AOR AR5001D User manual

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AR5001D
Digital Processing
Communications Receiver
PC Command List
AOR, LTD.
Aug.30, 2010

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Table of Contents
1 PC CONTROL ......................................................................................................................................5
1-1 USB UNIVERSAL INTERFACE BUS)..........................................................................................5
1-1-1 USB DRIVER ..........................................................................................................................5
1-2 AUX 1.............................................................................................................................................5
1-3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................6
1-3-1 USB DRIVER INSTALLATION................................................................................................6
2 CONTROL CO ANDS .....................................................................................................................9
2-1 COMMAND FORMAT....................................................................................................................9
2-2 RESPONSE FORMAT.................................................................................................................10
2-3 POWER ON/OFF THE AR5001D ................................................................................................10
2-3-1 WAKE UP............................................................................................................................10
2-3-2 STANDBY MODE..................................................................................................................10
2-3-3 SLEEP TIMER ......................................................................................................................10
2-3-4 END REMOTE CONTROL ...................................................................................................10
2-4 AUDIO GAIN................................................................................................................................10
2-5 STEP FREQUENCY....................................................................................................................10
2-6 FREQUENCY/CHANNEL UP/DOWN ......................................................................................... 11
2-7 RECEIVE MODES, IF BANDWIDTH, AUTO MODE, DESTINATION....................................... 11
2-7-1 RECEIVE MODES................................................................................................................ 11
2-7-2 IF BANDWIDTH ....................................................................................................................12
2-7-3 AUTO MODE.......................................................................................................................12
2-7-4 DESTINATION ......................................................................................................................12
2-8 DECODE ASSIST FUNCTIONS..................................................................................................13
2-8-1 AUTO NOTCH NOTCH)......................................................................................................13
2-8-2 NOISE REDUCTION NR)....................................................................................................13
2-8-3 NOISE BLANKER NB).........................................................................................................13
2-8-4 VOICE DESCAMBLER.........................................................................................................13
2-8-5 IF SHIFT................................................................................................................................14
2-8-6 CW PITCH ............................................................................................................................14
2-8-7 AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL AGC) .................................................................................14
2-8-8 AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL AFC)....................................................................14
2-8-9 TONE SQUELCH CTCSS)..................................................................................................15
2-8-10 DIGITAL CODE SQUELCH DCS) .....................................................................................15
2-8-11 DTMF CODE.......................................................................................................................16
2-8-12 DE-EMPHASIS ...................................................................................................................16
2-8-13 LOW PASS FILTER ............................................................................................................16
2-8-14 HIGH PASS FILTER ...........................................................................................................17
2-9 SQUELCH....................................................................................................................................17

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2-9-1 LEVEL SQUELCH RQ COMMAND) ...................................................................................17
2-9-2 LEVEL SQUELCH HQ COMMAND) ...................................................................................17
2-9-3 VOICE SQUELCH ................................................................................................................18
2-9-4 NOISE SQUELCH NQ COMMAND) ...................................................................................18
2-9-5 NOISE SQUELCH QN COMMAND) ...................................................................................18
2-9-6 NOISE SQUELCH ON/OFF...............................................................................................18
2-10 RF AMPLIFIER, ATTENUATOR ................................................................................................18
2-11 ANTENNA SELECT ...................................................................................................................19
2-12 ANTENNA SELECT PROGRAMMING......................................................................................19
2-12-1 PROGRAMMING................................................................................................................19
2-12-2 DELETING PROGRAM ......................................................................................................19
2-13 S-METER...................................................................................................................................20
2-13-1 SIGNAL LEVEL...................................................................................................................20
2-13-2 AUTO SIGNAL LEVEL REPORT........................................................................................20
2-14 AUDIO RECORDER CONTROL...............................................................................................21
2-14-1 CONTROL RELAY STATUS ...............................................................................................21
2-14-2 CONTROL RELAY STATUS REPORT ...............................................................................21
2-15 MANUAL RF GAIN ....................................................................................................................21
2-16 RF BANDPASS FILTER FOR BELOW 25 MHz)......................................................................21
3 RECEIVE CO ANDS .....................................................................................................................22
3-1 VFO MODE..................................................................................................................................22
3-2 RECEIVE MODE STATUS...........................................................................................................22
3-2-1 RECEIVE STATUS AUTO REPORT.....................................................................................22
3-3 VFO MODE NOISE SQUELCH DB COMMAND) ......................................................................23
3-4 VFO MODE VOICE SQUELCH DA COMMAND) ......................................................................23
3-5 SEARCH MODE ..........................................................................................................................23
3-5-1 NORMAL SEARCH...............................................................................................................23
3-5-2 VFO SEARCH.......................................................................................................................23
3-5-3 SEARCH BANK ....................................................................................................................24
3-5-4 PASS FREQUENCY ...........................................................................................................26
3-5-5 PASS FREQUENCY PS COMMAND).................................................................................27
3-5-6 SEARCH FREQUENCY LIST...............................................................................................27
3-5-7 COPY SEARCH FREQUENCY LIST TO MEMORY BANK .................................................28
3-5-8 FFT SEARCH........................................................................................................................28
3-6 MEMORY CHANNEL...................................................................................................................29
3-6-1 MEMORY READ MODE .......................................................................................................29
3-6-2 MEMORY CHANNEL SETTING MR COMMAND)..............................................................30
3-6-3 MEMORY CHANNEL DATA READ OUTPUT TO USB PORT)...........................................30
3-6-4 MEMORY CHANNEL REGISTRATION STATUS.................................................................31
3-6-5 DELETE MEMORY CHANNEL ............................................................................................31

