Page 1 Expert Electronics Direct Sampling SDR transceiver HF/50 MHz/VHF TRANSCEIVER USER MANUAL © 2017 Expert Electronics 1.2.0...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
EXT CTRL ..27 2.6.5 PA PTT Outputs ..29 3. FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 4. REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 5. MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION MB1 GUI ..47 5.1.1 Section 1 ..47 5.1.2 Section 2 ..48 © 2017 Expert Electronics...
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5.4.2.1 Sound card ..103 5.4.2.2 Line output ..104 5.4.3 Display menu ..105 5.4.3.1 Main window ..105 5.4.3.2 Spectrum ..106 5.4.3.3 Waterfall ..109 5.4.3.4 Grid ..110 © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Shortcuts menu ..123 5.10 IQ Recorder menu ..124 5.11 TCI menu ..125 5.12 Spot settings menu ..126 5.13 MB1 Utility ..127 5.13.1 Main ..127 5.13.2 Sensors ..128 5.13.3 Temperature ..129 5.13.4 Fan Speed ..129 5.13.5...
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8. SPLIT OPERATION SPLIT + Sub RX Operation ..187 9. SUB RECEIVER USING 10. RIT/XIT OPERATIONS 10.1 RIT ..188 10.2 XIT ..189 11. SHIFT BUTTONS OPERATION 12. DIGITAL MODES OPERATION © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 8: Read It First
Here you will learn about transceiver's features, supplied accessories, precautions and the license agreement. The MB1 transceiver is a game changer, it's a transceiver and a PC in a single package. It has a classic design, developed over several decades, with the most advanced DUC/DDC SDR- technologies - Direct Down Conversion (DDC) and Direct Up Conversion (DUC) and a fully- featured high-end personal computer with an Intel Core i5 processor on board.
Page 9 Play video and audio files Watch TV via USB-receivers An opportunity to connect two external displays, keyboard, mouse An opportunity to connect external speakers into the PHONES jack on the front panel © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 10: Supplied Accessories
PTT-microphone MD15 Power Supply Cable to connect the transceiver to AC mains network Backup fuse 5A Standard configuration: MB1 transceiver + ATU N o t e : A TU is installed in the transceiver in the S tandard configuration PTT-microphone MD15...
Page 11: Precautions
Avoid the exposure of atmospheric downfalls on the MB1 and never spill any liquids (especially aggressive) on it Do not emit HF/VHF signal with power more than 1W in the same room or near the MB1 transceiver Do not open the MB1. It contains radio components, which are highly sensitive to static electricity.
Page 12 Be careful to avoid dropping metal objects (screws, clips, metal filings, etc.) through the vents, which may cause damage to the transceiver Always disconnect the antenna from the MB1 when not in use or if there is a danger of atmospheric electricity...
Page 13: Software License Agreement
In this regard, the software may be different from the description herein. Ask your closest dealer on the availability of new, more complete version of the User Manual, or look for them on the official website of the manufacturer in the "MB1 Transceiver / Documentation" section.
Page 14: Other Software License Agreement
READ IT FIRST 1.5.3 Other Software License Agreement The user can install any third-party software on the MB1 transceiver, supported by Windows 10 Home OS, 64 bit. If you install third-party software you must follow: The license agreement of the ExpertSDR2 software...
Page 15: Copyrights
User purposes, if it is not mentioned in the Manual. Expert Electronics company does bear any responsibility for material, moral and other kinds of damage to the expressed or implied for such actions.
Page 16: Connections
Warning! Never use water or gas pipes for grounding! Never use the MB1 transceiver without a reliable grounding! AC power Connect the transceiver to the AC mains network with the power cable supplied with the transceiver. Make sure, that the power outlet has the grounding/earth terminal and that it matches the type of the power cable in use.
Page 17: Front Panel Accessories
CONNECTIONS Front Panel accessories You can connect different accessories to the front panel of the MB1. 2.4.1 Microphone(Dynamic/Electret) Dynamic microphone. The transceiver's kit includes a standard dynamic MD-15 microphone with a PTT button - to activate transmission. MD-15 microphone connects to the MIC2 connector on the front panel of the transceiver.
Page 18: Headphones
Older U S B devices m ay not be supported by the W indows 10 H om e x64. R ead the Instructions for your U S B device to m ake sure that it is supported by the W indows 10 H om e x64 OS . © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 19: Rear Panel
TX mode and it generates a continuous CW signal (manual mode). Manipulate the key according to the message you want to send. Releasing the straight key returns the transceiver to the RX mode. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 20: External Pc
CAT-system, you can adjust the transceiver's frequency and other parameters. N o t e : The cable type should be Null m odem / crossing. W hile connecting the cables, the transceiver and a PC should be switched off. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 21: External Linear Amplifier
Also you may want to send audio signals to the transceiver and/or receive them from the transceiver. To do that you may use MB1's audio card (on the rear panel) or the audio card of the other PC. 2.5.3 External Linear Amplifier You can connect external Power Amplifiers (PAs) to the transceiver.
