ELAD FDM77 Manuel utilisateur

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P r of es s i on al el ect r on i c dev i ces

All Mode SDR Receiver

10 KHz ~ 65 MHz

Operating Manual

Page

Index 2

1 Overview. 3

1.1 Introduction 3

1.2 Configuration 4

1.3 Front & Rear Panel 5

1.4 Installation and Power Supply 5

1.5 Accessories 7

1.6 Controls and Functions 8

2 Operation of the Receiver – Basic 9

2.1 Switching on the FDM – 77 9

2.2 Selection of the front-end input set-up. 9

2.3 Frequency selection 10

2.4 Tuning Steps 11

2.5 Mode Selection 12

2.5.1 DRM reception status window. 12

2.6 Band Selection 13

3 Operation of the receiver – Advanced 13

3.1 Preamplifier 13

3.2 Attenuator 13

3.3 Frequency scanning 14

3.4 Memories 15

3.5 Advanced controls 16

3.5.1 Input Spectrum 17

3.5.2 Band Pass & Selectivity selection 17

3.5.3 IF Shift Control 19

3.5.4 CW Mode 20

3.5.5 AGC Operation & Control 22

3.5.6 Using the Notch 22

3.5.7 Audio Spectrum 25

3.6 Main SETUP 25

3.7 AF Control 27

4 Remote control of FDM-77 28

5 PC sound card mixer setting 29

6 Specifications 33

7 About 34

8 Declaration of Conformity 35

1 Overview.

1.1 Introduction

The FDM-77 is conceived as a SDR ( Software Defined Radio). This approach means that the

receiving set is composed of a Hardware RF front-end and a PC with an ELAD Software Radio.

The Software Radio is the operator’s main interface (GUI) for the control of the radio (Input,

Tuning, Setup, Mode, Display and AF ) and is also used to decode and reproduce the audio through

the PC soundcard.

There are two outputs from the Hardware RF front-end toward the PC:

A). The 12 KHz IF (intermediate frequency) output is connected with the PC sound card for the

purpose of decoding and audio reproduction. Please refer to section 5 of this manual for the correct

setting of the sound card mixer.

B). The main output is connected with the USB port for the purpose of control (Frequency

selection, Input, Setup, etc.)

1.2 Configuration of FDM-77

The FDM-77 set includes :

•RF front-end ( The Gray box on the right side)

•ELAD software radio ( CD ROM)

•Power supply ( The black box on the left side)

•Audio cable

•USB cable

Personal Computer is not included.

1.3 Front & Rear Panel

The front panel of the Hardware RF front-end includes:

•A POWER ON LED

•A MONITOR LED to show the communication established between the Hardware RF front-end and the PC.

•A 7 LEDs BAR to show the presence and relevant strength of a signal at the input of the receiver.

The rear panel includes:

•A SO 239 socket for the connection of an external antenna.

•A BNC socket for the connection of an indoor antenna.

•A SPDPT switch for 12KHz out level (Hi / Lo).

•A 3 mm Stereo socket for the connection of the PC sound card

•A 6 mm socket for the connection of the external power supply.

•A USB socket for the main connection with the PC.

•A Hi_Lo switch for the 12 KHz output level.

•A Power on/off switch

1.4 Installation and Power Supply

Hardware installation

•Position your FDM-77 front-end in a place with sufficient room to allow a good ventilation and

a proper heat dissipation.

•Connect the external antenna through a good quality RG 8 coax cable fitted with a PL 259 Plug

or the indoor antenna through the BNC socket. Best performances are obtained with a good

external antenna. If an external antenna is not available we recommend the use of the whip

antenna offered as optional, but every indoor antenna provided with a BCN plug is suitable.

•Through the supplied shielded cable fitted with 3.5 mm stereo plugs connect the 12 KHz output

of FDM-77 with the line ( or microphone) input of the sound card installed in your PC.

•Through the supplied USB 2.0 cable connect the main output of FDM-77 with the USB port of

your PC.

•Connect a 12 V DC power supply to the 6 mm socket ( + is the central pin) .

Software installation.

PC and System requirements.

•Windows 2000 or Windows XP

•AT-compatible PC

•700 MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent. (Best performances are obtained with Pentium

4 and 1.2 GHz processor).

•128 MB RAM

•50 MB free disk space

•16-bit SoundBlaster (or compatible) soundcard supporting full duplex at 48 KHz sampling rate

for input and output. The sound card input (Line or Microphone) must be without AGC.

