User manual ICOM IC-PS15

[. . . ] It does so by electronically shifting the passband of the IF filter. · REAL-TIME BANDSCOPE FUNCTION The real-time bandscope function makes it easy to find busy frequencies and also easy to observe receive frequency band conditions. The maximum band width is ±200 kHz. · NOISE BLANKER · VSC (Voice Scan Control) FUNCTION · S-METER SQUELCH · HIGH PERFORMANCE PLL CIRCUIT · A VARIETY OF TUNING STEPS · A VARIETY OF SCANS · DIGITAL AFC CIRCUIT Versions of the IC-PS15 which display "CE" on the serial number seal, comply with the essential requirements of the 89/336/EEC directive for Electromagnetic Compatibility. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS · IBM PC compatible computer · An RS-232C serial port (38400 bps or faster) · Microsoft® Windows® 95 or Microsoft® Windows® 3. 1 with appropriate DOS · Intel i486DX4 processor or faster (Pentium® 100 MHz or faster recommended) · At least 16 MB RAM · At least 10 MB of hard disk space · 640 480 pixel display (800 600 pixel display recommended) i CAUTIONS RWARNING! [. . . ] - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. NEVER connect the receiver to a power source of more than 16 V DC such as a 24 V battery. r Connect an appropriate cable between IC-PS15 and PC. - Plug for [EXT-SP] is supplied with the receiver. IC-PS15 COMMUN ICAT iC- pc IONS RECEIVE r100 R 0 SPEAKER PHONES to [LINE IN] (depends on your sound card) [EXT-SP] 3 INSTALLATION 1 s TNC connection The IC-PS15 can receive 9600 bps packet communication (AFSK). Connect the TNC (Terminal Node Controller) as follows. to [PACKET] COMM UNICAT IONS iC- pcr 1000RECEIVER IC-PS15 TNC Personal computer 4 1 INSTALLATION D On-line help information See the on-line help for software usage. q Click the [Contents] in the [Help] menu to bring up the online help. w Click the desired information you want to know. s Software installation NOTE: Before using the program, make a backup copy of the original disk. After making a backup copy, keep the original disk in a safe place. D Windows 95 q Boot up Windows. - Quit all applications when windows is running. D Software update information Software update information will be available at the Icom America home page: http://www. icomamerica. com/ w Insert the backup disk 1 into the appropriate floppy drive. e Select `Run' from the [Start] menu. r Type the setup program name with full path name, then press the [Enter] key. (A:\SETUP [Enter]) t Follow the prompts. y Program group `IC-PS15' appears in the `Programs' folder of the [Start] menu. s Serial port setting Select the RS-232C serial port correctly if the title bar displays "COM port trouble?". q Before launching the program make sure the IC-PS15 interface unit power is turned on (the LED lights when power is on). When a scan is paused, Pause appears in the Condition indicator window. !9 AUTO (auto memory write scan) button Used to start/stop auto memory write scan. The indicator lamp lights during scan and Auto MW SCAN appears in the Condition indicator window. @0 Condition indicator window Indicates the scan function operating condition. When scan temporarily pauses to receive a signal Busy Stop appears. @1 MEMO (memory scan) button Used to start/stop any of the memory scans. The indicator lamp lights during scan and Memory SCAN appears in the Condition indicator window. @2 SET button Shows/hides the [Setting] dialog box used to adjust settings for scan functions, the band scope function and the automatic mode function. !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @0 @1 @2 @3 @4 @5 #8 #7 #6 #5 #4 #3 #2 #1 #0 @9 @8 @7 @6 !3 BUSY indicator Appears when receiving a signal or when signal noise opens the squelch. !4 Signal meter Indicates the receive signal strength. Also indicates the Smeter squelch receive level set via the [SQUELCH] scroll bar. !5 Center indicators Indicate the tuning level when selecting the 6 kHz or 15 kHz IF filter in FM mode. 7 PANEL DESCRIPTION @3 DELAY TIME scroll bar This sets the period in which a scan pauses after receiving a signal. [. . . ] #0 ATT (Attenuator) button Turns the attenuator on and off. #1 AGC (Automatic Gain Control) button Turns the AGC function on and off. 2 #2 NB (Noise Blanker) button Turns the noise blanker function on and off. The noise blanker is used to reduce pulse type noise. #3 AFC (Automatic Frequency Control) button Turns the AFC function on and off. [. . . ]