Page 22: External Control Devices
ALC-system. 2.5.4 External Control devices The MB1 transceiver allows you to control external devices via seven electronic keys in the EXT CTRL connector. The picture below shows the connection schematics between the relay and the pins of the EXT CTRL connector.
Page 23 Never connect monitors with the VGA interface to the ExtCTRL connector Incorrect connection of external devices and / or uncontrolled galvanic connections could lead to the malfunctions of the MB1 transceiver or its failure! © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 24: Reference Input
DAC OUT in the TX mode. For this you may use any EXT CTRL key connector or PA PTT line (more details in EXT CTRL devices XVTR input/output parameters: Intermediate Frequency: 1...70 MHz, 90...150 MHz © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 25: Dac Out Low Power Output
HF path from the active antenna input, goes to the RX OUT. Between the RX OUT and RX IN connectors may be added an additional filter or box of © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 26: Connectors Pin-Out
Connection of the PTT to the GND will turn the transceiver to the TX mode Mic signal input Input MIC_GND MIC case DC 5V output with maximum current up to 20 mA Output © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 27: Com
Clear To Send - DCE is ready to accept data from the Input Ring Indicator - DCE has detected an incoming ring Input signal on the telephone line 2.6.4 EXT CTRL © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 28 Maximum allowed current via electronic keys is 450 mA! While connecting an inductive load (relay, solenoids, fans etc.) to the X1-X8 keys, it's important to connect the protective diode in parallel to the load! © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 29: Pa Ptt Outputs
While connecting 1-4 inductive loads (relay, solenoids, fans etc.) to the electronic keys, it's important to connect the protective diode in parallel to the load! In MB1 transceivers released after 15.05.2016 installd relays instead of electronic keys. Relays contacts are opened.
Page 30: Front Panel Description
N o t e : In devices without A TU , if you press the TU N button the transceiver will go to the TX m ode and will transm it the center frequency. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 31 12) MIC 1 - Electret microphones jack. Line-in. Connect an electret microphone to the MIC 1, for example a standard computer headset microphone. This jack can also be used as a standard line-in (more details in Microphone (Dynamic/ Electret) © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 32 Functional buttons using) 15) 160...2 - Band buttons. Press the corresponding button to go to the required band. Each band button has three memory stacks (more details in Using the band memory © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 33 RX mode. Press and hold the PLAY button to play the record without transmitting. M.IN - Save the current frequency. Press the button to save the current frequency in the transceiver's long-term memory. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 34 If there is no interference, A N F could slightly affect the reception quality. D isable the A N F , if you don't need it. TNF - Tuning Notch Filter button. Press the button to enable the manual rejection filter for the narrowband interference © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 35 Button's LED indicates whether the mode active or not. N o t e : W hile the A /B m ode is active, the M ulti 3 knob controls the V F O A frequency. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 36 Rotate the knob to set the position of the tunable notch filter in the RX filter band. TNF.W - Tunable Notch Filter Width. Rotate the knob to set the required width of the tunable notch filter in the RX filter band. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 37 COMP - Compression level knob. Rotate the knob to adjust the compression level of the transmitting signal. The knob is active only with SSB and AM voice modes (more details in Compression © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 38 Rotate the knob to adjust the Noise Blanker 1 threshold (more details in DSP Functions using NB2 - Noise Blanker 2 knob. Rotate the knob to adjust the Noise Blanker 2 threshold (more details in DSP Functions using © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 39 Squelch level adjusting R.EQ - RX mode equalizer. Press the button to enable/disable the RX equalizer. Press and hold the button to open the RX equalizer local panel (more details in RX Equalizer © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 40 Z oom in of the panoram a is carried out relatively to the blue triangle - zoom center m arker. Z- - Zoom out panorama. Press Z- to zoom out the panorama (more details in ZOOM-In ZOOM-Out the graphics © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 41 Rotate the MULTI3 knob to tune the VFO A frequency in A/B mode. Rotate the MULTI3 knob to tune the offset frequency in RIT mode. Rotate the MULTI3 knob to tune the offset frequency in XIT mode. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 42: Rear Panel Description
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 43 A LC functionality is supported by the transceiver's hardware, but is not im plem ented in the E xpertS D R 2 software. It will be supported in the E xpertS D R 2 1.3. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 44 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION 6) WA - Embedded WLAN module connector. Is not available in current MB1 revisions. 7) COM - COM-port connector. Connect external devices to the COM-port to control them (more details Rear-Panel) 8) I/O - Power switch Select the I position to power on the transceiver.
Page 45 Connect headphones or other audio devices to the output. 11) PC connectors panel. LAN - LAN connector. Connect the MB1 to local networks for remote operation of the MB1 and/or for internet access. DPORT - Display Port for external monitor.
Page 46 Reference input) 19) GPS - Antenna input of the internal GPS receiver. Is not available in current MB1 revisions. 20) PTT - PTT footswitch jack. Connect a PTT footswitch to control the TX mode. 21) KEY - CW key jack.
