AOR AR2300 Specifications

® AR2300 Black-Box Receiver Operating manual AOR, LTD. Feb.21, 2011

9Terminology Search & Scan If you have not used a wide band receiver before or are not familiar with the terminology used, it is very importan

10 More details about the remarkable features of the AR2300 High frequency (45.05MHz) IF output (25MHz to 3.15GHz only) The AR2300 has a 45.05MHz IF

11Triple frequency reception (Receive 3 frequencies simultaneously)  Set two separate frequencies above 25MHz as a main band, separated by maxim

12 Selectable Squelch mode  VSQ (Voice Squelch) or LSQ (Level Squelch) can be selected. DVR (Digital Voice Recorder)  Received audio can be recor

131-5 Rear panel 1. Antenna connector 1 (N type) for above 25MHz 2. Antenna connector 2 (N type) for all frequencies 3. External 10MHz

14 2. PC CONTROL 2-1 System requirements Hardware:  PC with 2GHz Dual Core CPU, 1GB RAM  USB Port (USB 2.0)  16 bit AC-97 compatible audio b

15 6. Check the “No, not this time” and click “Next”. 7. Check the “Install from a list or specific location [Advanced]” and click “Next”.

16 8. Check the “Search for the best driver in these locations.”, “Include this location in the search:”. Select the path “D:＼USB

1710. When the installation is completed, click “Finish”. 11. In order to find the assigned serial port for the USB port, click the “Start”,

18 For detailed operation of the control program, please refer to the separate operation sheet or click the HELP tab. 2-3-2 In case of difficulty If

1Table of contents 1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 1-1 Introduction

191. On the main screen, click the “File” tab, then click the “Select Device” tab. 2. Wait for several seconds until the following screen is display

20 3. Control commands (for terminal software) The following are the specifications for the communication protocol used: Communication speed:

213-3 Power on the AR2300 3-3-1 Wake up ZP Power on Wake up from stand-by mode (QP command) or sleep mode (SP command). ZPnn: 00 ~ 99, wa

22 3-8 Receive modes, IF bandwidth, AUTO mode 3-8-1 Command description MD --- Receive mode setting (default: 21) IF ---- IF

23MD07 ISB ISB N/A below 25MHz MD08 AIQ AIQ AF-IQ output AU0 - - AUTO mode off AU1 AUTO AUTO AUTO mode on IF00 200 200 N/A b

24 3-9-2 Noise reduction (NR) The noise reduction function is effective to suppress random noise. NR NRn n: 0, 1 0: Off (default: 0) 1: On To r

253-9-6 CW pitch frequency Available in CW mode only. CP CPnn nn: 30 ~ 90 (300Hz ~ 900Hz) Incremental 5 (50Hz) (defaul

26 If the decoded tone frequency is the same as the set frequency, the AR2300 will display its frequency followed

273-10 Squelch 3-10-1 Level squelch LQ HQ LQnnn HQnnn mmm nnn: 000 ~ 255 (default: 000) nnn:000 ~ 255 (for receive frequency above 25M

28 3-12-1 Antenna Select programming Up to 10 receive frequency ranges can be programmed and assigned to an antenna input. If the a

2 3-9-7 Automatic gain control (AGC) ----------------------------------------- 25 3-9-8 Automatic frequency control (AFC) ----------------------

293-13-2 Auto signal level LT LTnnnn n: 0 or 1 ~ 6000 (in approximately 10 mS)

30 3-16 RF filter bandwidth for A/D converter AB ABn n: 0 , 1

314-2 Search mode (normal search mode) SS ZJ, ZK, LC SS Start normal search SSnn nn : 00 ~ 39 S

32 4-2-2 Pass frequency 1. Send PW command while search stops during search mode.  Register a current freq. to the current Pass bank. 2.

334-2-3 Normal search setting format SGnn DLnn FRnn ASn BKxxxxxx…xx 1. SGnn nn: 00 ~ 19 (Search group number) (00: default)

34 FFT frequency step Threshold level (signal detection level) FFnn FSnn FT-nnn FF LC FFnn Search bank (two digits) select to

35 4-4-2 Memory data setting MX MXnnmm GAn MPn MFnnnn.nnnnnn MDnn ATn ANn MTxxxxxxxxxxxx MXnnmm: nn: 00 ~ 39 (Memory bank)

36 4-4-5 Delete memory bank MB MBnn: nn: Bank number 4-5 SCAN 4-5-1 Start scan MS LC MSnn nn: Memor

374-6 Select scan 4-6-1 Start select scan The Select scan function allows you to scan only a selection of the frequencies that were previously saved

