Telonics TSUR-400 Manuel du propriétaire

TELEMETRY-ELECTRONICS CONSULTANTS

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TSUR-400 RECEIVER/MONITOR

OPERATION and PROGRAMMING

MANUAL

PB007326 Rev E 2012.08.07

No part of this publication may be copied without the express written permission of

Telonics, Inc., 932 E. Impala Ave., Mesa, AZ 85204.

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Table of Contents

Scope.........................................................................................................................................................3

General Functional Guidelines ..............................................................................................................3

FN (P0) Key .........................................................................................................................................3

DN (P1) Key.........................................................................................................................................3

UP (P2) Key .........................................................................................................................................3

PWR (P3) Key .....................................................................................................................................3

TSUR-400 Screen Display Types...........................................................................................................4

Power-up/Splash Screen..................................................................................................................... 4

Main Screen.........................................................................................................................................4

Display Icons ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Message Screen ...................................................................................................................................5

Menu Level 1 Screen........................................................................................................................... 7

A. Volume........................................................................................................................................8

B. Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................................8

C. Split .............................................................................................................................................8

D. Update .........................................................................................................................................8

E. Beep.............................................................................................................................................9

F. Audio ...........................................................................................................................................9

G. Id Fltr........................................................................................................................................... 9

H. RF Pwr ........................................................................................................................................9

I. Msg Export ...................................................................................................................................9

J. Msg Delete ................................................................................................................................. 10

K. Setup.......................................................................................................................................... 10

Setup (Menu Level 2 Screen) ........................................................................................................... 11

A. 28bit Id Tbl................................................................................................................................11

B. Edit Id Fltr .................................................................................................................................12

C. Split Setup .................................................................................................................................13

D. Beep Tone .................................................................................................................................13

E. Lite On Time .............................................................................................................................13

F. Set Time.....................................................................................................................................14

G. Set Date .....................................................................................................................................14

H. Sw Closure ................................................................................................................................ 14

I. Squelch .......................................................................................................................................14

J. Fact Default ................................................................................................................................15

K. RF Pwr Dsply............................................................................................................................15

L. PC Connect................................................................................................................................ 16

Appendix A: Message Export Description ........................................................................................ 17

Appendix B: Specifications .................................................................................................................20

Appendix C: Battery Charging........................................................................................................... 21

Appendix D: TSUR-400 Menu Flow Chart....................................................................................... 22

Appendix E: Viewing, Saving, and Converting Received Data on Your PC .................................23

Using Telonics Data Converter (TDC) ........................................................................................... 23

Using HyperTerminal or Other Terminal Applications..................................................................23

TSUR-400

The TSUR-400 is a continuous frequency band PSK uplink receiver/monitor which can receive,

decode, analyze, display, and store digital messages from the Argos Platform Terminal Transmitters

(PTTs). The software within the TSUR-400 accommodates the latest Argos data formats and the full

frequency band of PTTs.

Scope

This manual is designed to assist in configuring the TSUR-400 and to guide the user through the

programming features. The TSUR-400 displays various screens, which enable the user to easily learn

and operate the unit.

General Functional Guidelines

Before commencing operation, make sure the battery is charged and properly attached. Using the

battery charger provided, the battery can be charged individually by inserting the spacer, or it can be

charged while attached to the TSUR-400. Make sure the antenna is properly attached.

Four keys labeled FN (P0), DN (P1), UP (P2), and PWR (P3) are used to control and set all functions.

Each key is variable dependant upon the current screen displayed on the TSUR-400. Please refer to

Appendix C, TSUR-400 Menu Flow Chart at the back of this manual.

FN (P0) Key

The FN key operates as a Function Key and is used to access the various menus, advance or accept

setup parameters, and toggle menu items On or Off. The FN key is also used to exit from the Message

screen or to enter the Menu system.

DN (P1) Key

The DN key is a scroll down key used for scroll down menu options. The DN key also decreases a

value or field when in a Level 1 or 2 menu option. Pressing the DN key when in the Main screen will

take the user to the Message screen.

UP (P2) Key

Depressing the UP key will scroll upwards in a menu, or increase a value or field when in a Level 1 or

2 menu option. When in the Main screen, pressing the UP key will display the Splash screen for 3

seconds. Pressing the Up key in the Message screen will display the Main screen.

PWR (P3) Key

The PWR key turns the unit’s power or display backlight ON or OFF. Depressing the key for 3

seconds when the TSUR-400 is Off will turn the unit ON. Depressing and holding the key again for 3

seconds minimum will turn the TSUR-400 OFF. When the unit is ON, sitting at the main message

screen waiting for a message, briefly depressing the key will enable the display’s backlight for the

configured time period. Momentarily depressing the PWR key again before the backlight time-out will

deactivate the backlight. Depressing any other key when the backlight is ON will restart the backlight

time-out period. When the user is in either Menu Level 1 or Menu Level 2 screens the P3 key may be

used as a quick escape key to return to the main screen.