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3-6-6 DELETE MEMORY BANK ....................................................................................................31
3-7 SCAN ...........................................................................................................................................31
3-7-1 START SCAN........................................................................................................................31
3-7-2 SCAN GROUP SETTING .....................................................................................................31
3-7-3 MEMORY BANK LINK ON/OFF ...........................................................................................32
3-7-4 MEMORY BANK LINK ..........................................................................................................33
3-7-5 MODE SCAN ........................................................................................................................33
3-7-6 SCAN MODE NOISE SQUELCH .........................................................................................33
3-7-7 SCAN MODE VOICE SQUELCH .........................................................................................33
3-7-8 SCAN MODE DELAY TIME ..................................................................................................34
3-7-9 SCAN MODE PAUSE TIME..................................................................................................34
3-7-10 MEMORY PASS..................................................................................................................34
3-7-11 SELECT SCAN ...................................................................................................................34
3-8 MULTI FREQUENCY RECEIVE..................................................................................................35
3-8-1 DUO FREQUENCY RECEIVE DUO BAND RECEIVE MODE)..........................................35
3-8-2 DUO FREQUENCY RECEIVE FREQUENCY OFFSET MODE)........................................36
3-8-3 TRI FREQUENCY RECEIVE................................................................................................37
4 OTHER RECEIVE FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................37
4-1 PRIORITY RECEIVE ...................................................................................................................37
4-1-1 PRIORITY SETUP ................................................................................................................37
4-1-2 STARTING PRIORITY RECEIVE .........................................................................................38
4-2 STEP ADJUST.............................................................................................................................38
4-3 SUB FREQUENCY STEP FOR SUB DIAL)...............................................................................38
5 SPECTRU DISPLAY .......................................................................................................................38
5-1 START FREQUENCY..................................................................................................................38
5-2 END FREQUENCY......................................................................................................................39
5-3 CENTER FREQUENCY ..............................................................................................................39
5-4 SPAN FREQUENCY....................................................................................................................39
5-5 SPECTRUM STEP FREQUENCY ..............................................................................................39
5-6 MARKER FREQUENCY..............................................................................................................39
5-6-1 MARKER FREQUENCY.......................................................................................................39
5-6-2 MARKER FREQUENCY / LEVEL AUTO OUTPUT..............................................................39
5-6-3 TRANSFER MARKER FREQUENCY TO RECEIVE FREQUENCY ...................................40
5-7 SPECTRUM DATA OUTPUT.......................................................................................................40
5-8 HIGH SPEED SPECTRUM DATA OUTPUT ...............................................................................40
6 VIDEO FUNCTION.............................................................................................................................40
6-1 VIDEO FUNCTION ......................................................................................................................40
6-2 VIDEO IF REVERSE ...................................................................................................................40
7 SD CARD............................................................................................................................................41
7-1 SD CARD INFORMATION...........................................................................................................41

