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Chapter 2 - ORION II FRONT AND REAR PANEL CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
(16) CW
(19) SP
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566 manual
Part #74410
Printed in USA
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
A WORD ABOUT GROUNDING HOW IS ORION II DIFFERENT FROM OTHER HIGH-PERFORMANCE HF TRANSCEIVERS? FREQUENCY STABILITY NOTES Chapter 2 – ORION II FRONT AND REAR PANEL CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ANALOG METER (1) POWER (2 – 7) ANTENNA ASSIGNMENTS (8 – 13) VFO ASSIGNMENTS... -
Page 2: Ant
CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL LINEAR AMPLIFIER TUNING UP AN EXTERNAL LINEAR AMPLIFIER FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE SOUND OF SSB TRANSMIT AUDIO AND THEIR ADJUSTMENT SETTING UP ORION II FOR AM TRANSMIT FSK OPERATION TRANSVERTER HOOKUPS 566 manual Version 4 – October 2006... - Page 3 EXTERNAL CW OUTPUT PLUS CW KEYER OPERATION FROM PADDLES DRAG ADJUSTMENT FOR MAIN TUNING KNOBS “A” AND “B” INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL CRYSTAL ROOFING FILTERS MASTER RESET UPDATING ORION II OVER THE INTERNET TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter 5 – SPECIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATIONS HARDWARE INFORMATION SUBASSEMBLY LOCATION SIGNAL PATH –...
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Page 4: Chapter 1 - Your New Orion Ii
Ten-Tec’s www.rfsquared.com firmware sure that you have not overlooked anything. download website. The latest version of the ORION II manual is posted in .pdf format on the ORION II section of the Ten-Tec website at www.tentec.com. Version 4 of this manual, dated October 2006 is current through version 2.037j of the transceiver... -
Page 5: Connecting A Power Supply
The power supply plug will attach in only original ORION for optimum receiver one direction to the polarized two-pin DC performance. connector on the ORION II rear panel. Use no less than #14 gauge (#12 recommended) The mode-appropriate roofing filters used in stranded wires for three-foot long... -
Page 6: Frequency Stability Notes
20 or 6 kHz is necessary. In temperature your real world stability is ORION II for SSB use, it can be as little as substantially better than 1 ppm at any 1.8 kHz for roofing. For CW, it can be as operating frequency. -
Page 7: Analog Meter
2 shown above. The amber LED embedded in the button will light, indicating the main receiver Chapter 2 – ORION II FRONT AND REAR is now connected to ANT 1. PANEL CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Pressing button 4 as shown above will connect the main receiver to ANT 2. -
Page 8: (8 - 13) Vfo Assignments
MASTER RESET description in Chapter 4. (8 – 13) VFO ASSIGNMENTS While dual receive transceivers are common today, ORION II allows an unprecedented level of flexibility to the operator for main and subreceiver control with the VFO assignment buttons. Receivers can be Figure 2-2 ORION II Screen Display assigned to separate VFO’s (the most... -
Page 9: Mic
(P/N 35363) with the packing kit to allow rewiring of your current mic for use with ORION II. The pinout for the 8 pin mic connector on the front of the ORION II is shown in Figure 2-3. Recommended wiring is shown below in Figure 2-4. -
Page 10: Phones
FROM PADDLES in Chapter 4. Figure 2-5 Wiring Mono Headphones (16) CW ORION II has two jacks for keying the transceiver in CW mode. The front panel provides a ¼” stereo jack for connection of an external key, keyer, or paddles. See Figure 2-6 for proper wiring. -
Page 11: Pwr
If the low level drive transverter output has memories and three voice memories. ORION II will retain three on each mode, for been activated in the menu system, a low a total of six. An asterisk (*) appears on the... -
Page 12: User 1 And User
ORION II is equipped with a total of five user profiles. User profiles are like a “super To play your message while on the air, memory”... - Page 13 (23) NB ORION II or to select one of the four The ORION II is equipped with a DSP noise programmable user profiles. blanker that is independently adjustable for each receiver.