Page 47: Main Screen Description
REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION There is a touch screen display on the front panel of the MB1. On the screen you can see the ExpertSDR2 main window. You can control the software either with a mouse or with the touchscreen display.
Page 48: Section 2
If play indicator (triangle) is green - you are playing a voice signal. - S-meter/power meter. S-meter/power meter displays the level of: RX signals, transceiver output power, SWR, Mic signal (more details in Meter). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 49: Section 4
Displays current system time by the UTC and local standards. - The RX mode switch/indicator. If the indicator is green (as on the picture), then the MB1 transceiver is in the RX mode. If the transceiver is in any other mode, then the RX indicator will be dark-gray.
Page 50 The MUTE indicator is green if the RX volume is disabled. Press this switch/indicator with either the mouse cursor or via touch screen to enable/disable RX volume (more details in Muting the received audio © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 51 (more details in DSP functions using - Digital Surround Effect for CW signals switch/indicator. DSE indicator is blue light if the digital surround effect is enabled. Press this switch/indicator © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 52: Section 5
- Filter width indicator. - Receiver AGC gain. - Global volume - Output power level. Power output in TUNE mode. - Current MIC and maximum gain indicator. - Speed of the CW signal being sent. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 53: Section 6
(or touch and hold on the screen), then move it left/right to zoom in/out the panorama. - Zoom position. Spectrum scope and waterfall are zoomed in or out in respect to this marker (more details in ZOOM-in ZOOM-out the graphics © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 54: Section 9
Press and hold the TUN button on the front panel of the transceiver to open/close the local panel. Automatic Tuner Unit (ATU) allows to match a load impedance, different from 50 Ohm, with the 50 Ohm transmitter impedance. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 55 3. Press and hold the TUN button or press "X" in the panel top right corner to close the panel. 4. Short press the TUN button on the front panel of the transceiver, will activate orange LED above the TUN button. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 56: Dsp Settings
APF - Analog Pick Filter button. APF creates a triangle AFC (amplitude-frequency characteristic) in the CW and SSB filter bandpass. Press the APF button to enable the Analog Pick Filter (more details in DSP functions © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 57: Front End Settings
Band-Scope and/or the RX2 on the other band. N o t e : If the W F A U T O m ode is enabled, then the W F button won't function. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 58 UHF converters. The RX IN is connected directly to the ADC input, by-passing band filters. When you enable the RX IN you automatically enable the RX OUT - the receiver's HF path © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 59: Manual Frequency Input
VFO A (SET TO A) or to VFO B (SET TO B). 5.2.5 MEMORY PANEL To open the MEMORY PANEL press the M.RD button on the MB1 front panel or press and hold the M.IN button. To close the MEMORY PANEL press and hold the M.RD button.
Page 60: Mic/Cw Settings
Set the required gain level of the microphone input. If the Mic AGC is enabled, the slider sets the max microphone's AGC gain. MIC2 - MIC 2 button. Press the MIC2 button to select the corresponding microphone. MIC2 GAIN - Microphone input gain control. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 61: Mixer
5.2.7 MIXER Press and hold the MUT button on the front panel of the transceiver to open/close the local panel. The MB1 has two audio generators: the SDR-module and internal PC. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 62 The load speaker is active only if the S P E A K E R button is pressed. It doesn't m atter whether the headphones are plugged in the P H O N E S jack or not. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 63: Nfm-Settings
Press the RX/TX button to enable CTCSS tone for both RX and TX. RX ONLY - CTCSS mode only for RX. Press the RX ONLY button to enable CTCSS tone only for RX. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 64: Profiles
R.EQ button on the front panel of the transceiver to open/close the local panel. By rotating the Multi 1 knob, select the band you want to adjust - marked with the green © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 65: Vox/Compressor Settings
The higher the com pression level the higher the average power of the voice signal. Check the quality of the TX signal with TX m onitoring function! E xcessive C O M P level m ay worsen the signal quality! © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 66: Desktop Gui
- the Start button switches on/off the ExpertSDR2 software. - enable/disable button of the second software receiver (RX2). - In the RX2 drop-down menu, you can select receiver's window configuration. RX2 window has the same interface as the RX1. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 67 The bandscope window can be either adjusted inside the ExpertSDR2 window or can be displayed as the separate window on the second monitor. Navigation and settings of the bandscope are similar to the panorama settings of the main receiver. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 68 - enable/disable sound output from the PC's sound card (SC). It doesn't prevent sound output from the front panel, it duplicates output from the PC's sound card. - enable/disable button of the frequency memory panel (MEM). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 69 N o t e : A ll new profiles will be stacked up to the drop-down m enu as a new line. Switch GUI to MB1 style - Press this checkbox to switch to the MB1 GUI. - Options menu described...