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TSUR-400 Screen Display Types

The TSUR-400 has five different types of screens that may be displayed on the liquid crystal display

(LCD).

Power-up/Splash Screen

This is an informational screen which displays the TSUR-400 product model number, serial number,

software version and software revision date. This screen is displayed for 3 seconds upon power-up or

accessed by depressing the UP key when on the Main Screen. This screen cannot be modified. An

audible beep will be heard (if speaker is configured On) upon power-up.

Key Action

FN To Main screen

DN To Main screen

UP N/A

Display

Line 1 TSUR-400

Line 2 S/N

Line 3 Ver x.xx

Line 4 yyyy.mm.dd

Product Model Number

Unit Serial Number

Software Version

Software revision date

Main Screen

Three seconds after the above depicted Power Up screen, the display changes to the Main screen which

displays the current date and time, number of stored messages, selected group or all ID codes, data

bytes split or decimal, and diagnostics (dg) on or off. Changes or modifications to these parameters

are initiated through menu screens.

Display Icons

A number of icons are used to depict various modes of receiver operation.

a) Cursor position is indicated by alternating the character of the line selected from a black

character on white background to a solid black block.

b) An antenna icon flashes on the left side of the screen signifying that the receiver is operating

and ready to receive messages.

c) Next to the antenna icon is a series of increasing length vertical lines which depict received

signal strength when a signal is present.

d) In the middle of the screen an envelope is shown when there are received messages that have

not been reviewed. After the user reviews all of the messages this icon is turned off.

e) A telephone handset icon is turned on when the Audio mode is selected.

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f) When the Beep mode is turned off a speaker with a slash through it appears just to the left of

the battery display.

g) At the right top of the screen a battery icon will be displayed with capacity shown as three dots

within the outline of the battery. As battery capacity is reduced through use, the three dots will

become two dots then a single dot. The unit should be re-charged or the batteries replaced when

the display indicates 0 dots. For additional information on the battery please refer to Appendix

The reception modes displayed are All or Selected ID codes, split or decimal data display and

diagnostic mode ON or OFF.

Key Action

FN Displays Menu screen

DN Displays Message screen

UP Displays Power-up/Splash screen

Display

Line 1 Telonics Inc

Line 2 yyyy.mm.dd

Line 3 xx:xx #mxx

Line 4 all split dg

Date

24 hour time format / Number of stored messages

Displayed as configured

Message Screen

When Update mode is ON the Message screen is accessed automatically whenever a new message is

received or manually by pressing the DN key at the Main screen. The information displayed is the

date and time of the most recent message, current message number in list, the ID Code of the message,

the frequency on which the message was received, and the first data byte received. The latest

information is displayed until acknowledged by pressing the FN, DN, or UP key or when it is replaced

by reception of a new message. The antenna icon continues to flash on this screen and the envelope

icon appears, to alert the user of a new message until acknowledged. The beep tone will activate as

configured each time a new message is received. Once all received messages are acknowledged by

depressing the DN or UP key, the display returns to the Main screen and the envelope icon is

extinguished. As long as there are previously received messages in the stored message memory they

may be viewed by pressing the DN key. Messages are stored in a “circular” buffer memory. When the

maximum number of messages has been received, receipt of the next message will cause the oldest

message to be overwritten.

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Key Action

FN Acknowledges messages and displays Main screen

DN Review MSG/Scroll Dn – to Main screen at

bottom, also acknowledges messages

UP Review MSG/Scroll Up – to Main screen at top

Display 1

Message Time of Reception (24 hour format) and message number.

Decimal Argos ID Code.

Frequency in MHz of received message / First Data Byte.

Next three data bytes.

Additional screens of data are viewed by using the DN key. When the last data screen of a message is

displayed, additional pressing of the DN key will allow the user to display the previous message.

Additional pressing of the DN key will then review the data screens of the previous message followed

by the next previous message. By pressing the DN key all stored messages may be reviewed by the

user. By pressing the UP key the user will move back up through the displayed messages, displaying

only the first screen of multi-screen messages. Message review is scrolled using the DN and UP keys,

one message at a time with the most recent message displayed first. The scroll speed increases when

the UP or Dn key is depressed for more than 2 seconds. When the last message is scrolled, a message

indicating end of messages is displayed.

The screen may be exited by three methods.

1) Pressing the FN key returns to the Main Screen at anytime in Message screen.

2) Pressing the UP key until the newest message is displayed then returns to Main Screen.