38 4-7-1-1 Starting duo frequency receive VW VWnm: n: @, A ~ D (VFO mode) @: Duo receive off (default)

34-6-1 Start select scan ------------------------------------------------------------------ 37 4-6-2 Select scan setting -----------------------

394-7-2-2 Starting duo frequency receive WR WRn: n: 0, 1

40 5-2 Step adjust SH SHnnn.nnn: nnn.nnn: (kHz) (default: 000.000) To rea

416-6 Marker frequency 6-6-1 Marker frequency setup KF KFnnnn.nnnnnn: nnnn.nnnmmm (MHz)

42 7. Video Monitor commands 7-1 Activate the video monitor function VS VSn n: 0, 1

439. Data editor commands DE DEnn xxxx yyyy nn: Process number (see below) xxxx: Channe

44 10. Configuration commands of other parameters 10-1 Selecting interface CL CLn n: 0 ~ 3

4511. LAN (Local Area Network) control commands Below is a command format for LAN control: IP sub command parameter (Note: No spac

46 11-6 DHCP client function IP DHC IP DHCn n: 0, 1 0: Disable (defa

4711-12 Password IP PAS IP PASccccccccccccccc ccccccccccccccc: Password (6 ~ 15 characters including ! # $ % & - = ^ : @ + * ? _)

48 12-7 Squelch skip SD RSQ SD RSQ n n:0, 1 0: recording audio even while squelch is closed. 1: recording audio only while squelch is open. (

4 11-7 PING response ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46 11-8 TCP port number ---------------------

4913. Other control commands 13-1 Receiver status 13-1-1 Receiver status RX RX<CR> Response: In VFO mode: VX RFnnnn.nnnnnn STnnn.nnn(+) AU

50 13-3 Reset RS RS (Direct command) Response: This command reinitializes the system configuration, however, contents of VFO and/or memo

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52 15. I/Q DIGITAL OUTPUT DETAILS FOR DEVELOPPERS 1 GENERAL The I/Q digital output of the AR2300 represents the actual signal used after digital

533. DATA FORMAT 1) Sampling Rate: 1.125Msample/Sec 2) USB: 72Mbit/sec., Isochronous (USB2.0) 3) Data Format: Fix Point(2’s compliment)

54 (a) OPEN DEVICE SET Obtain device information by SetupDiGetClassDevs() API (b) LIST AVAILABLE DEVICES Call SetupDiEnumInterfaceDevice() API wi

555.2.2 ALPHA_BULKIN CONTROL CODE ALPHA_BULKIN PROPTO-TYPE BOOL DeviceIoControl( HANDLE hDevice, // = DEVICE HANDLE DWORD dwIoControlCode,

56 5.2.4 ALPHA_STOP_CAPTURE CONTROL CODE ALPHA_STOP_CAPTURE PROTO-TYPE BOOL DeviceIoControl( HANDLE hDevice, // = DEVICE HANDLE DWORD

57 Size is defined as kMinReadSize in AORAlphaDD.h REGISTRY INFORMATION The registry information for the driver is as follows: NOTE: Initial va

58 16. RESET Should the AR2300 appear to behave strangely, normal operation may be easily achieved by resetting the microprocessor. Two scenarios

51. Introduction 1-1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AR2300 Digital Processing Communications receiver. As the successor to the SR2200 “

5917. FIRMWARE UPGRADE FIRMWARE VERSION CHECK Switch AR2300 on, start the AR2300 Control software and go to: SETTING > OPTION The firmware ve

60 To update the firmware, DIP switches need to be repositioned. The previous illustration shows the location of the DIP switches, and their default

61When all updates are done, do not forget to set the dip switches into their DEFAULT position. CHECK IF THE NEW FIRMWARE HAS BEEN CORRECTLY LOADED

62 18. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES  I/Q board & I/Q software With this optional internal I/Q unit, a full 1 MHz of bandwidth activity (25M

63 ANTENNAS Note: DA753G is sold under the name DS3000A in the U.S DA3200 16 element disconeDA753G compact disconeDA5000 commercial

64 19. LIMITED WARRANTY (USA only) AOR USA, Inc. (AOR) warrants its receivers as described below: AOR will repair or exchange equipment as a re

65Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and may not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages.

66 Manufacturer: AOR, LTD. 2-6-4, Misuji, Taito-Ku,

6 Main features:  Wide frequency coverage: 40kHz to 3.15 GHz, with no interruptions (cellular blocked for US consumer version)  PC controlla

7 1-2 Caring for your radio There are no internal operator adjustments. In the unlikely event of service being required, please contact your dea

8 1-3 Included in this package The following items are provided in this package:  One AR2300 receiver  One AC power adapter  One operat