Page 70: Software Transceiver Settings
SPEAKER - Audio output from the speaker. Press the SPEAKER to listen to the audio from the speaker. 5.3.2 Software transceiver settings These settings are divided into four logical parts, described below. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 71: Transceiver Control Panel
- (Voice Activated Transmit) button switches the transceiver in TX mode when you speak in the microphone, more details here (VOX). - transceiver will automatically turn to the TX mode by the press on the CW keyer (BreakIn). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 72 “Profile name” field and pressing Add button. Update the settings of the certain profile from the list to the current settings. Remove the certain profile from the list. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 73 Cutoff frequency is determined by Frequency. Quality determines bandwidth of the passband. Notch – it is a band-stop filter with a narrow stopband. It rejects a specific range of frequencies © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 74 Threshold – it sets the level for Gate to open – pass the useful signal. It supposed to be set above the noise level, but below the useful signal level. Attack – it sets time (ms), required for Gate to change state from closed to fully opened. If © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 75 Attack – this is the period, when the compressor is decreasing volume to reach the level that is determined by Ratio. It is activated when the signal exceeds Threshold and, if each © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 76 Release - this is the period, required for the signal level to be restored to the default value. Hang time – sets time (in ms) to keep the signal level the same, after Attack period is over, © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 77 Attack, increasing the Attack value will increase delay period. Parameters: Attack – signal attenuation period, this value determines how fast AGC will decrease the amplitude of the loud signal to the Maximum Amplitude value. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 78 In the Profile tab, you can save settings of the whole TX processing module in a separate module, independent from the main software profile. Load PROC settings from a file by © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 79 - IQ-files recording is required for storing the RX bandwidth panorama (IQ). The file is saved to the C:\Users\User_Name\ExpertSDR2\MB1\wave\. - turn on the CW Skimmer, more details in CW Skimmer (SKM).
Page 80 - when enabled, this function allows the software to automatically detect whether the station is strong or not and lets you listen to it in stereo mode. - Play/Record buttons. Press the Record button to record the RX audio signal. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 81 The idea is to receive pure signal then pass it to some special device, via a cable connected to the PHONES audio output of the transceiver or PC audio output, with certain © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 82: Frequency And S-Meter Indicators
VFO B frequencies simultaneously, use the Sub-receiver. 1. Activate the Sub-receiver by pressing the SubRX button. 2. Set the required VFO B frequency. 3. Listen to the VFO A and VFO B frequencies simultaneously. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 83 Successive presses of a band button will cycle through the stored memory slots. It might be useful for quick frequency and mode changes within a band. To replace one memory slot: 1. click the required band button you would like to modify. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 84: Dsp Control Panel
Receive Incremental Tuning. - In the drop-down menu, you can set the frequency offset in Hz. Reset - resets the offset value to zero (more details in - Transmit Incremental Tuning (more details in © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 85 The NB 1 and NB 2 algorithm s are different. Try each of them to reach the best im pulse interference reduction. NB 1 and NB 2 Noise B lankers can be used sim ultaneously. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 86 - WFM mode (50 – 310 kHz); - DRM mode (has one fixed bandwidth 10 kHz); - user can adjust the RX filter bandwidth by himself (available at any modulation type except DRM). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 87: Panorama Description
If you move the mouse cursor over the vertical scale a hand will appear. Press and hold the right mouse button, then move it up/down to change the dBm scaling or press and hold the left mouse button, then move it up/down to change the spectrum level. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 88 There are two ways to change the Zoom position: 1. Press and hold the left mouse button on the Zoom marker and drag it left/right, 2. Click the mouse wheel on the frequency scale. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 89: Waterfall
If you are satisfied with the changes and don't want to change anything else, click the O K button to close the O p t io n s window. Warning! We recommend you study this section of the manual very carefully because many settings are hidden in the sub-menus. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 90: Device Menu
The left part of the Device menu is for the main system functions of communications between the transceiver's software and hardware. Device – device type menu. Shows that the ExpertSDR2 software works in the MB1 mode. SDR Address – physical static IP-address of the SDR module, locked at 192.168.158.200.