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7-2 FILE DIRECTORY .......................................................................................................................41
7-3 DELETE DATA FILE ....................................................................................................................42
7-4 FORMAT SD CARD.....................................................................................................................42
7-5 SQUELCH SKIP IN RECORD MODE.........................................................................................43
7-6 RECORDING...............................................................................................................................43
7-7 PLAYBACK ..................................................................................................................................43
7-8 OPERATION STATUS .................................................................................................................44
7-9 SEND MEMORY DATA TO SD CARD.........................................................................................44
7-10 SEND SD MEMORY FILE TO AR5001D...................................................................................44
7-11 RENAME SD FILE NAMES .......................................................................................................45
8 DATA EDITOR ....................................................................................................................................46
9 CONFIGURATION SETTINGS OF OTHER PARA ETERS ............................................................46
9-1 SELECTING INTERFACE ...........................................................................................................46
9-2 COMMUNICATION SPEED.........................................................................................................47
9-3 FLOW CONTROL........................................................................................................................47
10 OTHER CONTROL CO ANDS....................................................................................................47
10-1 PRODUCT VERSION................................................................................................................47
10-2 RESET .......................................................................................................................................47
10-3 FLASH MEMORY ......................................................................................................................48
10-4 LEVEL SQUELCH HYSTERISIS...............................................................................................48
10-5 LCD BACKLIT............................................................................................................................48
10-6 BEEP LEVEL .............................................................................................................................48
10-7 BEEP TONE...............................................................................................................................48
10-8 CALENDER AND CLOCK .........................................................................................................48

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1 PC CONTROL
1-1 USB (UNIVERSAL INTERFACE BUS)
Connect a PC to the AR5001D using one of the remote control connectors.
The USB type B) connector is designed to connect directly to the USB port of a PC and AUX 1
connector is to connect to an RS-232C serial port of a PC.
The default setting is USB.
All functions of the AR5001D can be controlled by a PC.
1-1-1 USB DRIVER
Before connecting the AR5001D to a PC, the USB driver for the AR5001D needs to be installed.
The USB driver can be downloaded from the manufacturer’s website. Shown Below)
http://www.ftdichip.com/ftdrivers.htm
Click “VCP Drivers”, then select the device name “FT232B”.
The following are the specifications for the communication protocol.
Communication speed: 115,200 bps default), 57,600 bps, 38,400 bps, 19,200 bps, 9,600 bps
Data: 8 bit
Stop bit: 1
Parity: None
Flow control: None or RTS/CTS
Echo: Off
Return Code: PC AR5001D): <CR><0x0d> <LF> ignore
Return Code: AR5001D PC): <CR><LF> 0x0d, 0x0a)
1-2 AUX 1
The AUX 1 is a serial port using an RS-232C cable terminated in a 9-pin connector.
The following are the specifications for the communication protocol.
Communication speed: 115,200 bps default), 57,600 bps, 38,400 bps, 19,200 bps, 9,600 bps
Data: 8 bit
Stop bit: 1
Parity: None
Flow control: None or RTS/CTS
Echo: Off

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With an optional LAN interface unit, the AR5001D can be controlled via the internet. All the control
commands for the LAN interface are the same as the USB control commands.
1-3 SYSTE REQUIRE ENTS
Hardware:
 PC with 2GHz Dual Core CPU with 1GB RAM
 USB Port USB 2.0)
 16 bit AC-97 compatible audio board
 1024 x 768 minimum) resolution video board and monitor
 2 button mouse with wheel
 CD-ROM drive
Operating System:
 Windows® 2000 SP4, XP SP2 32 bit version)
1-3-1 USB DRIVER INSTALLATION
1. Unzip the downloaded driver file to any location on the hard drive. Example: Desktop, My
documents, etc.)
2. Connect the supplied AC adapter into the DC power input connector of the AR5001D.
3. Connect the AC adapter to an electrical outlet and then turn on the main power switch on the
rear panel of the AR5001D.
4. Turn on the power switch on the front panel.
5. Connect the square end of the USB cable type B) into the USB connector on the rear panel of
the AR5001D.
6. Connect the other end of the USB cable into an available USB port of the PC.
7. The new hardware is found and starts the installation procedure.
8. Note: Sample screen instructions or messages shown below may differ depending the version
of Windows® operating system of your PC.

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9. Check “No, not this time” and click “Next”.
10. Check “Install from a list or specific location [Advanced]” and click “Next”.

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11. Check “Search for the best driver in these locations.”, “Include this location in the
search:”.
Select the folder where the driver data you downloaded is located.
12. Click “Next”.