Radio State Vs. Remote State - Ten-Tec OMNI-VII User Manual

interest that may indicate to the serious 6
meter operator when a band opening is
underway. Repeater operation via the
SPLIT capability is provided for, as are
CTCSS tones and retaining both of these in
the transceiver memories.
The remote control capability of the OMNI-
VII is unprecedented in Amateur Radio.
While remote operation of HF equipment
has been done via the Internet or data links
for several years prior, OMNI-VII is the first
transceiver that allows direct connection to a
high-speed router via Ethernet without a
computer for remote operation.
Additionally, we have made available a
graphical user interface for controlling the
radio remotely, the source code for the GUI,
and programming instructions for the
transceiver available on our firmware update
site www.rfsquared.com
RADIO STATE VS. REMOTE
STATE
OMNI-VII operationally at first glance is not
much different from other HF transceivers.
However, within this product lies the ability
to remotely operate it from virtually any high-
speed Internet access point.
RADIO STATE is what we describe as the
"traditional" operation of the OMNI-VII.
Turning knobs, pushing buttons just as with
any other Amateur Radio transceiver. How
the screen looks and the radio operates in
RADIO STATE is described in detail in
sections 2 through 5 of this manual.
RADIO STATE is also used for "local"
control of the OMNI-VII with a PC. Local
control is connecting the radio directly to a
computer via the serial (RS-232) port on the
rear panel. The transceiver then can be
controlled by the user from the local PC,
from the front panel controls, or both.
REMOTE STATE is when the transceiver is
placed into service as a remote device.
REMOTE STATE disables transceiver
functions from local control and disables
some (like VOX operation and the internal
CW keyer) altogether. REMOTE STATE
also alters the layout of the radio screen to
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give you a much more utilitarian user
interface.
The One Plug GUI software to control the
radio in REMOTE STATE is available for
free download from our firmware update
website www.rfsquared.com. Instructions
for the firmware and controlling the radio in
REMOTE STATE are also provided there.
The default is RADIO STATE. To toggle to
REMOTE STATE, turn the transceiver off.
Press and hold the 2 button on the band
change keypad. Turn power on, continuing
to hold the 2 button down. After a few
seconds, the REMOTE STATE version of
the screen will appear and you can release
the button. For the curious: go ahead and
have a look. You don't have to have the
radio connected to anything or plan to use it
in remote mode to put the radio into
REMOTE STATE.
To return to RADIO STATE, turn power off,
press and hold the 1 button on the band
change keypad. Turn power on, continuing
to hold the 1 button down. After a few
seconds, the RADIO STATE version of the
screen will appear and you can release the
button.
When powered off in either RADIO STATE
or REMOTE STATE, the radio will retain the
same STATE setting until changed from the
front panel by the user. In case of power
failure in REMOTE STATE remote
operation, the transceiver will always come
back up in REMOTE STATE when power is
restored.
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