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Radio Explorer User Manual MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL Radio Explorer Mobile FM Radio Analyzer 50 Channel GPS Receiver Publish Date: 04-Jan-2018 Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Typographic conventions .................................................................................................................. 7 General Information .......................................................................................................................... 8 Product Features ................................................................................................................................ 9 Technical Specifications ................................................................................................................ 10 Block Diagram .............................................................................................................................. 12 Front Panel.................................................................................................................................... 13 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Before you start ................................................................................................................................ 15 Unpacking and Inspection ............................................................................................................. 15 Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) ............................................................................................. 15 RDS: Europe vs America ................................................................................................................ 16 The RDS System .............................................................................................................................. 16 RDS Applications Supported ......................................................................................................... 17 AF ................................................................................................................................................. 17 CT .................................................................................................................................................. 17 DI .................................................................................................................................................. 17 ECC ............................................................................................................................................... 17 EON ............................................................................................................................................... 18 EWS ............................................................................................................................................... 18 IH ................................................................................................................................................... 18 M/S ............................................................................................................................................... 18 ODA ............................................................................................................................................... 18 PI .................................................................................................................................................. 19 PIN ................................................................................................................................................ 19 PS ................................................................................................................................................. 19 PTY ............................................................................................................................................... 19 PTYN ............................................................................................................................................. 19 RT ................................................................................................................................................. 20 RT+ ............................................................................................................................................... 20 TA .................................................................................................................................................. 21 TDC ............................................................................................................................................... 21 TMC ............................................................................................................................................... 21 TP ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Operating Modes ............................................................................................................................. 22 Stand-alone ................................................................................................................................... 22 Stand-alone - Campaign Survey .................................................................................................... 22 Mass-Storage - Campaign Download / Evaluation ...................................................................... 22 PC Controlled Mode ..................................................................................................................... 22 Navigation Through LCD Menu .................................................................................................... 23 The Basics ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Menu Structure .............................................................................................................................. 24 Restore Factory Defaults............................................................................................................... 31 Loading and Running The Software .............................................................................................. 32 Minimal System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 32 Installing the Software................................................................................................................... 32 Installing The USB Port Driver ................................................................................................... 33 Manual installation under Windows 7 ...................................................................................... 33 Manual installation under Windows XP ................................................................................... 36 Using the Radio Explorer Software ................................................................................................ 39 General Settings ............................................................................................................................... 41 Common Visuals............................................................................................................................... 42 FM Tuner, Modes and Presets......................................................................................................... 43 FM Tuner Settings ......................................................................................................................... 44 Memory Presets ............................................................................................................................. 45 FM Band Spectrum Analyzer ......................................................................................................... 46 Band Analyzer Settings .................................................................................................................. 48 Band Analyze ................................................................................................................................. 49 Peak Find Methods ....................................................................................................................... 50 Highest Peak ............................................................................................................................. 50 All Peaks ................................................................................................................................... 50 Every 100 kHz ........................................................................................................................... 50 Band Info Table ............................................................................................................................. 51 Band Analyzer Results Saving ....................................................................................................... 52 Band Comparison .......................................................................................................................... 53 Band Analyzer Extras ...................................................................................................................
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