Page 91: Mic
For each program receiver (RX1, RX2) you can set the virtual audio cable on the corresponding tab Receiver 1 and Receiver 2. Enable - set the Enable checkbox to enable virtual audio cable. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 92: Vox
On the DSP tab you can see the AGC's and Digital Signals Processing settings. There are two types of settings in the drop-down menu: AGC – receiver’s AGC settings. DSP – digital processing filter's settings. Receiver’s AGC settings © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 93 Digital processing filter's settings. There you can find fine the settings of the receiver's digital processing filters. DSP functions clear the signal from abnormal noises and crosstalk. These are the standard functions: © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 94 The higher the receiver's filter taps value, the more rectangular the filter's shape, but it also increases the signal pass delay. That is why the user should find the best settings for himself, © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 95 USA – set this checkbox to listen to WFM stations in the USA or South Korea. Default - press to return settings to the default state. Each settings category has the Default button. Press the Default button if you set wrong values and don't like the result. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 96 Voice Recorder - settings of the playback level. Volume for TX – additional gain volume in TX for the voice record. Set this parameter so that the signal on MIC-meter would reach -10...-5 dBW values. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 97 CW key, which is connected to the COM-port. Port name - COM-port number, which is connected to the key. Lines - in the Lines drop-down menu you may swap Dot and Dash signals with COM-port bits RTS and DTR. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 98: Ext Ctrl
RX Mode - electronic keys settings in the RX mode. TX Mode - electronic keys settings in the TX mode. 1...7 - electronic keys numbers. 160...2, GEN - electronic key enable checkbox on the corresponding band. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 99 Key output is placed on the rear panel of the transceiver in the EXT CTRL connection. (more details in EXT CRTL 1...4 - control keys over an external PAs. Keys' outputs are placed on the rear panel of the transceiver on the corresponding © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 100: Expert
онов ые сиг н л ы не имею т з д ержки перекл ю ч ения R X to TX . 5.4.1.9 Expert On the Expert tab you can see the fine hardware settings of the transceiver. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 101 If they do not m atch with the tuned frequency, adjust the F re q u e n c y c o e f f ic ie n t till the frequency m atch. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 102 It is recom m ended to keep this checkbox on all the tim e. Default - Default hardware settings button. Press the Default button to return to the default settings. Read - Read the hardware settings from the transceiver's memory. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 103: Sound Card Menu
B efore you'll enable the S o u n d c a rd by the E n a b le checkbox, m ake sure that all sound devices settings are set correctly. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 104: Line Output
Y ou can use the sound card as a sound device - the signal goes out of the transceiver, you can use the virtual audio cable as a sound device - the signal goes in the transceiver in the software, which functions on the internal PC, e.g. in contest log. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 105: Display Menu
Select the required software color theme from the list. Lock Screensaver - Lock screen-saver checkbox. Set the Lock Screensaver checkbox to block the display turn off by the Windows OS. Recommended checkbox setting - on. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 106: Spectrum
R estart the software. 5.4.3.2 Spectrum On the Spectrum tab you can see the transceiver's spectrum settings. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 107 Fill color - Fill color of the spectrum scope lower area. Select the required fill color from the palette. Fill transparency - Transparency slider for the spectrum scope lower area filling. Set the required filling transparency level. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 108 Show broadcast HF bands - enable for display of broadcast HF bands on panorama and Band Scope. Show S-Meter on Band Scope - Show the S-Meter on the Band Scope. Set the Show S-Meter on Band Scope checkbox to show the S-Meter on the Band Scope © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 109: Waterfall
Remove flicker - Checkbox to remove the waterfall flickers. Set the Remove flicker checkbox to get rid of the texture flickers in the waterfall, also it slightly clears the waterfall from air noises. Rate - Waterfall movement speed slider. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 110: Grid
Show S-Meter – Enable animated S-Meter near the receivers' filter on the spectrum. Set the Show S-Meter checkbox to display S-Meter near the receiver's filter. In the RX Filter , RX Filter , TX Filter categories displayed filters' color and transparency settings. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 111: Background
Background type - Spectrum scope background type menu: Solid, Gradient, Image. Select in the Background type menu spectrum scope background render type. In the Solid mode available settings are: Color – Background color menu. Choose the required background color from the palette. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 112: Indicators
In the Peak/RMS drop-down menu you set the type of output power which is displayed on the Power and S-meters. What you check there always displayed as text on the Power meter. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 113: Cat Menu
ECATv1 - exchange protocol compatible with TS-480 transceiver. This protocol allows exchanging data with external devices and software via COM-port. 5.4.4.1 RX1 receiver The RX1 tab contains CAT-system settings and control of the transceiver's PTT command via COM-ports for the RX1 receiver. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 114 RX or VFO A only, SubRX is disabled. Enable PTT – Checkbox to enable control of the TX mode via the COM-port. Set the Enable PTT checkbox to enable the control of the TX mode via the COM-port. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 115: Rx2 Receiver
C o d e r 1 tab, if a several E -Coder panels are connected to the transceiver in the P a n e l m enu displayed a several tabs E -C o d e r 1 , E -C o d e r 2 etc. with identical settings for each panel. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 116 WF - enable/disable Wide Filter. Filter for all Nyquist zone. If in the Device menu settings, you set Auto enable checkbox, then you don't need this function on the panel. Zoom In/Out – spectrum zoom modes switching. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 117 Similar settings were added for VFOs: Listen both VFO A/B - default settings, both VFOs have equal volume in both channels. Listen VFO A only - listen to the VFO A in both channels. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 118 Drive – adjusting the output power. IF – tuning the frequency by moving the filter over the panorama. RF Gain – RF Gain control. CW Speed – CW Speed control. RIT Offset – adjusting the RIT Offset. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 119 DTR/RTS - select the COM-port line, which is used for transferring the PTT commands. Set one of the DTR/RTS line checkboxes to set it as the control line. There are three LEDs on the E-Coder panel, from left to right: © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 120: Features Menu
N o t e : A rgum ents allow to the sam e program to be launched with different settings files etc. R ead an instruction for your software, to know which argum ents are supported. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 121: Expertsync Menu
(you may download it from here). Server address - ExpertSync server IP address. Enter the ExpertSync server IP address. If the the ExpertSync server is launched on the MB1, then the address will be 127.0.0.1. Port - Data exchange port.
