AOR AR5000 Wideband Reciever Instructions

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12-7  Programming and reprogramming
PROGRAM SEARCH BANKS
You may wish to specify your own frequency limits or
modes for program search banks.  There are 20 program
search banks in total 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08,
09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19.
 Example of reprogramming a search bank - “05”
Let’s assume that you wish to reprogram the data contents
of search bank “5”: 433.000 to 433.6000 MHz, mode to
NFM, 15kHz I.F. bandwidth, 25 kHz tuning steps,
step-adjust off and comment to 70CM.
Note: The attenuator and aerial selection is made while
program search is in operation and is not programmed
into the stored data, this greatly increases the versatility
when in live use !
To make things easier for this example, first delete the
existing data.
Press 
 to place the receiver in a known state of
operation.
Press 
 
then press the  
key for more than one
second to access the DELETE menu.  Press the 
key three times to access the “DEL SRCH” menu (or
you could press the 
 
key twice to get to the same
place).
Rotate the SUB DIAL until “BANK 05” is displayed on the
right of the LCD.
If data is already programmed into this bank the legend “*
*” will be displayed, if no data is present the legend “- -”
will be displayed.
Assuming that data 
is present, press the  
key
to delete the contents, after about one or two seconds
delay the legend will change to “- -” to confirm deletion.
Press  to complete the sequence and return to VFO
mode.
To start programming select the data input menu by
pressing 
 
Select the required bank by rotating the SUB DIAL, until
“BANK 05” is displayed on the right of the LCD (for this
example).  As no data exists the legend “- - - - - - - - - -” will
be displayed, if data was present the upper (“HI”) and
lower (“LO”) frequency limits would alternatively be
displayed to warn that data was about to be over-written.
To accept the bank location of “05” and initiate the
programming process press 
Input the lower frequency limit: The legend “LO” will
flash on the right of the LCD inviting entry of the LOWER
frequency limit.
LO  
						

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LO
HI
MODE FM  
						

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search bank is desired then override the current aerial
selection by pressing 
    
to
select automatic aerial switching... of course ANT 1, ANT
2, ANT 3 or ANT 4 may be selected using this menu
(don’t use 
, use the SUB DIAL instead).
Text display: To toggle the FREQUENCY / TEXT display
while in memory recall, scan and search modes press
 followed by a brief press of the  key.
To start searching program search bank 05 (or whatever
bank was last selected) simply press 
 
(providing
you haven’t set up the search bank link in any specific
way to prevent searching of bank 05).  To change search
bank, rotate the SUB DIAL or key in the two digit search
bank number if known (providing it contains data).
12-8  Deleting PROGRAM SEARCH
BANKS
Although you may overwrite program search banks
and omit them from search groups through the use of
BANK-LINK, it is also possible to DELETE all the data
from a specific bank.  This may make reprogramming
new data into the bank more straight forward and may be
useful should a corruption occur.
Example of deleting program search bank - “08”
Press 
 
to place the receiver into a known state of
operation.
Press 
 then press the  
key for more than one
second to access the DELETE menu.  Press the 
key three times to access the “DEL SRCH” menu
(or you could press the 
 
key twice to get to the
same place).
DEL  MEM-CH
DEL  SEL-CH
DEL  M-PASS
DEL  SRCH  
						

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12-10  Linking program search banks
When shipped from the factory (using default settings) all
program search banks are UNLINKED so may only be
searched on an individual basis by selecting the search
bank identifier by rotating the SUB DIAL or keying in the two
digit bank identifier via the numeric keypad (“00”, “08,
“15” etc).  This is the usual way in which program search
banks would be used.
When in PROGRAM SEARCH MODE, the program
search banks are referred to as 
SEARCH BANK 00,
SEARCH BANK 08, SEARCH BANK 15 etc rather than
using the full title 
PROGRAM SEARCH BANK 00,
PROGRAM SEARCH BANK 01 etc.  In fact program
search banks below 10 may simply be referred to as
1, 2, 3 etc (missing out the preceding zero).  This
terminology has been employed to make the explanation
of and referral to PROGRAM SEARCH BANKS
(SEARCH BANKS) less long-winded.
It is possible to quickly link a number of search banks
together so they will be searched as one group, this can
be useful for dividing large bands (such as UHF military
airband 220 ~ 410 MHz) into smaller, more manageable
sizes.  It is possible to select any number from the
20 banks to be searched as a group such as 01, 03, 04,
07, 12, 19.
To LINK search banks, the SEARCH SETUP MENU is
used.  To access this menu press 
  