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Page 14: Notch
MODE then press button 34 (labeled (25) NOTCH ATTN) to select USB. ORION II is equipped with a manual notch Available modes are USB, LSB, UCW, filter at the IF level. Press the NOTCH LCW, AM, FM, and FSK. UCW and LCW button to activate. -
Page 15: Rf Gain
MULTI knob will limit overall receiver sensitivity for both the analog and DSP receiver stages. The main receiver on the ORION II is equipped with a real-time band sweep display. A separate adjustment in the DSP receiver gain alone can be limited via... -
Page 16: Attn
(35) MENUS ORION II has two audio sources (main receiver and sub receiver) and each has ORION II has a number of user adjustable four potential destinations (SPEAKER, and settings that allow the operator to customize LEFT, RIGHT, or BOTH phones) that the preferences for their particular style of operator selects. - Page 17 We recommend stereo headphones for audio from either the MIC or AUX audio using ORION II to its fullest effect. input sources. The TX EQ is selectable in 1- dB steps from high pitched at –20 to “BinRX:”...
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Page 18: Vox
Please note that there are several factors Figure 2-11 Minus 20 dB Equalization that interact for ORION II SSB transmit audio. Type of microphone, sound of the operators voice, distance from the microphone, the TX EQ settings and the TX filter BW and LF rolloff settings as selected in the SSB menu. -
Page 19: Tune
(40) TUNE display is also used to display the legend tuned after use of the internal automatic The TUNE button, when pressed, will antenna tuner (if installed). transmit a CW carrier at approximately 20 watts output power to allow either the internal automatic antenna tuner to tune (if installed) or for user adjustment of an external antenna tuner or linear amplifier. -
Page 20: Pbt/Bw Encoder
(43) HI CUT – LO CUT Press the encoder to switch between BW and PBT. The BW and PBT values are ORION II has a dual-function HI CUT / LO shown per receiver on the screen. BW is CUT control that modifies the BW function. -
Page 21: Main Af Encoder
This can be especially useful for rejecting half of the bargraph display on the screen adjacent frequency interference. The HI / LO will disappear to tell the operator it is in CUT control changes its function between HI mute. Turning or pushing in the encoder CUT and LO CUT when the operator briefly knob un-mutes and restores SUB AF at the pushes the knob toward the panel. -
Page 22: And (51) Lck
(“xm”) that will be stacking registers for 20 meters. explained further below. ORION II uses a default VFO for the band Many receiver functions can be set change keypad. Next to the frequency independently for each receiver. The default displays on the screen are “A”... -
Page 23: Vfo B Enter
Example: To enter 7.160000 MHz, press the “A” and “B” annunciators. One of the VFO A ENTER, “7”, “.”, “1”, “6”, VFO A two will be highlighted in reverse text to ENTER. When VFO A ENTER is pressed indicate it is the entry VFO for the band the second time during a direct frequency change keypad. -
Page 24: Ant
(61) ANT 1 (63) DC IN ORION II is equipped with three antenna This is the dc input connector. ORION II connectors; two for transceive, one for requires 23 amps at +13.8 Vdc nominal for receive only. ANT 1 is for connection of a 100 watts output power. -
Page 25: Amp Key
TX EN can also act as a transmit inhibit An adjustable delay (called EXT T/R Delay input if it is desirable to prevent ORION II 1) gives the operator the ability to keep the from transmitting until other station amplifier keyed longer, preventing drop outs accessories have been switched. -
Page 26: Tx Out 2 / Tx En
TX EN can also act as a transmit inhibit This is a line level output. What is present input if it is desirable to prevent ORION II at this jack is determined by the Line Out from transmitting until other station Source item in the Other: menu. -
Page 27: Band Data
An 8-pin DIN connector (p/n 46172) and an BAND DATA 1 or BAND DATA 2 accessory cable, (p/n 46176) have been CONNECTOR provided as part of the ORION II packing kit Pin 5 - 12V RELAY for easier connection of the AUX I/O jack to 40 M... -
Page 28: Remote
In CW modes, the behavior of the ORION II when pin 3 is closed to ground is dependent on the setting of the menu item PTT in CW as in the CW MENU. See the description of this item in Chapter 3. -
Page 29: Chapter 3 - Menu System
AMP KEY 1 jack on the In Figure 3-1, a button was pressed to rear of the ORION II. This will prevent the access the TX menu. The TX annunciator amp from dropping out between words of a on the screen is highlighted and the menu CW or SSB transmission. -