•USB port 2.0

•LAN card ( only for remote control of the radio).

•Display and graphic control: 1024 X 768 pixel with 65.536 (16 bit ) colours.

PC settings.

•All power management in the BIOS and Windows must be disabled

•USB legacy support disabled in BIOS

Installing the software.

The installation of the software is straightforward . Insert the supplied CD ROM in the drive of your

PC. Double click the System Resources icon and then enter the CDROM disk. A full path will be

displayed with the FDM77setup.exe file. Double click the <FDM77_setup.exe> file to start the

installation procedure. During the first installation the FDM77 HF RX must be switched off or

alternatively the USB cable disconnected from the PC. At the end of the installation of the FDM77-

ELAD Software Radio also the USB driver must be installed.

For more detailed installation procedures please refer to the <install_it.pdf> or <install_en.pdf> file

included in the CD ROM.

1.5 Accessories

Your FDM-77 is supplied complete of the following accessories:

•A mini 1/8” 3.5mm stereo plug male to male cable ( L = 2m).

•A MH USB 2.0 cable A to B (L = 1.8m)

•A 230 V AC / 12 V DC power supply

Optional accessories:

•Rechargeable Battery pack

•Whip indoor antenna

1.5 Controls and Functions

1.5.1 Graphical user Interface (GUI).

Main screen

The screen shot below shows the main screen (the cockpit) of the Graphical User Interface :

In the upper left side there is a window dedicated to:

display the operating frequency, mode ( CW, LSB, USB, AM, FM, DRM), VFO (variable

frequency oscillator) , MEM and CH to select the operating frequency .

In the upper right side there is the window dedicated to:

display the signal strength of the received station (S-Meter) .

In the lower side there are four windows dedicated to:

setting up the front-end input operating conditions, the tuning, the mode selection and the AF

(audio) setting up.

2 Operation of the Receiver – Basic

2.1 Switching on/off the FDM – 77

Insert the 12V DC plug cable into the DC socket and push on/off the switch on the rear panel of the

radio. Power on will be indicated also through the “power on” led on the front panel. In order to

avoid blocking of the software the following sequences must be followed.

Switching on:

1. Connect the 12 V DC and switch on the power on/off switch

2. Connect the USB cable from de PC to the RF front-end.

3. Enter the FDM-77 software radio.

Switching off:

1. Shut down the FDM-77 software radio

2. Switch off the power on/off switch.

3. Remove the USB cable ( if you want to remove the PC).

2.2 Selection of the front-end input set-up.

Left Click with your mouse the “50 ohm in” or “Act ant” button to choose which kind of antenna

you want to receive with.

Left click the “Attenuator” or “Preamp” button to select the sensitivity of you FDM-77 . Note that

the two buttons are toggle type (on -off) and that a label “Att” or “Pre” will appear in the display

window to show the selection.

With “Pre” activated you can get the max. sensitivity and with “Att” activated a 20 dB attenuator is

inserted in the signal path to the front-end input.

2.3 Frequency selection

There are two main modalities to choose the operating frequency: VFO and MEMORY.

2.3.1 Selection of the operating frequency through the main shuttle knob.

Click the VFO button ( the VFO label is activated in the Frequency window) if you want to browse

the frequency range trough the main shuttle knob as in a traditional way. This is the free VFO

control.

2.3.2 Selection of the operating frequency through the memory.

Click the VFO/M button ( the MEM label is activated in the Frequency window), then rotate the

main shuttle knob if you want to browse the frequencies stored in the memory. When browsing the

memory with the knob the Channel number “CH “ will be shown on the frequency window.

The FVO/M button is a toggle allowing a quick change between VFO and MEM modality.

Moreover you can also select a previously stored frequency by clicking the MEMORY button. By

clicking the MEMORY button a new window will open (table format) allowing you to select

among the previously stored frequencies . Just click on the row of station/frequency the you want to

recall, close the window and the selected station/frequency will be recalled on the cockpit’s main

screen.

2.3.3 Selection of the frequency through the UP and DOWN buttons.

When the control of the operating frequency through the VFO is selected, you can change the

frequency also clicking the UP and DOWN buttons. In doing so you can choose the UP and DOWN

step by clicking on one of the digit of the frequency display ( the selected digit will change colour

to show the selection). The same frequency change can be obtained with the mouse wheel. Or

the arrows 



and 



on the PC keyboard. With the small buttons 



at the top of each digit

of the frequency display a single digit can be changed independently of the selected tuning

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