(this
may be carried out in SCAN mode, SEARCH mode or
VFO mode).
The flashing legend “SR” confirms selection of the search
bank link menu.  At default the dominant legend will be
“OFF” to indicate that SEARCH LINK is not active.
There are ten possible PROFILES for BANK LINK which
may be saved for later (fast) retrieval to minimise the
required reprogramming, these are identified by number
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.  The SUB DIAL is used to make
selection of favourite setup.
To link ALL banks, first use the SUB DIAL to choose a bank
link identifier (0 being displayed as default), then to link
ALL search banks press all the identifying numeric keys
for the twenty banks 00 ~ 19:
 
 = search bank 00
 
 = search bank 01
 
 = search bank 02
 
 = search bank 03
 
 = search bank 04
 
 = search bank 05
 
 = search bank 06
 
 = search bank 07
 
 = search bank 08
 
 = search bank 09
  
 = search bank 10
   = search bank 11
   = search bank 12
   = search bank 13
   = search bank 14
   = search bank 15
   = search bank 16
   = search bank 17
   = search bank 18
   = search bank 19
To select search banks 10 to 19, the preceding “.” is used
as the figure TEN, i.e. 
  = 15
The corresponding bank identifiers will be displayed on
the LCD (where frequency is normally displayed).  In the
case of banks 10 to 19, 
bank link will be indicated by the
display of a decimal point.
To switch BANK LINK ON press the  
key, the
legend changes from “OFF” to ON”.  To accept the
displayed bank link data press 
.
Next time the receiver is returned to PROGRAM SEARCH
MODE, ALL banks  containing data will be searched.
Note:  The SEARCH BANK LINK / SETUP menu also
provides access to four further parameters to customise
the way in which program search operates.  Please refer
to section 12-13 of this manual for further information.
Selecting different favourite bank link identifiers
The AR5000 will use the settings of whichever bank link
identifier is displayed when the bank link menu is accessed
by pressing 
 , this equates to whichever was
last set.  Use the SUB DIAL to select the required identifier
followed by the 
 key to accept the changes.
Deselecting linked banks
It is not necessary to deselect bank link identifiers if you
wish to scan a single search bank, simply access the bank
link menu and use the 
 
key to switch bank link
OFF followed by the  key to accept the change. 
						

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12-11  Linking only a few search banks
When the BANK LINK menu has been selected “ON” (as
per section 12-10 of this manual), ALL search banks are
linked.  However, it is possible to de-select and re-select
search banks and select just those you particularly wish
to group together and search.
To LINK just three search banks, access the bank link
menu by pressing 
 , this may be carried out
in SCAN mode, SEARCH mode or VFO mode.
The flashing legend “SR” confirm selection of the search
bank link menu.  At default the dominant legend will be
“OFF” to indicate that SEARCH LINK is not active.  Select
the bank link PROFILE you require using the SUB DIAL.
Example, link banks 00, 03 & 12.
To select the desired banks to link press each
corresponding numeric key
 
The corresponding bank identifiers will be displayed on
the LCD (where frequency is normally displayed).
To switch BANK LINK ON press the  
key, the
legend changes from “OFF” to ON”.  To accept the
displayed bank link data press 
Next time the AR5000 is returned to SEARCH MODE,
banks 00, 03 & 12 will be searched as a group (as long as
they contain data).
12-12  Searching a bank which is not
selected in BANK LINK
It is still possible to SEARCH a single deselected bank by
manually bypassing the BANK LINK programming.  To
SEARCH 
any deselected bank simply rotate the SUB DIAL
while searching until the desired search bank number is
displayed on the top right of the LCD, alternatively key in
the two digit bank identifier via the numeric keypad.
The AR5000 will search only the selected single unlinked
bank over and over and will not attempt to search the
group of banks as specified in BANK LINK.
Alternatively you could switch bank link OFF or select a
bank link profile where group programming has not been
selected.
To return to the GROUP selection, rotate the SUB DIAL until
one of the desired search bank numbers is displayed.
12-13  Additional PROGRAM SEARCH
facilities (introduction)
It is possible to alter the sequence of search events when
in PROGRAM SEARCH mode depending upon the
SEARCH CONFIGURATION as defined in the 
BANK
LINK / SETUP
 sub menu.  As with BANK LINK, 10
PROFILES of the additional facilities may be used (along
side BANK LINK).
There are five parameters (in addition to BANK LINK)
which may be changed to suit your preferences and
requirements.  The list of search defaults are:
Search type                     Comment
PAUSE         OFF       OFF and 1 ~ 60 seconds
DELAY          2.0         OFF and 0.1 ~ 9.9 seconds
L-SQ             OFF       OFF and 1 ~ 255
VOICE          OFF       OFF and 1 ~ 255 (*)
A-STORE     OFF       OFF and ON
It is possible to mix combinations of all five
parameters.
To access the additional facilities of BANK LINK / SETUP
press  .  Initially the BANK LINK menu will
be displayed, the 
 
