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section titled UPGRADING YOUR RADIO
OVER THE INTERNET elsewhere in this
chapter).
To perform a master reset, turn transceiver
power off. Press and hold the MAIN RX/TX
button in the ANT 1 column on the far left
side of the radio (this button is described as
number 2 in Chapter 2 of this manual). Turn
transceiver power on, and continue to hold
the MAIN RX/TX button in the ANT 1 column
until the message "Master Reset Complete"
appears on the bottom of the radio screen.
This should take about 5 seconds after
turning radio power on.
A prompt will appear at the bottom of the
screen reading "Clear User Settings?" The
User Settings are the 200 VFO memories
(see description of (49) and (52) VFO A>M
and VFO B>M in Chapter 2) and the profile
memories stored in the USER 1-4 locations
(see (21) USER 1 and USER 2 in Chapter
2). Pressing YES by utilizing the AN button
will clear out any previous user-entered
data. Pressing NO by utilizing the RECALL
button will restore ORION to default settings
without disturbing the user memories.
If you answer the "Clear User Settings?"
prompt with YES, ORION will then bring up
a prompt reading "Clear Filter Settings?" to
the screen. These settings pertain to the
centering of the optional 500 and 250 Hz
crystal filters (See (FILTR) FILTER MENU in
Chapter 3). If you have these filters installed
and centered, you will probably want to
answer NO to avoid repeating the process.
UPGRADING ORION OVER THE
INTERNET
One of the revolutionary features of the
ORION is the ability to upgrade any existing
ORION transceiver to the latest version of
the radio.
Ten-Tec's firmware update site is located on
the Internet at URL www.rfsquared.com
To upgrade your transceiver, visit the
www.rfsquared.com web site and click on
"Get The Latest For Your ORION". A file will
be available with the latest firmware version.
To check what version of the firmware you
presently have installed in ORION, either
read the screen when first powering on the
transceiver, or with the power on press and
hold the MENUS button for two seconds.
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Connect the DB-9 serial port connector on
the back of ORION to an open serial port on
your computer with a standard serial port
cable. Download the file, follow the
instructions provided, and send the new
version of the firmware over to your
transceiver.
Suggestions for new features for ORION are
always welcome – feel free to contact us.
TROUBLESHOOTING
While we cannot cover every possible
problem, here are some hints for dealing
with some potential difficulties.
Check the obvious. Is your dc power source
okay? Check power supply, cable and
connector(s). Is the 25 ampere fuse loose or
missing? Antenna problems? Try a dummy
load. Is a proper antenna connected?
Is any external antenna switch connected
and properly set? Have you checked
ORION's control settings? Have you
double-checked ORION's many control
settings, including those on all MENUS
screens, for your intended mode of
operation?
Problem: No audio from receiver
If you are using the SUB Rx, does it have a
VFO and an ANT assigned?
If frequency controls act normally --
Which receiver are you controlling at the
moment?
What routing is set in the AUDIO menu?
If S-meter seems to be reacting to signals --
Is receiver squelched? Check squelch
threshold in the RX menu. Check setting of
RF gain controls for main or sub receivers.
Try a set of headphones in case the speaker
has failed.
Is either receiver muted from pushing the
SUB AF or MAIN AF encoders? Is the
volume on either turned all the way off?
Check inside the cabinet for cable
connectors that may have loosened in
shipment or rough handling.
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