Page 30: (Cw) Cw Menu
Chapter 4. The next 10 line items correspond to automatic antenna selection per band. ORION II provides the ability for the radio to automatically select an antenna combination when the band change keypad is used to change amateur bands. -
Page 31: (Vox) Vox Menu
For external keying, the rise and fall times between Curtis A and Curtis B modes when available are 3 ms to 5 ms regardless of the using the ORION II internal keyer for CW keyer speed. operation. Key PTT in SSB determines whether or not... -
Page 32: (Rx) Rx Menu
AGC setting allows the One of the most useful, revolutionary new decay rate to be adjusted over its full range features of ORION II is fully programmable from 1 to 2000 dB/second. AGC. AGC action can be programmed to... -
Page 33: (Other) Other Menu
Figure 3-4 Other Menu needed to break the squelch. Adjust by The Other menu is used for ORION II turning the MULTI knob. functions that do not fit into one of the other Sub RX Sql is the squelch threshold for the menu categories. -
Page 34: (Ssb) Ssb Menu
Line Out Level determines the level of keypad on the ORION II; it is the location of output at the pin 4 AUX I/O jack. Settings the button in the matrix rather than the are High, Med, Low –... -
Page 35: (Filtr) Filter Menu
50 Hz to a maximum of 300 Hz. in DSP. Optional roofing filters of 1.8 kHz, 600 Hz, and 300 Hz in the ORION II need to TX Audio Source allows the radio to have be activated to be used by the operator. - Page 36 not enabled, the next highest value will be the actual filter in use. Each of the 600 Hz and 300 Hz optional roofing filters used in ORION may have to be centered to line up with the DSP filter. While DSP very accurately repeats from unit to unit, crystal filters do not because of individual unit manufacturing tolerances.
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Page 37: Chapter 4 - Operation And Accessory Connection Examples
VFO’s are not receivers. Both receivers can The two receivers and two VFO’s in the be assigned to one VFO if desired. ORION II permit the operator to listen to both the DX stations frequency and the Typical transceive operation would be to... -
Page 38: Operating The Automatic Antenna Tuner (If Installed)
TUNER (if installed) jack. AMP KEY 2 and TX OUT / TX EN 2 are used for a linear amplifier connected via Your ORION II may be equipped with an the ANT 2 jack. RF appears approximatel internal automatic antenna tuner. If... -
Page 39: Tuning Up An External Linear Amplifier
SSB or CW operation. EXT T/R Delay 1 and One of the features of ORION II is a lot of EXT T/R Delay 2 are found in the TX flexibility afforded the operator for the submenu under MENUS. - Page 40 For more well-rounded transmit audio, start the transmit bandwidth at 3.0 kHz (3000 Hz). Figure 4-3 High RX EQ Response (-20 dB) The ORION II default value for this setting is 3000 Hz. The next control to adjust is L.F. Rolloff, also found in the SSB menu.
- Page 41 For example, the –20 dB setting produces –20 dB at 100 Hz relative to 0 dB. The speech processor used in the ORION II is a true RF compressor, DSP generated. Generally, the TX Filter BW, L.F. Rolloff,...
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Page 42: Setting Up Orion Ii For Am Transmit
PEP output power setting in AM operation. A value of ORION II provides the ability for a VHF 100 would correspond to 100 watts PEP AM transverter to be connected to the rear panel output, or 25 watts carrier power maximum. -
Page 43: Diversity Reception
Now both receivers and the transmitter are TX EN 1 jack on the rear of the ORION II. tuned by the VFO A tuning knob. Press Go into the menus and turn on Keying ANT 1 for MAIN RX/TX and ANT 2 for SUB Loop 1. - Page 44 TX antenna, all ear by selecting Main: Left and Sub: Right on the same frequency. Both receivers are The ORION II is now set up for diversity tuned simultaneously by turning the VFO A reception with the main receiver and main tuning knob.
- Page 45 DSP bandwidth to any desired manually selecting a very narrow DSP value is by far the best setup for ORION II passband filter. for single signal DXing. Perhaps nothing is more important than...
- Page 46 This is the threshold value. For a conventional precisely what makes this system so setting like “fast”, either on ORION II or any advantageous over traditional settings of other transceiver, the AGC can actually “fast” and “off”.
- Page 47 With the narrow with. For weak CW signals, either leave NR roofing filter, the ORION II has no negative off or start NR at a setting of “3” or “4” for quicker adaptation. Make sure the narrow reaction to the same signal –...