Page 122 RX IQ output category, it consists of: Enable checkbox - Enable the IQ signal transfer from the EpertSDR2 to the CW Skimmer. Driver – Audio device driver type. Output – Audio device physical output. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 123: Shortcuts Menu
In the Shortcuts menu, you can see the shortcut key combinations settings. With the key combinations, you can control the transceiver from your keyboard. N o t e : S hortcuts will be active only if the transceiver's software window is in focus. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 124: Iq Recorder Menu
Press the Shortcut button, then press the key combination on the keyboard. To delete a shortcut, press the Del button on the keyboard. 5.10 IQ Recorder menu In the IQ Recorder menu, you can select a folder where you will store IQ recordings. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 125: Tci Menu
In the TCI menu, you can select a port for TCI connection of ExpertSDR2 with a third-party software, with TCI support, and set the Enable checkbox. TCI - Transceiver Control Interface was developed by Expert Electronics company, for simple and still advanced connection between the ExpertSDR2 and third-party software. TCI has all...
Page 126: Spot Settings Menu
(you may find examples on this website http:// www.dxcluster.info/telnet/index.php), enter your callsign and select a certain color, press the Add button, it’s done. To delete a server connection, select it and press the Delete button on your keyboard. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 127: Mb1 Utility
MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5.13 MB1 Utility MB1 Utility is the support program which is constantly active along with the main ExpertSDR2 software. It's purpose is to collect system sensor's data and control rerouting of the sound paths of the audio switch.
Page 128: Sensors
ACC current - Accessories current consumption indicator. SYS voltage - Power supply output voltage indicator. Temperature - Transceiver temperature indicator. 5.13.2 Sensors On the Sensors tab you can see voltage and current diagrams. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 129: Temperature
MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5.13.3 Temperature On the Temperature tab you can see the temperature sensor diagram. 5.13.4 Fan Speed On the Fan Speed tab you can adjust the fan speed settings. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 130: About
Middle - Medium fan speed. High - High fan speed. урбо - Max fan speed. 5.13.5 About On the About tab you can see the info about the name, version of the program, and Copyrights. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 131: Windows Settings
MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5.14 Windows settings Make some adjustments in the Windows 10 OS for correct operation of the MB1 transceiver. N o t e : A ll required adjustm ents are m ade at the m anufacturing. D o the adjustm ents if you reinstalled the W indows 10 OS .
Page 132: Switch Off Screen Saver
To switch off the screen saver do the following: 1. Click the right mouse button anywhere on the home screen. 2. In the appeared menu select Personalize. 3. In the Personalization window select Lock screen menu-> Screen saver settings, by © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 133 4. In the Screen saver settings menu in the Screen saver drop-down menu select (None), by the click of the left mouse button (marked with a red rectangle on the picture below). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 134: Switch Off Sleep Mode
To switch off the sleep mode do the following: 1. Open the Start menu, by pressing the in the left bottom corner of the screen. 2. Select Settings in the menu (marked with a red rectangle on the picture below). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 135 (marked with a red square on the picture below). 4. In the System window select the Power & sleep menu by the click of the left mouse button (marked with a red rectangle on the picture below). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 136: Network Adapter Settings
Check this out, and switch off the sleep m ode again, if necessary. 5.14.4 Network adapter settings MB1 transceiver has two network adapters. One network adapter is the USB-LAN adapter called MB1 and is used for connection with the SDR-module.
Page 137 3. In the Network & Internet window select Ethernet-> Change adapter options (marked with a red rectangle on the picture below). 4. In the Network Connections window click right mouse button on the 1 network icon. 5. In the drop-down menu select Properties. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 138 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 6. In the 1 Properties window select IP versions 4(TCP/IPv4) and press Properties button. 7. In the IP versions 4(TCP/IPv4) Properties window set the settings as on the picture below. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 139: System Recovery
5.14.5 System recovery While using the MB1, either your or software actions may result in half or full failure of the device functionality. To protect your device from it, we recommend to create system restore points from time to time, which could be used in case of Windows OS failure.
