User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Hardware
- Installation
- Getting Started
- Inside the Excelsior
- Resizing the Application Window
- Drop-Down Menu Controls
- Tuning the Excelsior
- Receiver Selection
- Mode Selection
- Function Tabs
- Spectrum Scopes
- Recording Functions
- Attenuator
- Preamplifier
- S-meter
- Top Menu Bar
- File
- Options
- Auto-mute RX not in focus
- Enable second RX
- Filter Length
- Front Panel LED
- Display Offset
- Time
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- VSC Set-up
- Audio Buffering
- AMS Capture Range
- Audio Output
- Show Measurements
- Show Data Rates
- Of particular interest to many users will be the CPU load (excessive CPU load may cause sluggish behaviour or freezing of the computer), and Audio latency. Apart from DDC bandwidth, CPU load may be minimized by reducing the Demodulator filter length (...
- Note: When measuring sensitivity using SINAD, it is very important that the Audio Filter is enabled and the cut-off frequencies (and for FM measurements, also the de-emphasis) are set according to the specified test conditions. Proper audio filtering ...
- Show Waterfall Timestamps
- Calibration
- Hand-Off Receiver
- Color scheme
- Restore factory defaults
- Memory
- Scheduler
- Scanner
- Logger
- Plugins
- Power Switch
- Date and Time Display
- Appendix A – SDR and DDC Primer
- Appendix B – Troubleshooting
- Appendix C – USB Interface Diagnostics
- Appendix D – Dealing with Interference
- Appendix E – G39DDCi PCIe Card Connections
- Appendix F – Waterfall Spectrum Palettes
- Appendix G – Recording File Formats
- Appendix H – Compliance Declarations
- Appendix I – Safety Disposal
WiNRADiO G39DDC User’s Guide
17
Getting Started
The following quick-start introduction is intended to make it possible for you to
enjoy your new receiver as quickly as possible. Detailed operation is described
in the subsequent chapters. We do hope you will return to these chapters as
the WiNRADiO Excelsior receiver has many unique and innovative features
the usage of which may not be immediately obvious and which would be a
shame to miss.
Start the WiNRADiO Excelsior receiver application (by double clicking on the
program icon). The receiver’s “virtual control panel” will appear:
The control panel has some basic elements similar to conventional receivers
and many new ones as well. For example, you will note the wideband
spectrum analyzer at the bottom that (if the Spectrum button is engaged)
shows the real-time activity of a 16 MHz wide spectrum, making the
WiNRADiO Excelsior a true panoramic receiver.
The quickest way to get started with this receiver is to check its operation on
your local stations.