User Manual V1.40 - SDRPlay

User Manual v1.40.2OverviewSDRuno is an advanced Software Defined Radio application platform which is optimized for use withSDRplay range of Radio Spectrum Processing receivers. This means that the specific features of aparticular SDRplay RSP receiver model are enabled automatically within SDRuno.v1.40.2Copyright 2016-2020 SDRplay Limited1

Table of Contents1 - Installation . 62 - SDRuno Panels . 112.1 Main . 112.1.1Main Panel Settings . 122.2 RX Control (RX) . 162.2.1 RX Control Settings . 172.3 Main SP (SP1) . 212.3.1 Main SP Settings . 222.4 Scanner . 222.5 EX Control . 232.6 Recorder . 232.7 Memory Panel . 242.8 Aux SP (SP2) . 252.8.1 Aux SP Settings . 252.9 RDS Info . 262.10 Plugins . 273 - Getting Started . 283.1 Application instance . 283.2 Resetting SDRuno . 293.3 SDRplay RSP devices . 303.4 Starting the RSP stream . 323.5 Selecting an output device . 333.6 Setting the RX frequency . 333.7 Step Size . 343.8 Entering frequency directly . 343.9 Workspace . 353.10 Managing Workspaces . 353.11 Minimize/Restore All option . 363.12 Temporary LO Lock . 363.13 Frequency calibration. 373.14 Keyboard shortcuts . 374 - SDRuno Functions . 384.1 Status Bar . 384.2 Zoom . 384.3 VFO . 394.4 Resolution bandwidth. 394.5 The spectrum “quick browser” . 404.6 SP2 filter adjustments . 40v1.40.2Copyright 2016-2020 SDRplay Limited2

4.6.1 Asymmetrical adjustment . 414.6.2 Pass band Tuning . 414.6.3 CW pitch (CW shift) . 424.7 Adjusting the proportion of spectrum and waterfall displays . 424.8 Aux Spectrum Display. 434.9 VRX . 434.9.1 Adding and removing a VRX. . 445 - Scanning . 455.1 Scanning a list of frequencies . 465.2 Range Scan . 475.3 Custom Range Scan . 486 - IQ Audio Output . 497 - Audio Limiters . 498 - IF AGC controls . 509 - PWR & SNR to CSV. 5110 - Automatic Band Framing . 5211 - Other SDRuno Features and Functions . 5311.1 Synchronous AM. 5311.2 S-Meter function. 5411.3 Quick notch frequency setting and the notch-lock function . 5511.4 RDS. 5612 - Memory banks . 5712.1 Basic concepts . 5712.2 The memory bank file format . 5812.3 GUI items for memory banks management . 5812.4 The “Memory” Panel . 5912.5 Memory data fields. 6012.6 The data grid . 6112.6.1 Customizing the columns order . 6112.6.2 Manual editing of cells . 6212.6.3 Manually inserting a new row . 6212.6.4 Deleting a row . 6312.6.5 Moving a row . 6312.6.6 Copying a row . 6312.6.7 Copying a single cell . 6412.6.8 Advanced editing operations . 6412.6.9 Selecting and copying multiple cells . 6512.7 Bank file operations . 6512.7.1 Changing the current Banks Folder . 65v1.40.2Copyright 2016-2020 SDRplay Limited3

12.7.2 Opening a bank file . 6512.7.3 Saving a bank . 6612.7.4 Saving a bank with a specific name. 6612.7.5 Creating a new empty bank . 6612.7.6 Searching the memory bank . 6712.8 Recalling a memory location . 6712.9 Storing to a memory location . 6812.10 Importing from other database formats. 6812.11 Creating a composite bank from several source banks . 6912.12 Deleting banks . 6912.13 Filtering data . 6912.14 Profiles . 7013 - IQ Recording . 7113.1 Playback of IQ Recording . 7213.2 Quick recording . 7213.3 Using multiple VRX while playing IQ files . 7313.4 Scheduled IQ recorder . 7314 - Using the custom controls . 7414.1 Sliders . 7414.2 Wheel Edit Dials . 7414.3 The I/O Sample Rate difference issue . 7514.4 Setting to allow for external front end gain or loss . 7515 - External up/down converters offset . 7615.1 Changing a converter frequency offset . 7615.2 Enabling a converter offset . 7615.3 Disable any active offset . 7615.4 Inverted spectrum mode . 7716 - IF Output Mode . 7817 - CAT . 7917.1 How SDRuno implements CAT . 8017.2 VRX CAT parameters . 8617.3 COM Device . 8617.4 Baud Rate . 8617.5 RX Mode CTRL. 8617.6 Enable & Connect . 8617.7 Example: connecting to Ham Radio Deluxe . 8618 - SDRuno as the controlling device – Omnirig . 8718.1 Omnirig installation and set-up . 8718.2 How SDRuno handles Omnirig . 87v1.40.2Copyright 2016-2020 SDRplay Limited4

18.3 Monitoring Omnirig status from SDRuno instance #0 . 8818.4 Which parameters are synchronized? . 8818.5 Omnirig related VRX options . 8818.6 RIG Selection . 8818.7 SYNC VRX- RIG . 8918.8 SYNC RIG- VRX . 8918.9 SYNC Centre FREQ. (LO) . 8918.10 SYNC RX Mode . 8918.11 The RSYN button . 8919 - Tmate and Tmate 2 Controllers . 9019.1 The Tmate server . 9019.2 Tmate server options . 9019.3 Enable Server . 9019.4 Auto Assign . 9119.5 Tmate 2 . 9119.6 Tmate 2 Uses the VRX background .

SCANNER: - Displays the “SCANNER” panel. REC PANEL: - Displays the “RECORDING” panel. SP1: - Displays the “MAIN SP” panel. SP2: - Displays the “AUX SP” panel. RX: - Displays the “RX CONTROL” panel. IF MODE: - Switch between the IF modes (from Low I