3) From the “End of MSGS” screen, pressing the DN key again will return to the Main Screen.

When Update mode is off and the user is looking at data screens other than the first received message

screen, and a new message is received, the receiver will “beep” indicating a new message was

received, but the display will remain unchanged. The user must depress the FN key to leave the

current data display.

Key Action

FN Displays Main screen

DN Scrolls to next older message – exits to Main Screen

when pressed displaying End of MSGS screen

UP Scrolls to next newer message – exits to Main Screen

when pressed displaying newest message

Line 1 15:46:22 #xx

Line 2 ? ID xxxxxx

Line 3 401.650 ddd

Line 4 ddd ddd ddd

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Display 2

No additional stored messages

Press either FN or DN key to return to main screen

Press UP to go back through stored messages

(Also, see Message Export and Message Delete on Menu Level I Screen.)

Menu Level 1 Screen

From the Main Screen, pressing the FN key will display the Menu Level 1 screen. This screen allows

the user to adjust operational parameters of the TSUR-400 receiver. These operational parameters

include volume of the audio, Diagnostics mode, Data split mode, Update mode, Beep mode, RF Power

Mode, Edit 28 ID’s Table, Audio mode, ID filter, message export, stored message delete and access to

Setup Menu Level 2. The UP and DN keys are used to highlight the desired feature. (Highlighting is

accomplished by alternating the first character of the line selected from black character on white

background with a black block.) Pressing the FN key allows the selected function to be modified.

Exiting back to the Main Screen is accomplished by selecting EXIT using the UP or DN keys and

pressing the FN key or momentarily pressing the PWR key.

Key Action

FN Displays Main Menu Level 1 screen; selects the highlighted feature

DN Scrolls to next item on the menu screen

UP Scrolls to previous item on the menu screen

PWR Momentarily pressing exits to Main Screen

Line 1 End of MSGS

Line 2

Line 3 Press FN or

Line 4 DN to exit

Note that this menu wraps around, going from Exit to Setup when scrolling UP, and from Setup to Exit

when scrolling DN.

Line 1 Exit

Line 2 Volume #

Line 3 Diag

Line 4 Split

Update

Beep

Audio

ID Fltr

RF Pwr

Msg Export

Msg Delete

Setup (Menu Level

2 Entry)

First four items displayed. Highlight will initially be on the Volume

selection. Highlight is always on Line 2.

Additional items to be displayed using UP or DN keys

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A. Volume

The Volume allows for adjustment of the beep and/or audio. When this item is highlighted and the FN

key pressed, the following display appears:

Volume selection is accomplished by using the UP/DN keys to select the

desired volume. Choices are 0 to 9. 0 is the quietest and 9 is the loudest

setting. After each adjustment the receiver will provide a short beep

representative of the volume level selected if beep is enabled. Note: The

values do not wrap around from 9 to 0 or 0 to 9. When the desired volume

is reached, pressing the FN key will program this value in the receiver and

return the user to the Main Screen.

Line 1 Volume #

Line 2 UP Increase

Line 3 DN Decrease

Line 4 FN to Set

B. Diagnostics

The Diagnostics mode provides the display of diagnostic information. This information is contained in

additional screens that are appended to the end of the standard display screens. Information contained

in the diagnostics is as follows:

1) Carrier time (measured time of the 160 ms pure carrier transmitted at the beginning of the

transmission.)

2) Frequency of the received transmission in Megahertz.

3) Power measurement of the received signal in db in the receive mode and dbm or watts when in the

power measure mode. The power in dbm or watts is only meaningful when the PTT unit is directly

connected/wired to the TSUR-400. Be sure to put the TSUR-400 in RF Pwr mode before directly

connecting it to a transmitter. You may damage the TSUR-400 if you directly connect a transmitter

while it is in receive mode.

4) Comparison of the number of data groups the message should contain with the number actually

received.

5) HEX display of the first seven data bytes transmitted. (These bytes contain sync, format,

initialization, data groups and parity information.) When this feature is highlighted and the FN key

pressed, the Diagnostics are toggled between ‘ON” or “OFF”. When Diagnostics is selected “DG”

appears on the right side of the bottom line on the main screen.

C. Split

Please see Split Setup under the Menu Level 2 setup for additional explanations. The “Split” feature is

selected through this operational parameter. When the FN key is pressed, the “split” function is

toggled between “ON” and “OFF”. When “split” is programmed “ON” the main screen Level 1 will

display “SPLIT” in the middle of the bottom line.

D. Update

The “Update” feature is selected through this operational parameter. When the FN key is pressed, the

“update” function is toggled between “ON” and “OFF”. When “update” is “ON”, the receiver will

update the main screen with the new data being received. If the user is viewing previous received

messages with “update ON” and a new message is received, the screen will change to display the new

received message. If update is “OFF” then the main screen is not updated when a new message is

received, and if the user is viewing previous received messages the screen will continue to display the

pages being viewed.

