frequency of the AR5000A+3. The frequency
span (visible bandwidth) is 10MHz.
Setup of the companion receiver
Continue to operate the AR5000A+3 via the
SDU5600 referring to the following example:
RX.FREQ. = 80.00000MHz
RX.MODE = AUTO
RX.STEP = 100.000kHz
RX.ATT = OFF
The SDU5600 can remotely operate the
following functions of the companion receiver.
ê Receive frequency
ê Receive mode
ê Frequency step
ê Attenuator on/off
Other functions such as the antenna
switching are not possible.
Access the conflagration menu
Selection of the companion receiver soft key
Rotate the main dial to select the
companion receiver
Confirm the selection of the companion receiver
or
Enter the centre frequency CF (80MHz)
Press the MODE key to access the receive
mode menu. Select the receive mode by
rotating the main dial to AUTO followed by MHz
In this example, the AUTO mode will select a
receive mode of FM and frequency step of
100kHz.
To toggle the attenuator on/off, press the
attenuator key