Page 140 (marked with a red square on the picture below). 4. In the System window select the About menu, then select System info by the click of the left mouse button (marked with a red rectangle on the picture below). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 141 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5. In the System window select the Advanced system settings. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 142 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 6. In the System Properties window select the System Protection tab. 7. Select the Local Disk ( :) and press the Configure button. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 144 5...10 % of the disk (see the picture below). 9. Press Apply then OK, the window will be closed. 10. In the System Properties window press Create button (marked with a red rectangle on the picture below). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 145: Use Restore Point
5.14.5.2 Use restore point To restore the system from the previously created restore point do the following: 1. Open the Start menu, by pressing the in the left bottom corner of the screen. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 146 (marked with a red square on the picture below). 4. In the System window select the About menu by the click of the left mouse button (marked with a red rectangle on the picture below). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 147 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5. In the System window select the Advanced system settings. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 148 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 6. In the System Properties window select the System Protection tab. 7. Press the System Restore... button to launch the restore process. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 149 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 8. In the System Restore window press the Next button. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 150 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 9. On the next step select previously created Restore Point from the list and press the Next button. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 151 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 10. Confirm your restore point by pressing the Finish button. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 152: Windows Password
<B a c k button. 11. Windows will inform about successful system recovery. Press the Close button. 5.14.6 Windows password You need to disable Windows password for automatic start of the MB1 transceiver by pressing the power button. N o t e : W indows password is disabled by default.
Page 153: Enable Windows Password
1. Click the left/right mouse button on your account name in the Start menu and select Change account settings. 2. In the Accounts window select Sign-in options menu. Press the Add button and follow the instructions. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 154 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION N o t e : Now W indows will require the password each tim e you launch the transceiver. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 155: Disable Windows Password
1. Click the left/right mouse button on your account name in the Start menu and select Change account settings. 2. In the Accounts window select Sign-in options menu. 3. Press the Change button. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 156 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 5. In the Change your password window enter your current password and press the Next button. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 157 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 6. In the next Change your password window left New password and Reenter password fields blank, press the Next button, the window will be closed automatically. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 158 MAIN SCREEN DESCRIPTION 7. Close the Accounts window. N o t e : Now W indows will n o t require the password each tim e you launch the transceiver. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 159: Technical Characteristics
+/- 0.5 Additional VHF preamplifier, dB MB1 hardware has a set of octave band pass filters for the HF band, narrow band pass filter for the 2 band and wide filters for the whole Nyquist zone 0...65 MHz, 95...155 MHz.
Page 160: Transmitter
Prime: 16GB SoDDR4 - UMAX DDR4 2400 1024x8 1st, 2nd batches: 128GB size-type mSATA 3rd, 4th batches: 120GB size-type M2 Prime: 525GB size-type M2 USB-ports 4х USB 3.0 on the transceiver's rear panel © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 161: Other
Network port LAN 1GB Other COM-port Other Characteristic Value Dimensions, mm 320x140x250 Weight, kg Power voltage range, V, Hz ~100 ... 240, 50-60 Maximum power consumption, W Operating temperature, ° 0... +50 © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 162: Transceiver Operations
Frequency Tuning There are several ways of the frequency tuning: Rotating the Main Knob. Rotate the knob clockwise to increase the tuning frequency. Rotate the knob counter clockwise to decrease the tuning frequency. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 163 U se both the Q u ic k t u n in g b y t h e m o u s e c lic k and F in e t u n in g m odes. Click on the © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 164: Adjusting The Af Gain
Adjust the master volume of the transceiver with the AF knob, on the front panel of the transceiver (marked with the red circle). You can adjust the volume separately for each VFO, in the MIXER menu (more details in MIXER © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 165: Adjusting The Rf Gain
Muting the received audio Mute the transceiver by pressing the MUT button (marked with the red rectangle). Turn on the sound by pressing the MUT button again. N o t e : © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 166: Internal Speaker On/Off
3.65/LSB 3.7/LSB 7.005/CW 7.07/LSB 7.1/LSB 10.1/CW 10.12/CW 10.13/CW 14.001/CW 14.15/USB 14.2/USB 18.068/USB 18.1/USB 18.15/USB 21.001/CW 21.1/USB 21.15/USB 24.89/USB 24.92/USB 24.96/USB 28.001/CW 28.3/USB 29/NFM 50.001/USB 51.0/NFM 52.0/NFM 144.1/CW 144.5/USB 145.5/NFM 2.5/AM 5.0/AM 15.0/AM © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 167: Selecting The Operating Modes
Also you can change the mode in the drop down menu. Click on the mode type indicator on the transceiver's display (marked with the red rectangle) either with the mouse or your finger. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 168 TRANSCEIVER OPERATIONS Select the required mode type from the drop down menu. The list of the supported mode types in the MB1 transceiver (new modes may be added in the future software releases): AM - Amplitude modulation. SAM - Synchronous amplitude modulation.
Page 169: Att/Preamp Control
R eceiver's overload with powerful signals results in a rapid rise of the receiver noise level over the air noise level on 20-40 dB , and rapid drop to the norm al values if the cause of the overload is elim inated. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 170: Selecting Agc Presets
B and S cope. 7.10 Selecting AGC presets The MB1's receiver has the AGC, which is triggered only by the received signals in the RX filter bandwidth. For signals with different speed of rise and fall, use different AGC settings.