and  
keys allow selection
of the additional facilities as a carousel.
The MAIN DIAL and SUB DIAL may be rotated to change
values on each menu.  The 
 key selects OFF (and
sometimes the default such as 2.0s, as in the DELAY
menu).  When you are happy with the changes press
 to accept the changes and the AR5000 will revert
to SCAN, SEARCH or VFO mode depending upon which
was previously in use.
Note: Make 
small changes and assess the effect as
incorrect setting may degrade the effectiveness of
SEARCH.  If things appear to go wrong, return the settings
to their defaults as listed earlier in this section.
In extreme cases, reset the microprocessor (by switching
the receiver on while holding the 
 
key), this
operation will revert the search options back to defaults
(by deleting all bank link / setup programming).
12-14  PROGRAM SEARCH - PAUSE
The search PAUSE parameter determines how long the
AR5000 will remain on an 
active channel before resuming
search.
This is useful if you wish to gain a picture of what is
happening on a band without the receiver being tied to a
busy frequency for long periods of time (such as when
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PAUSE saves you having to manually intervene to force
the search process to resume or the need to lockout
frequencies using the FREQUENCY PASS facility.
The limits are OFF and 01 to 60 seconds (default OFF).
Press 
  to access the BANK LINK menu.
Use the 
  keys to locate the “PAUSE OFF”
selection.
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specific requirements... the lower level settings may not
be usable when high noise is present.
12-17  PROGRAM SEARCH - VOICE
The search VOICE parameter determines the way in which
an 
active frequency is determined by sampling the audio
modulation.  When the VOICE search facility is enabled,
the search process will only stop on active channels which
have modulation (such as voice) present.  The AR5000
will not remain on unmodulated frequencies (such as blank
carriers).
You may find this facility useful for skipping over STRONG
signals but WEAKER noisy signals and transmissions with
pilot tones or heterodynes present may 
fool the receiver
into thinking that modulation is present.  Experimentation
will 
certainly be required with different types of signal.
The limits are OFF and 1 to 255 (default OFF).
Press 
  to access the BANK LINK menu.
Use the 
  keys to locate the “VOICE OFF”
selection.
PAUSE OFF
DELAY  2.0
L-SQ  OFF
VOICE  OFF  
						

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12-19  AUTO-STORE
The auto-store (A.STORE) facility enables the first 100
busy frequencies located during search to be automatically
saved in memory bank “0” for later review and scanning.
When shipped from the factory auto-store is switched OFF.
The first 100 
active frequencies will be automatically
stored into memory in ascending memory channel order
from 000 ~ 099 until all 100 channels have been used.
Active frequencies located after the 100th channel has
been used will not be stored, this limitation is to prevent
unnecessary writing to the EEPROM data store.  Active
frequencies located within 10 kHz of a previously stored
frequency will not be stored... this is to prevent the same
frequency from being saved over and over again.
When you first wish to use auto-store, it is best to delete
the contents of memory bank “0” (where the search
frequencies will be automatically saved to memory), in
order to provide meaningful information.
Deleting ALL channels from memory bank “0”
before using AUTO-STORE
Ensure the AR5000 is in VFO or memory recall mode, if
in doubt press 
To access the “DEL  MEM-CH” menu, press 
then press and hold the  
key for more than one
second.  Use the 
  