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E. Beep

The “Beep” feature is selected through this operational parameter. When the FN key is pressed, the

Beep is toggled between “ON” and “OFF”. If “ON” is selected/displayed the receiver will provide a

“Beep” every time a new message is received. If OFF is selected/displayed the speaker is muted and

no “Beep” will be heard when a message is received. If OFF is selected, the speaker icon with a slash

through it will appear on the display. This selection only turns the Beep ON or OFF. Volume of the

tone is adjusted in the volume screen defined above, and the type of “beep” is selected in the Beep

Tone menu item located in Setup Menu Level 2. Headphone output is not affected. When using

headphones, you will receive beep tone regardless of “Beep” being ON or OFF.

F. Audio

Audio is actuated by selecting this feature and pressing the FN key. Every time the FN key is pressed,

Audio is toggled between either “ON” or “OFF”. If “ON” is selected, a telephone handset icon

appears on the display and the receiver will provide the received audio signal to the speaker. When an

Argos message is received the user will hear a “raspy tearing sound” for the duration of the received

message. This feature must be set using the squelch adjustment located under Setup Menu Level 2

“Squelch”.

G. Id Fltr

The “Id Fltr” feature is selected through this operational parameter. When the FN key is pressed, the

“Id Fltr” function is toggled between “On” and “Off”. When “Id Fltr” is “Off”, the receiver will

display information every time a new message is received for all ID’s. When Id Fltr is “Off”, “All” is

displayed on the left side of the bottom line of the display. When “Id Fltr” is “On”, the receiver will

display information only when a new message is received for an ID that is in the GRouPof

programmed ID’s under “Edit Id Fltr”. In this mode “GRP” is displayed on the left side of the bottom

line of the display. For information on “Edit Id Fltr” please see the section under Menu Level 2, page

12 of this manual.

H. RF Pwr

The “RF Pwr” feature is selected through this operational parameter. When the FN key is pressed, the

RF Pwr function is toggled between “ON” and “OFF”. When “RF Pwr” is “ON” the receiver is in the

mode to have the output of the transmitter of interest connected via cable, directly into the antenna

connector on the top of the TSUR-400 case. This will allow the receiver to measure the output power

of the transmitter. Note that this feature is limited to transmitters of one watt or less, output power.

When “RF Pwr” is “OFF”, the receiver has its own antenna installed and is ready to receive signals

that are transmitted through the air to it. It will display a power reading, however this is a relative

number and dramatically influenced by a variety of external factors such as distance from the

transmitter, interfering objects, etc.

Be sure to set “RF Pwr” to “ON” before directly connecting a transmitter. Be sure to disconnect the

transmitter before setting “RF Pwr” to “Off”. You may damage the TSUR-400 if it is directly

connected to a transmitter while “Rf Pwr” is “Off”.

I. Msg Export

Message Export (Msg Export) is used to send stored messages to an external device such as a printer or

computer. Msg Export is accessed by selecting this feature and pressing the FN key. The following

display appears:

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Total number of messages currently stored in receiver is displayed on line

Line 1 xxx Messages

Line 2 xxx Selected

Line 3 UP/DN Select

Line 4 FN to Begin

Line 2 displays the number of messages selected to be exported. Exported

messages always start with the most recent message and go back in time

from that point.

The receiver stores the last 99 messages received in non-volatile memory. After connecting the

receiver via the AUX connector located on the top of the receiver to the desired device (printer or

computer), the user selects the number of messages to download using the UP/DN keys. Pressing and

holding the UP/DN key longer than 2 seconds will result in the number selected rolling at an increased

speed. After the quantity to be exported is selected, the FN key is pressed to begin the process. Press

the FN key to return to the Main Screen.

When exporting messages the following parameters define how the information is sent:

RS-232

9600 Baud

8 Bits

No Parity

1 Stop Bit

See Comm Port Data Description for a description of the information exported.

J. Msg Delete

Message Delete (Msg Delete) is used to clear the receiver’s memory of previously received messages.

This feature is accessed by selecting “Msg Delete” and pressing the FN key. The following display

appears:

Line 1 Msg Delete

Line 2 XXXX

Line 3 UP/DN Select

Line 4 FN Accepts

The three choices are to delete “ALL” stored messages, “NONE” or only

the “LAST” message received.

Following selection, pressing the FN key will execute the command and return the user to the Main

Screen.

K. Setup

The Setup selection provides the path to the next menu level. This is accomplished by highlighting

“Setup” and pressing the FN key. The next screen appearing will be the Menu Level 2 Screen.

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