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Page 48: External Cw Output Plus Cw Keyer Operation From Paddles
There will be a gentle “click” feel as each another choice, of course, and that is to knob is loosened or tightened. Counter- simply leave it off – and with the ORION II’s clockwise twisting will loosen them and receiver capabilities individual operators clockwise twisting will increase the drag. -
Page 49: Master Reset
Connect the DB-9 serial port connector on transceiver power on, and continue to hold the back of ORION II to an open serial port the MAIN RX/TX button in the ANT 1 column on your computer with a standard serial port until the message “Master Reset Complete”... -
Page 50: Troubleshooting
Check the setting of the speech processor. An excessively high setting can reduce Suggestions for new features for ORION II audio quality. are always welcome – feel free to contact A frequent cause of a distorted SSB signal is... - Page 51 Problem: No operation in VOX Is the gain setting correct for the microphone Check the ORION II screen to see if the input or AUX I/O as appropriate? menu items for VOX are active and set properly. If any of the three settings is at Is the KEYING LOOP set properly for your zero, VOX will not operate.
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Page 52: Chapter 5 - Specifications And Technical Description
Chapter 5 – SPECIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 566 ORION II HF TRANSCEIVER – SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL: Frequency range: SUB RX 500 kHz-30 MHz, Specifications apply > 1.8 MHz; TX & MAIN RX 1.79 – 2.01, 3.49 – 4.07, 5.1 – 5.42, 6.89 – 7.43, 10.09 – 10.16, 13.99 –... - Page 53 Line-level Output: 0 dBm into 600 ohms. RX Notch Filters: IF DSP, > 50 dB depth, adjustable width. Notch affects S-meter. Auto-Notches: IF DSP, Multi-tone, adjustable on each receiver. RX Noise Reduction: IF DSP, adjustable on each receiver. MAIN RECEIVER: SSB Sensitivity: <0.18 µV typical for 10 dB SINAD at 2.4 kHz BW, pre-amp on.
- Page 54 SUB RECEIVER: SSB Sensitivity: 0.35 µV typical for 10 dB SINAD at 2.4 kHz BW. SSB & CW Selectivity: 590 IF DSP filters - 100-6000 Hz BW. AM Selectivity: IF DSP filters – 4 & 6 kHz. FM Selectivity: Ceramic filter - 15 kHz. IP3: +5 dBm typical, 20-kHz spacing.
- Page 55 CW Offset: Programmable 100-1200 Hz in 10 Hz steps. Sidetone pitch automatically matches selected CW offset. XIT Range: ± 10 kHz FM Deviation: ± 5 kHz peak nominal. Current Drain: 25 A max. 566 manual Version 4 – October 2006 Part #74410 Printed in USA...
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Page 56: Hardware Information
Figure 5-1 shows: The centrally located motherboard (A11) connects the logic board (A7), keypad board Figure 5-1 ORION II Subassemblies (A8), and other front panel parts with the I/O (A0) and rear connector (A12) boards which Part #... -
Page 57: Signal Path - Subreceiver
DSP filtering. This stage provides enough AUX I/O travels via cable 24. Keying lines amplification to maintain the receiver get to A7 via A11. sensitivity despite unavoidable filter losses. From the DSP, cable 17 carries keyed or The amplified and band-limited signal feeds modulated 3 IF to A5. -
Page 58: Block Diagrams And Cable Routing
Figure 5-2 Subassembly Cabling 566 manual Version 3 – March 2006 Part # 74410 Printed in USA... - Page 59 Figure 5-3 Plan View of ORION Chassis 566 manual Version 3 – March 2006 Part # 74410 Printed in USA...
- Page 60 Figure 5-4 Main Receiver Signal Path 566 manual Version 3 – March 2006 Part # 74410 Printed in USA...
- Page 61 Figure 5-5 Subreceiver Signal Path 566 manual Version 3 – March 2006 Part # 74410 Printed in USA...
- Page 62 Figure 5-6 Transmit Signal Path 566 manual Version 3 – March 2006 Part # 74410 Printed in USA...
- Page 63 Tuner RF In RG188 Tuner RF Out RG188 No-Tuner Jumper RG188 Audio Mic Amp RG174 DSP/CPU Audio Audio RG174 Conn SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS ORION II schematic diagrams are available as Adobe™ .pdf files on the company firmware update site located at www.rfsquared.com...
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Page 64: Ce Declaration Of Conformity
Requirements.) Used in relation to harmonic emissions on AC mains, radiated and conducted emissions. EN 301 783-1 (Conducted emissions, antenna port, radiated emissions enclosure.) Year in which CE mark was affixed: 2006 Authorized Signatory: Jack Burchfield, for and on behalf of Ten-Tec, Inc., Sevierville, TN., USA, 16 February 2006.