keys until the legend
“DEL  MEM-CH” is displayed.
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Frequencies which have been registered as a pass
frequency will not be received during a subsequent search.
All search banks are independent from each other.  For
this reason a frequency selected as PASS in one bank
will not automatically be passed in another bank, it will
only be skipped over in the bank in which it is registered.
Note: Any active frequency within ± 10 kHz of the passed
frequency will be ignored so that all the pass channels do
not have to used up in one particular noisy part of a band,
this must be noted when small steps sizes such as 50 Hz
or 100 Hz are used for SSB and CW monitoring.
13-1  Register PASS Frequency
You can register any frequency as a PASS frequency when
program search has stopped.
While search has stopped on a busy frequency press
,
 the displayed frequency will be instantly registered
as a PASS frequency and the search will immediately
resume.
If in VFO mode (or manual search or simple search)
frequencies may also be registered as PASS by pressing
the 
 key.  In this instance the frequency will be added
to the 
VFO pass list (as opposed to banks 00 ~ 19).
A beep will sound if all 100 PASS frequencies have already
been registered on the bank in use indicating that no more
frequencies may be passed.
13-2  Manually adding a PASS frequency
using the PASS menu
It is possible to register pass frequencies using the pass
menu.  This is particularly useful for eliminating 
known
troublesome blank carriers even before you start to search!
To access the pass menu, press and hold the 
 key
for more than one second.
The legend “F-PASS” will be displayed with an identifying
bank number or legend “VFO” to the right depending
whether the receiver is currently in program search mode
(in which case the current bank number will be displayed)
or VFO (or manual search or simple search) mode.
Rotate the SUB DIAL to select the required bank number
(00 ~ 19 or VFO).
Press the  
key to enter add/edit/delete mode.  The
selected bank number will be displayed under the legend
“BANK”, if in VFO mode the bank number will be replaced
by the letter “V”.
If no pass channels are currently allocated for the selected
bank, the legend “- - - - - - - - - -” will be displayed.
If pass frequencies have already been registered, pass
channel numbers will have been automatically allocated
starting at 00 through 99.  The first pass channel will be
displayed (with the legend “00” being displayed under
the bank number).
Rotate the SUB DIAL to review the pass channels, the first
available empty channel may be displayed ready to accept
data input, the legend “- - - - - - - - - -” identifies the empty
channel.
To register a new pass frequency, key in the desired
frequency finishing in 
 
or .  i.e.  
  
for 123 MHz.
Rotate the SUB DIAL to select the next empty pass channel
and continue to build up the list of frequencies to be
skipped.
To select another bank press the  
key to return to
the first menu and repeat the above process for another
bank.
To accept the input and complete the process, press
 
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Notes: You can enter a PASS frequency down to the
100kHz order only (as a PASS frequency is valid within a
range of ± 10kHz). The PASS frequency can be entered
anywhere within The AR5000’s receive range but it must
be noted that the search rate will slow down if the pass
frequency is entered outside of the selected program
search range as the AR5000 microprocessor will need to
check pass frequencies even if they are outside of the
program search range.  It is advisable not to enter pass
frequencies outside of the selected program search range
for this reason.
13-3  Editing pass frequencies
It is also possible edit the contents of the pass list once
frequencies have been registered.  This can be useful
when reviewing the contents of the pass list, to allow
changing of frequencies slightly or over-writing those not
required when you have used all 100 and want to add
another!
To access the pass menu, press and hold the 
 
key
for more than one second.  The legend “F-PASS” will
be displayed with an identifying bank number or legend
“VFO” to the right depending on whether the AR5000 is
currently in program search mode (in which case the
current bank number will be displayed) or VFO (or manual
search or simple search) mode.
Rotate the SUB DIAL to select the required bank number
(00 ~ 19 or VFO).
Press the  
key to enter add/edit/delete mode.  The
selected bank number will be displayed under the legend
“BANK”, if in VFO mode the bank number will be replaced
by the letter “V”.
If no pass channels are currently allocated for the selected
bank, the legend “- - - - - - - - - -” will be displayed.
If pass frequencies have already been registered, pass
channel numbers will have been automatically allocated
starting at 00 through 99.  The first pass channel will bedisplayed with the legend “00” being displayed under the
bank number.
Rotate the SUB DIAL to review the pass channels, the first
available empty channel may also be displayed ready to
accept data input, the legend “- - - - - - - - - -” identifies the
empty channel.
To edit the frequency of a displayed pass channel simply
key in a new frequency finishing in 
 
or 
i.e.     for 118 MHz.
Rotate the SUB DIAL to continue the review / selection
process.  To select another bank press the 
 
key to
return to the first menu and repeat the above process for
another bank.
To accept the input and complete the process, press
 in either of the two menus.
13-4  Deleting individual pass frequencies
It is possible to delete individual pass channels as well as
whole banks in one go.  Individual pass channels are
selected and deleted using the frequency pass menu.
To access the pass menu, press and hold the 
 key
for more than one second.  The legend “F-PASS” will
be displayed with an identifying bank number or legend
“VFO” to the right depending on whether the receiver is
currently in program search mode (in which case the
current bank number will be displayed) or VFO (or manual
search or simple search) mode.
Rotate the SUB DIAL to select the required bank number
(00 ~ 19 or VFO).