Page 171: Frequency Tuning Lock
MULTI 3 knob controls the VFO A frequency of the RX1 receiver. Turn it on by pressing the button on the front panel of the transceiver (marked with the red rectangle). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 172 TX B - Transmission from the Sub-receiver. Press the TX B button to enable transmission from the Sub-receiver. Press the TX B button again to return the transmission mode to VFO A. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 173: Changing Rx Filter Width By Knob
Press the FD button to select a narrower RX filter (Down the list). N o t e : The latest in the list - the widest, is the U ser adjustable filter. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 174: Zoom-In/Out The Panorama
1) Press and hold the left m ouse button on the Z oom m arker and drag it left/right, 2) Click the m ouse wheel on the frequency scale. 7.17 Squelch level adjusting Rotate the SQL knob on the front panel of the transceiver to adjust the Squelch trigger threshold. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 175: Dsp Functions
LF output. If the signal level is lower than the trigger threshold, you'll hear nothing. 7.18 DSP Functions The MB1 transceiver has several Digital Signal Processing functions for improving received signals. The list of the available DSP functions: NR - Noise reduction.
Page 176: Iq Files Recording
IQ-files recording is required for storing the RX bandwidth panorama. Recorded file could be played later with any available mode. IQ files are recorded on the internal SSD of the MB1. Press the IQ button on the front panel of the transceiver, to start recording the IQ-file.
Page 177: Frequency Tuning Step Changing
7.21 Antenna switch Antenna switch operation: The MB1 has the antenna switch, for each frequency band, antenna switch saves its own antenna input and output. When two software receivers are active (RX1 and RX2), antenna input is the same for both receivers (because devices have one ADC), but the transceiver's antenna output may differ if software receivers work on different frequency bands.
Page 178: Functional Buttons Using
(more details in Functional buttons using 7.22 Functional buttons using MB1 transceiver functional buttons widen the control capability and make the overall usage more comfortable. The transceiver has two groups of the functional buttons: F1-F10 - functional buttons on the front panel of the transceiver.
Page 179 RX ONLY A1 - Select the RX A1 antenna as RX ONLY. Used for HF and VHF bands. RX ONLY A2 - Select the RX A2 antenna as RX ONLY. Used for HF and VHF bands. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 180: Drive Level Adjusting
WINDOWS VOLUME+ - Increase the volume from the internal PC. WINDOWS VOLUME- - Decrease the volume from the internal PC. 7.23 DRIVE level adjusting Rotate the DRIVE knob on the front panel of the MB1 transceiver, to adjust the output power level. DRIVE - Drive knob.
Page 181: Tx Monitoring Gain
E xcessive m onitoring volum e m ay lead to the positive acoustic connection between the m icrophone and headphones (internal dynam ic) and as a result to the self-triggering of the TX © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 182: Voice Recorder Operation
Play the recorded signal with transmitting it on the air: 1. Short press the Play button on the front panel of the transceiver to play the recorded voice signal in phones or internal speaker and transmit it on the air. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 183: Transverter Mode Operation
To display your TX CW signal press the M O N button (see G lobal controls panel 7.29 Transmitting in Voice mode 1. Press the button on the microphone or the button on the front panel of the transceiver. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 184: Dac Out Operation
2. . Open the NFM local panel and set the transceiver's tone frequency with the TX TONE slider or enter the required number from the keyboard in the TX TONE input box (if required). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 185: Burst Tone Using
4. Press the BURST TONE button. The transceiver will send the FM tone signal with your presets. 7.33 Bandscope operation Here is the way the Bandscope window looks like. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 186: Split Operation
4. Release the microphone button or press again the button on the the front panel of the transceiver to turn to the RX mode. Disable the SPLIT mode by pressing the SPLIT button again. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 187: Split + Sub Rx Operation
If you want to listen the VFO A and VFO B frequencies simultaneously, use Sub-receiver. 1. Activate Sub-receiver by pressing the SUB button, on the front panel of the transceiver. Flashing indicator in the software window means the Sub-receiver is enabled. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 188: Rit/Xit Operations
Green indicator under the RIT button signals that the mode is active. 2. Rotate the Multi 3 knob to set the required offset. Press and hold the RIT button for about 0.5-0.8 sec to nullify the offset. © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 189: Xit
RX frequency displayed as the tuned receiver's frequency - green line. TX frequency displayed as the tuned transceiver's frequency - red line with the filter band (on the picture below you can see USB mode). © 2017 Expert Electronics MB1 U ser Manual...
Page 190: Shift Buttons Operation
Orange SHIFT indicator on the transceiver's front panel indicates that the SHIFT mode is active. DIGITAL MODES OPERATION The MB1 transceiver allows you to operate in digital modes with the help of the certain programs (which are not provided by the manufacturer). N o t e : M ore inform ation about the M B 1 with the digital m odes and popular program s will be explained in the new version of the U ser M anual.
Page 191: Rx2 Operation
DIGITAL MODES OPERATION RX2 OPERATION The MB1 transceiver has the second software receiver RX2, with the panorama up to 312 kHz and two independent Sub-receivers VFO A and VFO B. The RX2 may receive on any band in the same Nyquist zone as the RX1, in other words RX1 and RX2 may simultaneously receive in 0...80 MHz or 80-160 MHz.

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